The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-13
WANT TO BE TERRITORIES.

Filipino FederaIs Desire Neither In
dependence Nor Colonial Govern
ment.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The memorial
of the Federal party of the Philippine
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 men,
orial was adopted at an extraordinary
session of the Fedral party, held in
Manila in November. 1t sets forth
that the performance of that obligation
of the treaty of Paris which gave the
United States authority to fix the sta
tus of the Philippine Islands has been
the attack by the Filipinos
upon the sovereignty of the
United States, an act brought
about, the memorial says, through
misunderstanding and not through ha-
tired of the American sovereignty 1t
further states that out of the sixty
provinces and districts war exists only
in two, Batangas and Samar The
memorial makes a presentation of the
deduction of the Federal party that
Congress should proceed to carry in
to effect it's intention of defining the
future of the Philippines in their re-
lations to the United States and as
serts that there is no reason for not
replacing the military regime "by a
civil rule of a popular character in
conformity with the words of the
never-to- be-forgotten President Nc
Kinley."
They Want Annexation.
The memorial proper is divided into
two parts. The first of these is a pc
tition for annexation and a presenta-
ton of the form of government desir-
ed. In this subdivision the Federal
party sets forth that it has made an
exhaustive study of both the Filipi-
nos and the Americans, and con-
cludes that from the mass of data col
lected 1T is the intention of the two
peoples that they should never be dis
united.
Trends TOward Statehood.
The memorial then proceeds:
ITO make of the Philippines a COL
ony of the United States or to grant
independence to the Filipinos would be
to hand the island over to disorder
and to anarchy, to destruction and to
chaos. In effect, the colonial system
involves the principles of differences of
citizenship, inequality of rights and
other consequent abuses and injustices,
of all of which we Filipinos were sur
feited under the Spanish government.
And for this reason We reject every
thing which tends toward a colony.
Philippine independence with or with
out a protectorate, means holding of
power by all the terrible elements of
the sects which predominant, and
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until the anger of Filipinos toward
Filipiaos shall have been completely
calmed education become general and
the fanaticism We have inherited from
Spain exiled. Federation or annexation
would settle all these difficulties by
concentrating the interest of the Fill
pino people upon education and labor"
Ask to lie Territories.
The memorial says then: 1--WE pray
a declaration 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 sub
sequent convention with Spain are an
integral of the United States, the said
Philippine Islands constituting a ter
ritory with the rights and privileges
which the constitution Of the United
States grants TO the other territories
such as that Of becoming 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 four executive sec
retaries to be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States and for a
territorial Senate In addition 10 a
House Of Representatives, consisting OF
thirty members, sixteen Of which are
TO be elected by the people and the
others appointed by the Governor. The
memorial asks that the islands be rep
resented IN the United States House OF
Representative by two delegates.
IninieaI 90 the FrinrH.
The second part OF the memorial sets
forth the aspirations Of "A social and
economical character the pricipal Of
which the memorial represents 20 be
the securing of remedy Of the "an-
cient evil known ns the friar." Under
this designation the memorial includes
all the religious orders now existing in
the islands. The memorial says ~ the
latter that They constitute an element
which nre Yisibly opposed 10 the Phil
ipDlno people securing The noble ends
guaranteed by the constitution Of fhe
United hfrfef" confreaa D. Hskee t0