The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-01
MANILA ADVICE
TO SIXTO LOPEZ
His Advertiser interview the Sub.
ject OF Sharp Comment
There.

The following is from the Manila
Times:
When Sixto Lopez was in Honolulu
! he was very free in his denunciations
| of the action of the United States in
retaining the sovereignty of the Phil
| ippine Islands after it had legally ac-
quired them by purchase from Spain.
Many of his utterances while on F1a-
waiian soil were reasonable, and it
will not be advisable for him to repeat
them in Manila when he arrives here.
While in Honolulu set of questions
were put to Mr.. Lopez in order to OBJ
tain some light on the program which
he has for his work in Manila. The
questions submitted were as follows:
1. VIII peace be established soon?
2. What then? Will Filipinos ask to
have the islands admitted as Terri
tories?
8. How would the colonial form suit
them?
4. Would free trade with the United
States be to Philippine advantage?
8. How are Americans regarded by
intelligent Filipinos?
6. What is Filipino opinion about
Protestant missionary work in the ar
chipelago?
To each of these questions Sixto Lo-
peg made the following replies:
1. You must ask the United States
administration. The FiIipinos are and
always have been ready for peace. 1t
is certain that permanent peace VIII
never be established until Philippine
independence is obtained.
2. Then there will be government
with the consent of the governed. 1t
is very unlikely that the Filipinos will
ever ask to have the islands admitted
as Territories.
8. Colonial government will never
suit q people who desire to he indie
a of
is suitable only for a people who de-
sire colonial government, and it is i'm
possible to make people desire what
they do not want. You cannot love
that which you hate, and you cannot
be made to love it by force of arms.
4. Yes. And it would be an advan
tage to the United States also, out
not to those americans who are en-
gagged in the production of sugar and
tobacco. Monopolies thrive best under
a protective tariff.
8. Just the same as they are regard |
ed by other intelligent peoples. We
respect the good and suspect the bad. |
And we regard the American who tries |
to get more of the earth's surface than !
he is justly entitled to in the same
manner as we regard the man who /,
tries to get more of another persons |
goods than he is entitled to. We think |
that il is just as bad to take a coun- /
try by force as to take a watch by |
of the one act as the other. BY this
you will see how we regard the Ameri-
can who tries to take our country or
our watch. But FOR the American
people generally we have respect and
and we shall always be !
glad to initiate them-When they 90
right.
s. The Filipinos have had more than
enough of missionaries. We have about
:, 100000 of Roman Catholics in the
and if it is a good thing
to convert them to Professionalism. then
is would be a good thing to convert
the Is 600, 900 of Catholics in the United
States. But we should be glad if the q
would give some other
a turn-Hawaii, for instance. |
The statement of Sixto Lopez that
the natives of the Philippines are fit
for Independence, is not supported even
by the intelligent class of FilipinoS. |
VINO are convinced that the people are
not capable of assuming the response
oilities of government. The agitation
for independence was started by self
appointed leaders of SiXto Lopez class,
whose desire was to exploit the people.
This was shown in the last rebellion
against Spain, when the independence I
Try was promptly dropped for a large
money consideration. Mr.. Lopez may |
'est assured that no treaties of 3iac-
ma bato will be entered into by the |
American government, and that any |
trips he may desire to make
to Europe or America in the future
viii have to be paid for out of his own
pocket.
Mr.. Lopez may find it necessary to !
modify his views when he arrives in !
Manila At least, we would advise him =
% do so. =