New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
IN FTLIPTNOS' INTEREST.
ofayden, BLOunt and Mccall Speak
ia FaneuI Hall.

Boston. Nov. "a mass meeting of citizens in
~ 1ei iesled IN the Philippine question was held in
dneuh Hall tonight. Citizens from three states
Tpohe IN support OF ultimate independence for the
FHllppine Islands, accompanied by naturalization
Oh the territory Albert Pilsbury former Attorney
General OF Massachusetts, presided at the meeting,
anu many prominent citizens sat on the platform
congressman James L. Slayden OF Texas, fol-
Io"eo MI. Pil!sbury. He said. In part:
1a Or or months the newspapers-the jaundiced
bt; bSTqhg the cry-have been telling us of the proba
that it ought not to disturb the rest Of the most
confirms @ g,s me in my position for Believe that if
NE G5qH nave in our keeping the sovereignty Of
fbo 4b trouble % between the United States Japan
country and the swiss Republic. b. reason Of , ou1
III ue zone OF war probabilities.
Mr.. Slayden continued by indorsing the plan OF
naturalization. but declaring that this plan did not
go quite far enough to suit him and that it in
VoiVeo 70 some extent an entanglng foreign alliance
such as George Washington had warned against.
MI Slaydens personal wish in the matter was ex-
pressed as an absolute and unconditional separa-
tion of our political interests from those of the
Filipnos."
James II. Blount. OF Georgia, who served as judge
In the Philippines. was the next speaker, saying.
among other things
s9ppose the Filipino continues 70 manifest dis
may not like 1t. but what are you going to do
and am going to do it without regard to how
the consummation is achieved
After six years in the Philippines two as soldier
are going to coionize at all we should do so with
the brutal honesty Of the British; that at present
OF mankind; that We ought not TO Coonize at all.
way to correct Rs bunde h000 ana
If three strong and able Americans. familiar with
insular conditions and stl young enough to under
take tse+ the % task We're told by President by "a au,
rasnact S1o raTIa ,,o,ern-oe1+ ~ - I,.are "a
hen ty c0ud and d would o t. anna
the greatest moral Victories in the annals of free
government would have been written by the gentle
history.
The closing address of the evening was given by
Congressman Samuel W. Mccall. of Massachusetts.
He said in part:
Independence IS beyond question the almost unan-
imous desire Of the people of the Philippine Isl
which hts ne6 eouDfn o 6 IN # c to- pac
They willing to fight for 1t against this coun-
DOM and EuRdreds % Of Of them up
Of the peope 5 tast of the Pppne beeHe
we should announce this policy (of neutralization)
point of our s0a own peopie for we should not be
above SonsdeFpg IN this matter the HEN interests 6d OF
administering our government have more than
Snsd N in tas eShbSns OF Of the SPITE II we
are not especially exposed TO attack by other ma
and not likely to result in war but the danger will
increase as the chances OF effective attack are IN
with thousands Of miles Of sea between enemy
transfer this advantage to an enemy when we at
tempt 10 maintain ourselves upon his side or the
ocean, which will have to cross in order TO de-
fend ourselves from attack which he can deliver
at his own door: Take the case Of Japan Would
&c be for her advantage to cross the Pacinc with
her ships and armies to attack upon her side
of the ocean? OF course, only one answer Is poss-
BILE. She would be much more apt then to under
take a war which she could fight upon her side or
the ocean than to attack US upon this side, where
che would be at a disadvantage that would be IN
surmountable. go
Expensive as Il has been and will continue to
be from the commercial point of view. II VIII be
vastly expensive in the continued sacrlnce or
ideals and the violation OF the American prlnc-
pies of government. Naturalization viii be a step
toward the solution of the question in accordance
with our own interests and those OF the Phihp-
pines and the interests. too. OF the peace or the
world.
At the close OF the meeting a rising Vote was
taken expressing approval and support OF the reso
Iutions presented IN the last Congress by Repre-
sentative Mccall the Philippines question