The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-14

.ofhccs filled hy natives are mot. on th,
whole, well conducted II Is attempting
20 prove au lmpossihIlity Represent.
ativr Cline. of Indiana. SAYS. They
have shown marked initiative. aud have
performed their work In e careful and
husincsslikr way President Wilson.
boz his address 'u the Philippine lrgis.
laturr IN 1913. rpmplimoutcd them very
highly on their successful udmiui~fru.
tiou. After three Years # almost ,um
plctc control of their government We
see more thVu ever that the FiliVIuus
arc NOT, "a our opponents claim. un iu
f%crior. uulcurncd aud incapable race.
but q race having the necessary rcquis
ties for successful self government.
some persons raise the question rs
10 whether the FtlipinOs viii Ice able 10
successfully finance their own govern.
meut. When We look over what has
been done In this respect iu the past.
We need not remain long ON this point.
For all those things which we AVE
done for the Filipino have been done
with his money The United States has
never paid uuc cent for n Filipino ruud.
school. or ON the salary Of % govern.
mcnt uhiriul, but Al have been paid for
ont ct Filipino taxation. When We con.
slider how many permanent improve.
mcnts have been made within the Inst
score of years. how much has been paid
In high salaries go American teachers
and officials. then look ut inr fact thar
the indebtedness ut IN, Philippines is
only $3.50 per rupiiu, compared with
the ago per capita debt ut th" United
States, both hcing figures tur 1890. hr-
fore this country entered ih" prcseut
wnr. We READILY see that We should NOT
only refuse 90 work. about this phase
OF the question. hui that N, might we'll
take o. Sow lrs.ous from the Filipino iu
this respect. Mud rcmcmhor that his
finances viii ho lu % much h,t''r ruH1
'ion when Nh, treasury rru-rs 20 hr
hy high -pluriri american on
the Bcuguir ruud.
.cials fut pork barred project, such a,
Therefore, Honorable Judges, wc ai.
firm thar the Filipinus are capable ot
self .goNrtumcnt, hrrpUso ut their un'
urul characteristics and hrcuus' they
have proven their ability Through THEN
past 'ovord, iu respect ~ actual gov.
eminent aud ~ financial accomplish.
mcutS. We viii noN prove thui ludr
Iprudcn,c viii De- fui the best Interest.
of both the filipiuos and the people at
the United Stutc,
No government hy outsiders. mo- mat.
ter how bcuruccut ut putcrunl 10 may hr.
can work for the interests OF % people
as woll MS self government, especially
when the I've peoples are r%utirrl, differ.
ont he rucr, customs, and ideals Through
our present policy Wr are prohibiting
those people from developing that uu.
tiOnul spirit, brotherhood. aud unity
without which pride OF home aud love
OF country is impossible. For thoy It,
not tccl that 1t H. their country. and in
70 ~strictof sense, It j. not. Their pul
irics are not their own. but those die
iutod ~ them 10y % foreign MASTER. The,
are iu the position ui q dog chained q,
q clothes line thr1 can go Just 80 fal
and not farther; for the pntrrnnl hupj
of Uncle sam huNors over them tu iut
hid t'oir conducting Affairs us th,l PEI,
~, but to see that they de- u, % gtoul
eft politicians 7.00n miles ava, vi.be.
them Go do, such H. olr role. $780,. Nh,
siyl" ourselves u. believers ,u dcm".
ruey.