The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
GENERAL SMITH
MAKES REPORT
First Session of the Philippines
Assembly Closes Without
a Cry for Freedom.
NO TROUBLE OVER THERE
PROVIDED OUR sATRAP is TO BE
BELIEVED.
NO TROUBLE OVER THERE

Washington, June Ex-Governor Gen
eral Smith of the Philippines has cabied
report TO the bureau of insular az
fairs regarding the closing of the first
session of the Philippines assembly and
declaring that no resolution of any kind
was adopted Ito send any petition what
ever 10 congress or 10 make demand for
Independence His cablegram quotes
from the speech of Speaker Osmena of
the assembly, which he says was con-
sentative in tone. The governor general
cables this regarding the debate:
No Vote Taken.
a resolution of Chaves. asking that a
committee of the assembly be appointed
10 draft a declaration 10 congress as to
the desires and wishes of the Filipino
people Tor immediate independence, and
a resolution of GabaldOn. To the effect
that the question be lett 10 the commit
tee on rules, were the only subjects on
the table Immediately before the close
of the session and no action or vote of
any kind was taken on either resolution,
nor was any motion made for any ac-
ton on either resolution by Chaves Or
GabaldOn OF by others.
The speaker made his closing address
10 the assembly. which was very con-
servati e IN tone. recognizing the work
of the American government in the Phil
ippines and the fact that the people had
shown by their participation in the gov
eminent that it was their desire TO CO
operate with IL, indicating thereby TO the
assembly what was the proper course 10
pursue and that the assembly had pur-
sued the same policy of cooperation
which had already been marked out by
the people in their municipal and pro-
Vincial governments.
Conflict Desired.
'Osmena stated that there were many
who expected and desired that the as
sembly should Immediately get into con-
flict with the constituted authorities He
said that such policy was not in accord
with that which had been pursued by the
Filipino people. and II was evident that
both chambers should work tremendously
for the commonwealth: each chamber
had insisted strongly upon its own ideas
as To what was really best for the Islands,
hut that all conferences between the two
houses had been nS.ed for temperance IN
discussion and gOOG> will
He stated that the cooperation OF the
people with the government did not sig
n.fy. however that the people had aban-
daned their ideals or hopes for the fu-
ture. much less their desire for ma
tionality. The people still wished that
their independence should be considered
Immediately, but that they could do no
less than recognize that they must abide
the final judgment OF the sovereign pow
er in that matter. All remembered that
they had taken the oath OF allegiance 10
the United States. but that did not sig
nifty that they were not at the same time
loyal TO the hopes and ideals Of the fu-
ture and that the loyalty to these Ideals
did not signify disloyalty to the United
States nor did LOYALTY, TO the United
States signify disloyalty 10 the ideals
of the future. The nationalist still be-
lieved that their people desired indepen-
dence and were ready for It.
"Singson, progressit, agreed with the
speaker that the people desired indepen-
dence. but denied thar they were ready
for il"