The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-24

HN- 500 e 49, .eL#..# #fLE# LE
serves from purely aafEus... m8e.
Thar taU-. lu Tav !. N~4-s.re...
contemplate Independence u8-t
aoo. .-el unless Those speak fs-
tHe Standardization intend gross
aetfieH. In his -9e s. ~,
RI itz1t 4s. I-c.ra tyr last G.a
smItH. o.. 81 the pan. pire e.ur
sioH u4 mead at .atsa4
pertinent. Said. r. .Iar z-.r-ga.-.a.
WsHt far t4. Philippine = rn.
pose ~ both people X .f,her s.
lt acH3.,. Il Iate Sent .r ~. uta-
sf. the experiment as doomed tu f.II.-
are II bgta work TOR ii aIrmaH4se4-
-E. There lis ms reason ahH If should
Ihi ne accomplished II II IS accom-
pushed Tn" history ~ tae Philippine
#t.i hold no hTightrv page than ra-
h3ch r~,.tt-e tn, struggles of s .Eupl,
people ia ~ ;aefu~- secs for ind. pend
euE government II ~ IS reconnaissance
tne falrest page in American n#st
win 3. that which records fH-
tom of a new nation aad ra- un~aIa~a
! 4e.e 81 ana alien RAE. n ,F5.
is not a promise of ultimate i|nlerfuH-
eEce VIVA possible meaning can la
language have Ii the almnfetra-5.r
does uo, intend THAI The FIIfufu.s
shan some dav be j~ua.reraar n.
REPRESENTATIVES, -hougd moi har4 .r
| this hone.
But there lis even higher authority
| for Ia. hor- q. Independence Na.t
/ tine sa-caIled Taft bart," visited tG.
Philippines las summer. secretary
! Taft made n speech ina watch h, 4--
sumed To speak tor the President
| Referring 70 the Presidents aufufaa.
| he said "Ua believes as I baIf.,.. ami
| as do most Amaric9rC v-b, b.y.. E.I
great familiarity uirb rb.. facts imam
it T. abeobre}y inros1Ibla +.
/ hone that the lessons which u
"
To teach The Who'll. riliniao ra,-
| pie. can ba learned bv fh4m as ~
| body. in lcss than p generation ANA
that the probability is thar il Will
| taka.a longer period in which - rem.
! der tacm capabIe of cef,bIiebipa afl
| m~ajnfafniup siabIe i-naarandsu
government"
This Il l. tr,,a et,tes ,b., ms.
| randarra r.pont ha bn,ed ~, ,atE.-
| than when il can he bonea FOR ana
Vet no honest man Womb usn tho ia1-
guapa Secretary Taft emnloved with
out having in his mind the idea thar
Independence would be grantea at
some future date. Hut his CONCLUDING
words even more clearly present the
hope of ultimate indcpendence. for he
says: Al that can be asserted is that
been authoritatiyelv stated. that this
Filipino shall be carried
on solely for the henedt Of the FiIip-
pino people and that f-goyernme
shall be extended to the Filipino
people as speedily as they show them
selves fitted to assume and exercise
it. must be pursued consistently by
the people of the United states OF
else they shall forfeit their honor"
Here Secretary Taft pledges the
American government as far as he has
power to pledge it-and ne pledges tha
president also-to extend ~self-goyerh-
mont to tho I|iIirinD.. nc, -. niIi,- 81.
they show themselves fitted for it. The
i great trouble about these u~tterancCs
and similar ones is that they are NOT
binding upon the government. and
the FIlipinos are constantly disturbed
BY doubts and fears. Both at Manila
and in the United. States ridicule 5
often east upon the aspirations Of
Fiiipina people. and plans are made
Which are Inconsistent with ultimate
Independence The attempt on the
part of the commission to issue per
petuaI franchises is naturally, INC |
think rightfully. oppose by all Fill
HDinos. If our ~ccupatio is 10 be tenn
porary, why should our legislation be
permanentI Why bind the ware per
petuity so tina he cannot control his
own affairs when he reaches
years of maturity? What is
needed is an Immediate dec
laration of the nations pur-
pose to recognize the indepen lenCe
of the Filipinos, When a stable govern
ment is established. IT is not neces-
sary that A definite time shall be stat
ed. nor j. it important lust when thc
! FilipinOs are to have their epe
ence. as it is that the nations purpose
shall be made known in an ]authorita-
tive way and that the subsequent acts
Of our government shall be in har-
mony with that declaration. / believe
that a stable government can he es-
tablished within a short time and that
"independence could be granted vita
advantage to our Government ana with
safety to the FiIipinos within five
years at the farthest. But whether IN
dependence is to be GRANTED IN i've
or ten or 1fteen years or alteh q
long period. there should be no longer
delay about announcing a policy |
have tried to impress upon the Fill
pinos the necessity of leaving this
question to the people of the LnIted