Show G 0 N 0 R ea 8 S I 1 I 1 E A R I 1 F d n 1 I B ka H BRA M M ac PLEA FILIP washington 11 must tile the 10 of america beat only for tile the free dom of irel Ire and lanil ot of poland and of the czecho slovaks ard not for tle the independence of the philippine islands this was the quest question on resident cornal C 0 hi in 1 sal s s 1 oner Isri iro gabaldon Ga haldon of tile the philippines philippine Resl resident dint addressed directly commissioner to the lie isauro Ga gabaldon baidon ship S of the house of Represent in a speech which was given TOI close attention and was frequently applauded plau ded at one time said commissioner gabaldon congress had before it no less than thirty resolutions espre expressing hii sympathy with the lie aspirations 0 of r tin th irish people if not urging hug land to grant independence to ireland at A lint time also the filipinos were knocking tit at your door out of tile the womb of 0 war many Kuro Euro republics were born and america lias has rejoiced to uphold the same and yot yet the claim of the filipinos Is still unheeded masv there be exceptions then in international justice lly illy plea pica gentlemen or of the american cont boniness Co gress is that ion ou ignore no longer loner lon er the repeated requests of a deserving people for an independence that rightfully belongs to them the granting av V independence now affords tile the united states a gulden golden opportunity to give to the world unanswerable proof of Us its sincerity its consistency and its altruism tt it will lie tile the greatest example of square dealing in the history of the ages do not think we are not appreciative of all you have done for us nil ve e are Amer america lerl has truly treated the filipino people as no other nation has ever treated an alien race in all history tile the high points of the amor amer lean leaf policy in the philippines have been consistently inspired by altruism we know that you were actuated to your labors by the desire to contribute to our own welfare and wp we love you perhaps in most st 0 ot f all for your solemn promise to grant gran t if us that which we ave hold deahr dearer than life itself our freedom independence Is our national idem it Is our all ib ab corbing alm aim it prows grows stronger every hour for the spirit of nationalism never dies muli h less can ft be subdued we believe that we wd can never hope to be a sturdy if ft we tire are to rely on the magnanimity of the united states 1 1 americas task in the philippine 11 islands ands Is finished what you ou have as fumed as your sacred obligation 11 in that part of the lie world tins has boon been ful filled A people with a medieval tom tern of institutions tins lias been trans formed into a conscious nation imbued with nil that Is modern I 1 in if aj e activities of nations and it if you give us independence our gratitude to you w will tit increase a thousand fold I 1 it t will last forever if you keep falth faith with us its 1 Is but one ile issue if in tile philippine question and that Is Is there coulty a stable government nt on fit tile the islands in the jones law you independence upon tile lie establishment of if such a stable government your own governor general tins lias officially reported that there Is a stable goy gov in existence today and we also have submitted plenty of evidence to substantiate its existence therefore we hope and expect america will now carry out its pledge |