Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24
GIVES CHICAGO A nan NAME.
Bp. Thoburn Says Hongkong Is
Much Safer Place.

Washington, May 23.--Blshop Tho
burn continued his testimony before
the Philippine committee OF the sem
ate today. He was examined about
various phases Of the situation and
especially as TO the right OF the United
States to dominate the Philippine ISL
ands. He said In reply to one ques-
ton that chaos would result IL England
were TO withdraw from India. England
has advanced civilization in the far
east Hongkong and other places
were made great points of commerce.
Hongkong was. he said. better gov
erned than Chicago and human life
was safer there than In Chicago. lie
said the United States had more rights
In the Philippines than Il had over the
American Indians because the Islands
were acquired by treaty. lie was asked
whether he thought strong countries
had the right TO subjugate weaker ones
by force and said the question did not
apply 10 the United States and the
Philippines because the islands were
acquired by treaty.
Bishop Thoburn expressed the opin-
ion that the greater protection to per-
sonal rights In Hongkong than IN
Chicago Is due TO the fact that the
government has stronger arm in
Hongkong than in Chicago 'As q
matter Of fact" he said, 1--WE all know
that In Chicago n man Is not safe In
walking the streets at night, while he
is so In Hongkong"
The bishop expressed the opinion
that Aguinaldo could not have subju.
gated the islands If left alone In his
rebellion against Spain. He also said
that there would have been civil war IN
the Philippines In case Aguinald0 had
been victorious in his war with the
United States
The matter Of the witnesses opinion
as TO our right by force to subjugate
another people was gone into at length
by Senator CulbersOn, and when the
witness said; III you refer to the Phil
ippine Islands, / would say that we
have not suhiugated them; they came
TO us by treaty"
The senator asked: Don't you know
that al the time Of the war with Spain
The Filipino people were 10 revolt
against the Spanish government"
That was true at Manila, but not
elsewhere"
well. then, don't you think that the
consent of the people themselves should,
have been secured before we assumed
the responsibility Of their govern
ment2"
II don't think II safe TO make any
effort to get their consent until affairs
are better established than at present.
The average Filipino would not know
what to say II approached on the sub
ject. II he should speak out for Amer
lean rule he is liable 10 have his throat
cut"
Senator Carmack asked a number Of
questions concerning the comparative
success of American missionaries in
Asia. The bishop replied that he did
not consider their success due entirely
to the fact that heretofore the United
States has not been nation OF con-
quest and declared Il was due largely
TO the popular manners OF the Amer
leans. They are he said less POM
pous. In China the Americans have,
he said always been popular and they
are becoming more so since the Chinese
war. Our soldiers there had behaved
better than the forces of any other ma
ton except Japan,
The committee refused 10 call as wit
nesses senators and members who had
visited the islands