The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-14
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER IA, 1900.
A FIL1plNo,s VIEW.

MI r. r. I,ala, a native Fiiipino, WHO
lectured al the Academy of Music on Mon
day night. made some Interesting STATE
z ,,ents concerning the situation in the Phil
in-;na Islands. He said that the revolt
"a those Islands was not widespread, ano
tina. il did not represent the best element
of the Filipinos. These. he declared were
MOI In sympathy with AGuinaido, and were
moi hostile 10 an American protectorate.
lie paia a high tribute 20 his people, say
ing that they had their artists, their poets.
their musicians, their merchant princes
-,,ci,. architecture and their own civliiza-
lion. I'VE have been oppressed, he went
on but we want TO be free to work out
our own civilization along the line OF our
own individuality But We are not ready
Tor independence; we have had no 7repara-
ton for it.
During the past several months Ine
Times has more than once expressed the
opinion that the F'iiipinos that is to say
The intelligent clement among them, oid
not desire independence al this time; that
they preferred 70 work out their own sal
walton. as AIR. Lala expressed II, under
the Stars and Stripes, under the protec-
ton and direction of the American people.
These people, We have no doubt, are ans-
iors to see the AguinaIdo instruction put
down. peace restored and territorial gov
t,.i,neut established
In one of his speeches during the recent
campaig, Mr. BRYAN told the story OF a
man who passed along the street, saw a
number OF birds .'i1 q gilded cage" bought
The birds, opened the doors and gave them
their liberty He employed this story in
illustration Of Ills theory that the Filipinos
should De given their Independence But
suppose these birds had been raised in
captivity, had never been tuugltt to look
out for themselves. had rever know. What
1t was tc enjoy the freedoms of the air,
,yauia it have been q great favor TO turn
them loose to shift Tor themselves The
probability is that birds thus reared would
have starved 10 death. or else have beer
captured by some designing cat. Freedom
and independence would have been any
thing bui blessing 10 birds that had been
thus reared.
the Philippine Islands. These people have
been more or less in captivity for hun
dreds of years They have never beer
thrown upon their own resources. They
have not been laugh: the art Of self-gov-
eminent, and Mr.. I-aia expressed it ali
when he said that they We're not ready
sor independence because they had not
been prepared for IL The Times would
like TO sec the Filipinos have their inde-
i,eiideace, and see them established in a
great republic Of their own with friendly
relations l,etwesn them anG The United
States. But rye have all along contended
that the time was not oppor,une 10 set
these people up and leave than 10 them
selves 10 work out their own salvation.
We have said that it Was simply irnpossi-
Ale for ANYBODY 10 say just yet what should
ultimately be done Win the Philippine Is
lands. W7e have said that ii was the plan
duty of the United States 10 discharge the
obligation which il has Incurred. to put
down the resurrection, TO restore order.
Z, set ni' so.ae sart of Il government. hes;
adapted TO the Islands, 10 give these people
. aeii,ia4 hand IN WORKING out the prob
lens before Them and eventually 10 dis
i.,ase .. de question in s,c;. 4. way as
@ai:ia d9 Justice 10 all persons in Interest,
s1s T4sas, 'riho was bera and raised IL, the
i'liiiilssis'e 1s!s'..ds. bui who IS new an edu.
S s.sled s,:.3 Intelligent American. citizen, is
claaTs. of .ais opinion. and the introduc.or,
remarks OF his lecture on Monday nigh,
we're a complete siadication of The positio.
which this paper has taken.