The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
.RaYANs. AND ...l,l;, TA.IE= PAlLlPpIsEs.
FAILS to Appreciate Capacity and.

BRYAN AND he PHILIPPINES.
FalIs to Appreciate Capacity and
Character Of People.
From La Democracta, Manila, p! I.
That illustrIous Democrat, Bryan,
who, among all those who have writ.
ten. about the Philippine Islands, Is
the one who, with the most friendly
toward us. has made the
profoundest study OF Philippine mat
tiers, reveals, in his treatment Of GER
tain phases OF the situation. that ev-
zen he has not succeeded in penetrat-
ing into the most sacred recesses of
the national conscience nor in ade-
quately appreclating the character
and capacity of the Filipino people.
MIR. Bryan's articles, notwithstand-
ing the spirit of sincerity which ami
mates them, are still feeble and In
sufficient, and appears to be ignorant
of the fact that in this country print
ing is an older Institution than the
American republic. and that from
time immemorial there have existed
T. i 1. d ~
here printers and engrayers who
we're an honor to their day and gem
Grafton.
Unfortunately, this error has be.
come so thoroughly implanted that it
is not easy to uproot 1t, even with a
dozen articles and books written by
men as eminent as Mr.. Bryan. But
the remedy for this evil is to be
found right here in the country it
SELF. The American press of the is
lands and correspondents here of
American home papers have it In
their power-nay, it istheir duty-to
disslpate this fatal atmosphere which
floats above the home country; and
to this end their articles and writ
lngs should be inspired in a spirit OF
rectitude and "Reminiscences.
The news published in the last few
years in the American press of Ma
ntlla has given rise to a belief, on
the other side of the Pacific. In the
existence here of sentiment OF hos
tllfty toward Americans and OF an abb
normal coqditfon Of affairs. which in
reality, are far from predominating.
1t is not necessary to go very far
af1eld for an illustration. In nearly
all the newspapers of the New World
both North and Latin American
receive by the last mail there ap-
pears telegram dated Manila,
March 80. which contains the fol
lowing sensational information:
zone of the most influential papers
here. inspired by Naive sentiment
devotes its columns to unGoitnded at,
tacks against everything American.
It is believed that an anti-Americar
agitation has begun, and that this
state OF affairs is preventing the In
PRODUCTION of American capital into
the islands. The threat Is made
that all Americans Interested in ag'
rtculture will be eliminated from the
country"
And this sort of thing is written in
the philippines! And there be actu'
ally those who attribute the ttmldtty
! OF American capital to conditions in
the islands, and censure the F1l1plnos
for maintaining an attitude OF hos,
tility toward things American! Judg'
ing by this dispatch, the greatest OBJ
stacle to the progress of the Philip
pine Islands is this very press, which
devotes itself complacently to sowing
throughout the world a spirit OF
alarm and dfstrust toward this coun'
TRY.
we believe the time has come to
concede to the Filiplnos their just
due, in literal obedience to that wise
maxim of President Lincoln: "You
can fool some of the people all the
time; you call fool all the people
some OF the time; but you can't fool
all the people all the time"