The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11

charge rightfully az whatever cost. II
{ sa useless waste Of time to discuHg
whether We should have acquired the
Philippine Islands. or whether having
acquired them, We should have set
out upon the course Of improving the
material prosperity of their people,
educating them. introducing means Of
communication n transportation and
building up commerce, internal and
external a. we have done. II is
equally prohtlcss to discuss whether
those who spoke ON behalf of the
United States should have made the
repeated statements concerning our
attitude with respect to the Filipino
people, which statements are In their
nature assurances ar pledges concern
ing our intentions. We nav done
these things ms must abide by them.
We have no riEht now to measure our
duty or our obligations by what
would nave been our rights mad We
not pursued the course We did
pursue.
we deliberately chose TO assume
an enormous responsibility, with a
self-ahnegation unparalleled, 80 far rs
I know. save In the somcW hat similar
case Of Cuba. Il was finely c0ncciN-
ed, and It behooYes the nation to see
that il II finely carried out. lsnur-
auce and prejudice Increase the aim
Guilty, and attempts TO REAP partisan
advantages add To 10.
"Our titizcns know 80 pitiably 1T
tie about this great problem. They
H.. 49, a..f... ma. 81. q. H..We wanna
way, how he honor OF the nation
which Is collectively their honor. q
thing which they individually hold 81
dear-ls vitality Involved In q propci
consideration aud treatment OF this
matter. n they ala So il would re-
Iuire great enrontery to attempt Ca
divert them from It's proper settle
mcnt by pnitry lies and snameful mis-
representations. That such de- nov
affect the public mind II due entirely
tu lack of knowledge on The part OF
the public.
The terms and provisions of the
bill YOU have before YOU are not
known or understood by our people,
% they had it's provisions IN mind.
they would laugh In dcrision ut those
who suggest that 10 IL inadrisaole T.
consider his bill now because of the
existing war. The very slightest con
%siderltiol of the actual provisions oi
this l8ll would convince any inquirer
hat there was nothing whatever In II
which made h ingdtisablo or inap-
|propriate Go consider the matter at
this time. Il is not too stroug a
statement 90 say that were every ma
! tion ON earth. including our own, AT
war there Is nothing In this bin which
| would make III consideration inoppro'
PIRATE on that recount
"Thc bill is 81 framed M 90 pro-
Vide another step along the line ol
sclf-government. The wisdom and
prupficty of Il can only be determine
ed by keeping In mind the two view
points nrst gdvcrted To and by con
sidering the history Of our relations
Ito the Philippines and the present SIT
uation therein
Here Secretary Garrison traced th'
history Of the Phiippines-some -
Islands with a total population of be
tween eight and nine million mostlS
ct Malay urigin-pointing out that th'
! revolt against spain and, later, th'
rising against the United states w"r'
I the only orcaious which had tended
60 produce nom gently among th'
! Islanders. lie quoted al length iron
! messages ana speeches DIS forme.