New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-19
O.. Garfield Jones Says MOngoIi-
ans Would Destroy Natives
Under Changed System.
DANGER IN INDEPENDENCE
Cannot Be Truthfully Main
tanned, He Asserts, That United
States Lacks Ability to
Govern Colonies.

sible misfortune for the people Of the
Philippine Islands, according to state
ments made by o. Garfield Jones in an
article in THE Outlook which will be
published on September 20
Mr.. Jones says IL cannot be truthfuily
maintained that Americans lack the abll-
ity to rightly govern colonies. Mr.. Jones
asks whether the United States shall con-
tinue to be a blessing 10 the Filipino peo-
pie as In the last ten years. or shall
abandon them to their fate.
To illustrate the character Of the ma
tive official Of the old type. shaped and
hardened I'm the school Of Spanish CO.
lonal politics" the writer cites the case
Of one Pajarllo. diputado-elect to the
Philippine Assembly, in 1909. who was
found guilty OF murder IN the first de-
gree. PsjarilIo. he says "as FAIR ex-
ample Of the Filipino politician, because
he was able for a number OF years 10
close the mouths OF an entire community
Conviction was finally obtained through
American energy. Never before in the
history Of that community, says MI
Jones. was a man Of Pajarillos standing
actually convicted OF so serious crime
and in his opinion nothing else ever did
50 much TO increase the moral courage
NJ the men OF that province. Mr. Jones
goes on:
The old Spanish trained politicians oil
the Philippine Islands have long known
how TO lead the ignorant masses 90 suit
their own personal ends, but they know
now that they cannot so 'ead the rising
generation of educated Filiplnos OF "hjm
there are half a million IN the puohc
schools 1t is therefore not TO be won
dered at that this old school OF poll
tlcians is making one last frantic appeal
for Independence as the next Philippine
election will see the rising generation OF
American trained and educated voters IN
| control.
An independent country situated as
are the Philippine Islands must neces-
sari,y have close trade relations with
B China and Japan In very short TINE
/ one or both of these nations would by
trade Determinations or otherwise COM
pei the FlMpinos to abandon their Aslaiic
exclusion policy. Then the Mongolans
would crowd in by the thousands and
make the Philippine Islands a second
| Hawaii. Straits Settlements. or Java. All
authorities agree that the Malay cannot
compete on even terms with the Mon
/ golian.
Even to-day the native Hawaiian is
disappearing in his own land more rapid
! IS before the inroads OF japanese and
| Chinese than the Indian did before the
white man I'm America. Already the Chi
ncse dominate the small business OF the
| Philippine Islands. even in the most re-
mote villages. although the Chinese coolie
did not enter during Spanish times be-
cause Of government restrictions. and
also because Philippine wages were then
no higher than In China.
To-day Philippine wages have more
! than doubled. consequently it will not
take an immigration expert 10 estimate
the results Of an open door immigration
policy In the Philippine Islands
"Our business sense has given the Fill
piuos the best government accounting and
auditing system in the world. our com
mon sense and experience in large in
dustry have given them a system Of gov
crnmental supervision that is second 10
none our faith In the public schools has
given them the only system OF universal
! education over instituted in the tropics.
Many Filipino politicians do want in
dependence and they want IL badly. In
| fact,'i; Is not difficult 10 understand why
! they do not Ike American rule. They
realize that American democratic ideas
and ideals have hamstrunE them com
/ pletely. BOYS who have learned TO stand
up for their rights on the ball field and
to support themselves i'm the trade school
will no longer be dominated by rich old
| uncles who can scarcely read or write,
who know no amusement beyond the cock
| night and who know no political methods
/ but intrigue and brute force.
! Girls who surpass the American girl
| In enthusiasm for athletics and play
basketball i'm boomers before great
| crowds AZ Manila girls who by Industrial
arts learned in the schools can earn more
in a day than both their parents put to-
gether. will no longer kiss the fat hand
Of the priest and love as he dictates. will
no longer permit domineering father TO
marry them on 10 rich old misers or TO
prohigate sons of influential families.
! Universal education and romantic love
are thus co-workers for democracy The
autocrat is losing his sway. the priest is
losing his despotlc power and the pater-
] familias is losing his patria potestas Old
people and old institutions hate progress
anywhere and look back with ever in
creasing bitterness 10 the time when the
three RS were taught as they should be
and when virtue was not ashamed The
degree OF hate is probably i'm direct pro-
portion TO the rate Of progress, and no.
where else in the world has progress been
so rapid as in the Philippine Islands
within the last six years"