The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-14
The FEO[RALS ASK
TERRITORIAL RULE.
Filipino Representation In
Our Congress.
WANT STATEHOOD LATER
Strongly Oppose Colonial Form of
Government
THE MILITARY REGIME SHOULD END
They Say That War Exists in Only Two Pro.
vinces Out Of Sixty, and That Now
MckinIeys Promise Should
ne Euf,
WANT STATEHOOD LATER
THE MILITARY REGIME SHOULD END
be fulfil d.
lBy the Assoclated Press.l


Washington, d. c., Feb. 12.-The me-
mortal Of the Federal party of the Phil
ippine Islands was transmitted to the
Senate this afternoon by the Secretary
Of War, together with letter of trans
initial by Gov. Taft, in whose charge the
document was given
The memorial was adopted at an extra
ordinary session of the Federal party
held In Manila in November. 1t sets
forth that the performance of that OBJ
legation of the treaty of Paris which
gave the United States Congress author
ity TO fix the status Of the Philippine Is
lands has been deferred to this time, be-
cause of the attack by the Filipinos
upon the sovereignty of the United
States, an act brought about, the me-
mortal says, through g misunderstanding
and not through hatred of sovereignty
1t further states that out of the sixty
provinces and districts, war exists only
in twO--Batangas and Samar. The me-
mortal makes presentation of the de-
duction Of the Federal party that Con-
eress should proceed to carry into eff
feet its Intention OF defining the future of
the Philippines in their relations to the
United States, and asserts that there is
no reason for not replacing the military
regime "by civil rule of popular
character in conformity with the decis
i've words of the never TO be forgotten
President Mckinley"
The memorial proper is divided into
two parts. The first of these is a petition
for annexation. and presentation of the
form of government desired. In this sub
division the Federal party sets forth that
it has made an exhaustive study Of both
the Filipinos and the Americans, and
concludes that from the mass of data col
lected, it is tine intention of the two
peoples that they should never be dis
united
inc mefnorssaahen proceeds: ITO make
of the Philippines q eo,Jny of the United
States. or to grant Independence TO the
Philippines would be 10 hand the islands
over to disorder and to anarchy, to de-
struction and chaos. In effect the colon
ial system involves the principles of diff
ference of citizenship, inequality of rights
and ether abuses and injustices. Of all
of which we F'ilipinos were surfeited I'M
der the Spanish Government, and for this
reason we reject everything which tends
toward a colony. Philippine independ-
ehce, with or without a prOtectorate,
means holding of power by all the ter
rible elements of She sects which pre-
dominate, and would predominant still
for some years, until the anger of Fill
pinos toward Filipinos should have been
1afa Al 20 limo hppOYpQ
general and the fanaticism we have in
herited from Spain exiled. Federation
or annexation would settle all tlese diff
ficulties by concentrating the Filipino
question upon education and the laboe."
The Inemorialists then pray a decla-
ration by the Congress of the United
States to the effect that the Philippine
Islands as they are described in the
treaty Of Paris, and the subsequent con-
ventlon with Spain are an integral part
of the United States, the said Philippine
Islands constituting a territory with the
rights and provisions which the Consti-
tuition of the United States grants TO the
other territories, such as that of becoIn-
ing a State OF the Union
A preliminary form of government
similar to that Of the Territories of the
United States is outlined as suitable for
the Philippines The plan provides for
a governor and for executive secretaries,
to be appointed by the President OF the
United States, and for Territorial Sen
ate in addition to House of Represen-
tative, consisting of thirty members,
sixteen OF whom are to be elected by the
people and the others appointed by the
governor. The memorial asks that the
islands be represented in the United
states House of Representatives by two
delegates.