The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-05

FOR PHILIPPINES
RESIDENT COMMISSIONED TELLS
TAMMANY MEMBERS IT
MUST CEASE.
DANGER TO REPUBLIC
In Maintaining imperial System Of
Government To Hold Colonies
Cites Effect In
History.

New York, July 4.--Members Of the
Tammany Society, who gathered in
the 14th Street Wigwam to-day to par
ticipate in the annual Declaration OF
Independence celebration. listened to
the eloquent plea OF Manuel L. Ques-
on, resident commissioner Of the Phil
ippine Islands. for the freei0rr Of his
country and his eight unillion country
men. Either give my country It's In
dependence, or else cease celebrating
the anniversary Of the signing 0f the
Declaration OF independence was the
pith OF his address.
rs it an irony of Fate, that / a
Filipino, belonging to and represent
| ing people subject to the United
States" ije queried, Should address
an American audience ON the celebra-
tion Of the Declaration OF Independ-
ence?"
From the Filipino viewpoint, Com,
missioner luezon said, tine Deciara-
ton of independence Is a solemn
pledge OF American national faith and
honor. 1T is the baptismal vow OF
this country" he exclaimed, and then
continued
Since the Declaration OF Independ-
ence and by the Overwhelming in
fifluence of it's doctrines, republics
have been founded upon The WRECKS o.
despotism, and constitutional govern.
inents are finding their way in botn
hemispheres even in countries where
absolutism seemed to have been firmly
reotd. In the Philippines itself. uhe
cry of the people for freedom SO deep
ly felt because of the born desire In
every human heart to breathe the
healthy air Of liberty Is argued with
the very words of the Declaration."
He concluded that American occu-
patton OF the Archipelago is incon
sistent with the Declaration of indie
pendence, ewhika. he said. ''is the
bedrock Of American republican insti
tutions and the spirit and soul OF
which the Constitution IL but the
body and letter. He made bold &c
declare that thirteen years ago imnle.
date Filipino Independence would
heva met not one dissenting vote hi
this land of the Free"
Strange as it may seem, however,
he continued, you will find today
learned citizens and distinguished
statesmen who, with the very best
faith, win tell you that there is moth.
ing In the Declaration OF Independ.
ence which forbids this country from
governing against their expressed will
a foreign people. They will tell you
as former Senator Beveridge, from In
diana, said In the Senate, that the
Declaration was written fby self-gov
erning men for self-governing men.
That there are races, trustees undel
God, OF the mission to thrust theil
Ideas, all over the wcrll, Ivy force, !
there needs be!
| Il am not, of course, speaking nov
of Imperialists who fTankkly confes
that In considering colonial problems
they do not care one iota about prln
ciples. That their only concern Is tn
question of dollars and cents. The.
are not to be dealt with ongthis occa
sion, This Is too sacred a day to dis
cuss with those whose supreme cod
OF action Is the balance of trade. T.
them the Declaration OF independence
Is wornout paper. worthy only o
dreamers whom the tneoretic worl
name of patriots"
4 "The Islands are source Of you
national weakness" he declaret
"rhey are costing you, they have cos
you, hundreds of millions of dollars
and their retention has not droppe
one single cent In the pockets Of tn
American people VINO are bearing tn
burden Of this expense. Very few me
In this country are the only ones ben'
fitted by such an enteruprisefib VII.
fted bbu such an enterprise. AS
| business proposition, therefore, or a
D a matter Of national profit to You tn
sl Philippines are, as Congressman Fo
/. ter has said, a lemon
II Let us turn from this view of th
!. question. which Is not my concern .
' this time.
il How could any one sustain the
4 | any country on the face OF the cart
]. no matter how strong, no matter no
4 advanced, no matter ho altruistic an
' noble it's motive may be, has the rigl
q to govern a foreign people witho,
q their consent, according to the pril
! ciples proclaimed In the Declaratio
o lof Independence?
ell THE consent OF the governed is q
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