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Show "If nur nnpnnent enme Into pnnrr nnd Attempted tn enrry nut their promise tn the 1'lllplnos liy ulvlnB them Independence, nnd wltlnlrawlnir Amrrlrnn control from the Islands, the result would he frightful cntnmlty tn the Filipinos themselves, and In Its lamernaiirct wniltd umniiut tn an In-ternatlnnnl In-ternatlnnnl crime. Annrrii.v would follow) ami the most violent tnnrrhlc force would tiedlrected partly nunlnst the civil Rnvernnient, pnrtly aunlllit all form of rellulona and educational civilisation. Illondy conflict would Inevitably enaue In the archlpelauo, and Just a Inevitably the Islauda would become the prey nf the llrat power which In Itanwn eetfliM Interest took np th taik we had cravanly ahau-dolled." ahau-dolled." Itouievelt'i letter of acceptance. |