The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-28
SLAVERY IN THE
PHILIPPINES MUST
STOP SAYS BORAH
Senator From Idaho Demands That
Wilson's New Appointees
Make That Pledge.
ISLAND FAR FROM BEING
READY FOR HOME RULE


list alton has not yet taken up the
oh ,lange offered 1t by Senator Bo-
ra', of Idaho. that President Wilson
ca not have his four new Philippine
CO amissioners confirmed unless the
Sc ate receive pledges that they will
prosecute slavery in the islands
is intimated strongly that the
plf is to give five of the nine places
or The commission to natives, and
th IS meeting with the widest pro-
te2,
IN the surface the only opponent
of The comm ssioners is the Senator
frcp Idaho, but ii is learned that h.
ha strong backing which will no.
y!' r unless these pledges are forth
cC' ing. That slavery in its worst
fora exists in the island has been
get forth in special reports by Dear
w, 'cester and the Auditor OF the
Ph 'ippines
ne position taken by the Way
De 3rtment when these renorts were
mF public is that there is aIreadv
go ciont law to stamp ont the in
ia ~ and that the duty fell in The
FIR instance on the Attorney Ger
crs Of the islands
was pointed out by General
FIR * Mcintyre, chief of the Insular
p au, that wherever definite re.
pol S had been made TO the law Of
fic' Is in the Philippines ind ctments
an' convictions followed
A Fight in soht.
ne White House has not taken
up he challenge, so that lf tho
Mares of the commissioners are
for ed to the front there will be a
81 re- fight, which will develop the
stl 1gth of Mr. Borah and his
fri ds as against straight party
vo' in tho Senate.
che commissioners appointed by
the President are Victorino Mapa
Sec -etary of Finance and Justice,
James G. De Veyre, Vicente IlIustrc
anf Vinccnte Singson. The Senate
Porto Rica has already agreed to re
pos favorably these appointments.
he governments plan to grant
ind apendeDce to the Philippines H.
eiF1t years met with vigorous oppo
sit,)n at the Lake Mohonk Confer
enca, whose members comprised
many of the foremost American
VIII, have served in the islands.
I! was the consensus Of opinion
thas the natives were not ready for
self government.
Brent to Leave Soon.
Iishop Brent, Episcopal bishop Of
the islands, will leave soon to con
tin his life work among the Moro
trites. Bishop Brent is great be-
lie1e in the possibilities anon
the little brown people.
l's friends in this country have
cor Dleted an organization known as
the National Committee for upbuild-
ing the Wards of the Nation.
On this committee are Admiral
Dewey, Mrs Henry NJ Flagler
Ma N Henry L. Higginson, Con-
gre '1man Hohson Mrs. Donald Nc
Lesr, Mrs, L. N. Phelps Stokes
Mr. William H. Taft, General Wood
Re,r Admiral Stockton and Miss
Ma >le Boardman
A Jurist's View.
The United States should not
grs complete independence to the
Phi ippines for at least twenty-five
yea =, Judge Arthur r. odIin of Flor
ida for six years judge of the Court
of frst Instance at Manila, told the
Lal Mohonk conference.
have a firm confidence in tho
flu re uplifting of the Filipinos al
we,s, provided that the United
Sta IS Government will not abandon
the II to the small group of Poll
ticog' doing all the shouting for in
der ndence."
tdbe Odln deprecated the gov
ern tent idea in its Philippine pol
icy IT creating a native majority on
the commission. He said it was a
da, garous and ill-advised expert
me and would work iniuriously
aga nst the natives themselves.
le thought no further measure of
SCI government should be granted
until at least so or, so per cent Of
the rising generation can be taught
the A. B. C's of self-government