Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-12
HOLD PHILIPPINES,
MIR. HULL ADVISES
CHAIRMAN OF NAVAL COMMIT
TEL SAYS THEY ARE UNFIT
TO GOVERN.

I'll Rtho lhEA AANE UNFIT
TO GOVERN.
Washington, ID. c.. Sept. IL
That the Filipinos VIII not be At
for in. endenco for ffty years. and
that Se1rs.~.y TAFT was weakening
in his attituLe toward Americas
wary in the Orient. is the opinion
- Representative Hull. OF Iowa.
chairman of the Military Affairs
committee of the House. He said
the Filipinos should be given TO un-
derstand that We are going to keep
them. Incidentally. he criticized Sc
verely the discrimination against
American capital involved in the
policy of the United States concern
Ing the islands. No American capt.
tai can be induced to go there. he
declared. unless free trade is given
to the islands. Mr.. Hull said:
We are not going TO sell the Phil
ippines. SO what's the use OF vast
ing time talking about IL? regret
that We have them. and we will get
lots OF grief out of them. But the
only thing 10 do is TO face the mu-
sic and do the best wo can.
I'VE will gradually build up
sef-respecting people by getting
more OF our own kind over there. I
would like 10 see more Inducements
given to Americans to 20 to the
Philippines. and less discrimination
against them there 7 can say this
now freely. because have no fnan-
cial interests OF any kind there.
I'VE must give free trade to the
islands and definite inducements TO
our capital. I don't believe I'm award
Ing monopollel, but IL some Amer
leans start a sugar establishment or
big lumber industry. I believe in
dealing directly with them and maxi
ing concessions that will be TO their
advantage. Under the present sit
uation. we practically call every
American in business over there by
hedging him about with all kinds of
unjust determinations. OF course
the natives suffer in the same way
This must be stopped, and encour-
agement given instead. When Spain
owned the islands. the natives had
enc nation they could trade with.
Now they have none.
CALLS 1T INTERNAL TALK.
81 would also stop this Internal
talk about self-government. We must
put an end to stimulating these
half-civilized people with the idea
that they are At to govern them
selves. We are going to keep them.
and some day. II they are NJ to gov
9rn themselves. they will have a gov
ernment like our other territories.
They, VIM not DO At for this for fifty
years, and in the meantime we must
stop this independence talk among
the people over there. I would saw
to them: If you are good. we will
reward you, and If you are not good.
we viii spank you; but under all
conditions, we are going to keep you.
When they understand his. they will
interpret our kindness and indul-
gence as fear. Many OF the lead
Ing natives told me this when I was
last on the islands"
FLEET A SPLENDID DEMONsTRA-
TION.
Speaking OF the sending OF an
American feet TO the Pacific Coast
Mr.. Hull said: THE eastern peopIe
seem to be afraid that If the ships
go their coast will be bombarded. II
strikes me that the citizens Of Bos-
ton and New York are under the i'm
preston that warships are built for
them. They are built for the whole
country. The movement of the feet
VIII be a splendid demonstration Of
the navy's power, not only TO Japan
but 70 all the world. IF japan takae
umbrage at it It would show to my
mind that they contemplate some
thing they have no business 70 CON
template. and the sooner we find II
out the better II will be. don't he
lieve Japan wants a war with us at
lhls time We have some possessions
that Japan would be glad to fall heir
TO but the Anglo-Saxon race is
mighty poor race to give up what II
has II is more likely to reach out
for more"
Miss Lena D. Bunalow and broth