The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-29

says, cannot be defended without at
taci-iug the AmeTic Fan form OF gov
eminent From the FilipinO's point OF
view, he holds Imperialism to be OBJ
jectiOnable because so long as ii Is
C ntinued the Filipino cannot speak
il praise OF American institutions
without exposing himself to tle
charge of stirring up Instruction
Mr. Bryan points out that we become
The enemies of free government r2tEor
tAdn r., opponents when we MAKE II
unlawful for those living under 81:
nag to cspOuse the political principle
iCr which the flag stands
Mr.. Pryan makes an indictm mt
aga / st the expensiveness of AneTi-
can government in the Philippines,
calling attention to the fact that the
American members of the Philippine
commission receive greater salary
than members Of the cabinet at Wash
ingtOn. and charging that th';fe IS
much juggling of salaries in OrGer
that the American officials may re-
ceive more than the Filipino officials,
and vet the appearance of dlscrlmlna-
ton be avoided. In this connection,
he points out that all the member
IT the commission, Americans ana
FilipinOS alike, receive $4,000 a year,
and the American members are then
given $4,000 each as heads of de
partments. This" says Mr.. Bryan
is merely a device to avoid til i.aY-
ment Of high salaries 20 the native
members of the COmmisSiCn- The
Philippine government could be cen
Quoted by FiEpinOs for at least half
less than il can be conducted by
Americans. and the FilipinOs would
be better satisfied with their own adj
ministratiOn than with ours"
In addition to taking the view that
capacity for self-government is an in
herent quality subject to develop
ment, but which does not have to be
grated upon the parent stump, Mr..
Bryan condemns colonial policy as
denying to the FilipinOs that expert
ence which only participation in gov
eminent can give. He says: If we
must govern them until they catch up
with us, we have an endless task be-
fore us, for, assuming that we are
now ahead of them, how can the gulf
be closed unless they advance more
rapidly than we dO?" To treat the
Filipinos as Cuba has been treated
BY the United States is, in Mr..
Bryan's opinion. the only American
plan He declares that his own OBJ
serVatiOn in different parts of the
Philippines cOnvinces him that there
is no division among the people as
TO the desirability Of independence,
and as to their capabilities, he says:
Il am satisfied that the legislative
body to be established in the Philip
pines in the near future will Prove
that the Philippines are competent to
select worthy representatives.
If imperialism means the taking
of the Philippines Dy the United
States, Senator Beverage holds that
this questions is no longer an issue.
If it meansT American retreat from
the islands. he declares that all agree
this should not occur until the Fill
pinos are fitted for self-gOvernment,
which is so far in the fu-ure that II
is not yet an issue. The Indiana
senator inquiries: IF by Imperialism
is meant our present method of adj
would our opponents improve that adj
ministratiOn.'
To those who would leave the Fill
pinos ito work out their own destiny
Senator BeVeridge fires this predic
ton:
The north star is not more fixed
and certain fact than that the moment
we Americans surrender the Philip
pines either Japan, Germany or Eng
land would take them-almOst surely
Japan. And, of course, it is absurd TO
say that the Philippines would be left
to work out their owr destiny under
Japanese, German or English rdle
(and especially Japanesel since we