Vee Aich Ess . the ability to decide for themselves, eventually,whether self-government shall be accomplished by political independ-ence. A present declaration by us even of some future date for iudepeud- S6 ence would at once retard all progress by the dissention and disorder itwould arouse. While on our part it would be only a disingenuousattempt, under guise of conferring a favor on them, to relieve ourselvesof the burden, it would leave the helpless Filipino the football of Orien-tal politics, under a guarantee of independence which it would cost usmuch money and effort to enforce without
Vee Aich Ess . the ability to decide for themselves, eventually,whether self-government shall be accomplished by political independ-ence. A present declaration by us even of some future date for iudepeud- S6 ence would at once retard all progress by the dissention and disorder itwould arouse. While on our part it would be only a disingenuousattempt, under guise of conferring a favor on them, to relieve ourselvesof the burden, it would leave the helpless Filipino the football of Orien-tal politics, under a guarantee of independence which it would cost usmuch money and effort to enforce without the useful supervision we nowexercise. Thus, while the proposition to take the Philippines was serious, anda responsibility which we only assumed after grave consideration andupon a carefully arranged policy, the proposition to drop them now,with that policy and those promises unfulfilled, is infinitely more serious,fraught with more dangers to the Filipino, and with disgrace to our-solvos HERMAN M. ,!/ Th HSv m- e race -for «. U^iplorMa. 87
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