Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-14
BUENCAM|NO WANTS
FILIPINO GOVERNOR

There's the Roosevelt of the Phil
ppines," said one OF the transport Bu-
lords officers TO Bulletin reporter
his morning; 81 guess that's the man
you're looking for; cant pronounce
his name. Some OF the passengers
have been calling him the Roosevelt
Of the Philippines; ] suppose on &C.
count OF his glasses and fine teeth, and
perhaps a little on account Of his pop
ularity with his countrymen and the
head for government business that he
carries on his broad shoulders"
Felipe BuenCamino is a prominent
cabin passenger aboard the Buford
and is on his way TO Washington to ap.
pear before the Senate Committee of
the Philippines. Buencamino is big
Filipino among Filipinos and Is won.
derfully well Informed concerning mat.
tiers pertaining to the Philippines.
Since the arrival of the Buford in
this port from Manila, Buencamino has
hardly been aboard the vessel for a
moment. He has been driving around
Honolulu and the city's suburbs in
company with Colonel Woodson Of the
Third Cavalry and other officers. lie
nI arl ha oh tIt,
before noon today He had been
around town an the morning aud went
aboard the vessel only to leave a few
purchases in No. ia, his commodious
and comfortable stateroom on the up.
per deck. He was aboard but few
minutes and then hurried ashore again
to remain until the transport sailed.
Buencamino speaks but little Eng.
fish. He is a man OF little less than
medium height inclined TO be stout,
and carries himself with an immense
amount of dignity.
An Interpreter was secured in the
person of George Mentally, one OF the
Buford's crew, who nag the reputation
OF being the vessels linguist.
what Is II you want to talk to me
ahout?" asked Felipe Buencamlno
through the interpreter after II had
been made known TO him that II was
a reporter who was confronting him.
81 am one passenger by this boat
there are some other passengers, too
am going to America. Yes; to the
United States-to Washington. 60
to explain some things about the Phil
ippines. The Americans do not know
very much about the Philippines; nor
do we know much about America. We
must learn more OIL each other, be
cause the Philippines are now part Of
America. The Philippines are IN the
hands of the Americans and 1t rest
with the United States to make a won
derful country down there.
ut would be good TO have some form
Of government in the Philippines
where the Filipinos would govern
themselves in the American way. nj
Americans, under the Federal Govern
ment. That is what / would hope for
Il would ike to have a Filipino gov
ernor in the Philippines and have the
Philippines a territory-uf the United
States. But | am afraid that all that
will not come to pass.
The Philippines may some day
have a Territorial form OF govern
ment, but am afraid that the Govern
or WIZ be an American and not a Fill
Pine.
Just as notice in this Hawaii thii
is a United States Territory, but thu
soyernOr is not a Hawaiian. That Il
the way America will treat the Phil
ippines. She VIII give ner govern
ment TO the islands and also give thu
islands a governor Of her own choos
ing. and not a Filipino. However,
suppose some Filipinos will be in tn,
Senate and House of Representative
when the Philippines become a Ter
ritory. | hope so, anyway.
I'VE Filipinos VINO love our countr,
want It to ourselves. There Is SOM
truth in the saying, however that
the Philippines Were altogether gov
erned by the Filipinos there would b
revolutions just nike there are 4
South American countries, and tina
with a government by the Unite
States there will some day be peac
that shall always be peace.
we have rich country and whe
peace comes to stay and smart me
go into the interior to open up the r,
sources OF the islands there will be Dc
yelopmcnts that will surprise tn
world.
THE mountains and the valleys ar
holding their precious. stores closel
now, but the time will come whe
their riches shall be scattered all Owe
the world in great ships.
81 shall not tell you all that go
the United States FOR. He who tall
too much is sometimes sorry for .ha
ing spoken and II say all know