New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

by Congress Of the Philippine Civil Government
Bill Will have tire effect OF eliminating the Philip
pines as & Poc tbs o favor V6 nependencs Cannot
.slss the S oa bs sfnes Sna5 Of sh Fos
on the subject and also |, by mIss t ana
il is ht TO receive a larger grant OF home rule
As a friend and adnlirer OF the E1tpinoS, many OF
them in the interests Of the further political devs
opment Of their natlSn not at me outset 70 msss
agitation on the subject OF independence but rather
the funeSions delegated to them that the American
people will deem them worthy Of sun In larger g
the right TO petition Congress and asiisvs tnas
in America are Working for their uitiate inds
pendence tif they desire independencel, but they
pettion and AGITATION (Which Of Course are proper
snosS afs sT ss To fSs SR task Of 0aTep
ing on equal terms with Americans IN me general
always made increasing home rule and eventual
Independence conditional upon. first. the desires.
d Tpinos. and it is my frIn BELIEF that the Amer
i0aa ReGpbls b senc T o. ese so co
DESTINY IN THEIR OWN HANDS
We have planted government with the consent Of
the governed in Asia The Philippines are thus net
The coIonizing nations of Europe pooh pooh our
Sesg the World i Gsy nj the & q
of mustard seed will grow: Certaisly the Filpinos
sent Of the governed receive a broader and fuller
m own br san rePsse e saf ens sT in desT Is an @
do nothing but support their efforts. The F1ptnos
the promise and potency OF every political good IS
contained In that principls Of the consent Of the
phpPins sseby saa in nlrs 1854 the the P5ppnea vii % d
appear as an issue from American politics
civilized Fflpinos Of Luzon and the v!sayas does
not apply to the m zen n d1os 81 9s aren nd
heather tribes who inhabit sindanao. sulu Basila3
be exercised over these barbarous and savage
tribes; Of whom some fourscore are known and
pared pared with the North American Indians And un-
power we should have to retain our sovereignty
oyer them even II we eOnferTed ,adepsqdnes upon ~
Luzon. the .Visayas and the coasts Of Mindanao. l
such distinct and almost contradictory problems IN
the Philippines makes statements that are perfeSI
Consistent s Hasra0us snd @RRaf wRs6bns n' 70
ana our sas ss aG r sacs S @ sone
lean prospectors and traders VIII desire 70 pres
se os tfe on thsr and ahG viii have to IN
Let our military au5ho1es a r
be so gentle and so gradual as not 10 provoke nos
tility or awaken suspicion
THE FRIAR QUESTION.
Even among the Christian Fnpinos Of Luzon and
tion. Of no little dicuIty to settle The srsvst
undoubtedly the problem of the friars. but I thnT
favor-indeed. I the first to recommend-tns
Hs the OF can he M s
on a satisfactory basis But IL the Vatican is un-
willing to withdraw the friars let them remain
Should the Fipinos resist their return 10 their for
mer parishes that is not matter OF any concern
to the civil authorities. with us church and state
are absolutely separate. The friars would move
about at their peril like any other Aliens
whether popular unpopular. Even If the nesotis,
sas o the ss aTs la the
hurtful to the governmsnt than TO the rsigioG9s
corporations, who would have infinite trouble N
collecting their rents from unfriendly tenants
But this is administration question. whlcn may
afeiy left to the ability and diplomacy or Gov
ernor Taft. I return to my point that practi@SaIT @
all fundamental Philippine questions apart troII
the supreme question Of Independence or Starehoodi
have now been settled The Filipiros wanted rens
ious liberty personal freedom. freedom OF speech
and other civil rights, native legislative assem- sem.
bly, territorial home rule. and these all nSs,I
been Conceded TO them by the Civil Government oi
recently signed by President Roosevelt In the lons
rum of course, the Fiipinos must be given eienes
Statehood in the American Union or indepenoenso
an Independence which may be actual and opel.,
like that OF Cuba or actual and veied like that OF
Canada But till their native legislative assem-
Is organized 1904. and for few years tnereals.
this scarcely be practical issue. ana toI ~.
mean time the Philippines will disappear ~ Al nss
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