Show Autonomy for Filipinos is not hOt many ninny months since active e hostilities were IT Ill suspended in nIl all nooks and corners of tho the Philippines Philip Philip- pines Notwithstanding stall ing tho the fact that the American Ameri can army array of occupation years ago ngo brought a n. semblance sem blance hiance of pence to tho the islan islands s and dissipated all organized organized or or- opposition small parties of Filipinos under resourceful leaders loaders have been a constant source of annoyance until a short time ago ngo Many 1 of these ruff ruffians nn are peaceable only because they must be bo boand and bc because use of the knowledge experience has given givon them that at ut the tho first o overt ert act ROt they will be ho tracked by rei relentless entIces pursuers who will not abandon tho the trail until success is theirs That condition alono exhibits the thc fallacy of the thc proposed autonomy for forthe forthe forthe the islands along the plan launched by the Democratic Demo Demo- erotic cratic party porty The fathers of many of tho the Filipinos of tho the present pres pros ent out generation were headhunters and their grandfathers grandfathers grandfathers grand grand- fathers were cannibals For a a. doe decade they have witnessed orderly government have ha observed ed the tho operation of the tho principles of liberty and justice have ha studied in American schools and have sat at atthe atthe atthe the feet of American tutors Their volatile and in inconsequent inconsequent inconsequent in- in consequent natures have been taught self-control self and restraint The Thc lesson of dull permanency as opposed to change and excitement has been inculcated to a degree and an effort has been made mado to instill into their warlike bo bosoms oms the tho arts of peace pence rather rother than thon of war Americans of honesty standing and intelligence ha have havo o testified after careful study of tho the Filipinos that they are improving but that they aro oro not yet et ready for self-government self that to remove our protecting pro pro- arm at this time would leave leac them with their lesson half learned and imperil tho the advancement they have havo mado made President Taft whom the Filipinos regard as their friend declares that autonomy is not yet possible le Yet Democratic congressmen without knowledge of their subject and with ith sophistry sophistry sophistry sophis sophis- try as their defense would force upon these l people ople that against which their best friends advise e. e It is foolish but it is the Democratic way L i 1 t t |