Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-11
BEllEHIS 70
flIIPllOS IN
HAWAII URGED
tcontinued from page one)

wall, as we'll as the treatment which
they received while here. q have n
ways favored the immigration Of Fill
Ipinos 10 Hawaii. Mr.. Worcester said
Sees Benefits to People.
The Filiplnos who come to Hawaii
70 work on the plantations, would
learn not only something concerning
the sugar industry. but other things
which would be of use to them" be
continued Filipino labor is becom
ing more and more valuable under.
stand that many OF those In Hawaii
at the present time are, instead oi
working By themselves In the fields,
low taking contracts for cultivatine
and cutting, which work. / under.
stand. has, in the past. been done
largely BY the Japanese
Mr.. Worcester talked briefly Of
lpolitics in the Philippines and ex-
planned the solicitude In regard to
changes which are now being made.
saying that while much progress had
heen made in the establishment OF 4
Responsible government IN the Philip
pines, 1t IS too soon to give the Fill
pfnos control Of public affairs. While
there was certain element which
desired entire independence, he said.
the large majority Of the educated
and thinking Filipinos are not In IL.
yor of giving too much power to the
politicians there Ct the present time.
When asked concerning the popular
ity Of Francis Burton Harrison as gov
|ernor. Mr.. Worcester smflingly made
the remark that Mr.. Harrison had ar.
rived only 10 days before he left, and.
that he had been unable to form an
opinion as yet.
Mr.. Worcester plans to spend sew,
eral months touring the mainland,
after which he win return to the
Philippines and probably reside there
permanently. His interest IN the
pineapple industry ID Hawaii Is large
81 due to project to cultivate the
pines ID the Philippines He Is vice
president OF the AmericansP Philippine
Company aud VIII probably report tol
the company Regarding the Industry
Is he saw. Il In Honolulu.
Flags Wilson's Views.
Manila papers arriving on the Man
churia yesterday brought the news
Of remarkable tribute paid to Wor-
cester just before his departure for
the states, It was at banquet given
a. the Manila hotel, attended by 400l
people Worcsster, iinspafiug III hisl
denunciati01 Of the folly Of inmedi.
ate independence for the Filipinos,
was cheered again and again. He said
In part:
IN my opinion our Democratic
friends have already made one radical
mistake. They seem to have started
out with the idea that 1t would be q |
fine thing to give the Filipinos somes
thing substantial at this juncture. |
Nothing could be further from the |
truth. In the past the clamor Of polist
ticfans has not infreQuently resulted
ID concessions granted In the vain
hope Of arOusing their gratitude, and /
about q state OF frfendlfness
the advantages of which would out /
weigh certain clearly foreseen result
Ing difficulties, In no single instance /
has this proved to be the case, nor {
win 1t ever be the case until the pres
ailt generation has been replaced BY
The coming one, trained, In part at !,
least BY Americans. The Filipino !,
politicians are like the h0fse.Ieechss
daughters crying, Giyei Givei They
viii not cease constantly to demand
powers which they are as vet wholly
unfit to exercise until something has
cen taken away from them. it would
"a :, <,.,,l a..1 a.,
Tor them to discover that this could
be done. We may comfort ourselves
With the reflection that the policy
adopted during the past week has
paved the way for such q lesson bya
creating q probable early necessity
or administering IT.
The way to stimulate real, substan.
.ial progress among the Filipinos isl
b let the apples hang high and make
hem climb for them, instead of tell1
ng them to hold their hats and shak-
ng the tree. S
There is no royal road to inde-
,endence much less is there 3 short
ut. Before reaching the goal of their
our Filipino wards rnustf
read that long, weary, and thorrvf
,atf worn by the feet Of every nation
hat has heretofore attained to just
ind stable selfgoVernment
After ali is said and done, the real
Philippine question is not what path
he Filipino people shall take That !
las been determined, for all nations
like. by q Divine Providence that is
allWise and inexorable. IT.
) not whether they shall travel the
i'd, old road aT1ittle faster, or a little |
more slowly. That will ultimately be
ettled, for them and for us, by the /
logic of events. and wei
iced not worry over it. The real
question is, shall they make their
ong and Adventurous journey guided,
Ielped and protected by the strong
nd kindly hand of the United States
i America, or shall they be left tol
tagger along alone, blind in their
Iwn conceit, under the keen and
eye of another powerful MAJ
ion hungrily awaiting their first mis- /
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