New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-12
Such Action Now. Says
Secretary, Would Be Be
trayal of Pledges.
THINKS 1T IDLE TO
DISCUSS QUESTION
Hearings Closed by Senate COM
mittee-Favorable Report
on Bill Indicated.
I'm M. rtlhuns Burssu. J

Wv .N ...L.r, now IN the way or
.o- ."'.. .,aorcrdcnce and that ~
i.D''....-...f,-, SON in granting a larger
measure "' seq ~ Ultimate task Of
the fiipIh'> '''
self con'io. - .Lo erc,,r,ert Of the
ne ouio'' d. - ir,uaterial
secretary YES ,..' -,.,-l+ coDstruc the
how i0e .,-,, assurance Of in
dependence as s.; soon az me- decision. he
meni was avs .E. CONGRESS of the
Saie. 5'S.,. r.~c Tho promise CON
1hllee ~. r~csr,blc of the Jones
S.i.' .4frS d,d not differ from the
o--, . -f,,.5. made by President
~. .rs o+rers rcDresentiug the gov
"' ~ .r. United States IN the
ms,
c.--. nun go ~; "a fxcd time for indie
N"l
l'.'-' ..l. .t.. ,,~,,,obre breeder Of IN
e...,,. ." sstcS senator Weeks
90 49, .......- has becu uncertain
3 t--...r,. Garrison. This pre-
Ieit,,," ,... s55 70 ~"
anne 80 ...f W. trro,,chout the
ne ~ .,-.-.-f ,to attitude that the
near .e i.,--,+,r- tho Flipinos iu-
eHee'e. o.. "E~.ie-, we have not
yes S'I.' ''' -....o, ~ n'edres al
more thas ''F''''''
i'els - 49, co~r,sco declared that the
..,c ,'i is5 bec, impropcrly termed
.a. ..I,t ,-,r,iro indcpendence bill and
mat IL was merely q step, with proper
'ls. ,.-t. .,g.er5 self-rovernment and
'''' '-. ~. r.., ,.i+b PROMISES held out
''t '-.,,.-c. fo- Years by the United
l.....
.'v-t.. ,bo United States should DO
.--.,-,.-,. tho Pbilippines." said Mr..
[...-. t- o,er.,f his statement,
We, 5eterr,ined properly
lco,.,.. two things constantly
uy h,ei."e 0~c the duty of the
49, &c. ~ itself and the Their.
my. -. ~ he hedges and as
go r.s ra5e 10 the Filipino
peoI', ,.i.t... ..b, b;,' v.ss en- framed
"... 49,. srotber stem along the
o., ~ p...iIs.,oyer-y5ert Here he traced
80 a.. pb;inpines- some
lhe ulS-o.S -. v-;,b total nopu-
ny ~ --o~ 49,, : o00 400 and o 900.
, ~ -. ~ Mia, oricin. He quoted
'Y', uoS -. .,,osss,,es and sneecbes
-" 49,. VcKi1Iev TAN and
..,. 49, ~ eecb succeed
l'ooS, e-s ~ - aftor the Pbilin-
IHs 0-i...,'' ~ bards of the United
pines cam VIZ FI.- ,'- ~ been taught
ol@ -eT ~, .ii,..:.l 80 for Tho Filiniros 8"
nt a.;sttdct,or ove~ the prorress Of
-iar5a~s Rad boon evnressed and
w go 80 ,,it,r,stc self-govern ment
,"e ho!c OF
I've. oeI. -. .,.o..d .s so,.i,, IN q
"l' f", % wv ebonld endeavor
message ~ -. -. t-;,,-,;,'ls aco-o,1ic in
10 secure lo' ~. - =. tboT Tor ccm
oepe"ue NV "'u ,r;,L .to ,,(.,,,or
pIele -o. 90 So
10 aeClue .'' .--. 49, S,cb seIf-
own IaI EtN' -''t' I.''''.1 ...--;o5 H.
foNerhHi tht '.'-'u NC "NOO''i y
lhqePetnaC,SS"y r.--:-a, .d5od prosi.
ID ~. s..-.(,e5 ~ ,ror,iSe IN the
~. f.s-.. ~. -,,,,,,-;-c tbe
i.,'.'l.. .i5,' 90 .to pbil,rrire Islands
.,- Zoo s.. a. s,onle government can be
g.. 4l;~,ro+;or If q
e' ,epiis.'D n9 ~. &c, -,
p'.''t .,'' ,I' 3D.. .t;. "a ,-ocod.
lt4 .to'. gum -''1 ~ ~ 80 80; GO ,
ing NJ ".,. '.'-.5
wa. "' 80 ~ - - 90 tbc
"''- "e7 - ~ 80, lo,ical
49,. H.. 10 - .o.+;,c, tho csnsc.
,P CIV. T.i.,.S,,'. co. soif-go(.err-
,r, ,.5 .o-. ',I,ieJ as foucyys.
.f. Ham. ~, .ce ma, rronor oh.
t....., .., t. ,-.l. % ,be urovisions
n .',1F ~ ,,o co,t;dere5 II
49,. :,.:..oJ ~ ye
'. 30 ....- 49,. ~ ,,,,rsoI,..s
S"V1'n' u. ~ ,...,. ~ o.,. ltl;,,s.
-' t-'...l roe..io W - o.,
'"u ,' H. - - e.. r|. ,,s
our Iii. 1885, ,,,aas,,+os Nv, ~
otI.,..,.... ID, - roeroct
w r.,e ro ri,b+ ~ co further 81
t+- +.-,, bcos,,so 81 tbe d,tv which
to,o ,rJCrtator in his croat on.
."' ~ ,,.. - - - "a
- - h,- ;,;oct;Dc rc,, and
49, fs.,..-.l5 'y,,.i;-s.;o,, o-,o,o
- w. b.,c u.bc,ted tbeir asnira.
,iors far 5iTerert mctbods of life. of
doing business and of handling gov
Crnmor,aI matters We have accus.
,n5 49,, ~ ..,;4s,ior ororgy anf
80 r c,,,,,or.l sgricultuTe AND
80. ,yo ts,o .ti,r,,lsted them n live
mon 81 d.Fcrer. ,I.re and 10 educate
+bcir cbiI5ren Cor better things. For
.,s 20 o., f.,+bor az mis- time and with.
Jro,v 6i~ slrnort b, fore we have prac
tcsI o,.rrarre that these things will
I'm The main continue would be a be.
travail Of the generation of islanders
that we have stimulated and 10 whom
we have held out great hopes. without
any corresponding advantage 10 our
selves or TO any one
"Not 10 give them what is provided
in this bill would likewise be a be
travail of the pledges and promise.
made on our behalf. because by theil
conduct OF that which we have giver
20 them % do they have shown them
selves worthy and capable OF doing a.
much more as this bin viii give then
- a.. God rgfth % fhosq "a whom ",