Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1925, Page 10

THE FILIPINOS ABLE TO GOVERN SELVES WITH PEACE CERT AIN, OSMENA SAYS Co-Operation Shows Capability, in His Views. Asserts Liberty Cry Will Never Die in Note—This is the second of a series _ Of three striking interviews on the i independence. The third, an outspoken and power- Jul presentation by Governor Genmeral Leonard Wood of the arguments in opposition to those of Senors Quezon and Osmena, will be published tomor- & TOW, BY EDWARD PRICE BELL. Correspondent of Tho Star and Chicago Daily News. long of great in the public life of the Philippines: he held the speakership of lar chamber continuou —will be 47 on September 9, 1 e smile and a reminiscent sadness, “in- heres in any struggle that has cost a 1s clean-cut in face and figure, morally | earnest, intellctually acu and p«x\\‘oxkl «ful, unassuming and ch ner, and remark: In his veins is a Chinese blood. H strikingly Chines ment and mind s ther than Filipino genius. an ardent, if restrained, patriot. Only one other man in Filipino poli- | tics—if, indeed, there be one—can be | ‘mentioned in the same breath with | ©Osmena, and that nate President | Manuel L. Quezon. Quezon has a| large admixture of Spanish blood, | Jooks Spanish and nows Spanish | temperamental qualities, but he, too, is an ardent Filipino patriot. There hardly could be a sharper contrast than that between these two men. Quezon is blunt, vigorous, affirmative, rather scornful. Osmena is refined,| considerate, moderate in words, s: cious, falr in judgment, given to re little ~ utterance and mu thought. Leaders of the Nationalists. Both however—Quezon slightly the younger—are _strong | featured, have graceful, well knit | physiques, and esteem smartness of | ‘dress. ‘There is latent political ri-| valry between them. At one time this | Tivalry issued in @ definite Quezon fo d a new party duce the power of Osmena. mlly Osmena and Quezon consolida their parties and now work together at the head of the Nacionalistas, / party, with the Demo Yy, a strong organization, in opp sition. How long thi t mwork w gurvive the potentiay conflicting | ‘personalities, views and methods of the Chinese-Filipino and the Spanish- | Filipino is uncertain, but their mutual | passion for independence may keep | them in double harness a good while.! Educated in law, philosophy and Jetters, and possessing a mind of flex- Ibllity and depth, Osmena has been distinguished in the upbuilding of| Philippine institutions and in the technical disc on of Philippine constitutional questions from the first days of the civil government follow- ing the defeat of the forces of Agui- naldo. Born in the city of Cebu,| "Province of Cebu, among the southern islands, he was a prime figure in lo- | cal politics, and in 1906, when the pro- ~incial governors met in Manila to pave the way for the Philippine A: sembly, they chose this voung states. | man as their presiding officer. His | Political star has been steadily in the ascendent since. i appearance and his tempel gest Chinese ra- But he is Filipino men, party, Passion for Independence. | “You consider there is a Mmoral substance to the claim Filipinos to independence?” Senator Osmena and I were sitting | alone at a tea tadle in his charming | drawing room on a high point in Ma- | nila. great of the| said he, | between a people dearly, that exemplifies an aim more precious to_them than life_and 1 Spirit of People Democratic Generally. Is Traces Present Ills to Dis- putes Over Jones Law. that inspires them with ever-growing deliberation and tenacity of purpose. Hearing some comments upon the ambition of the Filipinos for a coun- try absolutely their own, one would be inclined to regard this ambition as a new-born thing, as a frivolous thing, as an insincere thing, as a shallow and ephemeral sentiment. “It is anything but that. Filipinos have been in moral revolt agalnst foreign domination for an indefinite time. Out of this smoldering fire burst the flames of war, first against Spain and then against the United States. Those wars were fought with all that the Filipinos could put into them. Generalship among our leaders at- tained a high level and there never any_question of the valor of cur NEW HOME OF EDMONSTON & CO.,“INC. 612 13th St., Between F & G Sts. Smart Looking Foot 612 13th St. 0MQY SNOLSN( LOW Heel Oxfords No. 907" It Corrects Fallen Arch, Flat Foot and kindred com- plaints that so handicap an otherwise ener- geticperson. Smart looking, too. In Black and Brown. Fitted by experts. EDMONSTON & CO. 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We were defeated, not because we deserved to be, not because we were stupid or cowardly or in any way unworthy, but because we were materially over- whelmed. A great price has been paid. It cannot be, it shall not be, that that price shall have been pald in vain’ That is what our people said. Those were the mute musings of their hearts. “Mute musings they were for only a time. They were such only while we were in the black shadow of our defeat. American sovereignty spread quickly throughout the iSlands. Fili- pinos prominent in the war stood aloof from the partially autonomous provin- cial and municipal governments set up by the Americans. An impression was produced that every vestige of the Philippine Republic was gone—insti- tutions, flag, the very soul of the re- public, our aspiration for indepen $5.75"No. 8 Size, $4.95 $6.50 No. 9 Size, $5.75 low prices. wares is breaking dence. But that impression was delu- sive, It was utterly fajse. Thnere were those mute musings I have mentioned, and they were not long in finding articulate and unmistakable expres- slon. ‘“We had fought for independence in the field and had lost. What hap- pened then? There was a limited and fleeting surface sentiment for annexa- tion to the United States—for federal- ism. This sentiment or suggestion had nothing to do with the deep im- pulses of the people. It belonged to the flotsam and jetsam of confused political thought. Filipinos, as to lead- ership and as to the masses, almost immedjately realized that the aspira- tion to be free was irrepressible, and that the struggles for independence begun in war must be continued in peace.” “And how did the surviving politi- cal energy and purpose of the people reveal themselves?" “They revealed themselves in wide- spread Interest in public affairs and in vigorous co-operation with the Americans in the development of a rudimentary Filipino state. Our peo- ple took hold of the problems of pro- vinclal and local government with enthuslasm and intelligence, and the men of outstanding gifts for leader- ship set to work to construct a na- tional government. We were given the Philippine Assembly, with repre- sentation on the legisiative commis- sion, and later—August 29, 1916, a luminous day in Filipino history—the autonomous machinery of the Jones law, our Magna L. S. Plaut & Co. 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Can had in a variety o f combination . colors. $1.50 Rubbish Burner $1.19 Heavily al- et nickel Somojete | it shirred georgette, paneled with rich brocade Trimmed with 6- C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1925, and unequivocally, in that law the Anerican people, through their con- stitutional representatives, pledged themselves to grant our independence. Tests of Assembly. “Through almost a full decade the Philippine Assembly, with extraordi- nary diligence and wisdom, progres- sively demonstrated the political ca- pacity of the Filipinos. In this work the leaders were guided and sustained by public opinfon throughout the archipelago. There was no political lethargy. AllL the people were as keen as were their chosen representa tives to show the world that doubts and misgivings touching our experi- ment, the first to be tried among a eignty of another, were unwarranted. Our electoral battles were contested sharply in the minds of universal at- tention and the vast majority of our voters went to the polls on election day. “Our parliamentarians, from the opening hours of their opportunity displayed a consclousness of our na. tional peculiarities, traditions and cul- ture and also disciosed parliamentary originality. We were not non-creative. We were not blind copylsts. We made many departures from American par- liamentary practice and should have made more except for the dual nature of our form of government and the desirability of adopting methods and procedure with which the Americans were familiar. In our assembly, for example, we avoided two evils—exce: sive pgwer in a few hands and parl Kresge Department Stores s ROVAL AR Sy ‘ue:fi Floor Floor Lamp Complete with shade and pull cords. pull cords. $15.75 are Beautiful Floor Lamp Complete $15.75 red, and on be Malayan people subject to the sover- mentary prostration. We preserved the democratic principle in our organ- ization of the house and yet secured the prompt dispatch of public busi- ness. Our majority was made effec tive, but not tyrannical. Though the minority at no time exceeded 20 per cent of the membership, it was given chairmanships of committeee, contrary | to the practice in the American lower house. We believed thoroughly in a minority cohesive and efficient as a! vital part of a sound democratic legls lature.’ Enact Beneficial Legislation. “Concern for the good of the peo- ple has been conspicuous in the whole of our parliamentary life. We knew we were on trial. Every member loved his country, longed for its inde- pendence and consequently was actu- | ated by a high sense of responsibility. Dereliction wore the color of treason Expected fractricidal antagonisms did not develop. Debates were earnest and sometimes flery. We have had our tumultuous s ions, as do all the legislatures of the world, even the old- est and most dignified. But, the de- | bates over, the conflicting standpoints | put with all the brilllance and force | their partisans could command, we all | were friends, and sincerely indulged | in the usual expressions of courtesy and generosity. Our legislative halls are not bear gardens, firmly though | some foreign observs believed they would be."” “What is your record Complete with shade and bases, finished in polychrome and JSitted with pull chain cluster and two- piece plug. Fancy finial plete popular education?” ‘Our first measurs The Fair, Chicago Courteous Service nu There is only one answer as to why this Annual September Sale of House- all records—the values tell the story! Hundreds of other special offerings not mentioned here for lack of space are marked at eq $3.50 Step- Chair, $2.89 . ure of the Assembly—was an act ap- propriating a millicn pesos ($500,000) to build and equip schools in the bar rios. Hard words are used about Fili pino leaders or poiiticos. They are represented as disposed to intfench themselves in power and exploit an ignorant and helpless people. If thev were 80 disposed, why should they fos ter education? Why should they be doing all in their power to produce an educated cltizenry? American schapl we want to preserve. Every means of elementary and of advanced edu cation we want to promote. Spirit Demoralized. “There is no spirit in the world more democratic than is that of th: Filipino nation, and its abused lead ers hold positions of leadership only because of their representative char- acter. If these men entertained wick- ed designs of exploitation they would not be found appropriating all the national exchequer will bear for pri mary instruction, for higher spec courses for teachers and for the es- tablishment of an institution such the University of the Philippine: Education, as every one knows, is the relentless and resistless foe of wrong and of tyranny “Is there any considerable body of Filipino opinion against immedfate and complete independence?” “No, sir. 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