Some Aspects of the Philippine Question
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Excerpt from Some Aspects of the Philippine Question: An Address Delivered Under the Auspices of the Club, at Central Music Hall, Chicago, November 15, 1899 One is a knowledge of the facts involved; the other, the disposition and ability to interpret those facts correctly. In the present instance these two essentials are not altogether easy of attainment. Our great distance from the Philippine archipelago, and the unreliable character of much that finds its way into our local press concerning conditions there, make facts hard to obtain, while differences of race, training, and temperament between the Filipinos and ourselves make it difficult, if not impossible, for many of us to put ourselves in their place. Those who reason that under given circumstances these children of the tropics would feel as we do, will sooner or later fall into grievous error. While looking over newspaper comments on the preliminary report submitted to the President of the United States by the Commission of which I have the honor to be a member, I noted with interest a suggestion, evidently made in all sincerity, that if the Commissioners would only read the newspapers they would learn much that was new to them about the situation in the Philippines. Now I must admit that for many months I have been in a country where I could not readily avail myself of that wonderful institution, the great American daily; still I trust that my sojourn in the Philippine Islands has not been altogether without its compensating advantages. I notice that a professor at your great university here is reported to have said that the Commissioners might just as well have written their report before visiting the archipelago. Now, that professor is mistaken. He might have done so, but I, at least, really could not, for I had much to learn, and not a little to unlearn; and not being gifted with second-sight, I was driven to the necessity of gaining a knowledge of conditions in the Philippines by observation, and of ascertaining the feelings and aspirations of the people by daily conversations with them. Since my return to America, however, I have acted on the suggestion of the editor above mentioned, and have read the newspapers. The result has been, as predicted, that I have learned much that I did not even suspect before, as to the events leading up to the war in which we are at present engaged; much concerning the feelings and aspirations of the Filipinos, which I can safely say would greatly surprise the Filipinos themselves were it to be communicated to them. If we are compelled to admit the truth of all the accusations brought by those who declaim against our so-called "crime in the Philippines" we have indeed committed a great transgression against the people of those Islands. With your permission I propose to take up some of the alleged facts cited in support of these serious charges and scrutinize them somewhat closely. I shall try to make my examination wholly dispassionate. Nothing is further from my intention or desire than to become involved in any controversy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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