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CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."}

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

6. That in Aprli, 1898, war Philippine Islands The Fill- broke out be vean America and pino people, through their Spain.

officials, are therefore making.

7. That prior to his departure real steps in the direction of self. from Hongkong waters for the government. I hope and believe Philippines to engage the Spanish that these steps mark the begin- Philippine Independence. fleet in Manila Bay, Commodore ning of a course which will con. Dewey, through the American tirine until the Filipinas become Sir-Now that the storm of Consul in Hongkong (Rounseville fit to decide for themsolves abuse and insult that has been Wildman) and American Consul whether they desire to be an in- burled upon the Filipino people Prait of Singapore, agreed to dependent nation." by certain of your correspondents sacept Aguinaldo's assistance. 22. That Mr. Taft, as Secretary who have presumed to know more 8. That Aguinaldo was taken of War, opening the Assembly in about the Philippine problem from Hongkong to Manila on an October, 1997, said: The policy than others who have studied it American warship and landed in (of the United States) looks to the at frat band and Hved amid its Cavite.

improvement of the people both development, has

apparently 9. That Aguinaldo organized industrially and in self-governing "passed over, perhaps I may have land force and before the fall of capacity. As this policy of ex- a chance to avail myself of the the City of Manila had succeeded tending control continues; it must privilogo at times socorded to sin possessing himself of practi- logically reduce and finally end henpooked husband after a severe cally every province of importance the sovereignty of the United eurtain lecture, of saying a word in the islanda.

States in the Islands. or so which had my opponents bean willing to listen to, would have been sufficient explanation to any intelligent person."

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10. That Aguinaldo's success 23. That in a special report-to materially aided in the American the President, Mr. Taft sald: capture of the city, as he complete. "The conditions in the islands to. ly destroyed the Spanish morale. day vindicate and justify that

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Your #ill recall that this 11. That confiding in the pro-Bolicy It neosasarily involves in tompest in a tespot" originsted mises made by Consuls Wildman its ultimate conclusion as the out of certain remarks made by a land. Pratt, Aguinaldo believed the steps toward "scif-government be youth whose knowlego of the Americans Intended to set the come greater and greater the subject was too limited to enable Filipinos free.

ultimate Independence of the bim to more than reproduce old.

12 That Dewey's silence and islanda........... time arguments in the very words his recognition of the Filipino fing 24. Toat on March 1, 1913 Wm. of those who first made them, strengthened the belief of the H. Taft, as President of the against independence for the Filipinos in the intention of United States, speaking of the Filipinos, which, by the way, I America to liberate them. Democratic platform with re

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was not advocating, as I believe I 13. That the American people ference to the Philippines, and mado quite clear in the beginning.viewed the war as a war, for quoting that portion of it which I am old-fashioned enough to humanity and not for territorial referred to the purpose of the believe, Mr. Editor, that everyone aggrandizement.

United States to "recognise the entitled to square doal. 14. That President McKinley independence of the Philippine broad-minded enough in his message to Congress, April Telande as soon as a stable gov- to believe that there is some- 11. 1898, said, speaking of the ernment can be established," said thing good it. everyone, and that Philippines, that forcible an-that it was "an affirmation of when we undertake to comment nexation was not to be thought policy only slightly.difering from on any subject, the best way to of, for according to American that repeatedly announced by come to the truth of the matter is standards it would be criminal this and preceding Republican. to examine things as they are and aggression.

administŕs ions." not as we would have thêm, or as 15. That even before he had 25. And finally that Mr. we conclude they are. I am also entered the White House, in a Roosevelt, in January 1915, foolish enough to believe that to speech at the New England. Now publicly declared the present judge a man or a people aright we York City, Mr. McKinley de administration has promised ex- ebould look first to the good quali-clared that "human rights and plicitly to let them (the Philippine ties and weigh them carefully constitution privileges must not be Islands) go, and by its actions has before considering the bad. forgotten in the race for wealth rendered it difficult to hold them What I tried to exprese in my and commercial supremacy."... against any serious foreign foo. first communication was, that 16. That in his instructions to These being the circumstances, bowever justified the stand taken the Philippine Commissioners on the islands should, at an early by the Filipino political leaders January 20, 1899, he expressed moment, be given their independ in their attitude toward Governor the hope that they would be ence without any guarantee what-NGLISH MADE Packed in 7-lb. tins with handle, ani 1-cwt. Drums General Wood, they have behind received by the Filipino people as ever by us and without our them the full force and effect to an act of the Congress of the United States which gives them a political status and an autonomy in their domestic affairs that is subject only to the qualified vate of the chief executive, and the absolute veto, of the President of the United States.

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Now, Mr. Editor, baring set Lisboa Grey forth these facts and these D Green 17. That in his message to authoritative statements of emin- Congress that same year he said ent Americans, I will gracefully that it is thoir liborty and not step aside and allow them to stand cur power, their welfare and not as an explanation of the present, our gain that we are seeking to political trouble in the Philippine enhance.

Lelands, with a passing remark to Now as Lowell very aptly pute 18. That he also said that "The my former opponente, quoting the it: "There's no good arguing with Philippines are cure, not to exploit words of the famous Samuel the inevitable. The only argu- but to develop, to civilize, to Johnson: "I have found you anf ment with an east wind is to put educate, to train in the science argument, but I am not obliged, on your overcoat." The inevi- of self-government.

to find you an understanding." table in this case is the Jones 19. That William H. Taft, when (Boswoll's Life of Johnson, 1784). Law, under the provisions of Governor of the Philippine which the Filipino paople were Islande, said (December 17, 1903) granted a form of government "of 1" From the beginning to the Filipinos assisted by Americans "end of the state papers which Hongkong, August 7, 1923. instead of the former government were circulated in these islands [We recently closed the corres. GAPSULES

of Americans assisted by Filias authoritative expressio as of the pondence on this subject because pinos." If the United States has Executive, the motto that the the writers engaged in the con- erred in granting the Filipinos Philippines are for the Filipinos troversy were devoting more that political status, your cor-and that the government of the attention to personalities than to respondents should blame the United States is here for the pur-the question under discussion. In American people, not me. I pose of preserving the "Philip- permitting publication of Mr. merely stato the fact that pines for the Filipinas, for their Watson'e letter, we are influenced it has been granted, and mention benefit, for their elevation, for by the fact that it constitutes a it to explain the justification the their civilization, again and again recapitulation of historical facts. political leaders have for their | appear.""

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20. That in reply to opposition view of prosent developments. It CURE IN But to, come

to the point. by the American press to the must be understood, however, that

above mentioned motto he said: further letters on the subject 48 HOURS

......we have the young lions of cannot be accepted.-Ed, H.K.T.}} the American press, of the three newspapers which are supposed

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1. That in August, 1896, a revolution broke out near Manila against Spain.

2. That toward the end of that same year there was established in Tejeros, Cavite, a Filipino Ro public.

to speak the American public opin-

ion in these felands, holding the Filipino up to contempt, exposing

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all his supposed vices, and giving Sir, I notice that the Hon

him no credit whatever for any Secretary of the local Radio Club 3. That in 1897 that revolution-virtues...... But can we not in the has just gone Homs on leave. I ary government was re-establish- ond be just and give to the whole have not yet seen any, announce ed in Biak-as-Bato Bulacan, Filipino people their due? Should, ment as to who his successor is. with Emilio Aguinaldo as Presi.we wish the Filipino people to Has the Committee yet made any dent.

judge of Americans by the drunken appointment? If not, is it not truculent American loafers who time they got down to business. infest the small towns of these islande, living on the fruita of the labour of Filipino women, and giving us more trouble than any Hongkong, August 8th, 1993, other element in the islands?

4 That December of the same year an agreement was come to between Emilio Aguinaldo and the Spanish Governor General, Primo de Rivera, whereby peace was restored and Aguinaldo accepted an Indemnity and voluntary banishment to a foreign country.

21. That in 1908, after the Philippine legislative assembly had been opened, President Roo- 5. That he and a number of bis (sevelt in his message to Congress, staff officere and other officials said: "Real progress toward solf- "asme to Hongkong.

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