New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-22
DEBATE AT MOHOyK
Dr1scoPs Remarks Meet En-.
phatic Dissent.

MOhOnk Lake. n y. Oct. A-Ths
lens presented by American occupation !.
the Philippines were discussed fror, -,
Gus points Of view at tO-day's sessions y,
the Mohonk Conference. Copera.,--'''.
Michael F. Driscoll. Of Syracuse, who -
comDanied the Taft party to the Pb,l,1-
pines. was the principal speaker 81 -.
morning session His declarations 49,,
the entrance Of the United States in., -
affairs Of the islands Is a matter Pa :.
greet" and that "the principles Tor us,,,
the American nation stands are being -
lated by our remaining there nat 49,
phatic dissent from other delegates
At the evening session DR.. J. D. Bs,-,.
director OF the Philadelphia Bureau NJ NJ.
EiciDal Research. VINO has recentlv 80.
six months IN the Philippines. scfaJ y.
spokesman for the dissenters. He dacIs-as
that the Filipinos we're pleased and 49,.
fed with American control. ExpIsinine go.
ne went 70 the archipelago as a eomn,l--
sioner Of the United States 10 study 49,
development Of the school system rhe-.
he continued. in answer to Conaressman
DriscoIrs address:
The United States undertook fts var vs,,
Spain for the purpose Of liberatine -
people Of Cuba from oppression and -
plOitatiOn that had become intolerable a..
an incident OF that war. this nation carns
into It's present relations with the peonls -
the Philippine Islands. This nation 1Sn
not have discharged the obligation wFiea
u deliberately took upon. itself until h
has established not merely in form h,ss
in fact the institutions OF democrse-s
among this people who have hithsrs,
known only the Institutions Of mOnare6v
and servttUde.
Among the other speakers at to-niebtz
session were Professor George BIakesles. az
Clark University, Worcester. Mass. WA
discussed Americas Philippine Policy 4,
the Light Of Recent Developments in the
Far East; Edmund Enright, suDerintend.
ent Of Filipino students in the Uuitaf
States, and Geronimo Fl. HUising. one ar
the students from the Lowell Mass. text.
lie school
The opening address Of the day was mazda
by j w. Beardsley. until recently director
OF public works OF the Philippines. WIN
spoke on the necessity OF developing means
Of communication between different psr-.
Of the islands.
A. F. Odlin. OF Cleveland. formerly iudzs
Of the Philippine court OF first instance.
had prepared a paper showing how laws
We're executed in our new possessions. h
his absence a friend read the paper. IN
which the prediction was made that at TIE
end OF two or three generations thers
would he no widespread desire among tbs
FthpinOs TO sever the bonds that thsa
bound them 70 the United States.
Major George u. Shelton. OF the Bureau
of InsulaT Affairs at Washington, read a
paper prepared by Colonel j. G. Harbord
Z. s. A. OF Manila. assistant director a
the Philippines constabUlary. Colonel Hsr-
bord, who was detained by q surgfnl
operation, paid a high tribute to the FlE.
Pine people and forecast their political and
commercial future
". ". Petit, who has been in the PhiIp-
pines for eight years and is now principal
OF the high school at Malclos. and Brig
adler General William Auman, Z. s A.
formerly a commander and later president
Of the examining boards in the Philippines.
also spoke.