Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-12
PHILIPSON LETTER.

| per suppressed. The anlmus OF the
charges is manifest. The Freedom is
| newspaper which has devoted Its
columns TO the denunciation OF the
| Filipinos, TO holding them up TO the
scorn of the Americans, advocates with
intensity the turning over of the gov
| eminent from the civil to the military
and advocates the utmost severity of
measures against the Fillplnos IL at.
tacks the commission daily for appoint.
ing Ftlipinos to office, FOR leglslatins
In the interest of the Filipinos, and fol
not looking TO the interest OF Amerl.
cans in the islands Il seeks to sti,
up American prejudices against the
Flllpinos and, on the other hand, its
unjust attacks upon Filipinos has q
tendency to destroy the confidence OF
Fllipinos In the friendly interest of
Americans. The Daily American
which Is another newspaper Of
Manila, and takes much the sam,
view IN respect 60 the necessitJ
Tor severity OF measures against
all f1lipinos and distrust OF them
ana advocates a return to the military
government OF the islands. at one time
published an article charging that some
MEMBER OF the commission. not men
uoning his name, was interested in an
enterprise In the islands. AS presi-
dent OF the commission wrote IN the
editor OF the American and demanded
that he make specific charge against
some member OF the commission 50
that member might take steps 10 de.
fend his reputation, or that he With
draw the charges: that a charge
against commission, which was a
charge against no particular person,
and yet was a charge against all was
cowardly, / thereupon made INQUIRY
and found as l had always supposed
the case TO be, that not a member OF
the commission had not a dollars in
terest In any enterprise IN the Philip
pines and the charge which was said
TO nave been based on clippings from
some newspaper In the United States,
was then formally Withdrawn.
1.-THE Freedom has now made general
charges OF corruption without any spe-
ciileaiior, that some members OF the
commission. without mentioning names.
are getting what Is called a graft The
question Is whether the freedom OF the
press requires that persons making such
charges should be immune from pro-
secution? IL seems to me not. Under
me circumstances and IN such a mat
ter, the personal injury 20 the commits
sloners who are maligned Is compare
lively OF small importance.
The injury done is In destroying tho
usefulness OF the commission by i'm.
peaching It's distinteres,edness.
IT Is OF the highest Importance to
Induce the Filipino peorle 20 believe
nat II Is possible. under American
government. that Offices shall he ad-
ninistered In the public lntsres, and
TOT ,or private or Illegal interests. and
llai there Is not 10 be a return 20
Conditions OF corruption existing under
spanish rule.
The second Circumstance referred TO
" Dr. Philipson is the Tayabas report
y MAJ. Gardener as civil governor OF
nat province. DIR. Phillpson SAYS that
ne report was suppressed by the gov
tnmental authorities. How suppress
az The facts are that In testifying
'etore the committee volunteered
Without suggestion from the commit
ee 10 present 10 It certain reports 10
ebut the charge that there was no
tranquility IN provinces said 10 be pac-
he'd, and was admitted to be In state
4 insurrection. There was no obilga-
Ion on my part. therefore 70 present
ny report In regard to tia Taysbss,
Or ] was not asked 10 Do sa