New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18

e1gerress 10 be rid Of them.
observation viii soon show our visitors that
MS government still pursues the object laid
uo"h by It's founders in the very forefront OF
TIE Constitution. Ito promote the common wei
rare II is the last government in the world
20 undertake snowy. sentimental role, in Civ
--s away rights and privileges belonging 10 the
people without the peoples clear mandate; and
r1is Il-aJoTly think or the man who wants TO-
very much apt think of the busy
BODY who IS always preaching charity TO others.
but takes no way TO display his own, save by
putting his hand in somebody else's pocket
a delusion honestly held by some and per-
slstently thrust your guests is that the Sc
cure enjoyment Of personal rights is not free
C0nf-that unless people Of all sorts IN al places
. have forthwith every political privilege slowly
. acquired hitherto, through generations or prep
aratiOn and development by the most advanced,
most powerful and most prosperous people IN
the world. they are oppressed. Now the mere
lack Of political privileges does not make oppresI
sion. Women not oppressed, though now ana
tnen sharp-voiced one shouts that she Is
Alaskans not oppressed. Resident foreign
eFs are not oppressed Porto ftlctils are no. Up
pressed'-ln fact they are treer ana more PIOS-
porous than ever before in their history, though
they have neither the power to choose theH own
governor, nor their own Judges, nor Inc utt
House Of their legislature, nor 10 COlleCI
all their own taxes. to manage their own "a
ternaI relations Massachusetts did not estap-
hsh slavery when she refused the paIioI 10 uS
ignorant Connecticut when she refused II "
the immoral, and South Carolina would n ot es-
Ia blsh slavery II she should decree Io-Io.'o M
that not a man within her borders, white or
black should unless ne were able 10 read
I the Constitution or the state anu pay $780,
our friends are far too acute and have OBJ
| served the development of nations anu -
character Of races far too closely 10 nav 80
fear as to the essentials of freedom feCe 80. az
order under the flag they welcomed cons -
for them an irreversibe guarantee for freeuoIi'
to work for themselves and not FOR announcer.
freedom Of worship freedom OF movement, -
/ dom Of ulIrsuit and career. equal and tree OPP
partuuity for all.-the great personal rlBhIs HTI1
by the freest peoples In the world, the ms So
Saxon race. from Runnymede down 10 ILlS
hour. and secured now, under similar GoII ~, o'
/ for F'ilipinoe MOros. IgorTotes and al the res
/ Christian MOsIem and pagan. To them tu - -.
/ descendants. from the day Dewey St'llSu - -
Manila Ba" as long as grass grows a'" ~
/ runs. , 49,. e-e-
Well gentlemen, the merchants Of the hr 9,,
CITY in the New World glad 10 see you
among them They hope To see more OF you,
. They want 10 become better acquainted WI
you and want you TO become better aG4tt!l ~
win Them They would like you feel that the
I fortune of war has linked you, Tor EellrIstlI'il'
AZ east 10 a good nation and a big one-not
likely TO do little things, and that theTe az
| enormous advantages for you IN LhlS e'i'I''
between US. as we'll some We nope, 10Y ouI
selves In "a word. the merchants or Ne" Tote
SreciaI1y wish to have YOU forget that you are
newcomers and feel henceforth and always az
home among them, as well as TO realize tn'1' you
have the right 10 fee at home
DIR DE TAvERNs REPLY
DR.. 7. H. Pardo De Tavera replied IN Spanish,
making a fluent and eloquent speech which was
translated by Mr. FERGUSON. He expressed the
thanks of his fellow commissioners for the hon
ors paid to them in this country. saying among
other things.
We have heard gentlemen, with great graJhca-
ton since reached the city or san r't an
that We have visited and here Tonight more than
ever the most gratifying Information. We ntrs
tne Pr sident OF the United States, Mr. Roosevelt,
are nor to be held by the United States for the
We alrsady snow. srayIcmeu that these we're
the sentiments that were entertained oy tHN EoF-
1.a, fl.t ,rfsr-,.rat there reside in the isl
auGs "a considerable number OF Americans VINO
with eaumn.es stating that are not aoie 10 COY
ern ourselves ana mat We are an iltero' race 81
But now. gentlemen. We can return 10 them and
. OF Americans 10 whom l have referred, who reside
Pie and that tiIoy are no more Americans than mo
insurgents In the philippines are FIhp!n2s. t.
~ 7a-rl through The course the United states has
men. has NOT been our experience with other
countries. We have been visited In the Phil
highest civilization some nave &c come 1, ,t 10
others have come under the pretence or teach
f5rraIrer the needs Of The people Of the islands
Two convictions have been born into US bE ms
-, 'i f-,r,J la -,osr bosrt9 BE 81 people but
Lhe tlI5pli"7 rs NE ~ re T-7it3 S-a-ss mat we
ar nov In il. your hospitality ana your courteous
Attentions max our hospitality dwindle into in
siarif rarre And the other is that the political
parties the United states are united II Heslrl.s
desire To- work for civilization, our happiness
Those who state that We have the capacity -
govern ourselves at this time speak the ruin. am,
those who that nave not til.t- tipatLtts a.
the present time. likewise speak the truth II an
CepenGs upou the point of view We have been un-
der the tuteIaEe FOR long number OF years OF Il
meat And although those methods and their pro
cedure not advisable for US, u was Jlr oi.5
We have espoused it because We had TO- And II
we are asked II We are, eaptOle vi Ger
the Spanish fashion We nave learned ILat
US, and we believe that we can PROGRESS ana 9l
vance better under that system. But there Is one
the islands natives. who desire % occupy a pL4Ce
apart. and who are NOT yet WlLiE U" tlllo tt 80
IS the better. but they dgh Ike 70 U.s. M ~
American. They don cali IL the American ~ 9'cl'
Two rartlts in the isaude-oue which desires indie
peudeuce and the other which desires 70 come INTO
point and thar is certain time must pass
before either one or the other IS achieved h99lh
In the new system OF government must be had-in-
structon in legislation instruction IN the ll.ttis
tration Of jnslre ana HI All ''ie '1'''07
% We have confidence i'm the American people and
We believe that the present government or the
iJ,aaIS - n he aSt Of Iuiv l. 1892 No one
after the lapse OF a certain period OF time during
1rbj.b ne are under American tuteIage and fol-
laws do not know what the outcome viii be, but
7 DO not believe that there win be any disturbance
If The oeace But all Finpnos ask is that
when the time comes to take action. that that ac-
ton shall not be taken without consulting the
EeopIe of the islands
ULTIMATUM SENT TO STRIKERS.
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