Show TESTIMONY testimony before the aliouse committee on insular o 0 should have silenced the demands of alio democrats that alio filipinos be given independence was in cabinet and was considered tic most intelligent native of all the insurgent leaders lie early saw his mistake and surrendered to the united states authorities lie chows the filipino nature and limits of capabilities better than any american therefore his words are of higher worth than almost any living man ho said in substance eighty five per cent of alio people are illiterate and cannot read or write ho was asked are the people capable at tilis of independent self government it would not be advisable lie said turning to the map of the archipelago russia was near at hand at port arthur japan abo was near australia and other british possessions were nearby besides Bes idea bic said great britain and germany had on file at the american state department large claims for damages growing out of the bombardment of iloilo etc suppose the united states abandons us lie said then all those claims will be presented against alic philippines Philipp ices backed up by squadrons ahe illiteracy of the natives the danger of foreign aggrandizement and alio heavy indemnities demanded preclude the possibility of an independent government ern ment asked if the filipinos after three or four years ica american tutelage could stand alone senor anino said they would be able by that time to determine whether they wanted annexation to the united states or independence inanc is the position taken by the administration no promises which cannot bo kept are to be made but the natives will be given such meas ure of self government from time to time 5 they are capable of maintaining |