New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01

Philippine Commission. He spoke Of the many
schools and the improved educational methoos'
.ne Filipino families longer finding IL neces-
sarv to send their children 20 Manila as .he
local schools We're ample Instead OF lWtlNe
hundred American teachers ne STU ,In,is
should be six thousand, and the salaries shoaId
be dosbled in order to secure the pest MAJ MAJ! -
Speaking Of education, he said the hostIty OF
she fTiars to the American government VI" 80
evident. On Palm Sunday. he asserteu' IN :,
friars had told the people in the confessIohdI
that the cholera existed only in the minds or
tbe An1c-icans for the reason he said that the
frtars desired the cholera to spread IN order
that their fees for various ATTENDANCE anu oeie
monies might be increased
Among the facts he stated were the following
Ffghty-fve per cent Of the people are ilterate
and cannot read or write: there are many aia-
lects which rIay be reduced TO eight main ola-
lects: If educ alton means protection TO ire.
property and rights. then the FiliPinos are az
well educated any other people, AZ IL means
culture. then they are uncultured
NOT READY FOR sELF-GOvERNMENT.
Are the peonle capable at this time of indie
pendent self government p
1T would not he advisable he said. turning
10 the map of the archipelago Russia was near
at hand at Port Arthur, Japan was also near:
Australia and other British possessions were
rear by Besides he said. Great Britain ana
Germany had on file at the American State De-
oartnlsnt large claims for damages. growing out
# the bornbardment of Iloilo etc
SUPPOSE the United States abandOns us he
said then all those claims viii he presented
against the Philippines. backed up by squat
-ons''
Mr. Jones questioned the witness at length as
q the responsibility for the original outbreak
Preparations for war were begun by Aguinaldo
as early as October 1928 the witness said He
gave the conflicting claims 10 who fired the
first shot. and expressed doubt as to the state
nent Of Nebraska soldier that he had hred the
first shot
When asked who were the slayers Of General
Luna be asked TO be excused. saying an an
svyer would require reference to ASufDaldo. VINO
WIS now prisoner and enemy of the Wit
ness He said. however. that AguinaIdo W&s
seventy-five miles away
Mr. Jones brought out the fact that the WIT
r.ess was appointed Civil Service Commas
siorer at 81 800 81 wear. and that the appoint
nlent was made by the Military Governor. Cen
eraI Macarthur He said he was not in the
confidence Of Governor Taft. owing to his Cthe
witness's) racial ideas.
Have you the confidence of the Filipino peo-
pie?'' asked Mr. Jones.
The witness said he could not state positively,
but twenty Governors. the president Of the Fed
eFal party and many others gave him letters
showing their confidence in him.
Asked If the Fipnos after three or four
wears of American tutelage could stand alone.
Senior Buencamino said they would be able by
that time to determine whether they wanted
annexation to the United States or independ-
ence. The Federal party. to which he belonged,
opposed the holding of the Philippines as an
American colony. About II per cent OF the
people. he said. favored colonial government