The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-13
POPULAR FORM
OF CIVIL RULE
PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS,
MISUNDERSTANDING ALLEGED
As the Cause of the Filipino Attack
on the Sovereignty of United
States-Rather Peculiar
Memorial.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The me-
mortal of the Federal party of the Philip
pine islands was transmitted to the sem
ate this afternoon by the secretary of
war. together with letter of transmittal
by Gov. Taft, in whose charge the docu-
ment was given. The memorial adopted
in November, sets forth that the per-
Torrance Of that obligation Of the treaty
of Paris which gave the United States
congress authority to fix the status of
the Philippine islands has been deferred
to this time because of the attack by the
Filipinos upon the sovereignty of the
United States. an act brought about, the
memorial says, through misunderstand-
ing and not through hatred of the Amer
lean sovereignty.
The memorial makes presentation of
the deduction Of the Federal party that
there is no reason for not replacing me
military regime by a civil rule Of a
popular character in conformity with the
decisive words of the never-to-be for
gotten President mckinley"
Should Never Be Disunited.
+ The Federal party sets forth that it has
made an exhaustive study of boil ..4e
Filipinos and the Americans and con-
cludes that from the mass of data col
lected it is 1.-The intention Of the two
peoples that they should never be dis
uHlUSU. Inc memorial announces as
principles for this union the formation
of "a more perfect union, establishment
of justice, the insurance of domestic tran
guilty, promotion Of the general welfare
and the securing of the blessings of lib
erty.' The memorial then. proceeds: ITO
make of the Philippines colony Of the
United States or to grant independence to
the Philippines would be to hand the
islands over to disorder and to anarchy;
10 -fy.Y,r1 - - I'll
independence, with or without a pro-
tectorate, means holding of power by
all the tribal elements of the sects which
predominant, and would preoominate st!ll
for some years, until the anger of Fill
pinos toward F'ilipinos shall have been
completely Gained, education become gen
eral and the fanaticism we have Inherit
cd from Spain eXiled.
Plea for Federalism
Federation or annexation would settle
all these difficulties by concentrating the
interest of the Filipino people upon edu-
cation and labor"
The memorialists then pray a declara-
ton 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 convention with
Spain are an integral part of the United
States, the said Philippine islands consti-
tuting territory with the rights and
privileges which the constitution of the
United States grants to the other terri
tories, such as that of becoming a state
of the Union"
Other requests made are for satisfac-
tory monetary system and for the APP
prevail of the acts of the American Philip
pine commission.
Comment Pertinent and CauStic.
When the memorial was presented in
the senate, Mr.. Hoar, dlsclaiming any
desire to precipitate debate at this time,
remarked sarcastically that the memorial
was :" a pretty good commentary on the
statute CO the Philippine commission.
which prohibited the PRONUNCIATION by any
society of any political opinion or policy.
He said it appeared lawful Under the
acts of the commission to publish poIit-
ical opinions when three members of the
Philippine commission were members OF
the society provided that the publication
be accompanied by an expression of
marvellous admiration for the COM
mission itself
They tell u.s." he remarked In con-
clusion, that the Filipinos do not want
independence when it is made by the
authorities penitentiary ofreuse to ex-
press any desire for independence
Mr.. Patterson said that Gov. Taft had
stated before the Philippine committee
that the Federal party had been one OF
its mainstays in the efforts to bring peace
to the islands. AS the Federal party had
been the chief instrument in securing
the consent of many Filfpinos to Amer
lean rule and control i'm the islands. il
was important to understand what the
party was and what inducements it was
holding out to the Filipinos.