The Washington times., 1901-12-30
NO SELF-RULE
FOR FILIPIN0S.
Representative Kahn Says
They Are Incapable.
THEIR LEADING MEN ADMIT 1T.
Congressman's Interesting Talk
About His Visit to the Islands
Declares That An the Natives
Hope for Is a Form Of Home Rule
How the 4th of July Was Lost.

AoW VIC XII vi July was hOSC.
"The Filirinos are not capable Of self
government and the intelligent Filipino
does not hesitate TO admit the fact" Ie-
marked Representative Julius Kahn OF
| California, at the Hamilton last evening.
Mr.. Kahn visited the Philippines last
summer and spent several months study
ing the character, habits and conditions
! of the islanders. He was thrown in con-
tact with the most intelligent and in1u-
ential leaders among the natives. and he
was enabled to obtain much valuable in
| formation.
Lost the Fourth of July.
Speaking of his trip across the Pacific.
he said:
In company with General Corbln,
Surgeon General sterhberg, General
Weston. and Senator Dietrich. left San
Francisco on board the United States
transport Hancock on the 25th of last
June. The one incident OF the trip shall
never forget was that we lost the Fourth
OF July. and it happened this way:
AT midnight. July 3. we reached the
1sCth meridian. ana the next morning it
was July 5. The 4th had dropped out of
sight. You know in travelling west when
you strike the 1sOth meridian you lose
one day. and in travelling east ycu gain a
day
Well, just think OF il. Here were
representatives of the army and the legls-
lative branch OF the Government in the
middle OF the ocean, and unable 10 cafa-
bratc T.. immortal Fourth OF July. Just
because the day was lost However, we
made up for it on the 5th
Hope for Home Rule.
Now to refer to the Filipinos. I met
nearly every leading Filipino In Manila.
and to my question Can you govern your
selves?' the reply came, emphatically,
No
"Senor FIlipe Calderon. at the home OF
Padro Paterno. and in the presence Of
fifteen others. said:
We cannot govern ourselves, and
have given up all idea Of independence.
OIL we can ask is the greatest measure of
home rule that our people can assimilate.'
asuinaIdo's Idea.
why, even Aguinaldo told me that the
most he ever hoped for was an American
protectorate.
zone of the most intelligent Filipinos
I met was a merchant named Fabia. He
was educated, understood English and
was famf>-ar with the history OF the Unit
cd States. He said the natives would
soon understand and appreciate that the
Americans were different from the Span
lards, and they would be loyal to the
faz.
VIII Fight for Flag.
"Dr. Albert Buencamino said to me that
in twenty-five years. when the Fillnpino
people shall have learned TO know the
American at his true worth, they will be
more ready to lay down their lives for
the American flag than the Americans
themselves. He said he made a similar
statement to President Schurman OF the
first Philippine commission.
Knew Only Three Continents.
THE truth is the Filiplnos know very
little Of America or Americans A Cali
fornia lady who is teaching school in
Manila informed me that when she first
took charge OF the class she learned that
the pupils had been taught that there
were only three countries Europe. Asia
and Africa North America and South
America we're as unknown to them as to
Columbus when he sailed from Palos,
SPAIN
Another thing, the Filipino prefers
an American official over him 10 a native
native may have an axe to grind.
Streets Named for Presidents.
Some parts OF the Islands are becom-
Ing Americanized. For instance. at Baco-
lor, Luzon, the streets have been given
American names such as Mckinley Street,
Roosevelt Avenue Grant Way. Washing
ION Avenue. etc These names arc on the
street corners. printed in large letters.
The roads are very poor in the Phil
ippines but our officials ere looking after
them. and in Il year or two there viii
be some pleasure In travelling over the
country.
Dislike for Chinese.
"one thing that surprised me very much
was the dislike for the Chinese. The
Filipnos are. II anything. more opposed
to the Chlnaman than we are in Cali
fornia At the cooking mains and other
places of amusement the willy Celestial is
required q sit in a place set apart for
him.