The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
3WOULD HAUL The FLAG DOWN
STOOD UP ~ COOPER UNION FOR
QUITTING THE PHILIPPINES.
3.OOO Others There Would Have Is Finish
Our Task In the Islands Pr resident
Schurman Tells Of Their Needs-He'd
Have Us Act With the Islands as I'm Cuba.

President Schurman OF Cornell Universit v
delivered an address before the People
Institute at Cooper Union last night on the
Philippines, in which he said:
lam opposed to the present policy Of press
ing. by force. from the se9cotst among the
savage tribes of the Sulu Archipelago and
other Islands Ia the southern part Of tho
Philippines believe the better way would
be- to make friends of the tribal chiefs. That
Is the only way by which We can get them
to observe our sovereignty. Force VIII
only STIR up the heather and the Mohammedan
natives to 4 ght MS.
The Filpinos are intelli gent and have as
pirations of complete Independence and the
Philippine question wall never be settled
until they gam such independence. IT any
young man were TO ask nv advice about
gong there from tins country to make his
fortune ! would tell HIM 10 stay at home
for If he cannot make II in IN" United States
he cannot do 40 anywhere else. I b-iieve
that the Filpmos are the only ones to de-
velop the natural resources of their country
and should not give encouragement to
German and rnrliSh CAPITALISTS; nor even
cheap Chinese la Dor. II TINS ~ done the eco
monte condition of the natives Will be greatly
m iured
4 stable CURRENCY should bc given to the
Islands and given AT ono" 20 prevent great
nn i,h To- h mem have rec tIah hs
"a
established bet tween them and us. The
Philippines should hc treated with a. much
consideration as cuba and Porto Rico have
been
Another important question is that Of the
friars They have been much criticised and
IN my opinion much maliVned What civili-
cation the natives have was brought to them
BY the Spanish iriars The Il ,ri IA wGr" the
had TO stand the blame They own much
valuable land, especially in Luzon. believe
we should buy the land from them and sell
in M L. to ha rat
Many OF our young men ana women teach
ers have been sent out ther" and they have
been 4 complete failure. some went With
the spirit of missionaries: others wanted to
see the world and perhaps some Of IN" yOuig
ladies' thought that, a white woman from
this country would be AT premium there.
Some of them would eve n ten-dollar hill
to-night for a good square American meal.
They are tired of fish and rice. IL was
fourths of them should be sent back home
and the other fourth told to learn the dialect
of the country and then teach the children.
some OF them are drawing large salaries from
the Filipino treasury and doing no good
there
The only justification We have for being
in the Philippines ia that we are training
the Fltpinos for complete lndepen,dence
as we did the CubanS, ne fing should noat
work
Charles Spragrie Smith asked the 1000
persons present to stand If they were in
favor Of the policy outlined 10y President
Schurman. Almost all rose,
Those in favor Of hauling down the flag
please stand up" he then said Three men
rose.
Pretty nearly unanimous Mr.. Smith
remarked.
The Central Federated Union indorsed
a protest yesterday to be sent to Washing
ton against the recommendation of Prof
jerks that with certain limitations i'm
ported Chinese labor shall be allowed in
the Philippines.