The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1922-02-17
Philippine Senate Thanks Rankin
For Independence Resolutions
PHILIPPINE Resolutions
Thank Rankin and 0abafdon

pie to Congressman Rankin for
introducing his independence
resolution in the American
House of Representatives.. The
PHILIPPINE Senate resolution ex-
presses the ardent hope that in
dependence will be granted
within one year.
Another resolution thanks and
congratulates Philippine Com
missioner Isauro Gabaldon for
the great patriotism shown In
the speech he delivered in the
House of Representatives
The granting OF. Philippine inde-
pendence will save the American
taxpayers millions. if not hun
dreds of millions of dollars annual
ly.
For the above reason. and be-
cause the 1O.50O.0O0 Filipinos are
Justly entitled to independence"
Congressman John K. Rankin, OF
Mississippi, has introduced a reso-
luton in the House of Representa-
tives providing for Philippine inde-
pendence within one year. The
resolution asks the President to ar
range for the recognition by other
Powers of Philippine republic by
joint treaty.
The resolution, the reading of
which on the floor of the House was
applauded, contains its own argu-
ments for adoption. as follows:
Whereas the Congress of the
United States in the Jones law pro-
claimed its intention to withraw
sovereignty from the Philippine Is
lands and to recognize their inde.
pendence as soon as a stable gov
eminent can be established therein" "
and
Whereas the last previous Amer
lean Governor General of the islands
who served in that capacity more
than seven years, officially reported
to Congress and the President of the
United States that the Filipino peO-
pie had established a specified stable
government, and were therefore en-
titled to independence; and
Whereas President Wilson in
message to Congress reported the
same facts as to the existence of
stable government in the Philip
ines, recommending that Congress
grant independence; and
Whereas the report of the Wood
Forbes special Philippine mission
does not show the absence of stable
government in the Philippines, there
by failing to justify longer Ameri-
can sovereignty therein; and
Whereas recent reports from the
islands indicate that If the United
States does not now keep faith and
carry out its solemn pledge of inde-
pendence to the Philippines the in
habitants thereof will not continue
to have the same measure OF con-
fidence in and respect for the Unit
ed States that they now maintain;
and
Whereas the loss of the friend
ship of a nation of 10, 500, 900 Chris
tian people in the orient can be
avoided and their friendship. affec-
ton, and cooperation secured for
ever by the granting of the inde-
pendence which the Filipino people
are entitled to both by divine right
and because the Congress of the
United States definitely promised
it to them; and
Whereas failure to do this justice
to the Filipino people will seriously
embarrass the United States before
the other nations of the world, es-
pecially in view of the principle pro-
claimed in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence that governments derive
their just powers from the consent
of the governed" and by the fur.
ther fact that the United States
championed the principle of sell.
determination during the recent
war; and
Whereas the recognition of Phil.
ippine Independence would amount
to a saving to the American tax.
payers of millions. il not hundreds
of millions. of dollars annually:
!, Therefore be it
| Resolved. etc. That it is the