Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-04
Declares Filipinos All
Want independence
Former Illinois Congressman. Back From Philippines
Gives Interesting Views on Island Affair."


nrtnrspaliy 20 tho fass that in tina
Jones' iax America gave the Ftispanas
her wort Of homer shaf ss soan as =
Stahl. government essasd b. establish
..i We saald withdraw our sovereignty
frnm the Philippine islands
II night. At first thought. seem
strange that ia their sincere appra-
ctatlnn af alt yhas s- have dome for
them tn@ Filipino pecpi- should place
sntas, emphasis on the prusntse 10 grant
them th~lr Independence For IL can
nat he successfully d.niest that an the
shoi. the Cnitesi states has treated
the Filipino gsupie better than aay
nattan ewes treated . sssss~assras alien
ps.apl- III all III. lays siace tas curtain
rose ns the dawa of civilization r
Ss 10 nos spoil II. 10 ~ record that
Sc can De prepf 1t
Bnt 4. r~~is5 isar 80 usnngs that
thu Filipino shoaia love as msys Is<
. our promise 10 give them soverrigxsy
ever themselves than for eur usher
good WORKS. for which. after all. cDt-
/ side sf army and aavy expenditures.
/ The stltpiaos nave been taxed. and
K properly xa, for every ecnt Of TIA cose-
( IL we bat REVERSE the sifaatio.. Ard
place ourselves In the shoes II ths
Fuieinus. which cannot be said 10 b~
an unfair way Of getting al the esh~r
fellows viewpoint. we shall ses that
II is aes strange.
Suppose that Great Britain ~ any
other passeT that yoa can think Ut by -
rwrring to your geography ~ history.
should impose Is sovereignty apeA ~
against sar 1lli and tgsen give N m
Infinitely Better government than -
now yatcg! GUILD any such foreign
; veasr ev.r zaGe~~d IN convincing ~
tf:..t - Pad ,mr welfare more si heart
shsn s~ have ourselves
but TO return 10 ny story. ths VII.
plnos heartily thanked Us TOR the
Jones law, considering II a sort Ut
covenant ectss~-n rne Filipino and
American peoples. and immediately
applied themselves 10 the task cf sci
TING up the prescribed stable govern.
tnent And they vet IL ap. IL IN In
the Philippines new Americas own
representative in the islands. the gov.
ernar general. officially reports II ~
there. and recommends that since the
FtIluluns have earnestly fulfilled their
part Of the. agreement. America should
De- as prompt In carrying eat liz psrs
Of the contract
so that IN few words, n II ane
rhe Philippines THAT nov ars an trtsi.
but ths Gated States.
There IN but sne answer. Amssfrs
will carry ant IT. nsr-~ment Ar1
since ~e arr going 10 do u. - raunae
afford 10 auibbis aud spssf hairs sne
hesitate until snr snrdln-ss robs -
Of haIe the glory II orr srhle~em~oS
. Let Is a.. with prompsness and wsiS
, lncuess really worthy ~ America.
/ And shsn tho psopls u The Tnitrs
STATS ses 40 the Philippine Rapnbais
. AZ tn. firsr Christian Democracy -
+ tbe Far East. they Sili 5e building Z
. munumsnt 10 themselves thar oil
,. stand throughout eternity. pn that
day the BEACON light of hope numaaif ]
>. as,a Justice gill fash around the Sortsf
!. Such an example by Am~rsra stii 30
eofpullsb more for III. sea. and sfrU1
!, .iins peoples of the earth than IA
four year world var, Win all - CO
= Ia ~. and treasure.