The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-24
Governor Wright Cables That
Parker's Charges Are False
The Governor of the Philippines Says That Judge
Parker's Statements Are the Veriest Nonsense
and Are Devoid of Scintilla of Truth.


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VINO are aI'c'ld'h2 |" thcir uSuai Vo-
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everywhere without danger or lhought
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year thcrc are only about 10000 1T
may De stated gcn'raiIy that Ilfc and
pr 'perty are as safe mere, as in the
Onited STATES. lhcSc general stale
mentS as I" peace ana ORDER arc IN
tended to apply t" az or the islands m
napitcd ny cIViII|cd fllplhos, except the
lSland OF Sa1nar. 1t has population IN
tne mountains Oh the interior, many OF
Whom nave never seen white man, are
semi savage and nave weakness tor
raldlng towns along the coast hey
are also religious fanatics, generally dl-
rected by pope claiming to be mVul-
nerabIc. Seven months since there was
lrruption OF these people who plumber
ed and burned number OF barrios or
coast towns, Killing men, women and
children, when the slightest resistance
was ofered. hcy nave been gwen
severe lesson by the constabulary and
scouts. but there are still number pt
small bands of these people proving
ABOUT the country. Similar malt wild
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mountains or the archipelago and until
the country IS opened up by roads and
schools arc established occasional DIS
lurDanccs or the character indicated
may a;I, pG expected
Fl1th-otatements that newspapers
arc D0nght up or DrowDeaten INTO sll.
ehce' lla' men OF influence VINO criticised
the commission are ostracised, that all
organs OF expression OF pubic oplnlonare
coiilroiied ana that mere IS no Tree ex-
preston OF the popular mind are wholly
9nsupportaoIe by FACTS Inc right OF
1rec expression OF OPINIONS through
press or otherwlse Is recognized here as
III III 1he Oh'ted 9tateS ana practlced with
the same freedom; the only limitation
Ge'ng responsibility tor lIbelous and Sc
al!louS rtterahces the law relative to
this Deing drawn from federal and state
statues Sa h OF the On'on. NO newspaper
mas been SUBSIDIZED or browbeaten, nor
mas anyone Dee1l ostrac1sed Isl, tor crltlcis-
Ille ING commission Inc iatter nave