The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-10
SHOW A WAY TO
STOP THE WAR
nsn9crats Propose 2 Substitute
Solving the Philippine Problem.
T0G;VE THEM INDEPENDENCE
A
rTTIPINos TO RUN THEIR OWN
AFFAIRs-WAs REJECTED.
70 GIVE THEM INDEPENDENCE

rv-tsHINGTON. April 9.-By a strict
III marty vote. the iusular commit
" tee Of the house today votet
5.rr "a substitute proposed by the
I,.ua.rsti. members, Ito establish a
..shI. and autonomous government in
,.. Philippines" and then, by a like
-.-. ordered a favorable report on the
measure prepared by the Republican
E.rbers establishing complete form
~ civil government for the islands. Mr..
fo1uer will make the report tomorrow,
and win seek soon thereafter to bring
rb- measure before the house.
The chief interest today was i'm the
.rasfffu-e proposed by the Democratic
-emhcr- and prepared by Representa-
,;rs Jones OF Virginia. 1t proposed
Eventual Independence To the Philip
mines the islands 10 remain under the
r1Hfuuiua commission until July 4,
-a7 then eight years Of qualified indie
-e45an,. then complete independence;
-rs fn. direction meanwhile 10 cease.
Tta United States is 20 have three
calling stations and two naval sta
t.1e There were tNenty-SIN sections
ir the substitute.
Mr. Jones. explaining the Democratic
gfsuuts. said,
aThe Democratic substitute is based
anon the theory Of giving the Philip
r=-=z eventual independence We leave
H. affairs Of the islands with The pres
arr Philippine commission until july
4 1903 From That date until july q. 1911
-apericd OF eight years-we provide for
the qualified independence Of the
Islands. with a view to leading up TO
complete independence. which begins at
the latter date.
War Must Be Stopped.
The qualified independence is grant
ed on condition that there is a COM
rfete cessation Of war and an organ
lied armed opposition Moreover, il is
granted on specified conditions prece-
dent namely that the United States
gasH have three COdling stations and
,ro naval stations. and convenient
terminal points for submarine cables,
that the maximum rate of duty i'm
r-sad against articles shipped from this
country. except opium and liquors.
shall be 20 per cent &C valOrem. and
that American citizens shall be gUaran-
teei certain rights of travel, trade,
et. in the islands.
after the expiration Of this eight
years period our substitute provides
thelsannpr in which the Philippine re-
public can frame ijs constitution Dur
ing tn intermediate period the ISLANDS
are under the executive authority of a
Uras.dsn, OF the Philippines and sec
rotary Of state both appointed by the
president for terms Of four years.
There is also provision for a cabinet
OF advisory board. TO be selected Uy the
president Of the Philippines. Provision
IS made for an executive body consist
ing Of thirty senator's and 100 repre-
sentatives. 90 be elected by the quail
red voters Of the islands. The elector-
ate is 20 be composed of male per-
SOILS II years old who are residents of
The islands for three years. or who can
read 7r write ia some language. or who
have paid s. poll or other taxes. Our
Din provides much lower salaries than
The Republican measure. AS 20 the
proposed coinage system that is left
t'- the Philippine congress TO deter
mine they 20 establish minis and fix
The standards.