| Show ATTITUDE OF FILIPINOS IS STATED BY lOPEZ LT to Make ake All Concessions Demanded Except That Refused Ref sed by Americans to George III Ill II J 1 Will Repay Millions Paid to Spain sp Might Accept Suzerainty Suz J I But Will Never Neve Yield Sovereignty Boston Borton Feb Peb ML Robert Treat Tr t Paine Pai president of the e American Amerlean Peace Society has just received a letter rom irom Senor Six to Lopez which shows hows the attitude of o othe the Filipinos on the question of bringing tho thc war to a close The letter in lU part patt parts says s y The Th Filipinos I will never uever accept Ame j can sovereignty a H that word is gen generally generall understood Whether they would accept would also alao depend upon UDOn the definition of the word and the powers which it implied But let me menow 1 menow e enow now briefly state what hat I intended to lo con convey convey convey vey to t you OU on Jan 1 The administration is demanding certain certain tain tam rights right in the Philippines These Theole are areso areso so 80 far a as 8 I can discover di ov tr First The right and the means to ful fulfill fulfill fill fiR certain unspecified uD d obligations to other nations Second right and ami the means to protect life and property and native A baste basis ba of trade and military J operations for f th far past aL 0 stations Fifth rl r or th the desire to raise vis tishy by a process p called aUed benevolent bt vont as aa assimilation out vf f C a et condition ft of it sav savagery agery cery which does not nn exist it t in our ur coun country cOUnt country try t In order to obtain these the e rights the ad administration administration ministration mini demands that our people shall han surrender unconditionally and sub submit submit submit mit to American sovereignty Insist on n Independence The Tho Filipinos on the other hand de demand demand mand inand one unalienable right namely In Independence dependence or to Institute a government deriving Its Ita just juat powers from the consent conat not only ony of foreign nations but of the governed flU verned It Is Ia only on by the of this right ht rt that the Filipinos will be bd ame ae aeo to ao o secure equitable laws insure just juat ad and prevent the exploitation of their thir country Countr and its ita resource But while whilo firm Arm in this demand dem nd the Filipinos are prepared pre ed to yield to the United States everything included inc or im implied implied m I plied in the he above abo e list from one to four In lit addition to this they are prepared JK ecI to repay In whole or in part parL the e t paid d to tl Spain if it the demand be made by the United States As to paragraph fi the Filipinos do donot donot donot not want w wa and aDd nd will not accept anything Ing in inthe Inthe th the form of OC benevolence or oi charity from any nation n In the world But if any Americas American citizen or citizens desire destra to toem t embark em in missionary mis enterprise and ud if they Uey really think that there are those In the Philippines who need special en enlightenment enl l they would ouid be at liberty end d their missionary zeal without to spend hindrance hl The Filipinos would let or only the right to recommend that such missionary zeal be expended on cit Spain or Turkey or Russia Ru or the East et End of London or perhaps m in some parts America Amerl where education and enlightenment en of urgently neEded than then In Inthe Inthe are more the Philippines ices It will therefore be seen that every mak amak making demand that the administration is l with th exception of f th that denied to toG lug ing would be granted by the G t rg III t administration therefore if the Now Filipinos we will not notI the will say y to claim I right which you the one I I deny you enjoy enjo we will wm grant you and which you but we reserve the I Independence enee your such steps as are necessary I Tight right to take our obligations and andi to enable us i to conserve our Filipinos will m lay i down their thur th r arms at ones onca |
