The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-06
Eighth Grade Pupils Debate
on Filipino Independence


One of the most interesting meet
lnIgs the P. t. A. has had for some
tlme took place last Friday when the
pupils OF the eighth grade debated
on the question of Filipino Indepen-
aence. The pupils who took part in
the debate were w. Rasmussen
Mike Salisbury, Alden Klovstad and
FRED Grave, affirmative and Dorothy
Becker, Helen Ketterman. Alvirs
Mensing and Marion Donaldson nagN
awe a1I The judges were S. E. Paul.
Ellen Olson and Mr.. Rice. The mega
i've i've side which took the stand against
Flllplno independence was awarded
the decision by two to one vote.
Ihere were many interesting point
brought out by both sides.
Affirmative Arguments
Inc Flllpinos should be given their
independence because:
L. The promises America noakes 70
us dependents should be more than
mere scraps of paper.
z. When Filipinos were given more
independence their exports increased
under their own rule.
8. America is not keeping the Fill
plnOs because of any humanitarian
motives. Her motives are nureiv
business and she should not narade
under false colors.
4. Flllpinos have voted by vast ma
Jorltles for independence.
D. Unless America can show reas-
onably why she needs the Islands for
Naval basis, she has no business
there. '''ii'''
o. Filipinos if they ever needed to
learn seif-govemment, have learned
II under American tutelege in the
last thirty years as shown bv her i'm
proVements, and can do it without
Americas aid today.
I. Americans look down on Filini-
nos and as long as this exists there
can be no friendly relations between
the two nations.
3. The U. S. has imposed great
debts on the Islands which the Fill |
lplnos have to pay off, and will have
TO continue doing so much to their
de66rlment, if the U. S. keeps them.
y. The F1lipinOs lived lust as we'll
OF before their artificial tastes for
tords, etc., were planted into them bv
American business.
lO. Give them their freedom to
show them we are not a money grab
blng nation as we are now accused
of being ''''U
II; The Filipinos who were children
Of the ignorant parents when U. S.
tlrst took the islands from Spain are
now the citizens educated in Ameri-
can schools and can well take care
Of their nation. va
II. The U. S. when it was first
colonlzed did not have any of its re-
sources developed any more than the
fllplno have now and is no detri-
ment to the islands as the negative
would have US believe.
Ii. Filipino people themselves .,o
not gaming from the loans and So
called trade advantages the u s
claims 1t is giving the Islands.
Negative Arguments.
L. Abandonment of the Islands Of
this time by the U. S. NAV lead ~
complicated troubles in the Orient
z. The Filipinos do not have
stable enough government.
8. There is no common Iano,oo.o
n the Islands preventing the neon1o
rom coming to an unders+aTdfi, oopi0
4. Trade advantages the u. s. now
yves tnem cannot be kept up if in
dependence is allowed. = III
5. Wall Street was justified IN do
7eloplng Islands for the benefit of
he Filipino people themselves -
z. The Filipinos are not canab1o e
leeping on their Socialistic form ~ ~
government without U. S. aid -
8. They are not ready for self o
because they believe in caS+s
md divisions of society. $50 ''s
8. The Fflipinos are too en,o+;o,,,1
Q take care of themselves, as are !
llso the Russians. Only Englishn o'a0
md Americans are good governors ,l.si'n
III. Ihey lack education to govern +
themselves. ~ soFeih
IL. They lack finances to oova,D {
themselves. govern
The program closed by fine piano !
election by Katherine Marion -'''o I
The ever present question Of loro.os
chool quarters came up AGAIN ~ a.
Meeting with suggestions 49, IL sle
he extention of the present '' b'1;Id; aor
r the construction of small bungalow =
ype of schools for use of the io 1raUm
rades to be later sold to private in :
lvlduals Tor home when Plentvwood =
unds warrant a larger school n SUu !
ram
AT the next meeting, the last meet :
lg of the year, or perhaps prev;opsI,,
speaker well versed in school b,,;Iyy' {
lg programs will be secured to o o;wo :