Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-09-16

What do they
Maxine NJ. kalaw. mean in black
and white?
Senator Shotgun may think no people
Is capable of self-g"vernInent that does
not establish the judicial recall, or tllat
has no Billy Sunday. John Smith or
Sunerrille may think no people Is
capable of splf-goyernment that does
not vote his democratic ticket, or go 10
church on Sundays.
"Capacity for sclf.rovernment' Is az
broad and elastic us the world, and "
that should be ia. criterion for the
granting of Philippine independence,
America might as well say TO the Fill
pinos, u will give yCi independence
when it pleases me To dc So
Fortunately. the American promise
to the Philippines is no based on Such
obscure and abstract conditions. II Is
based on II drtinite seizahle thing.
When America. through her Congress,
officially told the Filipino people that
they would he granted their indcpend-
encr as soon Us they could establish a
stable government, no abstract or Oh.
scure condition vas meant. Stable
government, according to American
usage. means n certain>dcfnite Thing.
The United States promised the Gu
bans the same thing, that "when they
have established a stable government,
then American Troops would he with
Irat,t,' A. sn,n Us tho ('Il,nn InnnlA
elected a government suited to them.
selves, capable. of maintaining order
and fulfilling all international Obligu-
tons. there was Il stable government
In Cuba. and American troops were
withdrawn.
When Congress passed the Jones
law, 1t simply borrowed the phrase
"stable government from the Cuban
history and applied it to the Philip
pines. The history of Philippine leg
i~Slation shows thar in black and white.
With full knowledge Of what II meant,
the Filipino people accepted the Jones
law and Immediately began setting up
the stable government required by Con
grcss as a pre- requisite to independ'
ence. The stable government Is now
a fact. 1t Is indeed more than that ii
Is an undiSputcd fact.
The official representative Of the
United States in the Philippine Islands,
the Governor General, reported to the
American Congress and the adIniniStra.
ton that "lhe Filipino people have es.
taIli.II.l tI,,, ptnlI., u4.arY,,.nt a.,
manded hy Congress rs II prerequisite
for the granting of Independence
namely, n gosernlnrnt elected by the
suffrage of the people, which Is sup
ported 10y the people, which is capable
Of maintaining order and of fulfilling
its International obligations"
The Philippine question is therefore
no longer Il question Of politics, argu-
ment or supp0sition. To the Philip
pine mind. at least, Il Is now Il ques-
tlon Of whether the United States is
ready to discharge It's own obligations
fully ard completely. America went
before ,hc world in the recent war as
the ar"wrd champion # self -dctermi-
nation and FiIipin"s cannot see how
America can consistently refuse to act.
The Filipino people. however, have
No grudgr or grievance against the
American people. Theirs is a message
OF friendship and gratitude. They seek
Independence as the natural and log,
teal outcome of Americas policy In
the islands and Of Americas solemn
! Vpnt,tp, 80 than, rlu,. .r,n ,,tIIt,..
to Civ" privileges and concessions not
Incompatible with their national wei.
fare.
The Filipino people are willing to
accept Independence under any OF the
following conditions: Under a League
Of Nations, guaranteeing its territorial
Integrity \ under the prOtectOrateship
Of the United States for the first few
years under II treaty Of neutrality be.
tween the United States, England, ia.
pan. France aud other powers, or eve
without any condition whatever-ab5O.
lutte and complete Independence. They
have no fear Of Japan. Philippine In.
dependence, In our opinion, is not lnim.
ical TO japanese interests. The JHpa.
neso are now free to come to the Phil,
ippines. but AT the present time there
are less than 10000 japanese In the
islands. There are six times as many
Japanese In California as there are In
the entire Philippine Archipelago.
The Filipinos are willing to take
their chance rs q nation. Smaller ma,
tons b"Het by grnvcr problems and
dangers have taken a more hazardous
chance AT freedom, and have sue
ceedCl.
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