Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31
DUTY Of. GOVERNMENT
TO PROTECT FILIPINO
Gen. Edwards Discusses Con.
ditions in Islands Before the
Philippines Club.

That the United States will not get on,
Of the Philippines until our grandchil-
dren are dead" was the prediction and
hope expressed by Brig. Gen. Clarence
R. Edwards. chief Of the insular bureau
Of the War Department. addressing the
Philippines Club at its smoker last night
in the Ebbitt House.
Independencia' is idle to speak Of
said Gen. Edwards, until intelligent pub
lie opinion among the Filipinos shall de-
mand It. And the intelligent public
opinion Of the Filipino today is voiced in
the expression Of that one OF them who
said to the Americans. For Gods sake.
never desert u.s.
Islands Not a Burden.
The Philippine Islands are IN no way
a burden to the United States, declared
Gen. Edwards. Not a dollar is appro-
priated by the United States for the
maintenance of the civil list If the cost
Of army operations is properly a charge
against the insular establishment. he con-
tended, then the cost Of maneuvers in
Texas Is properly tax upon the treas
ury Of that state.
II the United States is to participate In
the trade of the orient, said Gen. Ed
wards, 1t must adopt the methods of
other nations. With Manila as the huh
Of eastern commerce, there is 100000 coo
annual business to be done. and no other
nation Is so advantageously situated to
command 1t. The United States can have
Is or so per cent Of the trade with China,
| If 1t wants it; but, besides providing an
adequate consular service, 1t must alst
have military force to protect it.
Should Not Desert Nations Ward.
Eve should not desert our ward in the
east" said Gen. Edwards, before It is
out of swaddling clothes. and that will
not be until our grandchildren are dead
mot before will they be in "A condition
to take care of their own affairs"
If the United States abandoned the
Philippines tomorrow. he asserted. a
naval station and coal pile would still
be left behind. and 1T would be necessary
to provide an army to protect them. All
the islands cannot be fortified, he adj
mitted, and he said that an enemy could
seize all but Corregidor and Manila be-
fore we were ready to dispute possession.
has done more to awaken public con-
science in the United States than any
thing else in American history. At least
dozen laws adopted without politics for
the islands, he declared, have since been
applied to national legislation for the
whole United States.
The Philippines Club. a brand-new or
ganization, formed November Is with
former residence in the Philippine Is
lands. and anxious to provide a club
house where those with this common ,ex.
per1ence may. assemble. held its first func-
ton last night. DR.. Daniel Folkmar acted
as POSTMASTER.
sentative Thomas s. Crago, who served
in the Philippines as a captain and is
now the lieutenant colonel of the 10th
Pennsylvania Regiment: Maj. William o
Owen, U. s. A., and Col. Frank S. Nc
Intyre, U. s. A., of the insular bureau.
Officers and Guests.
The officers Of the club are G. E. Lor.
enz. president: Harry Debnam, vic
| president: Dr.. N. L. Downs, secretary
treasurer: board of governors: Fred Pow,
| ers. John Hauck, DIR. Daniel Folkmar,. j.
| r. Mickey, W. j. Fisher. A. D. Collins
DR.. Joseph Heller and John Murphy
Those present were Representative
tyre. U. s. A; Maj William o. Owen. u
s. A., DIR. Daniel Folkmar, Gen. Clar.
ence R.. Edwards. F. s: Reese, G.. L
Drew. s p Cannon A Ito, B. - G1s h,;
M. Allen, W. J. Fisher, John Murphy
John ]. Pringle. Dr. N. L. Downs, Georg
! Wagenlander. B. J. Daniel. e. H. Jen
nings. William: Hinkleberry. John d
| Wright. Robert F. Barr, H. G. Salmon
| James r. Afford, Harry Johnson, Harr
| B. Coulter, Walter J. Bennett. Fred L
| Powers, c. F.. Morrison. Fred A. Ander
SONS Romeo r. Perry, Benno I4ipke. d.
G. A. Schaub, A. P. E. 4Joyle
c.. e. Williams. W. ]. Malville, r. j
| Stanberry. ]. S. Randall. Harry Debnam
8. J. Murphy. ]. I. Nettekoven. w. W
Paddock. Charles A. Benson. J. L. Nc
w. Hettinger, H. M. Savoy, James E
Smith, George P. Geissler, Frank Dolley
Ralph w. Neal, Richard J. Donnelly
Clements w. Legge, Louis J. Campbell
William D. Huston, A. D. Collins, George
Kelly, Charles G. Topper. DIR. C. L. G
Anderson, Emil Walters, George E. Lo
REM. Ira B. Nutter ]. r. Mickey and H
v. Shurtleff.