| Show SOME FACTS FAC ABOUT THE philippines the university of santo tomas is az years older than harvard harraid the filipino people number of which are a i ra christians and only 9 per per cent tion non they have been christians for SOO years and have a culture and refinement that will compare very favorably with that of other nations there are only japanese in the philippines there are about 1000 japanese in california alone or 15 times as many as in the entire philippine archipelago I 1 english Is 13 taught exclusively in the philippine public schools two million natives now speak english fluently and there are english enell speaking peaking children in tile the public schools it Is destined to be the national language seventy per cent of the inhabitants of the philippines over ten years of age according to a census just completed are literate rate this Is a higher percentage of literacy thau that ofaria south amerlean american country higher than that of spain and higher than that of tiny any of the new republics of at europe I 1 whose independence Is being teed by the allies the dipino people are unanimous in ID their desire tor for independence whenever they are upon to deposit their ballots tiley have always ratified this at every avery ses rion before adjournment their depre in the Leir slature reiterate their faith alth in the ples of liberty und and the independence of tho the filipino people the filipinos declare they have no grudgeon grud geor grievance varice ag against dinst the anier amer leau people their appeal Is mccoin palled by a message of friendship and gratitude for all that america ha hat dove for them they point out that unel sam gave independence to cuba and they hope that they too will geive i that boon without which they dt declare elare no civilized and an patriotic can enjoy the maxi maximum mun of chappine hap pincH w and I 1 i self elf respect A delegation of officially fici ally represent representing in 9 the Fill pillo peo lieo pie attended tended ut the republican vaud rid socratic national conven conventions tiong ng I 1 art an endorsement indorsement Indor of the lie 0 daae e for independence e in the tw two 0 their arguments briefly stated wena as follows first that the american declaris tion of independence declares chati tha 11 governments derive their just power it from froin the consent of the governed second that the american congress gress in the jones law sOlem solemnly nIx promised the filipinos independence upon the establishment of a stable government I 1 and that their claim that tile ald stable government Is now low in existence in the eslari islands ads has been official I 1 ly v con confirmed fl r ed by ameri americas a 0 own w n representatives senta tives there and f third that alu america alca went before the world in the r recent war as the avowed champion of self del er mil inton f american soldiers having be been told it was wag one of the things they were fighting and dying for |
