The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-18
ITO BE CONTINUED
FiIipino'S Opinion,

Writing in GuntOnS Magazine:
Sixto Lopez, the Filipino, declares
that 80 per cent of the people of the
Philippines are opposed to American
rule. Sons Of the things which Lopez
says are worthy Of reiteratlon. For
instance:
The Filipinos, like the Americans,
prefer to be men even in poverty,
rather than subjects in luxury. They
prefer self-reSpect even at the cost OF
great suffering rather than be serfS
under a millennial government pro-
vided by a master"
"a self-imposed burden" says this
Filipino, however heavy, may be
borne with cheerfulness; it does not
crush the soul. But when one is
compelled to bear even feather
weight the free spirit implanted by
God in man begins to rebel. This was
true of the American patriots OF lII6.
The tax on tea did not seriously touch
any ones pocket, butit touched every
ones pride"
Read what this Filipino says of the
determination Of his people to obtain
that which according to American
tradition, are their simple rights.
''There is not man. says this Fill
pino. in the forty-fve states OF this
great union who could or would suffer
foreign flag to wave in authority
over his country" and he adds. In
this respect the F'ilipinoS do not differ
from the Americans" He declares
that the Filipino knows that national
freedom has always been paid for at
the terrible cost of blood and tears,
and that he knows also-and many
wears ago gave expression to that
knowledge-thath his would be no eX-
ception to the UNMARRIED rule. Yet
he determined to pay the price. And
Lopez declares:
1T is the most tragic irony OF
fate that the nation foremost in
the defense of national liberty, the
nation that has itself paid the
penalty and obtained the prize, should
be the one to exact this terri
BILE penalty from the Filipino. There
| will be no glory in the achievement
and no one will envy the victor. The
penalty will fall with greater force
upon the spoiler than upon the spoiled.
The victims will become subject. the
victors abject."
And this Filipino says that which
is known by all intelligent men:
"a promise OF ultimate independ-
ence or even an intimation that such
is the policy Of the administration
would remove not only cause for con-
tinuance of armed conflict. but all the
sorrow of heart and bitterness OF spirit
on the part of the weaker contestant.
Under such a promise the Filipinos
would willingly yield everything that
America is now demanding or can in
Righteousness demand and there would
be additional mutual advantages. The
Filipinos would learn Of everything
that is good in the institutions OF
America-in it's religion. its morality,
its wisdom and its law, while America
would have wider market for its pro-
| ducts, a new field for commercial en-
terprises and basis of trade and mill
tary operations in the far east. There
would also be the rebirth Of republic
in that quarter of the globe where
liberty has been sought by one small
struggling people and where depotlsn
has been the nightmare of millions Of
the human race
Does any intelligent man, asks
The Commoner, believe that these
are the utteranceS Of the represen
tativeS Of savage race? Did moi
every American breast swell will
pride when the Cuban people
freed from oppression and helped
on their way to the establishment Of &
republic, laid their tribute Of love anc
gratitude at our feet? Would not TIE
American breast swell with pride
would not the American heart beat (
bit faster. and would not the Ameri
can pulse take on new thrill II th(
same tribute which came to us from
Cuba could come to US. in all sincerity
from the Philippines? And why may
not that tribute be paid? Why may
not this, the greatest of all nations
Justify its right to that high title:
There was no 'scuttle policy in Cub
and there need be no "scuttle policy
in the Philippines. 1t is the policy O
genuine rcpublicanism, tie policy O
Christianity, the policy Of truth ant
of righteousness-the only polio!
which freemen can know. Let thi
nation announce at once its purpose t
give independence to the FilipinoS a
soon as staple government is estab
lished-let this promise be given ant
it will bc easy to establish staple
government there.
SolIiarS