The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

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(Associated Press Cable to The Star.)
MANILA, July 9O.-The Nationalist!
have won the elections.

Elsewhere in The Star are figures
showing the small registration of
voters in the Philippines and in Ma
nila, only about thousand Americans.
In this connection the Manila Cable
news had the following editorial:
"If an American should be elected
to the Philippine assembly he would
at least made a curious contract to
the other members He would not be
bound by party agreements as he would
not have been nominated by any OF
the parties. He would possibly be-
come the center of attraction for those
who fell away from their first allie
glance, and if a man of force ana
judgment he might perhaps be able
to steer many measures to success or
defeat. But in the long run, and
this is not to discount the good he
might do, he would find himself either
with the natives as a unit, or alone
opposed to them.
For this is certain, that the Phil
ippine assembly will declare unani
mously for the independence of the
Philippines. There will be many who
do not want independence; who have
spoken of it's futility, of the unpre-
paredness of the Filipinos for such
political condition, and of the neces-
sity of holding on to America. But
there will develop in the assembly such
spirit for independence and such
belief that it can be obtained of Con-
gress by presenting a unanimous de-
mand for it, that all will be carried
away, and common sense will be sub
merged in the general cry
"Those candidates who now laugh
at it will find themselves in a serious
predicament. They will see that
throughout the islands a tremendous
| sentiment for separate political in
IDENTIFY has been made by the canvass
of the independistas and by the very
meeting of the assembly, and it will
appear to them that it is a case of
saving themselves from the food which
seems imminent.
"They will picture their lamentable
future if independence should come and
they have voted against it. They will
be besieged on every side by arguments
pleadings and scorn. They will be held
up to shame as the enemies of their
country, and they will yield.
"The Filipino members of the Com
mission will also be put to fine test.
When this demand for independence,
whatever form it takes, comes to the
upper house of the assembly, which is
the Commission, they will have to vote
on it. Here will be a tragic situation
"These three Filipino Commissioners
must know what independence would
mean to these islands. If nothing
else they must realize it would mean
anarchy, and evil to those who were
pronounced Americanistas, curing the
former regime. They will have to de-
eide though on a momentous question
For it may be that just at this time
an apparently strong desire to get rio
of the Philippines will develop in the
United States, and the anti-imperial.
lists leading the band, it may look as il
pretty near everybody in America anC
the Philippines were anxious to grant
independence or to get it.
"There will be mass meetings tC
: denounce these commissioners if they
do not coincide with the lower house
there will be threats, influence anC
cajolings used. All the land will bt
in turmoil over the single subject.-IN
DEPENDENCE"