South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-31
BY JAIME G. DE VEYRA.
Resident Commissioner from the Philip
pines TO the United States.

4AtSAucnL NOnulleelOntE from Tue nAhp-
pines to the United States.
From various newspaper clip
pings. learn that there is an inten-
ton OF sending an investigating
committee TO the Philippines. Ii is
welcome; the sooner it is done, the
better.
Let there be light, The Filipino
PEOPLE are not afraid Of light and
would not run away from It. ON the
contrary, they want the fiashlighS
Of this nations investigators TO-
cussed upon them. The Philippine
legislature. which has respectfully
petitiOned the United States for in
dependence, has been persistent in
its invitation TO the members OF the
committees of the senate and the
house. in charge of Philippine af-
faris, to visit that distant country
so that they may see for themselves
and render judgment upon the &C
tual conditions in the islands. It was
in 1917 when the first petition was
made They did not insist then, be-
cause the United States was busy in
her war activities, and the members
of the congress were entirely alb
sOrbed therein. IN the spring Of
1919. Philippine mission came and
renewed the invitation. And when
the congressional party was being
organized last summer for a visit
TO the Orient, 1 personally eXerted
all efforts to induce senator's and
representatives to make the trip.
Unfortunately. the primary election
in many states were being held and
the country was then in the heat of
election campaigns which necessar-
Iy forced many of the members to
remain in the United States. thus
reducing the number Of those who
had Promised TO go TO about one
third.
securely entrenched in our posi-
ton and fortified with incontro-
vertible facts Of our claim, we do
not fear the arrival OF any body of
investigators. We want II; we re-
quest il; we urge IT,
Why Are They Working.
For what purposes are various
malevOlent and suspicious spirits
I working? \ portion OF the public al
/ leges maladministTation negligence
I in service. and perhaps ineificiency
/ OF some bureaus, not TO say absO-
/ lutte Generalization OF the service.
/ In view Of these allegations il would
/ seem that ia the mind OF the presi-
dent-elect there has settled q doubt:
/ and Il Is said that in order TO please
some and satisfy others, Mr.. Hard
/ ing entertains the idea OF sending a
commission of investigation 10 the
Philippines. I repeat: We are not
afraid OF the proposed investigation.
AS in all human institution, defects
or inefiicienCy may be found In the
ad administration OF Philippine af-
fairs; but We deny that they are
such as TO invalidate our claim OF
being able TO maintain a good
government.
Interested as we are in the good
/ name OF the Filipino people, OF the
; government in whose management:
, We are participants and I'm the
truth itself. We cannot but anxious
( " await the realization OF this plan.
And since there are organized COM
! mittees IN both houses OF the United
( States congress, and this congress
. being the highest tribunal tina:
could finally decide upon Philippine
affairs. IL would be more convenient
and expeditions 10 authorize the
sending o. the said committees 20
the islands, for following their visit.
observation and investigation, they
Will become the posseSsor or relia-
/ ole and authoritative information as
a bats OF recommendation 20 the
I president and the congress- OF the
United States regarding the Philip
pine Islands
Sharp protest and disapproval OF
I the statement made by T.. Finley
| johnson. associate justice OF the SUI
/ creme court OF the Philippines. in
which he predicts trouble "and
plenty o. it, between Christian and
( Hcha ~ nedan E'iIpinos - made 10y
Philippine Commissioners De Neyra
ana Gaoald0n on behalf Of the 10.