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Show COMMUNICATION f IMiter Tribune: Before the American p.opin nsMiino t- P.iks Ju.Wnieni on the Klllplnns tiny iouU In fairness le.irn of tho nrtual ooihlition.s existing anions f.ioso island people. H mmmiis to be a roninion bo'Avt In this country that the Inhuhttantrt oT tho I'lilUpplni's arc still In :i st;i!;c! of mviuitv. In your esteemed ..ip.-r of April :. tin re appeared an eill-torlnl eill-torlnl v hlrh jistiiTie.l Unit sumo of the Kill pi now of the uth lire ranlbals and lio.ni-hunterH. Sni'h ft atatenient Is, to nay thn leant, unfair. There are. 1 admit, a few s.attri-d trlhes of NVii.iles In the i) p.irt fif !ai.:n win) have mt yet l.en afforded tin- privilege of :i ''I'rlstlan e.lui'ai'.on m 1 1 there are i-nh" a leo. thoii-tM(1 thoii-tM(1 (1; ,;,... .,s ecmpared will! S.mn.inn win, :u e ,-oin'plet ri v etvll'.ed. Your pa -,,,. u,i i hi'.-.' ti Um-! a ro eannihaiM. f j w.ih "i'orn In lb- Noulh and am ouo ef IhoMO to hnm you refer, and 1 testify t . I iih er ha - e s-Mi a nmm; my own rople Hiieli a revoltliiK Kpeolaeli an the e.unmnti pik'ht I" 'hit eountrv of eatiinj T ''u i.' Ntr ikM froi.i which tiin Id -od ! ,1-ipp.nr' 1 r'fT to "a meat which i l,.lU rare .Inn.'. " rook iv.r m-nt ; ((lll(, (),,. sn-cal vl eaui.l' aN and It Is ..ii! ,i nn'il from anitnaPt sucn as i at 1 h ho ' ( and sheep, and ne er from tho ..om . e I nal. uv ac-u.-a! a'i sy.-.c. ;ii.-r!,-a n and unlive m i Inna'ie .are w .r'.unL; I m ths,i n 1 ly to hrSiifc' the few I'e-nruul'ii I'e-nruul'ii fT-iliff under the Iniluern'e of chrNlianliv and mv inecihu; whh won-il.u-ful -uic-es--. In a few years ev.-ry per-,m per-,m on the i.-ia;alH will hi- I'hnstUin eiv-IZ,... eiv-IZ,... But Die. people nf Hie I'lllted SlMtet are i::no;ant ami Indifferent ti the, .'h'unro Dim 1" taking place and the (:uf j P.-lucen the two c.miiirieM lit Ki'tiwlnts , wiMer merlca nave us her picmiiso that when we sui-mi-l have fulfilled certain con-,1111,, con-,1111,, ut flic would r.ranl U- our Imlepend-,.,-,., and thn';c ctmdltloiiH hae now been faithfully perfnrmrd. Tliei-efnre, we ai-,..,! ai-,..,! in Dte fnlle'l Slates, as a iiaMnn v IHra Pas f.mi:.i! Die hatDe.: ,f fr tom i !n, ,.!,,..,! for tho ri-ht. to I p j b.T .I.muii pi-.n,lfe and Dims permH nit t ,, fi ill,',- - e.un we ha ve la-Id for ,,.,,1 ,nie-i ' iie i h;h1 I o jie t 1 1 our own ili i. I'm), " W , ,lo n-. iti:i lie t h l:t : Plica 1 t O 1 'tr U.teiu WHx.m to- -c.'i-elarv BnUT. hut ( it lite A Niei'c'.i i, pro.',, ;, ( JI pole. I ,io nut -'tit er! a iii a n v 111 ceihn,.' lov.a.a on a.; tdilor of Die Tribune, nor toward any other person. I only wish to correct a falie impression regard ln my people which in detrimental to Dieir, taln-liiK taln-liiK Die thing they nio.t desire tneir independence. in-dependence. My people hoai the highest regards for the I'nited States and should coni;!-("-s act favorably In Dieir behalf they will still look to America for guidance and protection. With many thanks for the favor I am iuire yon will io me In correcting this error, and aurinc ou of the hiph esteem es-teem In which I hold your paper, I am. Vetv trulv, SANTIAvrO AdATON YPO.V, rhlllppine Student at tho University of ruin. Salt Uako. April i:. |