Show PRESS RESS PARAGRAPHS The Tho press of tho the country generally oppose giving iving the Philippines independence ence enee for Cor a while yet tt The San Francisco Chronicle sa lIa says II s It seems a little ungracious to deny the request of so polite a people as the Filipinos bu but they might as well learn earu the fact fact at once once that independence is is r rarely rely accorded to n a people unless s t they ey display their thir ability to secure it without with out the ask asking ins The The- Globe Democrat of St. St Louis thinks that already the natives of the Philippines have a lar larger PT measure of self government o than an any of the European European European Euro Euro- powers have granted to their de dc- s in A sia ia in or its islands And this is only the tho bl beginning Tf fm e Providence Journal believes es that tho Filipinos are too previous It says S The Philippine assembly has hu d decided that the Filipinos arc ready for br imme mime immediate diate diato independence Fortunately for themselves ts as RS wIll well as liS tho re rest relt t of the world the decision does not rest with them T The e. e Indianapolis Journal gives ell i the he ambitious islanders the tho comfort which comes of 9 philosophical view It says sas The Philippine general assembly assembly's assem assem- bly's bly demand for the tho tim independence of the islands will be bl aul duly filed for future reference Meantime the members might take talie some comfort in the thought that keeping the islands hurts burts us its worse orse than it does them Tho The Pittsburg Times Gazette points out some dangers in the way of the islanders and reminds them that they must be he fully prepared pr to preserve and ami protect their independence when it is is granted to them They will have ha powerful powerful pow pow- erful rivals in the Pacific when the United States Statts sets Itts them up in business for themselves the themselves-the tho Japanese for ex cx- ample They are not yet et ready to meet I this rivalry a. a alone Tone The Rochester Post Express reminds the tho impetuous crowd that they ought to understand by bJ this time that tha the American people have I no deep dtp and ana dark designs bu but are sincerely anxious that the tho Filipinos shall hall fit themselves as I soon as possible for the work of self government so that an re republic republic re- re public may mav be ht established under the auspices of the States The TIme Baltimore American is ill not sot very patient under tho the demand It tells the Filipinos that it has been the thC consistent consist consist- cut ent purpose of this country to assist the Philippine people after centuries of Spanish rule to enter into tho the heritage of political liberty The They are arc today infinitely advanced beyond anything any any- thing the they formerly enjo enjoyed ed of political rights ri industrial prosperity or social contentment It would be- be strange if it they did diel not see Fet in all this thill a pledge of th their ir final achievement ement of ot complete st separation from outside n control M The New Rew Haven Re Register iter tells teIl the I filipinos what kind of soothing syrup they need It sa says The process of change chanse in iii the Philippines is of necessity necessity sity slow SOW but it becomes more and more smooth and it is inevitably sure That process even en if some Iome Americans do not know it it is bringing about the independence of the Philippines It is to make them independent in the best way which is through h identification with the United States if they will but have e it Tb The Washington Times has hall exactly the right idea in the following It is a matter of lon long and patient education before these islands island will be in condition condi condi- tion to assume the duties of full fledged citizenship for which some of their political leaders are so vigorously i clamoring and in which man many v misguided mis misS guided Americans are giving in them moral support Self government must be preceded pre pre- ceded by the education of the masses and the work of establishing schools in the Philippines is really yet in its in in in- fancy fane |