Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-24
.F|[|P|NOs RESENT ATTITUDE DISPLAYED
BY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN MANILA
DURING RECENT CONGRESSIONAL VISIT

found thru running th,ir Uvn govern
Iauf ihtt fHIud almost everything up
todits ail puntrlr, o. tht representa- |
lions o. auf sNuilfhrur friends
n h. whist ~ li'ipinus haN" been
whiting fu qil .hfrr y'urs Congress-
men tn visit Tho islands that thr, might
se, flr th,us.lycs What Kind of u'urlU
he Filirlno. lr' ana how they conduct
tn.ns Ives instead ~ trhriuuslF 1rc.rt.
ms as truths the many ISLANDERS tgtins
ne rae. hy mtn Who want thr Islands
Indefinitely rrtained ~ purr0s'H ui
their r'snective pockets
The whole incident o. drulnr'l'" hu'
should be- Instructive par rNr'H'nr" in
v.li lmrauinc Nw'ii1 % Is #n"Wn now
/ who the auuihiliturs uf Ihihupin" ltl''
.rty are influences heretofore inNi~i'
/ bile which had frustrated m" Triniif 8
/ q philirrInr ind"r"nd'nr' hv h"od.
| Ninking tn American rr.4,r Co. th'
Ire,! facts haN. 10 las been luflasf H'l
| Hrncefnrth America will know how O.
disrount the multitudinouS statements
being mad on the alleged incaplciiN 90
IN. FliIn for ind"p'ud'ur'
Congressman of sterling INTEGRITY
whn have gone to the Islands with uu
rr,iudic,i minds men iik" Hon. ). -
Porter. Chairman " the house foreign
aff.irs committee and Hon J. frr'f
II Wisconsin and Hon John " small
III North CaIHinl have att"sf'd tu ~
blazing fact That M FilipinOs d"s'fN"
and should have their inhupDud'n'r
The Fuluinus d. not pretend o. De
"A perfsct Teuple Neither Do thrN rr".
fess 10 b. ps intelligent. generally.
Oh. Americans nui they claim that th"N
should be- iuircd ~ their own m'tits
{ Thir tik ~ incamcity Is s.lf 1ss"f'
tion pure and simple God in HIS Wis
Idpri hts newer vet created ~ people
within defined territory who ann"i
maintain q government % th'ir own
Tho record ~ the Filipinns T. nm lp"n
book Tor the scrutiny ~ f1iruiul'd
men ". invite COMPARISON ~ our al
tainwenis and rr0rrrfs with th, rr"g
rcss and attachments ~ other indr'"nd
.nt countries e IN" world t'tsy
II Americans who have Investments ~
the philipuin.s and thorc who have com
,mcrcinl interests generally IN m" "'S
have no t.ason O. be- p1nicSv 20 M
liner. mention II philinpin" ind"pend
lenre. Certainly. Philippine indrps 1drn"
and their Interests cannot ho incoWiuti
. lie Surely. arrangements can D. mat
whereby those Interests could y" al"
u rn.rde,i To advocate Tor tn retention
" Of IN. PHILIPPINES ON any pref " Nnul'
be- 10 pervert America Wanted p'ii'
III aitruisu and 10 convert u INT"
- p,lirv ~ srlfishncss and ~ c,d. Co ne
d everlasting dishonor
u As a uatter 10 Justice tn the Zee
. ings and aspirations II the Ftlipin" -
;. rle negotiations should be hegun ~
I m.diately for the granting ~ their 10
n denandence. commercial interests g.,
he considered afterwards or simuliau'
ie ousiv This Il the only practical 'nurs
"a 10 take. II IL the only sane course
D rhe destinv 90 the Philippines y f
Ia To- h. = peFpetiIal possession 90 "
IA United States but a daughi1 rrrum
~ az hers Americas merrhtnt rin n'N'
q. smother tho desire ~ ~" F'hpin.s u
- their freedom tn" Flli'hno' WI
ALWAYS supinrly 81 hy tu D. ru.isr'
az and insult..i hv advocates ~ The p.lt'
he ~ retention solve this prnll M g D.
ID derendance now and America vii o."
4. der f, Whol. race e I.eopl, happy. luH
~ a. ro-op,rate with hcr in ~ h"r in"
a n,tional endraVus Tho Fllpiros r1'
"a no; cunsclcntiously attend O. The econ
- INTO ana Industrial Development 90 IN
BE- country 80 long 40 the cas- ~ IN"
.. tnd.pand.rcc IL moi resolved in tue
10 favor.-so Ions ~ IA" prospect
Ar gloomy fnr their ever becoming q so
&c erign nation.
Why IL li thni there are sons e. ~
%, greet d.mn,u,rv who. proud ~ IN"
OF cauntry's history, can svtniuthii' ~
IN the aspirations for freedom ~ AZ IN
H. p.oni,s except the Filipino Why o.
e. that they have always looked d1s
is. uuon this unoffendinr son q Cod WI
~ h Il that ihcv have always viewed .
he er--,hing Philippine from a persp'r ~
10 that il disicrted7 Why u u that ia,
lm nav. nluavS disdainod 90 behold q
~. dawn 81 a grander dcy for ;he Fiiipin
TO Have they forgotten Lincoln's rehns
dc "He who refuses liberty Ca another
series Il not himself and under ~
led God. cannot long retain it,