The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
FlLIPIKOS THINK THEY SHOULD
RULE THEMSELVES
wilson GETS MESSAGE
Through Their Assembly Islanders
Gratefully Accept His Declarations
and Acts, Taking Them to be Full
of Good Omen to Themselves and
Their Country,

The answer Of the PHILIPPINES to
President Wilson's message delivered
through Governor General Harrison
came by cable Tuesday in the form
OF a resolution adopted by the Phil
lipine assembly. Emphatic belief In
the right Of the Filipinos to be free is
expressed in the resolution and the
presidents words are gratefully &C
cepted as "a categorical declaration
Of the purpose Of the nation to recog-
nize the Independent OF the island.
The text OF the resolution made
public by the war department fol-
lows: eve, the representatives OF
the Filipino people, constituting the
PHILIPPINE assembly, solemnly declare
that it Is evident to US that the Fill
pino people have the right to be free
and Independent so that in advancing
alone along the road Of progress it
will on it's own responsibility work
out its prosperity and manage it's
own destinies for all the purposes Of
life. This was the aspiration Of the
people when 1t took up arms against
Spain and the presence Of the Ameri-
can flag first on Manila bay and then
in the interior Of the archipelago did
not modify but rather encouraged
and strengthened the aspiration de-
spite all the reverses suffered in war
and difficulties encountered in peace.
"Being called to the ballot box the
people again and again ratified this
aspiration and since the inauguration
of the PHILIPPINE assembly the ma
tional representative body has been
acting In accordance with the popu-
lar will; thus in the midst Of the
most adverse circumstances the ideal
of the people never wavered and was
respectfully and frankly brought be-
fore the powers Of the sovereign
country on every propitious occasion.
On the other hand, our faith in the
justice Of the American people was as
great and persistent as our ideal. We
have waited in patience, confident
that sooner or later all errors and
injustices would be redressed.
1.-THE message Of the president Of
the United States to the Filipino peo-
pie is eloquent proof that we have
not waited in vain. We accept said
message with love and gratitude and
consider l. q categorical declaration
Of the purpose Of the nation to recog-
nize the independence Of the islands. !
The immediate step of granting US a
majority on the commission places in
our hands the instruments of power !
and responsibility for the establish
ment by ourselves Of stable Filipino
government. We fully appreciate:
and are deeply grateful for the con-
fldence reposed in US by the govern
nent OF the United States. We look
upon the appointment Of the Hon.
Francis Burton Harrison as govern
or general as the unmistakable har-
oinger of the new era in which we
expect the attitude Of. the people to
re one of cooperation and finally, we,
believe happily, the experiment Of i'm
oerialism has come to an end and
hat colonial exploitation has passed
nto history:
"The epoch of mistrust has been
.losed and the Filipinos, upon having
brown open to them the doors Of
are required to assume
he burden OF responsibility which it