New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
'LEAN TO VOTE FOR
 PHILIPPINE BILL
lln. Senator Approves U. s.
 Holding Absolute Sovereignty
Especial to the Herald.1

Extensive about the bill at the open M of the hearing, he had made up A mind to vote for it, because he be- @ cd that as long as we retain ab- #lte sovereignty and every bill #sed by the Philippine legislature d be vetoed by the governor gen. ELI there is no danger.
 VI #enator Sterling, of South Dakota, # the floor and consented to an in Eruption from Senator Mclean, who M that he agreed with the senator t one of the problems is to know I'd Filipinos. Sometimes the best " to know 8 man is to give him re- nsibility," said the senator. ''The tor from South Dakota has stated S conditions as they exist today in # Philippine Islands. He under dds that under an executive order & ajorfty of the commission are now pinos. The evils which exist there (which he complains will likely con- &@e unless tho present law is hnded. Admitting that all that the ator says is true about the char er of the Filipino people, it seen1s ne that unless we give them the Is with which they must learn this e, we cannot expect conditions 4 Rr than such as exist now
 # Retain Absolute Sovereignty. # think the senator understands point, and I hope he will come to uss the bill and criticise it in cam son with the present situation. Noes not seem to me that 1t changes
 any important regard. We ex- @ the franchise, which we must do E8hey are ever to reach 8 state of \ lligence sufficient to comprehend Ed responsibilities of the ballot.
 As long as we retain the abso-
 sovereignty, it is safer on the = le to gradually extend the privi- W of self-government; and if we do E do it it seems to me that we can er be sure that they have reached Joint where they can be intrusted D independence"
 enator Sterling said he fully ap- plated the necessity of a minority Presentation and, that different in Fists should be represented, but in
 bill, so far as the election of a Lte in the place of commission < oncerned, it recognized no other j. Rrest but the interests of the pinos themselves as is seen by #r legislature. By making both hches entirely Filipino, he said you ldraw and withhold every in bee but Philipino.
 Conditions Very Bad.
 nator Mclean: "The senator ad-
 that that influence under the #ent administration has been of Eort of benefit and the conditions 8e are very bad. I understand the
 tor to convey the idea to the te that the conditions there at
 present time are bad and retro
 ing, and that something must
 one to remedy the drift that they
 now taking.
 nator Sterling: What does the
 tor from Connecticut think would @ he result of veto of bill, for lnce, by the President of the 4 led States prohibiting slavery in
 Philippine Islands? What effect Z Id it produce in the islands in
 event such course would be
 ssary.
 Result Not Alarming.
 knator. McClean said that in his
 ion with 10000 soldiers there and
 United States navy the result Id not be very alarming.
 answer to a question as to 8ther he thought the Filipinos had e control of himself than the age Cuban, Senator Mclean said: E; I think they are different. Of & -Se that opens a subject that we e been discussing here for hours. M senator knows they are Malayan M the Cuban is not. They all get r xtra-territoria1 ideas of civiliza- # from Spain, and 1t may be that
 have some Spanish notions from
 leo, as they were controlled large
 rom Mexico, burt they are a diff nt people, and the testimony, it Sns to me, is conclusive of the fact W that difference is to their advan-
 They are an amiable, quiet peo-
 and they are fairly honest.
 % will say to the senator from IlH- W (Mr. Sherman) that in my opin-
 there is nothing in this bill that s us the least concern as to our
 ro1 over the islands. If there was buld not vote for it. We may hold n for a thousand years under this
 My point is that if they are to #&n the trade of self-governme ent, & must have the tools. We cannot Rk self-government to any people k must learn it by experience. They #e been under our jurisdiction ething like twelve or thirteenth rs. That is a good while to them m they have advanced very rapidly. # admit that. It seems to me that we
 safely go another step. The more ilfar with tools of self-govern- ht, the quicker they will be able to
 them intelligently. That is my # ef.
 Nothing Toward Surrender.
 If there was anything in this bill & looked toward the surrender of &se islands I certainly would not for it. That is one point 1t seems 8ne, the senator from South Dakota M not discussed. as I hoped he would, ause there is nothing in the lan- ge of the bill that diminishes the &nraipOfv of this country or tba