El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-02
sd HOW ALIEN PEOPLES SUPPORT
GOVERNMENTS WHICH RULE THEM

T Manila espital of the Philippine islands, monument
A and a memorial tablet have been voted TO TOMAS
Claudio the first Filipino to die with the American
in France The monument and tablet VIII be N nonoI %
Claudio The spirit back Of It Is honor 10 me
for their devotion to the cause to which the Unlu
has pledged ali its resources for Their answering yS
why should the Filipinos fight Germany? Germany mao
done nothing to harm them. Why should tney not Iat
hone Germany might defeat the United States the n2on
which had conquered them and joined them TO seIf WY
indeed should they revolt against the United states
in the hour Of Americas trouble, thereby seeking me PAIN
" fit5s IN the United States is half the
me Philippine islanders grateful to the United
States for delivering them from Spanish oppression; gre
l TO the United States for defeating the selsn asd
lions of Filipino leaders who, with their armed FORCES
would have held the islands IN SEM oaIoaIsnn unasI lls
az despotic as that Of Spain They feel grateful 70 the
United States for the liberal government me
cviizng prosperity making government WHICH l1as 80
stalled n the islands, giving the natives their rs UNDER
standing Of liberty under the law
The other half is inherent fear and a0noIIeno OF
GERMANY Far distant the Philippine islands from Ger
anv but the China coast is comparatively near II was
n china That Vihelms troops earned the Of Huns
Hardly Filipino the archipelago had not heard OF VII
helms Atake order to his troops when they were ABOUT
to leave for China:
aIJse your weapons so that for thousand years no
Chinese viii dare to look German askanoe"
They knew also how the Germans had oppressed ana
bruay treated the people Of the colonies they mad seo
Africa. It IN marked contrast Win lne way 'S
Americans had treated the Fihpinos-
When America entered the waI $1,000 natives naIcnea
cheering to the governorgeneraFs headquarters N MANIA
Manuel Ouezou first president Of the Philippine senate
vent TO Washington rendered Filipino DIVISION loL
immediate service He said: Every province,
ever district every municipality recorded its desire TO ao
in all vavs possible the preparations to take real part
in the Among the first to offer their services "ee
members Of the Filipino Veterans ASSOCIATION, men Wao
I'D served under the Filipino flag and had fought IN the
revolt AGAINST the United States The whole nalona
Guard numbering $4,000 men, volunteered for federal serv
ice and many tbesmen Of the scout or consaDuaIy o.
carnations asked be taken into the American army
Now consider Porto Rico. People Of Porto Rlco nave
bogt 100000 worth Of Liberty bonds besides subsc
inc beav to the support Of the Red Cross The island
has provided 1900 and many officers for the amer
can army IN the against Germany has increased land
cultivation wonderfully help out with the food supply
furnished some thousands OF laoorers 1or me C
tinentaI United States.
Look 1T Hawaii The Hawaiian territorial government
was called on for 24O3 and responded at once Win
5000 volunteers The Liberty loan allotment was 9aOOo
goo The Havaiiaus subscribed Ss5000o0 Hawaii and
NOT oulv Hawaii but also the Philippines and Porto Rico,
has furnished an appreciate number Of men Tor the navy
and merchant marine services
The support the United States is receiving from Its n
Iar possessions IS comparable only with that given Great
Britain by the Beers Of South Africa and France 0y her
colonies.
Contrast this with the attitude Of AlsaceLorIane to-
ward Germany refusing to fight except under the harses
comDulson Lock at the Czeehs Poles Slovaks and 30
hemans of AustraHungar conquered peoples VINO IeIus
TO support their nation See how the people Of Poland
changed from Russian German chains yet refuse to Int
for Germany.
TIE measure Of support people Of alien nadoHafties
give their government shows wildly the difference between
rtoefie and democratic methods Of governments; the
difference between humanitarianism and brutality
Pretty soon they'll be setting cubes Of sugar in solitaire
rings