The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-05


While the attempt to make an issue
OF the Philippines has been q cam
paign failure. the future OF the
islands is q matter OF permanent i'm
portance. That the truth about them
should bee known is essential That
knowledge of the truth is TO be de-
rived Irom the prajudiced periods OF
the stump speaker is not 10 be sup
posed. The stump speaker hired no
howl down imperialism" would be
embarrassed 10y the truth. Even
Judge Parker, q jurist of ability and
standing. has proved that he is lgucr-
ant concerning the whole subject,
cause. purpose. method, and effect
Those who desire TO be enlightened
would do well TO read carefully pa
per 0y Arthur L. GriMlhs i'm the cur
rent Arena. The Philippine Insur-
recuon: Whya" The writer is a
graduate OF Yale. and weut TO the
islands as d teacher. He organized
the More industrial school system for
the Sulu archipelago, and in doing
this was brought into intimate rela-
tions with the people in their homes.
He says: No person who has not ac-
tually lived among the Filipiuos is
qualified TO speak, or even form men
tai conclusions as TO, firstly, the atJi-
tude OF the natives of the Philippines
toward the United States; secondly.
the workings OF the policy OF the
United States among the natives of
the Philippines and. thirdly the ac-
TuaI reason for and meaning of the
Filipino insurrecriCn against the Gov
eminent OF the United States in the
Islands"
According 10 Ar. GriHths there is
30 national feeling in the PBilip-
pines. A few OF the educated and am
bilious sought 10 stir the masses. The
american army had the a0-caued as
sistalce OF the FiipiDos i'm reducing
Manila. and al once the natives want
ed 10 loot the city. The Americans
would not permit this. The FiHDlu0s
became insulting. then aggressive,
then tried 70 DEFY the authority OF the
tenn orary American zone. Then
there was the shooting OF a tT5spass-
ing native Lieutenant by a sentry, and
the Instruction was Oh.
The masses. FAR from desiring indie
pendenee, have no conception of what
independence IS. They are without
education OF pride. Half of them
never Travelled fifty miles from the
place OF their birth. A Journey OF
thirty miles frequently viii bring the
tourist into the range of three distinct
languages. So lLere can be no unity
III is impossible TO follow lr. Crit
Gths iu detail. bar me makes the fol-
lowing points. In our own history
desire Tor independence arose from
ryrauui-ai governors, and the FLipi-
nos have had none since the arrival
o. Americans
AbrLdgemeat OF personal liberty.
There has been such increase in this
liberty THAI the Filipino. accustomed
10 personal subsection. can hardly
grasp the import of the new c1uGi-
lions.
la-cricl without representation.
Never has taxation been SO reduced.
The right of voting IS not denied the
Filipino, but IT. is denied The Ameri-
can iu the islands. although ha pays
q polI-taz The governors OF differ
elt islands are mostly FIIpIlos. ana
every governing body and the bench
has large native element.
Hish-LalGaduezs on the part oil The
people holding zlzerainly. Here AIR.
GrimtLs makes cireumstauiaI show
Ing of the difference between the
cruelty or the Spanish regime. and the
benign methods now iu vogue. There
IS hatred felt toward the Americans
because their coming means an end
20 a system that is virtually slavery
and the upper classes with the
slrewdue=s born OF a Chinese aucas-
trg are sATeWd enough 10 discern
this.
Ir. Grimths sees iH the work of the
teacher the hope OF the Filipino. AS
he expresses It- Another recousruc-
tion faces us; q people 10 be educated
10 freedom from oppression. TO Light
from darkness. May the task find ua
faithful"
While from the politician or the un-
informed there comes a summons 10
be- uufai-EfuI
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