Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-15

change of policy the later utterances In
dieatcd o continuance of the present pol
Icy. But this caused trouble in their
own r. nks. and in n still later, although
less formal. utterance the self govern
ment promise was rccanted and indie
pcndence at some future time was prom
ised In It's place. They have occupied
three entirely different positions within
nNy days. Which IL the promise they
really intend to keep7 They do not know
their own minds. and no one can tell
how long they vo.,id keep Of the same
mind should they by any chance come to
@ working agreement among themselves.
II such Ambiguity affected only the
American people It would not so greatly
matter for tho American people can take
care Of themselves. But the Tilpinos aDe
in no such condition. Confidence 10 with
them a plant OF slow growth. They have
been taught to trust tho word OF this
government because this government ha.
promised nothing which It aid not per
form. If promised Independence they vii
expect Independence. rot In the rcmot
future for their DESCENDANTS, but immcdi
ately for themselves. II the promise thu
made is not Immediately fulfilled they
will regar d It as broken and Will not ngair
trust to American faith. and 1t would b.
indeed n wicked thing to deceive them Ii
such fashion. Moreover. even IL the
promise were made 70 take effect only
in the distast future the Filipinos would
be thrown into contuhon !hereoy' N
stead of continuing to endeavor to III
themselves for moral and material nd.
vancement IN the present they wouiu
abandon all effort at progress and begin
factional intrigues for future power.
To promise to give them Independence
when 1t Is prudent TO DO 90 Q. *nen
they are mt lot OF eourse imp"sS '""
they are not nt FOR II now and that 1t
would bs imprudent to give Il - them
now. But. "A we must ourselves % Shs
Judges a. to when they become ~ ana
when II would be pruoenr 70 keep sued
a promise II II were mace. II necessarily
follows that TO MAKE sucn a promise NV
would amount TO deception upon INV
Filip!nos.
Xv,,,,,Dp,1vAr CArA>t,rv
II may VT. tAt our opponents nav
10 real Intention OF putting their Pro.n'Ht
into effect. If this Is the case. II. IN o'nof
words. they arc insincere IN inc promise
they make. 1t is only necessary to say
again that II Ia unwisc to trust men VINO
are false in one thing TO deal WIN any
thing. The mere consciousness OF prokcn
faith would hamper them In continuins
our policy Ia the Islands, ana only ny
continuing unchanged this polcy can
the honor Of the country bn rnointalneo
or tho interests of the isiands subserVeu'
n. on the other hand orr opponents came
into power and attempted 70 carry ou'
their promises to the Fiiipnos by giving
them indspcndencc and ~thdrawine
American control from the Islands the
result world bc n frightful calamity to
the Filpinos themselves and In its larger
aspect would amount to an international
crime. Anarchy would follow. and the
most violent anarchic forces would be d.
rected partly against the civil govern
ment, partly against ell forms OF religious
a-,S aft, e I'lONdy
ficts would inevitably cnsuo in the urchi.
pclaso and just IA inevitably the Islands
would become the prey OF the first power
which in rs own selfish interest took Gr
the task We had cravcnly abandoned. OF
course the practical difficulty in adopting
any such course of act.on-such a policy
of scVttlc." as President Mckinley called
! it-wou!d be found well nigh insuperab!e
! II It is morally indcfcnsiblc TO hold the
archipelago MS a whole under our tut@agt
/ in tho interest Of Its own people then II Is
morally inCSafensible to hold any part OF
Z It. In such case what right have we &c
keep Il coating station What right to
+ keep control over the Moro peoples.
! What right to protect the 1gorrotes from
their opprcssors? What right to protect
the law abiding friends OF America in tho
/ islands from treachery, robbery and muir
der? Yet to abandon the Islands com
pletcly without even retaining coalnl
/
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