New-York tribune., 1903-01-21
TEXT OF THE PETITION.
The petition says:

p-o4oundlv impressed by the sorrows ana ca
1zr7ries which af1iiCt my people ana oeaFLLIs -
mind the good Intentions when Ia &c @sI-eT
ne acts Of the Civil Commission. nave Ia5Ta i
7-ear- 70 present project OF q purely eCo--oll z
character which. in my opinion ~ "oul1 .ta
= 7or cou1pletely. aL least II sftaI Pc = -
-.-ioT,e situation in which We all nnd ourselves
There is no doubt that all those VINO IFsi s CL.1
slightest interest IN this country are suoGI =
- -t-ef- T,oli-iczI ideals and are attacking IN
o-e z-sv or another the various prooIells M--CA
= -resenI confront the arcnlE'elago' ouC uC-.o = =.
7ieve that none Of them have put INTO coIlc[eCs .
form any plan which can oe coIlslueLeo co- q
-7-srri-sI solution Of the tremendous economic
r-isis which the annihilation OF our aeTlCul' ''i
has brought as 4 fatal conSe1lel .z -
v7-s- are the causes that have ruineo ouf
80 +Is z-z- which left our fields ravaged ana
7leoIa-ed hv sword and flame there came 70
47rish the work OF destruction the eplzool--, N
cholera and the thick clouds OF locusls- IHoo,
- people already struggling under Ile nes1s 49,
,---5s1 ~ a7 existence that becomes day hY Gay
mora EXPENSIVE ana difficult because oL ellz -.
scoUrzes came 70 bring an ADDED bitterness 80 80
-er5a- hare and lfeless al that had eScdpTu
ne horrors OF war , 49,.
m an these things were but the gloomy her-
,I5r ~ -te most fearful OF all calaulItles r or
in some towns. 70 weaken stlh turther lns
,,-se-z5 bodies Of the people, famine has ralseQ
- nesd and the peoples minds are l4lso WIN
--era-rhoIv presen-uents Of ceath anu oV-
s--r5cri0r: Eor unhappily starvation can DrlIls O
s-7f1ee or good cheer. since II Is death ltseII
recognize that lamentations are ouI o. p-aGI, ps
since they only serve 70 weaken our s-Is- 80
and % postpone the needed rer1aeoE- AIlo, me =.
fore although I well know now lna oT4u6I q
nv movers for the successful soIutloa o. LLe
e-oror7ir crisis which so many evils PI0Sa5e
- -ba country vet since l feel assured LlaC
- = 80 -Isr i not adOrted by the honor
L1a commission Il viii At least serve 10 sho"
7+z- rhe Filipino citizen Is not 1ndIrterer1 % Il
situation Of his unhappy country, lhe N-I 80! - -
~ 4--aliries Of destiny, I am not appalled, py
ne gigantic character Of the enterprise
without for moment denying the superior SUPERB.
Judgment Of the honorable members coLnpoSt,ls
re civil Commission, without forgetting ~ ~
7-a-v small consideration TO Whlch my Pc &C.
-1gf--e e-+f-le ne but obedient always 70 ul7
----.z- ~ - ~ native land I do not hesitate
- - nv rrojeC- before the hOnora Ole
v-i7o has been so prodigal Of the eVloeIlces -
zr5 hope that # he finds in Il something eN go
re he nav rrake use Of il as MS better 9u-5
r7er+ suggests. making out OF u d co--E- Ea5
whole which I confidently nope ~ ~ y ~ = rziz
- he Congress of the United states Tor us ols-
ctssiou and final approval
The PROJECT
r-opose 70 the honorable Civil Commission
- rI,rai- from Congress a Calted States 1Ieas-
my Iosr a S20oG0OgO gold, in cash. and also
credit Of 100000 gold, which VIII guar ' aIlC
-he issue Of paper 70 serve as money n lHe
Islands This sum shall Be used ror the QeNVlOl'-
r7err and improvement of Phlhppine astlou
ure and shall be paid within twenty Seals, IL
rsvr1eu1s being made IN three HlslallllT---S
m and Of ten. fifteen ard twenty years Te
z-ar--z-eIz and a. the rate OF S-[h"p'u'p n '-S
a-5 of the first period. which TouIo cahce. go %
- ,@ re ~re5fr and S25 0oao90 and 500
,.s.,ssa - re end Of the Two remaining perlooS
Tn zrrorlrr Of the credit would not be taken Out
- ne United States Treasury- Ike 1he lod-l;
80 no-h would be without interest. and coulo
re--e- he transferred 70 my other foreign na-
-fcr
When the loan and credit were approved 90 en- al-i
-+s hove mentioned sum here IN the PhlilP-
-7.es : bank would be opened which coulo g
~a7ie5 United States America Bankong HaIa-
r-srsr Tagapagag-adia 50 EIlipInas lAgTlcuil- IL
--~.T r3r-Ji-,oire Pank1. and which should De
,rr5ar The Inspection and supervision Of the IN
z-7iz- government
.f-Ar -be civil Commission Lad dictated the
---z- ~eg7.larfons and esta bished all the neces-
- sz4eEuar6s for the security and sta blllty
II tie bank the bank would begin 10 opeLaC,
Suns as they should ask FOR. IN compliance WIZ
+l7e NECESSARY forrnalities. 81 IN annual maxi
mum interest Of Per cent. paEanle SFhli-0'
nlaIIE- .,, ,t.
Fror7 the SlO0eo0,OG0 capital viii he sun
--srted 50 600 900 for the construction or oulio-
i-gs for branch banks throughout the archl-