Evening journal., 1922-03-27
o. S. pIRpor1Y cor.cnRNEp.

I'VE the unsettled condition IN the Philippines are but
variation Of the unrest which prevails through
the world among other than the Caucasian
and among peoples who governed by Caucasian
These conditions serious in India, Africa,
the Malay Archipelago and in other sections OF the
world colonized by the United States Britain.
France Italy The Nethsriands and other Caucasian
people.
Lord Northciins. his recent return from trip
around globe satricsily touched OF this
unrest In his observations How those bearing the
white mans burden bless Mr. Wilson for his self-doer
mination utterancesl"
The United States s directly concerned in this rising
tide rebellion. All observers who familiar with
the Philippine situation prior 1918 and who have
witnessed the conditions there since with Lord
Northcfe that the islands have deteriorated In mat
ters public health public finance and public honesty
There complete agreement based upon concrete
facts that this deterioration due directly the mall
administration.-or. rather the lack OF any admnis
raton-under eight years OF policy OF the Wilson re-
eime at Washington.
During that time tho Philippine government was
turned the natives. As result, the Philip
pine legislature. composed OF natives marked by
radical and paternastic legislation. The Legislature
much OF its efforts getting rid OF American
supervision and seiEng control OF the government,
and OF the Islands for exploitation by
the dominant native political faction. It impos-
sble for the Philippine legislature to repeal the funda
mental laws under which the islands are governed by
the United States, 1t devised legislation whereby
these laws could be evaded
result. at the end OF eight years only four per
cent Of the in public service in the Philippine
Islands Americans The controlling native faction
election laws Of such character that It is
practically impossible without their amendment re-
peal dslodge the clique nowin power Under these
election fraud corruption and intimidation char
acterize elections in the Philippines and self
government farce.
Not only this true. but there developed with
the connVance OF the Wilson regime in Washington. a
system OF espionage and intimidation This system
OF such character that the wood-Forbes commits
had great dfouity in collecting facts from the
frankly admitted that It safe for
those at with clique In control
affairs to express their dissent publicly demand
Justice
This same clique had looted the Philippine National
Bank and brought the islands the point OF bank
ruptcy This situation also the direct the
application wilsonian policies the islands under
direction OF former Governor General Burton Har
The financial conditions OF the Islands
critical that the special session Of United Con
gress last was compelled to enact emergenc!
in order TO SAFE only the Philippine govern
and municipal governments but practically al
business interests the islands from complete collapse
The wood-Forbes commission report vernes thes
trouble in the Philippines is directly TO the egh
years OF maladminstration under the Wilson regime
This Indictment OF the doctrine OF sef-determinaior
In far # applies the Philippine Islands Is tn
Indictment that has been drawn against this doc
in all parts OF the world where inferior races
couraged by this doctrine fomenting rebellion an
revolt and threatening the very fabric OF civilization