Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-08

-lghat DC hoy
Aaairp A. knla~. mean IN black
r6halof nhorun may lhlnt 20 people
u cnpablo Of s1lf.eovornment thni doe.
MOI establish me judicial recen. o. mat
has 10 nnlg Sunday. John Smith Of
ooDtrplIo map think 90 people u
t1pabIo 81 Ell. government that does
not Vofo h|1 democratic Ticket, o. 70 70
church on 1un1ayA
"capacity for saIf.Eovslumsni- Il AZ
brad and tleaiic a. ne world, and 4
that should BE- The criterion Tor The
granting o. Philippine Independence.
AmsIlcs might a. yell my 10 the Flii'
pinoA n VIII aire yon independents
uhan n nllaeo1 me n Do a."
Fortunately. ne American PROMISE
70 me PHILIPPINES u uot based DO nnch
nhnrurs and abstract conditions n Il
based on q definite roiHahlo hing
When America. through her Congress-
omclallg told tha Filipino people that
they would - grated heir ~independ-
snce a. noon a. they could establish =
stable toremmcnt. 90 abstract or Oh
pcEnt couditon vng meant Stable
,sDVammorl ~accord|ng 10 American
asare. means q cprinln. oennllo Thing
The Unlicd ainies promrod me Gu
bans The lame thing, that rwher they
hava established q stable government
then American troops would be With
6rnun~ Az aoon a. the Cuban people
elected Q government suited 10 them
osives eapahie Of maintaining order
and fulfilling an International ohllEa-
lions. there was . stable government
IN Cuba. and American troops we're
Withdrawn.
when Congress paved the Jones
law. Il simply borrowed the phruso
stable government" from the crhan
history nuc applied Il 10 the Philip
pines. 1he hinlcry Of Philippine lex.
ialntion shows that IN black and white.
with fuil knowledge Of what n meant,
the Filipino people accepted The Jones
Law and Immediately began setting up
The stable government required ny Con.
Erens ~ q p~rs-requislfo 10 lndepend.
enca me stable government Il nov
fact Il Il indeed moro than that; n
q en- undisputed fact
me o1Icisl representative Of TIE
~unltql States II the philippine Islands.
the Governor General. reported 20 the
American Congress ano the ndminisirn.
ton that "tha Filipino people have -
lablished tho stable government DE-
mauded By CouErcra ~ a prerequisite
for the granting Of independence
namely. q government elected By The
suffrage 81 ne people. which u sup
ported by the people. which 10 capable
Of maintaining order and Of fulnllinr
lio International ohiigallona.r
The Philippine question e therefore
no longer . question Of politics. argu-
menl or superstition. 10 the Philip.
plne mind. a least n 10 now 4 Qucs.
ton Of whether the United States 4
ready 20 discharge ~ own obligations
fully and completely. America went
before the world II ne recent var A
lho avowcd champiop " self detrfmi.
uniIonr and Fnlpinos cannot zoe how
America rnn consistently refusc 10 act.
Ihe Filipino people, however hnYe
no gFudee or grievance against The
American people 3aeIIa u q message
81 friendship and gratitude. They seek
Inlenendence a. he natural and log
teal outcome Of Americas policy IN
ne lHlands end q Americn't noifun
promise r. them Thcr IN whiting
20 1Ite privileges o. ! concrsalrna no,
Incompatible with heir aallonAl vel.
fare.
Tho Niinlno people are willing q
aecens Independence under ang OF lh1
fo|loNlng cdndIl|ohnt Under a League
Of Natioan. guaranteeing he territorial
iaIo4lilyi under ne pIofeclernleahlp
tf he United Hlnlea Tor TIE nrst fru
years. under a irrRly Of neutrality Do.
tween the United siEtcs. England. la'
pan. fmnce and other povefA or even
oflhoul any condition WhafeTer-hbso'
lutte and complete Independence Th6l
have no fear 81 Japan. phnlpplne Ia
dependonce. N our oplnlons y not ln|m'
ltai to Inpanese Interests The Iapa'
nrae are new free 10 COM 20 lhc phi
lnfIafa. bot Al lhe present ilus lhef.
are less than ioooo Japanese N M
lnIahds. There an slx nmes a. mnn,
fananeae IN California o. ihere are II
tie ehllFe Philippine Aichiptlago.
Tho FillDlnos are willing 70 taxi
lhelf chance a. . nation. Smaller "a
tIouH hesci hg gfAFer pfphlema nn'
danttfn have taken a more hnmfdonI
ehenca AZ freedom. and have sue
ftedsd
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