The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-04
NOT READY FOR
FULL INDEPENDENCE

Detroit 'aErrchman FINDS Deterior a-
ton "a Government Bureaus ina
Philippines Handed over
to Natives.
Detroit, NJ CHI. Sept 3o.---Are the
Flipinos res ~ for seifgovernmentr
Charles O. ID sec~ctary TO the Rt
? REV Charles u williams, bishop OF
tho Fspia1 opal diocese 81 Michigan, who
accom- nted r. TORN ~ wood seesre-
tary of the board of miseions Of the
. Episcopal church. n his recent tour nf
the missions Of the church in China,
japan and Philippines, answers the
question In the negative,
The deterioration that one can
plainly see In such Of the governmt ut
bureaus Of the islands MS Rave been
FilipiniBed Indicates plainly that the
FiHpinos are not ready for self-g0v-
ovnment and stlll need the steadying
hand Of the United states II their well
fare - to he preserved" says Mr.. Ford.
while ! was I'm she Islands last
winter tho pros and cons 81 Filipino
Independence were much discussed by
the foreign ~ well as the native pop
uiattou OF the islands" continues Mr..
Ford.
About the time lett Manila n com
mission was on the point Of sailing for
the United tSatas to meet Manuel
Qucron. president Of tho senate and
with him TO visit Washington, there
10 plead The cause fer the people back
horne. On my way ur TO Manila from
the southern islands OF the archipe1-
ago q fellow passenger was Hadjl
eutu. ecclcSiasticai head Of the Mo
hammeian( Moros, who was expecting
tc accompany the omnaisaien Later,
however. / Understood hadii Butu in
discreotly indicated that he was max
iu~ the trip to America not to plead
the cause OF independence for the
Philippines, but to oppose it There
fore he was left waiting on the DOCK
when his fellow commissioners sailed
away.
'''r1is governor general or the islands,
Governor Harrison, was ardent I'D
vocate of Filipino independence and
urged. believe, that congress and the
president shoaId make them a free and
independent people. II one READS the
signs of the timas Alright, the prese Mt
administration is OF like mind. The
nnetaut Fiiipinization II raany gov
eminent departments and b ,, IS
would indicate thts.
zone is PROUD Of hts country md OF
the fact that he is a citizen OF 1t when
he sees what has been dome by tho
American statesmen, educationaiists
engineers, physicians who have been
semi over there since the islands We're
taken from under Spanish rule tx
ceiient drainage and sewage gaysteulS
have been instali ID. modern roads and
highw avs, even up into the mountains
"a far as ragulo, + 900 feet above sea
level, has been built. the terrible cpl
denies that regularly swcpt the
stands and carried off thousands al
Z a.. f,A ~ -, han ~ AF Ef
excellent and modern "ducatjono
I avstern has been Developed: In fact
( from a pestiicntial district, tie Philip
/ pines have been made into health
/ ful beautiful, progressive place, "A fl
\ place for man To dwell in. We have
/ spent time, energy. money and pre-
/ cious lives in the reclamation Of this
country Is 81 all to be wasted by Z
prerna ture declaration Of indep endencf
! FOR the FIliplnos,
| with our military. oar edp cation
! ists. doctors and engineers Wen
/ also cur preachers and teachers in tbs
church And their record Of achieve
ment is as high and praiseworthy N
ia the record Of their fellows.
What effect ia the Filipiniyation o.
government departments and bureaus
with the consequent removal and re
turn OF Americana. TO have upon th'
/ work and future policies OF the Amer
.can church? What shall and must b.
the policy OF tho church In the futur'
I II the plea for Independence IL granted
These are questions tAat are goinF
~ have an important bearing upon TN
fiecu2&lons I'm the general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal churci
whom IL meets In Detroit ana proceed
70 the election Of = Successor 70 etshol
Brenat az missionary bishop OF TIN
Philippines. They are goinE 70 afec
no ices tho future work OF ever,
Protestant communion that is nov
represented in the islands,
Tho work NJ the Episcopal churcl
among thu natives OF the philippines
hos been confined almost entirely q
the northern part Of Luzon. amongs
the rorots of the mountains, AM
amongst the Mohammedan Moros, o
the south Seas, particularly in tn
vicinity of 2amboanga in M'ndhnao
and on the Island 81 Jolo. With th'
execution Of ST. Luke's hospital. which
ministers to foreigners as well AS FIJI
plnos e home for Mestizo girls ant
a small aormitery for students OF th'
Philippine university, tie work II
Manila has been confined entirely t,
rnintstr atoms to the foreign inh alb
ttarts ard the Canton Chinese.
st Lakes hospital. with Its Htnf
II one American doctor. FIVE American
nurses. enjoys tNa reputation OF benz
the most efficient hospital IN tn
islands, surpasslng ever the ntg Philip
atne general hospital, now that II ha
been turned Jver w the Filipino ad
, mfnls.raticu entirely Situated In TN
center ot large native barrie. II
nee daily clinic ministers 70 the need
NJ the poor by the hundreds.
"Tha larger part of Manfla's small
-rerch andising business Is in the hand
OF Canton Chinese, Among thes
, people one Of the most successful piece
, Of work of the church is being don
by the Rev. Mr.. Studiey. kindergar
, ten and day school. together with
se'via@ school for older girls. IL main
tanned. 49,.
with the erection OF high school
aud the University Of the Philippine
in Manila, Thousands of young men an
women came TO the city. The religion
bo4les Immediately realized the dan
gers that surrounded these young PEG
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