The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-12

Tho following argument IN favor Of
granting independence To the IhHlr-
pine Islands Was presented by Clyue
Morris at the debate between the Uni
Vc'sity Of New Mexico and the AgElcs
at Ilodoy hall saturday night;
My colleagues of the ~atfirntotiNe
have shown you tonight G1 that tn"
%Filippinos arr capable of s~elf-govern-
ment. and go that It iE To the best I've
tercsts OF both the United states and
the Philippines that we grant them iu.
dependence. / shall eudoaVor 10 SHOW
YOU that we are morally hound To- re-
lease the Philippine Islands within
two years after the close of the pres
ent war and that Il Is Inconsistent
with The principles ot our dcmucrucy
and also with our world ideals 10 re.
tain them longer,
Granting Independence to the Philip.
pine islands Us % moral obligation We
oWc To ourselves. To the Filippinos.
and to the world. We cannot accord
ing to the dictates uf right and Justice.
do otherwise, FOR that was the only
idea with which We tool over the isle
ands ana we have repeatedly promised
complete scif-govcrnmcnt and indie.
lflNfllif " AflfiuH INV ANNNfh iVll'N
of President Mckinley at the close ol
the Spanis h -Amcricjtu war. was tO
prepare ms .Fihppluns fur sclf-goVeru.
mcut and independence Notice m,
statement. "Whcu Philippines proper
aS a whole. show thomselNcs reason.
ably III to conduct u popular sclf.
government maintaining law ard or.
der and offeriuL equal protection ol
the laws and cNil rights Go rich and
puoi. ana desire complete udcpcn-
dcnce or the United states. th"y shall
he given g." rhc policy ~ prcsidcu'
Roosevelt and Tar was also to pre-.
pare the %Filipuipus Tor Independence
and the democratic party has de.
clarcd ihrrc timcr for Philippine iu.
dependence, We have shown YOU &,
night that the FIlippiuos are ca9aal,
~ sclf-guvernneut. and gentlemen
We must DE true to our promises ui
stand before the world convicted u'
~.usiuccritN Can we afford To- pat our
selves In the class of promise breaker,
with Germany
Who are these people n whom ~
are 80 iutcrcated and what u, turn
tics are there binding us 90 them
They are Of an entirely different race
ln a different zone. with different ell.
matte conditions. and with entirely die
tinct racial characteristics DO We cN
rcgt Co make tvpcal Americans iu ia,
true sense Of Inc word gu OF thr-,
little brown men, naturally so dlffyrcu.
itom us and 80 far away from mar owl
country Gentlemen. u cannpt 10,
ioue~you cannot change the ami
character OF "a race Thcs' people arc
capable of making their own pnllcivs
policies not To meet the conditions 10
the Tinted States hut suitable for ih'
condition 300 the Philippines. whcr'
,hoy 1.-Two. The constitution of IA,
United States aiNs Governments dc.
rive th"ir lust powers from he con
sent Of the governed can We den,
tu the Philippine worthy as thcN are
the very principle that we prize hirh
est The Fllippnoie desire their iu
dependence they demand their indie
p~cndcucc can we oppose this dc~ir,
Tor freedom, when our forrtthcr- ga,,
their yer, lives iu defense Of thi
principle u not precious Hfcbloo,
being spillrd ou the battle fields o.
Europe this very uight for the sake 90
freedom Lincoln said. Those Wh'
deny freedom TO others deserve Il me-
for themselves.
Honorable Judges, the %rotontion %
the Philippines ~ against our tradi
tional policies. ln 1888 prOsidoE
Monroe advanced the doctrine whicl
has since become the hy-word Of e.
cry American America for the Am
orleans; Europe for the Europeans
Does not ASIA for the A~tattcs' tu'
low logically '' In tN9S when Tia" l'li
ted states Established sovereignty owe
the Philippine islands. this ductrin0
was violated. How can We consist
entity maintain "a democracy az nom.
and an empire abroad one of the h'
sis principles Of uHr government .
ihHt FAN men are created equal Tn
Ffippinos are under the stars AN.
~ pes, they have shown their worth
mess now are thcy To- bc treated a
equals or Interiors To promise w
dependence sometime in the distnu
future IL like making promises 90 on
great, great grandchildren aud nntur
ally the Filippino~ are not Statistic,
with t. What guarantee have the
that a promise made 10y us viii %
carried into effect hy coming genera
lions Indefinite retention iVall
means permanent retention Vet tai
is the policy advocated hy uur honor
able opponents America ought To- %
the last people In the world tu crus.
the aspirations OF "a Struggling Nour
nation to nationality or Independence
Let ms now consider the question a
our world idcals \ gigantic struggl
Of mankind against mankind ls hoiu
vagcd Ia Europe The hest Blood ii
Our land * iH'iuE sacrificed gladly
for what ITO make the world safe to
democracy To quote President Wi
von we are fighting Tor omancipa
tion-frum the fear aa well as the "a,