Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-15
The Filipino Proposition.

There is in the city of Toronto, |
Canada, an organization known as the
Central Filipino Committee. 1t is
composed of natives of the Philippine
Islands who have combined into a
committee for the purpose of present
ing 70 the world their side of the con-
troversy in the differences that prevail
between the Philippine Islands, and
the United States.
In an appeal to the American
People" formulated and issued by the
organization, is this statement;
We, the Filipinos, are a civilized,
progressive and peace-loving people.
Many impartial writers and speakers
have testified that we are advanced in
civilization, that we are capable of
improvement, that many of our people
for two centuries have enjoyed the
advantages of university education,
that the number of illiterates among
our people is small, and that as artists,
scientists, magistrates, generals and
dignitaries of the church, the sons of
the Filipinos have distinguished them
selves greatly and have achieved many
positions of eminence, especially so in
Spain. That we are progressive, was
we'll shown by the conduct OF our
whole country when, at the Time OF
the caplSuliiaO,on VI 'ne wy s, al s,,a
yns;ng themselves 10 have entered upon
a career of national Under Evidence that
was to be assured to them by the
United States government, instead OF
abandoning themselves 10 any iSvoi
lutiohary lever anu sAoessi esvaull1ne.,
WIN 9aleIui tnousn' anu strupuiou a
regard ior lusUloe pluGehS sope ta5
ment Wnicn respec'eu an righvs oreatea
legltihaGeiyi Cney cohSoheo congress
whose legisiatiVe WORK mas ny oeel
Justly criticised oy anyooay; they re,
organizeu Ihe aain a;st1 n h' 1ae
wnlch nlu oeeh u,seuroou py Ieoeh
struggles telegrapns, Tailroaas any
means OF conllhuhiicaSlon pegah 70 woLf
regularly; we nao auoptea .lie eieS'r r..'
ilgnt N some OF our Towns; anu W.
had estaollshed new university, ioul
hlgh ana severai primary schools'
brief, the new nation nau enNered upoi
PAIN Oh progress Mnlcn a,reau.
promised pTlgnt Iusure W tnI
Yrogress me imperlallsts nave 9is
furoeu al tnis progress nave sne.
destroyea'
There can be no doubt OF tn
accuracy of these statements. The
renresent the situation of affairs i,
Az ph;l;nr;ra TsI.nds az +ba +;,,,
suo w.
wheh our go'erninehs HosV un
fortunately lntruded itself upon them
The appeal of this Central Filipin
Committee closes with this proposition
We ara ready n make neace and !;
ordep 70 fac;I;tate this end wa nronosa
T;rst That we will nav baclr ~ n
r1a;tad States the twapty m;iI;on 40
~, IA ~ than ~ Sna;n w
&c" Gaap"nd Tbat the most an,;c,bl. nm
nernetnaI COMMERCIAL relations sha
ps;st tat,yaen nc for onr ,,ut,,aI henai
and for the greater progress of O,
country.
Third. That we will grant to Il
United states wnatever space y reaso
a ;ds neo "s III sa'iois ou
Fourth, That we will NOT allo
monopolies of any kind in the Island
and that we will give to your citizel
oil the guarantees and protectit,
accorueu 20 I;s oul 9wn or.theiis ior u
E;ft5 That we are ready 70 enterta
whatever terms YOU NAV desire I
yourselves, so long as they do not i
fringe upon our Individual and poli'
cal llnertles' or upon tne integrity
ous ftaS thasa ofFars n or1v -or,.;
that YOU, the free citizens Of Americ