The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-09
Rep. Miller Asserts Cover.
nOr-General Harrison
Has Caused Chaos.
APPEAL TO CONGRESS-
TO SAVE THE PEOPLE
Anti..AmericaniSm Declared
to Be Encouraged by
/. :. Official.

prLvru. MINI, Nov. S.--Clarence 4
Congress from the Eighth Minnesota
district, returned few days ago from
his second visit to The Philippine Isl
snds more convinced than ever tina.
Harrison has brought about what he
describes as complete governmental
chaos" From the floor of the next
House Mr.. Miller. who Is "a Republican.
will plead for speedy improvement Of
present conditions.
1t IS difficult for one to speak
calmly who has Investigated conditions
throughout the Philippines" declared
representative Miller. 1T Will be even
more difficult fot the American people
10 believe the truth respecting condi-
tons there.
From a generous impulse the Ameri-
lean people started out TO give the Fill
p.nos the best government American
genius wis capable Of devising and
al he same time to educate them and
tam them for self-govcrnment. Fiji
teen wears OF effort produced tremen-
Gons success In all respects save per-
's.'irg The capacity FOR self-govern-
nynt These Years of experience
clearly revealed that perfected capacity
.0r selt-eovernment. instead OF being
ittiized IN Years. would require genera
ions. However. advancement would be
constant and evolution unfalterng.
b.f
Harrison. Armed with Bryan's Philip
pHe theories and 'nisinformation and
Personally ignorant Of Filipinos and
eetHtn.ng Philippine, Harrison landed
Manila IN October, 1913. l was
'nsro Nh"u he arrived and witnessed
iie great outpouring OF natives who
Ioyously iuaueuratcd him. / was there
this summer and instantly observed
= complete change In the general atti-
'ifc Of the Filipinos. Formerly all
Vas rejoicing; now everywhere the ST.
44toh j. strained suspicious, ominous
a. times. arising, those tragic mo-
"sris when fierce blows are received
and given,
No Responsible Governments.
Vt once the GoNernor-G -General pro-
o'rd'i 20 knock down the governmental
srl.iurc. Not A,tila OF the Huns nor
TAeodorc OF the Cloths ever laid such
re'tru,,iy" hands upon human institu-
Ho... The result Is complete govern
mental chaos. To-day one looks in
'.in 10 md responsible government in
I" Philippines II is not there In
IL place are some governmental In
'.'l'iO's, moving blunderingly On,
Gri'eu by their own inertia. but for the
most part the Government has fali.u
hht a house OF sand. This summer
o., went from bureau to bureau. but
iowAere could he lind = responsible
ae.d
There are some conscientious, capable
F.pns holding public office. but
NmN lir unwise, .\ll the elements
among the tflipnos that are pro-Ameri-
'n including those who are for Ameri-
'N retention, Were speedily elimnared
'"m M" government and SHUT up by
methods TIA. remind tis of the Middle
Ages Apparently choice consideration
was gwen TO those few Filipinos who had
bfeu openly, notoriously hostile to
America. IN" natives seeing this in
Ndn'iN reasoned that the way TO get
o''' Was 10 he n'i-American. The
'J'ernpt-iencril encouraged this. lie
lIoiry taught them to discredit all
'.'' Hi'l ipll' iOI talfll III ltuEb
ana every feature of the policy America
hal developed in things Philippine. II
"' f'lr'nos are rapidly growing dis
.oSd' even hostile to America. We have
10 one 10 blame but ourselves, for our
o"h 'gh official during the last two
.'rs dts taught and rewarded that at
t'nID
N'nWni!" the thousands of loyal and
I't'' ' americans who had dedlca cd
themselves with all the hcroiSm of the
W = pnlrN spirit to Americas altruistic
DlIMe" iU the Philippines, who had
sven the best of their lives. and many
" la'm pp>ltiNc geniuscs. beh"ld their
"o'6 tgst drrided and then destroyed
r''H 'h"v Themselves, discharged with
nsi'''. found themselves scorncd and
''nhla'e1 bv those they had lahored
" H'Ip. There resulted an assertion Of
I.''N' superiority over Americans, and
N'r}Wh"rc throughout the Christian
I'Nn''- Americans were subjected to
Nsa'S and h"risions and their own Gov
'"h'n' refused 10 protect them. II
'o'h "'.twc known to the Filipinos that
v''h"''r an American and "A Filipino
'HN'1 he Government was with the
tpuo
""'"rnmcnt Lands stolen.
4, ''''' Ihll mo lhnd area OF lne
''A"s II Government land dnd this is
' '''', half too. All III" immense
'W'N's h"loug to the Government. A
'p"HIH land and forestry department
e'l'' Vas been buil1 up, The land de-
l'' 'h"', wac one of the first objects Of
u''h. filipino director began the
'''A'ns work, He had not been in a
,'H NI'u II was charged he had stolen
'o,l 'o" G"N"rnmcnt something like
''''' irr'S of the best land and had OBJ |
,"'d .HNd Tor practically all his rea-
''S ''"u going 50 far as to change
,"'~ 'i,c office that he or his rela-
'''' w"ht get a particular tract. This
',,. '''r vas generally known.
:, VA l." prosecuted" No. indeed
~ h'!"ug"d T." the right political party |
~ Wet" allowed to resign and the Gov |
.". 90 n"iHl ~ accepting his resigna-
W.. :" " him one of th" finest profess !
~''.'I ''-limnuials one ever read. u was
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