Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-24
FREEDOM FOR THE FILIPINos.

Major General Leonard Wood, the newly APP
pointed president of Pennsylvania university, is now
in the Philippines as a member of a mission inqur-
ing into the question Of whether the Filipinos are
ready for self-gOvernment 1t is understood that
upon the report of this mission will depend the
liberation of the island from American control ac-
cordng to statement by Secretary Weeks given out
Tuesday.
1t is to be hoped that the United States will be
governed solely by the interests of its wards in de-
Gliding the question. 1t would be contrary to our
traditions merely for selfish to keep in sub
lection people capable of managing their own
affairs
The Filipinos belong to another No ties bind
them to the United States the ties of conquest
We could not consistently condemn imperialism in
other nations while we practice it ourselves
The deciding factor then should be the islands
fitness for self government How is that question to
be answered?
Let us see what some of the greatest Americans
have said concerning this question: as quoted in a
recent bulletin of the Philippine Press bureau We
have reason to believe that these quotations are
not correct.
THE Philippines not ours to subjugate,
but to emancpate. William Mckinley.
1.-THE Philippines for the Filipinos"-
William Howard Taft.
THE time will come when it will be wise to
take their own judgment as to whether they
ton with America or not. IT, after due time,
the Filipinos decide that they do not wish to be
thus governed, then L trust we will leave."-
Theodore Roosevelt.
an my opinion, these people (the Filipinos)
are far superior in intelligence and more capable
of self government than the natives of Cuba
am familiar with both races "-Adniral Dewey
Allow to call your attention to
the fact that the people of the Philippine Islands
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ment since the last action of the congress in
their behalf, and have thus fulfilled the condi-
ton set by the congress precedent to consid-
GRAFTON of granting independence to the islands
President Wilson.
United States Representative James A. Frear of
Wisconsin, sent The Morning Journal letter re-
Gently containing the following paragraphs:
THE average man favors a square deal be-
tween individuals and between nations Where
one has promised again and again to return prop
erty, retained under the guse of brothery pro-
lection, that pledge should be kept. This rule
applies to nations well to individuals and
apologies excuses labored explanations or other
subterfuges only serve to hurt in the worlds es-
timation the party responsible for the wrong
Dewey, Mckinley. Taft, Roosevelt and Will
son are quoted in favor of Withdrawing Amer
lean sovereignty and granting Philippine indie
pendence but although congress by legislative
enactment has promised to carry out that pledge
it has failed to do so. General Sherwood the old
est member of congress, frequently cited for
bravery during the Civil War, strikes right in his
question-Why do we not grant independence to
the Philippines?"
Newspapers all over country urge the liberation
Of the Philippines. The best American thought seems
to favor it.
Let try to find out what is the righteous thing
to do-and then do it.