Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-09-13
COL. LEE SLOWER
on The PHILIPPINE QUESTION
"A lr-rae7ss Audience G-eets the
So.ea .soafh Dakota Soldier.

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san uss beautifully decorated witA the
~nstSonai ce.sGs, rsr word storer re
nr,angsa on the S0rth wail with
AT : O'Clock lie Mehiaiey
aud goo4sv-at club, beaded by tie
w4hst1r hand. marked from the court
RouS4 aud escorted tie speaker ~ y
hsa. where H. received an 0ra'i0n a.
Ee u~seHates the platform Alter q
couple ca s-.~tions by a glee ciub, com
posed oH ladies' and g~enti@r7en, the
speaker was introduced By Frahk Sears
Alter a fer well ehoseH words Of thanks
those prrseaf, especially the ladies,
for -vpHtnring Dar on ~Ueh a storm
night. ~ announced that he would con
ane hiz rensarks ia the main 70 the
Philippine question. speaking u coaai-
tIosS existing ia the Philippines a. he
saw them duriBg his term III service. In
this connection Pc highly praised the
boys oil the Fighting First South Da-
kota Regiment for their ~gailantry aud
LOYALTY, declaring that for these quaIi-
ties the western soldier had no superior.
Addressing tie Young men about TO
cast their first vote, BIZ cautioned them
to search well the history Of the republic
can and democratic parties in connee-
ton with the history III their country
the q the party Of progress, the other
the party of straightforward having
done so there could be no question as TO
their choice. Referring 70 the speech OF
I. p. Gore a few evenings ago, he said
lie found it TO consist OF glitterIng gen
era.itieS. funny stories aud random as
sertions aud stated re could talk for
hours making such statements that
Bryan il a friend OF trusts" "Bryan
seeks TO make himself an emperor, etc,
but his saying so would prove nothing,
IS in Cores case, hence be would talk
ON the people, country. and customs OF
the Philippine islands Just as they had
come under his observation. The oppo-
sition had claimed that these people
were educated, refined and cultured.
On the contrary they We're ignorant,
treacheroBs and uncirilized, with the
exception OF a few hundred Of the
wealthy Tagalos whose sons were edu-
Gated in Paris and Madrid, but the hal
ance OF the $4,000, 0O0inhabitants were
simply Maiays OF the lowest type.
They are divided into Sd tribes, none
OF -nich understand the language OF
tire other and are hereditary enemies.
he described their t~reachery and cruelty
10 eaptives, pointing out particular in
stances OF which he was an observer.
The condition OF these people was due
greatly TO tie tyranny of the Spanish
government which, from motives OF
policy, kept them in a state OF subjec-
ton and poverty. grinding them down
BY a SYSTEM OF taxation and opposing
any plan to educate or raise them to a
higher levei. The country was described
ar q reritable land OF undeveioped rich.
ness. with It's thousands OF miles of yir-
gin florists OF mahogany, ebony aud
other hard woods, and it's great hemp
aad tobacco plantations. Manila is the
Paris Of the Orient, yet not a residonce.
store or showcase but what is protected
against the cultured, educated and re-
nnef natives by stone walls, broken
glass, steel shutters, sharp spikes, bolt
studded gates, etc. He denied emphat-
icaliy thar the occupations OF the islands
by the Americans Increased the number
q saloons or the consumption OF liquors.
but ON the other hand regulated and
controlled th@ business BY driving out
q existence the thousands OF native
"blBo stands where the yiIest LIQUOR
EYER compounded was on sale. Tie re-
laiion between the Catholic church and
Natives was dwrlt upon. The uprising
u 1926 was a revolt against The iriars.
and 10 this day the chief demand Of
A~guinalda and his followers was the
expulsion Of tie priesthood and the
~eenaseatioD ri tlechnrrh property, ard
that uatil the hesitation Of the United
States senate ia ratifymg the treaty Of
Paris there o no demand for indie.
penaen6s. There was not at any time
nor j. there rcu aug semblance of a
FiiipIno government. SCHOOLS we're be.
lnE foauded by the American govern.
rent to which thousands of natives
from little tots TO gray haired men.
EAGERLY hockrd 70 learn the English
ianguase. When the rising generation
shais have rec~iyei educatioa-when the
fIhfano learar that the American way
= not the Spanish way-when he learn.
t'as the Wiiite man keeps his promises
then, and not NATL then. viii the
Fhiippine problem be solved.
At no time dursmu ~.