| Show GENERAL I OF PHILIPPINES I FO FOR FREEDOM i I Declares It Not Right That Freedom Free Free- dom dam Should Longer Be Withheld By FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON I Governor Governor General of the Philippines First Article I I My Iy six years year experience tx- tx x- x perl nce as governor goo gov y general of k ks the Philippine Is Is Is-i Is s lands have con con- me that at lh Ihl the i i Filipino people are arn c ready and fit to tn fo i ha have e their mile Inde A yr 1 I have hate w y recommended t to o Congress as es well 1 as liS to the executive e i G. G ad administration m 1 n 1 8 n that independence Gov cn Harrison be granted As to the question of the tale stability o of f government go I wish to SO say to the American Am people upon m my responsibility as ns the fhe governor governor general general that In my opinion there exists toda today In the Philippine Phil Islands a n stable government go 1 which I think should answer the requirements requirements re re- laid down by Presidents 1 Grant and McKInley and as I understand understand under under- stand It also abo b Mr Ir by Root Root namely namely a i government elected by the suffrage of the people which Is supported by th the people which Is capable of maintaining maintain In lug ing order and of fulfilling its international obligations I lam am ver very glad to go on record as b be b. lug Ing entirely In n sympathy with the aspirations as 88 of the Filipino nation for independence in In- dependence II II i iI I have recommended to Congress that in granting independence some provision be made similar to what is known as the Platt amendment in m the I treaty with Cuba which restricts the ability of the new republic la in borrowing borrow v. lug ing ID of foreign governments and also permits the United States to Interfere with the affairs of the new republic In Incase incase case cast conditions of disorder should he be 1 found to prevail Such r recommendation tion llon does docs not come as an expression of i r the views 8 of or the Ute Filipinos It is my me j i i rt o own view of what would be desirable to s secure cure a feeling of confidence and satisfaction on the part of all aU persons who have already Invested mone money In Inthe inthe the Philippines or orho who ho contemplate doIn do- do do 1 I i I In I KO so in the fhe n near 1 future I R FI Pin It Jt Is not ot r that Independence itself ion or r be delayed i B By t b by experience by financial it l in to n l e every ry way the Fi FI li i nos are entitled to 1 h be he fl fr-e fr t fron eo ever ver government go except Of or CIn CI v- v n coce c They are intelligent Intelli intelli- Intelligent gent 1 enoe to o for I thc I I have E r- r rud ud ad the native Filipino of of- theta 1 to I no ec C honos and ana as capable ca ca- pable of a I ering minis ering executive position post tenon tion as any men men 1 I have ha met anywhere In time the world These TIIe-se 1 j i are today governing 1000 and two forty I provinces pro s economically efficiently and andI I for the good 00 1 of the entire people They I. I have lun e i n native e congress including many j I graduates of Yale Princeton Harvard I and other American universities Oth Other I er members are graduates of Santo To To- ass mas and other Philippine universities and In to iMon and ability they compare com corn pare favorably fa with any I know They hl have leaders lenders like Speaker Os Os- mena menn of the HOll House douse e of Representatives and President reI Quezon of the Uie Senate who tho would ou adorn any office The Philippines are away ahead of the United States tates In successful government government government govern- govern ment o in ownership I and operation of public public public pub pub- lic utilities t. The go nt took hold holeT of the steam eam railways rail 11 i maid dud made them pay a a of 1 pesos n a year Jear more than under private ownership It took hold hoTel of or the highways nys and andt we t w have ha 7 miles of the best mac mac- roads In the world The Manila cry clay 0 government is about to lake take over o Ih the street railways and the I gas JU and anti electric plants while the terl territorial ter ter- government O nt is III arran arranging ln fo for r ownership and control of the coal sup ply I The t mo movement movement- me t tor for Independence Isa Is Isa Isa a peaceful one No So territory was more loyal to Uncle le Sam during the war It offered an nn armed and equipped division to our government o gave it a submarine submarine submarine rine destroyer an ir oversubscribed Liberty Lib Lib- Liberty erty loans and Red Cross funds Two million natives speak English fluently and there thell are English speaking children in the public schools I am more than willing to retire if It the Filipinos can caD be granted what they deserve deserve deserve-a a government like that of the United States |
