New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-22

States. This has affected inturiously the trade
80 great that the islands have monopoly tn re,
tpeS! 20 - .55ie,,or ~ tbe income IN the
islands Of about $50 o)O. because the equivalent
the duties 4 be collected on imports from the
islands into the United States, has not eqea1led
was d niscaculation by the legislators that was
tber rs1ec az he iegssafion which has been en-
acted has been favor 81 the islands. including
distress there The attitude Of those who support
the government IL its policy Is altruisuc II is that
pinos would sacrifice much 70 accomplish the pur-
which does lie nation credit and feeling thai os3
has may well al4OId 10 encourage
A CHARGE WHOLLY UNFoUNDED.
General denunciation OF the governments policy
Be one OF tie suppression OF freedom ana az az
tack upon liberty has rendered uneasy naaIs u .ra
has been osta blished IN the islands government OF
ssc IS Siie as good as it is in half Of the States
OF the onion. u has secured 70 every MN M ", a.
and child among the Christian ri1pinos al ne
tights contained In the lin OF rights in the Consu-
luton % t9 And pR se rsRt to ta By sury
nigh; arms is one that might very wen %. De
plause The freedom with which firearms AT sO-
the unlicensed character OF the business VII AL
grace the criminal annals OF our country. ne s
right Of tr4al by jury is one which the people 81 q
the Islands DO not understand. and whlch II -
wise 20 postpone the NercSe OF Hllal esg 20
exercise Inc function OF administering justice. As
9 Is io-eay IT. TIE lsiats' 70 i .its 5uderept OF
sudge OF FIRST instance, concurred IN oy Sn:'3oIIy
peal on The facts and law 70 the supreme court
q the islands which consists et tiies ,,I9 ss
~,,~itv against mistakes prejudces OF one judge
All the substantial civil rights. then are secured
10 the Phiiiupiue people They do not themselves
exercise complete political conIo. puI II = 80
CHILDREN and other non-voters in This country have
the civil liberty secured 10y ne @ ets,io,eS
do not exercise political control II We aoalHveq1
she islands should be turning thelT 20, Po.uCa 5
sbe apitators and civil liberty would at once cease
20 exist there
CIVIL RIGHTS NOT UNDERSTOOD
Tbe great difficulty that We have now II making
our grant OF civil liberty useful to the nhabltarts
fs their failure 70 understand what their rights are
Eno their incapacE 70 maintain men a. az
philippines. 1 was visited by elderly Tagalo
ZION. written for him by some one else in Spanish
sn which he set forth that his son had been ar
beer held for six years without trial and was stll
vas io disneSished lawyer OF the islands one Of
the three persons who had 6rawn up The consttg
npeh from st 9g5 oeaT IN sm sd
asked him 10 confer with the old man which he
old. He said 10 me: HOW can We reoress rms TINS
eral Otis the writ Of habeas corpus is in force you
ought 70 sue out for such writ de asked me
rlained II TO him and at his request drafted pc
b Ia bison 5s % nnd oand 1f ere We're ninety
persons in prison IN the same situation as that OF
she writ in each of these cases and succeeded in
securing the release OF all ls success IN me mat
people OF the community in respect TO what was
Sc Who LAD penned The CONSTITUTION supposed 10
such liberties to his fellow citizens some two
Nv experienoe IN the Philippines and that OF
ss e5 eTe ~ e s he 2 10 ieTs the STANDS to The
government Of Aguinaldo or some person OF bis
Ss ~ 70 Ssin3sin his position against hostile
cal Is md words.
der by OF political control in the islands. as they
evil liberty Hence it is that those Of Us who are
favor Of only the gradual extension 70 the Flpinos
government OF the Tinted States. are the real de-
pine people. while the so-caIIed and self-styied
neutrality-suspicious." who demand an immediate sur
policy which makes for ebsolgtism and tyranny or
q political chaos which is even worse than either
nope Of the liberty Of the individual The course
which the so-caled anti-impe-ialists seek is the
easy one. The course which we have on hand is a
difficult one.
BREACHES OF THE DECLARATION.
II We pursue the policy which IS now being pur-
sued IL respect the islands. the policy OF holding
the islands for the benefit Of the Filipinos and OF
them fun opportunity for the pursuit Of happiness
violation Of he principles Of the Declaration OF In
dependence II that instrument IS 70 oe SO con-
which the dilemma already presented required US 70
been NOTHING bur p Violation Of the principles OF
shat instrument from the beginning. Women and
any political control at the time that the Declara-
their Suffrage had al the political control there was
~ the various colonies we're In many instances. In
qualiacation. every educational qualification that
excluded from the suffrage any male citizen over
penaenoe u i is 70 be given the vice construction
When Thomas Jeffersone Who penned the Declare
zion, directed the purchase OF Louisiana the French
pTotested against Bs tfsnsfeT By Napoleon to the
United States On the ground that i was made with,
.nto subjects q sovereign TO whom they had
49, 1904 49,,
sgreed that we would ultimately give them State
tfty years have passed since that time. and they
- -tt = sS,'oSotv5 ~ TS Se;, ss,
then, have been violating the Declaration with
she issues Of slavery ana State rights were pre-
scented twenty millions OF people coerced ten millions
control OF which they had withdrawn their consent
safber clauses and be- pTopertu S3sIf ~ sa 59s
by educational qualifications. the white people
voters whom they deem to be untitled exercise
o.teal c3Rtrel n their respective communities
pest his opposition 20 what We are doing In the
rolves an Inconsistency that IONS what ne says OF
sveieht In every instance II viii be seen that the
principles OF che Declaration OF Independence are
elEays oualiheo by the statement that the people
no are 20 Is egT b TJn RESPECT 10 their own
themselves and better themselves BY such self-gov-
sTnDent.
FILIPINO CNFTTNEss-THE JAPANESE
N the Philippine Islands 20 per cent OF the tnhah-
ttEnts ere stu IN hopeless condition az igno-
rance and utterly unable ;ntelEeentiy TO WELD Do
Edcsl control They are subject. like the waves
o the sea. 70 the influence OF the moment and any
educated Filipino carry them IN direction or
fhe other the opportunity and the occasion shall
permit The 10 per cent OF the Fflpinos who are
educated have shown by what they have done and
what they have espired 70. and what they are that
they may be taught the lesson OF self-gOvernrent
End that their fellows by further education may be
brought zap 70 condition Of discriminating intel
.gence which shall enable them 10 make 8 force
ful and useful public opinion But that IL WIN take