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ductive 20 maintain themselves.
Wouldn't Il be better" suggested
Senator Kenyon, "to leave this pre-
amhle out altogether until We have
had an opportunity 20 visit the ISLANDS
and see for ourselves what the condi-
tions are
at undoubtedly would" replied Dr..
Worcester. "Thst il the trouble we
have always encountered. We nave
been 80 far away that we could not
convey an adequate impression OF what
we were doing or what obstacles we
were struggling to overcome 49,,
As an example Of the case with
which revolutions can be propagated
among the ignorant people OF we
Islands, DR.. Worcester pointed out the
recent seditious uprising under the
leadership of Artemio Ricarte, whom
he described ss professional lnsur-
rectionist.
awe have usually found out about
those things seasonably,' ne ADDED
land have quashed them before they
came 10 anything. In the present IN
stance II would seem that movement
rad started and had gone little fur-
tbe, tban usual. possibly as result
Of the somewhat limited experience ol
those VINO Nhu " utoA wen ~
Report of Manila Editor.
IN this connection, Or. Worcester
submitted TO the committee the folloW-
ing cablegram from /. u. Mel'ohme"'
General commanding Corregldor
denying rumor regarding disarming OF
scouts Movement in Botanical Garoeh
scattered by the police before the time
set for UPRISING. Arrested twenty boio
men. Movement wide. Quite well or
ganized. Ricarte connected with them.
Drastic measures required to prevent
il from spreading. Il is generally ne
lieved the disturbance is being IN
auenced by widespread idea of govern,
mont weakness. Sedition not suppressed
by wrong Interpretation Of promises
OF administration in circulation by
politicians among ignorant masses.
"Foreigners apprehensive. Great many
have applied for firearms permits. I'M
possible to do anything TO corroborate
many facts. Witnesses are forbidden
TO give information. Government VIII
not allow US to see documents selzeu
bv amy. Uprising insignificant IN &C
complishment, but dangerous on &C
count of political agitation OF lowest
classes. Similar 10 1896. Have ar
rested men in Manila. Main leaders
have not been apprehended. Communl-
cations secured indicating Americans
were to be attacked and property 70 be
confiscated or destroyed. There is no
evidence that property owning natives
are involved. Absolutely no Americans
connected with uprising.
The opposition to DR.. Worcester was
directed not only to the preamble OF
the bill assuring the FillplnoS OF IN
dependence, but to the body OF the
measure. He laid stress upon the ne
cessity of appointing an administrative
officer TO safeguard the interests of the
non Christian tribes.
Better TO Civilize Them.
"There are several provinces in the
pbilippine Islands. including all the So
called special government provinces,
said DR.. Worcester st the outset OF MS
testimony. populated 10 a considerable
extent by members of the non-Chrls-
tian tribes. which are not self-support-
inc and. in the natural course OF
events. cannot be self-supporting ior
some time to come. 1t is impossible
at the present juncture to expect these
backward peoples, some OF whom are
lust emerging from savagery, TO pay
tho cost OF their own civilization. III
would be very much cheaper TO clvilize
them than TO fight them"
Later on DR.. Worcester made an emo
tional appeal to the Senate committee
10 save the so-called wild tribes win
whom he had labored for fourteen
eve have the confidence Of these
neople now" he said "They take our
advice The results we have obtained
sra in great peril. A plan IS ALREADY
under consideration 10 break up the
Great non-Christian province and annex
II TO Christian provinces. Ihat woulu
he setting back the hands OF the CLOCK
snd DESTROYING the work 10 which men
have given years of work, some OF them
their lives TO accomplish. what Woulu
bcfall these non-C Christian people at the
hands of the people of the lowlanus
NAV be rathered from the remark OF
the governor Of one Of the latter pro
vinces. who said: The only way 10
deal with these people is to Kill them;
Replying TO the question whether inc
noseession of the islands was not
menace 10 the peace OF the Unlteu
States. DR.. Worcester said he had no
great fear so long as this country
Maintained its naval superiority. over
,be countries which might attack the
Islands. japan, he said, could land an
army in tie islands and capture Mania,
Int IL would be Of little use If a line
of communication by the sea could not
be maintained.
Military Oligarchy Feared.
at seems to me-" said DR.. Worces-
ear concerning the preamble of the
nending bill, "that the government
.bonld be lust as well as stable and
20 reet the wishes Of the people of
tbe limited States that it should be
ranree en4ative in form. / cannot be-
iieve that they would approve Of
r,onarcbv. which would be wholly un-
I;kelv. nor can believe they would
snnrove Of a military oligarchy, which
in nv opinion would be certainty
we're the people left undisturbed to
manage their own affairs.
AT seem sto me then that Just
and commemorative government should
he nrovided for, and IT seems TO me
frrtber that the will of the people
! sbould be considered and demanded
In anv event before we withdrew our
sovereignty. You have been assured,
I note, by reading the testimony, of a
nractical unanimity of a demand for
| ;nSenendence in the Philippines. ]
/ wish to assure you that there IS no
/ such unanimity. What many. OF the
people have in mind when they say
| they wish for independence IS not IN
dependence at all.
1.-THE truth is that from the outset
the things that the politicians have
/ desired is the privilege OF working
/ their will on the people, with the navy
/ Of the United States lying IN the on
-, % nrevep+ interference from the