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Show X. eOUENERAL .. OF PHILIPPINES k 1 F0RffiEEB0M 1 Declares It Not Right That Free- ,, (Jom Should Longer Be , Withheld. ! By FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON, 1 Governor-General of tho Philippines. Vint Article.) Ikff' jJV licrlciKO UK Rov- , . rtl Jfr ernor-cenerul of i ', Kj "S Hie I'lilllppliio Is- I '' l$5rft 'ntiil lane em- '$ vlnced ine that the "' 5V3 tr Filipino jicoplenro iSS. K&m'-S ready nml lit to ' 1$' Jffi '"1U' lllL'lr lml' ! W ' VlJf IVfllllllllPIUletl t O 'fi&tjf jje ('oiicre, as Vtell '' ' jifcMfe ns In theeeeutle '. - 4roS5 ii (1 in I ii 1 slrallon, I As to tho tpicslldn of tlie sliililllfy of Koxernmciii. I wish to wiy to the Am-'' Am-'' crlcnti icuili upon my responsibility '' ns tin- coioimir-Kvntjrul Hint In my V opinion there exists Unlay In llio I'lill- f, Ipplno Islands u Miibli' co eminent, wlilili I llilnk should nnsucr the re-i re-i ' qulreimiits lull) down hy President (limit nml McKltilej, mid ns I under- . slnnd, II, also liy Mr. Hoot namely, n H ' cn eminent eleeled liy tlie sulfrnKu of i f, tlie people, whlili Is supported liy the J people, which Is uipnlile of maintain- ,, f, Iiir order and of fulUllliiK Its Interim- ? ' tlonnl (ilillKiilkms. 1 ' I nm ery chid lo j;n on record lis lie- " liij; entirely In ft.Miipntliy with tlie n- ; ' plmtlmis of tho l'lllplno nntlon for In- dencndenie. I linve recommended to Coiikccks Hint In grnhtliii; Imlependeiiee Mime provision lie made similar to what In i" known ns the IMntt mnendmeiit in the treaty nidi Culm, whlih restricts the nlilllty ot tliii new republic In borrow-liiK borrow-liiK ot forelKti BoM-rnments nml nb.ii 4 permits the United Slates lo Interfere , with the affairs of the new rcpnhlle In rase condltlotiH ot disorder should be V found to preutl. Such reiomiiiendii- fc'' ' lion does not come us nn expression ot Jm 4 "'" ,1WS (lt ""' 'Hlplnos; H'Ih my 'fff1'!!' own 'view ot wluit would bo desirable jBjv ' to secure a feelliiK of coiitldemv unit ' !','- sntKfiatlon on Hie pnrt of all pei'xous WWiv, who have already invested miinej In vb i the riilllpplues or who contemplato do- W ' Inu fo In the neur fiitme. I i ' ltut It Is not iluht that Independence I Itself should louder be dcla.vcd. liy temperiiitient, by experience, by , llnanclul ability, In every way, the 11,(KH),MK rillpltioa aio entitled to be frii from every Kovernmeiit ecept 1 of their own ibolce. The; are lutein- Cent eiioiich to decide for tlieiiiM'lves. I have found the native Filipino of- Uclal to be honest, elllcleiit nnd us ca pable of iidmliilsterluj: rxecutlve positions posi-tions ii mi) men 1 have met nn where la the world. v These oHhIhI irr tuiliir tiovernlae 1,KKl laiiniclpnlltlrs nml frty-tvro provlHirs, rtanomlcHlly, efficiently nnd I for the tinl of the entire people. They have n nutlve concress, lurlmllnr iiiaii.v . Urudaalrx ot Isle, Princeton, Harvnril nml other American uiihri-lllr. t)th- Prr membrrs are graiiUHtrx of Santo T-limit T-limit mid other Philippine utilrrrsltlea, nml In ediKHtlnn ami ability they twin-, twin-, lare fntorubl.v vvlth any I siuh. ,' They kavo leaders like Speaker Of bmiin tut the Hoat of itepiekrutntlrea . t -bim1 President (uua of the Senate vf would adorn aay odlce. Tli rklHpplHF are nvray ahrad ot Hie. United State In nucienafnl tmern-uieut tmern-uieut owaerahlp nnd (iprratlou ot pub-lie pub-lie litimie. I """Til" K.!!i lament took bold of th kIchiii railways and lanile Ihi-ni pay a lirolit of l.ooo, i"(l prvi a year innrt ! limn under prlrate owaeMihij It took hold f the hljilwaya, auJ , we kiive T,00 mile ot tlie heat mac-nilumlxed mac-nilumlxed roada la the wntU. The Manila city covenunent la shout to Ink iirer the ttreet inllwiiy ami tha fui sad electric plnnta, while tko ter- Irllorlal luverMNiPiit la arj-ancluc for iiwueisklp anil control of the coal np- l l'l.v. Tlie morenieiit for Inilepeailemv Is . I . i pemcful one. No terrltmy wis mure lo) nl to I'lule Sum ilillliu the vriir. It , ufTered nn nrmeil and equipped illrUIon ' to our vov eminent, Kiive It a siihma- rlne destroyer nnd nverUbseilbeil Mb- j? irt loans iinif lied l'iiis funds '& ;f Two million natives sp,.nk KiiuIKh .v j lliientl.v, and there lire Tim in. i:m;llsli S J, tpenl.ln (hlblrcii In the public si luiiils. 5 jf ' 1 tun more iluin willing to retire If m v v the I'lllpluos i nn U srunied what they 6 Up desirve u h'ov eminent Hlu that of the K . I.'nlted States. |