The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-07-07
FILIPINOS WANT
INDEPENDENCE
ASK KUuos ADVICE AND
OUTLINE TWO PLANS FOR
RECOMMENDATION.
BY Ernest q. walker.
(Mail Special to The Advertise

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jine 2A-A
propaganda for the independence Of
the Philippine Islands is being active
" advanced here at Washington.
Manuel L. Quezon, one Of the resident
Philippine commissioners at Washing.
ton, is the head of It, He is making
plans for the spread Of the views which
he and his associates entertain and is
writing letters to senator's and repre.
sentatives, asking their opinions about
Philippine Independence and about
the plans he sets forth for bringing it
about.
One of these letters recently was sent
to Delegate Kalanianaole, of Hawaii,
but thus far he has abstained from
making any detailed reply. Hawaii IS
interest at the Capitol, of course, as far
as independence Of the mainland is con
cerned is in obtaining statehood but
the Filipinos 60 farther and want to
obtain absolute independence of the
United States government.
The letter to Delegate Kalanianaole,
is as follows:
Hon. Jonah X. Kalanianaole, H. of r.,
My Dear Sir; Allow me to trouble
you for an expression of your views on
the Pilippine problem. / venture to
express at the same time my own ideas
as to legislation on the subject
MY program will give what the
Filipino people are unanimously de-
manding = independence = which, /
think, is the only right and just solu-
tion.
CGThera ara tvvo 1,avu ,f Nth 40 -,
the sovereignty of thee United States
over the Philippine Islands. One is to
give the Philippines independence as
soon as stable government has been
/ organized there. This can be accom-.
plished by enacting legislation which
shall provide that within two years
within the passage of the Act, the Fill
pino people elect delegates to con-
vention which shall draft constitl.
tion for the Philippine Republic, and
after the constitution shall have been
adopted by the Filipino people, they
shall proceed to elect the officials of
the Philippine Republic.
"When said officials have been elect
ed and duly qualified, the sovereignty
of the United States over the Philip,
pines, shall be turned over to the Fill
pinos themselves, and the independence
of the Philippine Republic shall be rec
ognized.
fThis is the way which will best
suit the Filipino people.
Another Plan.
"The other way, is the gradual trans.
fer Of the government to the Filipinos.
This can be carried out by legislation
which shall provide:
"First That it is the purpose of
the United States to give to the Fill
pinos independence within eight years.
| "a. lesser period would be more accept
able to the Filipino people)
Second. That after the passage of
the Act, the Filipinos shall elect the
upper house of the Philippine legisla-
tire, thereby placing Immediately the
whole legislative power in their hands
''Third. Two years after the Fill
pino people have been conducting their
! legislative work, there shall be held a
! convention to frame constitution for
/ the Philippine Republic, and after its
adoption by the people, the power of
: all American secretaries shall cease,
and they shall be succeeded by Filipino
secretaries, duly elected by the people.
"Fourth. After the lapse Of an
other two years, the Filipinos shall
! have the right to elect the chief exec1-
tive of the Philippine Islands, who viii
be called thenceforward, the President
of the Philippine Republic. After the
said President of the Philippine Repub-
lie has been elected and qualified, and
| ~
remain in the Philippines, as represen-
tative of the American sovereignty, an
American official who shall be called
United States Commissioner in the
Philippines" and who shall act as ad-
wiser to the President of the Philip.
pine Republic on international matters
during the time above mentioned.
"Fifth. Two years thereafter, the
full and absolute independence of the
Philippine Republic shall be granted
by the United States, and the full pow.
er and authority over the Philippine
Archipelago shall be given to the Fill
pinO people themselves.
"Both of the aforesaid schemes
should include the naturalization Of the
Philippine Republic by an internationa
agreement.
Either Is Only.
"Either of these propositions is the
only solution of the Philippine problem
that win do justice to the Filipino
people and honor TO the United States
The world knows that the Filipino
helped the American troops to defea
the Spaniards ia the Philippines, be
cause they were led 10 believe, AM
: did believe, that tho United State
] would not hold the Philippine ATehi
! pelago IN subsection, but would IRE
!. and help the Filipinos 70 establish 81
e independent government,
at u, therefore, . moral duty 0
the united States 20 the filiplnob, {
: give them their own government an
Z assure them the free enjoyment " thei
z Independence, BY means of a. Intel
nasio agreement That the time
ripe fer ihe lihrrly ~ the filipln0s an
for lhe peaiFalisaiioB " ne ialanaI
q esiaeni
III ffn4TlHg thirteen yeaFH N America