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Show i United States And I The Philippine I Islands l , "IT -' H "WASHINGTON, Abrll 24. "It Is. Wtm an It always has been, the purposo of H the people of tiio United States to H withdraw their sovereignty ovor tno H Philippine Islands and to rccognlzo H their Independence as soon as a sta- H 1,q government can bo established H therein." H This Is the olllclnl hope that the H .American government has hold out to H 10,000,000 Filipinos over slnco Am- m oilcan opposition. H Now comes to Filipinos, through H iho riilllpplne Mission, bringing an H ImpoBLn garrny of proof to tho etfoct H -there Is already a Btable govornment H Jn tho Philippines. They also point H J o tho testimony of Qovernor Qonoral H Harrison and Acting Governor Ycat- H r ,tho two highest American officials H in tho Islands who In U10 light of H (heir oxporlonco In tho Fhlljpptncs M Agree not only that a stable govern- M nient can bo established, but that one 1 Is already In oxlstonco. B Tho Fhlllpplno'MIflslon anko, therc- m fore, that indopondenco now be grant M ed at tho earliest possible date. Tho fl jnlsslon Is an olBclal body. It wan 1 , .appointed by U10 Philippine "leglslaf H turo at tho behest ot tho ' Filipino4 ' BBS xcoplu to come to the Unltod States M , -n t this tlmo and work for lndepend- M h once, and to "promote hotter under- pKmPJ i BBS .standing, greator confldonco and PMmmtj BBS -closer economic relations between H tho United States and tho Philip- M jjlnes." M Hero Is what Governor Harrison, M ' -who has been for six years governor M general ot the Islands, said on tho M ubject, ot Philippine independence M rhlle speaking at the Knickerbocker M . lub In New York. B "By temperament, by experience, H toy financial ability, La every way tho pBBSBBBb BBH iten millions of Filipinos aro entitled M ito be free from every government ex- H cept ot their own choice. They are H intelligent enough to decide tor them- H .selves. I "I have found tho native Filipino official to be honest, efficient and as capablo ot administering exocutlve positions as any men I bavo met any-where any-where In tho world. ' "These officials aro today govern- H Ing one thousand municipalities and H forty two provinces, economically, H ffiolcntly and tor the good ot the en- H 'tiro people. They have a native con- H cress Including many graduates of H . Tnlo, Princeton, Harvard and other m . -American universities. Other mom- H ' hers are graduates of Sauto Tomas H -and other Philippine universities and BBfl In education and ability they compare H .favorably with any I know. H "Thoy havo leaders llko Speaker H Osmena ot tho House ot Iloprcscnta- H tives, and Prcsldunt Quezon ot tho BBK Senate who would adron any office. H "Tho Philippines are away ahead m of the United States In successful gov- M urnment owjicrshlp an doporntlon or M jmbllc utilities. M , "Tho government took hold ot tho B .istenm railways and made thorn; pay H a profit ot 1,000,000 pesos a year piB more than under private ownership, pil "It took hold of tho highways and ! wo have 7,000 miles of tho best mac- adam.Ized roads lu the world. The PBl Knnllla city govurnmeut Is about to ! take over tho stroot railways aud tho PBH sas and electric plants whllo the tor- pil iltorlul government j urrauglng for 1 ownership nud control ot tho coal sup Hi J)1y' Hjj ""Tho movement for ludepondenco Hp, la a peaceful one. No territory was B ,uoro lo)'al lo Uncle Sanv during the Kj "war. It ordered nn armed and cqulp- H red division to our government; gavo h JL 'fij'bmnrlno destroyor and ovor- B subscribed -Liberty llonds and lied n 'Cross funds. B "Two million natives speak Kng- H. " liiU tlueutlyVnd thero aro 700.000 j ,ngliflh spoaltlSg children in tho pub- H 3lc schools!' ,;: B; '1 'Bin- iiiorolhunvlvillluff to ro'ilra- H " , If the Flllii'nos can bo granted what they deslr government like that of the Unite " Aoa. "Thoro Is no present Indication that Japan covols tho Phlllplncs. Tho Jupanoso do not thrive In tho Philippine Phil-ippine Islands the climate seems to bo too tropical for them. There aro only 10,000 Japanose on the islands". |
