HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA,
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Declares Filipinos All
Want Independence
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'Former Illinois Congressman, Back From Philippines,
Gives Interesting Views on Island Affairs.
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Clyds H. Tavenner.
Tho 10,600,000
Inhabitants of tho
Philippines arc
practically unani
mous In their de
sire for Independ
ence. Xh Is Is the
strongest impres
sion thnt I have
brought back with
me after touring
tho islands from
ono end to the
other, and after
having come In
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contact with nil classes of the people.
I found, however, tht tho viewpoint
of Americans in tho Philippines, and
Americans In tho United States, on tho
subject of independence, is not tho
feamc.
Tho attitude of tho American gov
ernment, and tho great moB? of tho
peoplo of tho United States, is to con
sider the Phlllpplno quostlon from tho
hnsclflflh viewpoint of what Is best
for tho Filipino peoplo Ninety-five
per cent of tho opposition to Inde
pendence emanates from Amorlcnn In
vestors In the lslnnds who aro quite
nnturally more Interested In tho slzo
of their dividends than tho freedom of
an alien people.
, Tho unfertunato feature of the sit
uation is that tho opponents of Inde
pendence, In order to convince the peo
ple 9t tho United States thnt tho Fili
pinos should not bo granted their in
dependence, And it necessary to libel
an entire race. To tell a sensitive
Christian people that they shall not
have their promised independence be
cause they aro not fit for it will in
the end prove a mistaken policy. It
will, only make, their demand for In
dependence the stronger.
At tho present time, however, tho
masses of tho Filipino peoplo still
tmva absolute confldenco in tho good
faith of America. Their loyalty and
gratitude- to Uncle Sam has not ns
yet, been Impaired by tho misrepre
sentations of tho rotentlonlsts. Their
leaders are Intelligent enough to dis
tinguish between those Amorlcnns
Who oppose their aspirations to In
dependence for puroly selfish reason,
lind tho great mass of tho American
peoplo whom they know dcslro this
government te do by tho Filipinos
pnly that which is Just and right
I In this connection, it is interesting
to review the development of the pres
ent friendly relationship between tho
Filipino and American peoples.
Provions to 1010 the Philippine
American relationship is declared to
have been not of the best.' Hut with
tho passage in that year of tho Jones
a.y by practically both tho Republican
'kind Democratic memberships of Con
gress, a hotter feeling developed. This
H'bcttcr feeling" hns now grown Into
n very strong bond of sympathy and
iiffcctlon.
, The happy attitudo of the Filipino
people toward America 1b duo not prin
cipally to tho fact that Americans
have shown the Filipinos how to mako
their country a better placo to live in;
,'not principally to tho fact we havo
superintended the implanting In the
Philippines of ono of tho finest edu
cational systems In the world; nor to
the building of high class roads,
bridges and public works but Is due
l a-
principally to tho fact that in the
Jones law America gave tho Filipinos
her word of honor that at soon ns n
stable government could bo establish
ed wo would withdraw our sovereignty
from the Philippine Islands.
It might, at first thought, seem
strange that In their sincere appre
ciation of nil thnt wo havo done for
them tho Filipino people should place
rribst cmphnsls on tho promise to grant
them their Independence. For It can
not be successfully denied that on the
wholo tho United Stntcs has treated
tho Filipino peoplo better than any
nation over treated a dependent alien
peoplo in all tho days slnco tho curtain
roso on tho dawn of civilization. If
wo do not spoil it, It is a record that
wo can bo proud of.
But it really Isn't so strange that
tho Filipino should lovo us moro for
our promlso to glvo them sovereignty
over themselves thnn for our other
good works, for which, after nil, out
bldo of army and navy expenditures,
tho rillplnos havo been taxed, and
properly so, for every cent of tho cost
If wo but reverso tho situation, nnd
plnco ourselves in tho shoes of tho
Filipinos, which cannot bo said to bo
nn unfnlr wny of getting nt tho other
fellow's viewpoint, wo shnll sco that
it Is not strnnge.
Suppose that Great Britain or any
other power that you can think of by re
ferring to your geography or history,
should Impose Its sovereignty upon us
against our will nnd then glvo us un
Infinitely better government than wo
now enJoy7 Could any such foreign
power over succeed In convincing us
that It had our welfare moro at heart
than we havo ourselves.
Hut to return to my story, tho Fili
pinos heartily thnnked us for tho
Jones law, considering it a sort of a
covenant between tho Filipino nnd
American peoples, and Immediately
applied themselves to tho task of set
ting up tho prescribed stable govern
ment And they set it up. It Is in
tho Philippines now. Amorlcn's own
representative in tho lslunds, tho gov
ernor general, officially reports It is
there, and recommends that slnco tho
Filipinos have earnestly fulfilled their
pnrt of tho agreement, America should
bo as prompt in carrying out its part
of tho contract
o that, in a few words, it is not
tho Philippines that now tiro on tilal,
hut tho United Stntcs.
There Is but one answer. America
will curry out Its agreement And
slnco wo aro going to do It, wo cannot
afford to qulbblo and split hairs and
hesitate until our tardiness robs us
of half tho glory of our achievement
Let us net with a promptness nnd will
ingness really worthy of America.
-And when tho peoplo of tho United
States set tip tho Phlllpplno Republic
as tho first Christian democracy of
tho Fur East, they will bo building a
monument to themselves that will
stand throughout eternity. On that
day the beacon light of hope, humanity
and Justice will flash around tho world.
Such an cxamplo by America will ac
complish mora for tho weak nnd strug
gling peoples of tho earth than tho
four year world war, with all its cost
in life nnd treasure
GOVT OPERATION
OUT OFPOLITICS
Party Leaders Convinced) by
Results of National Can
vass of Editors.
VINDICATES FORMER POLL.
Overwhelming Veto Llko That of Year
Defore From Both Sides of
Political Fence.
W OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP,
H3J96 IN FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP I
C2 OOUBTFUL Oft FAILED TO REPLY.
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The World's Most Beautiful Volcano!
Nevertheless It Is a Reservoir of Titanic Destructive Powers.
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Mayon Volcano, now quiet, but which In the recent patt has taken many
IIvm and destroyed much property. The Philippine Islands aro one of the
'moet Interfiling lands In the world for the American tourlit to visit
Mount Mayon, in the province of Albay, Philippine Islands, Is declared
? to be one of the most beautiful volcauoes iu tho world. No matter from
I" which side tho mountain is viewed, the cone Is almost petfectly symmetrical.
rfjjj SflUug 01 WIO ywicauw nun uiui.it iu uu -mm no v-muinnu uiumj, ni it.
rises to a height of 7,043 feet from an almost leel plain. Tho pcaic is visible
for mr than 00 miles, Its regular, bur slopes ueur tho top giving- raro
reflections from thu Illumination of the sun, uhllu ut its base is ono of tho
mont nrc-ductive nnd uicturesquo luuuscupes to ue seen unywnero m me
world. A magnificent read, 120 miles Iu length, circles tho mouutuln ut Its '
bass, passing through tho most vurylng sconery. Muyon hus a history us au
active volcano. It has destroyed whole towns. Thu most destructive erup-
tiin was In 2814, whan 1,200 persons were killed. It last camo to life In
4l00, sending river of lav into tho sea at a distance, of 8 mile from tho
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Washington. Inner circles of both
polltlcnl parties hero aro greutly In
terested In tho results of a national
poll on tho question of government
operation among over 5,000 newspa
per editors throughout the country.
With 80 per cent of theso editors, re
'gardloss of political faith, giving it ns
their impartial opinion thnt the public
is moro than over opposed to tho gov
ernment going into business In com
petition with Its citizens, observers
hero see little chnnco that either po
litical party will find It n profitable
campaign Issuo.
In tho opinion of party leaders this
sort df nf canvass among newspaper
editors is 'tho best posslblo index of
public opinion. They recall n similar
questionnaire sont out a yenr ngo In
connection with tho proposition thnt
tho government tnko over the rail
roads permanently. Replies nt that
tlmp from approximately tho same
number of editors showed 83 por cent
ngnlnst tho prlnciplo of government
operation. They recall nlso thnt with
in ten days from publication of the
rosuit of the former questionnaire the
sentiment for roturn of tho railroads'
to their owners had definitely crys
tallized. Comparison of present results In do
tall with thoso of n year ago con
vinces tho political student not only
that these editors havo been accurate
in their Judgment, but that party con
siderations played no part in form
ing it. From Democratic and sup
posedly radical Texas, for exnmple,
tho prejent questionnaire brought re
plies froty editors of 244 papers, only
three of which aro Republican. Yot
tho porcentngo against government
ojeratlou was 02, which Is exactly tho
samo as that given by 200 editors
from Republican Michigan, umong
whom were representatives of only
throo Democratic papers. Other
states that pair percentages signifi
cantly are Massachusetts and Nevada, i
with 100; Connecticut and South Caro
lina, with 07; Maine, and West Vir
ginia, with 00; Kentucky nnd Now
York, with 01; Missouri nnd Pennsyl
vania, with 89; Ohio and Oklahoma,
with 87.
The result of tho present poll as to
government operation in each state
aro graphically shown by the follow
ing chart:
FARMERS
of Dakota County
Are you satisfied with present prices of Farm Products? Do these prices
give you the cost of production, plus a reasonable return for
the use of your labor and capital?
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, If existing conditions do not suit you, why not join the
, , DAKOTA COUNTY FARM BUREAU THE WEEK OF
November 22nd
and co-operate with your neighbors in working to improve these conditions
The Dakota County Farm Bureau and the
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation stands for--
1. Better Marketing Systems.
2.. Better Legislation for Farmers.
3. Better Farm Labor Conditions.
4. Better Methods and more economic production.
Bis Organization
NEEDS
YOUR
Membership
You will be solicited by a member of the State and
County Faim Bureau for your membership during the
Week &f November 22, 1920
We are Counting on You to Join
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The Dakota County Farm Bureau 1
and the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
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p'G AL NOTICES
First Pub. Nov. -1, 1920 4v
I'roluite Notice to Cictlltois
In the County Court of Dakota
County, Nebraska.
In tho matter of the Estate of
Catherine Smith, deceased. '
Notice is hereby given, that the
creditors of tho said deceased will
meet the administrator of said es
tate, before me, County Judge of Da
kota County, Nebraska, at the County
Court Room in said County, on the
31st day of December, 1920, and on
tho 31st day of January, 1921, at ten
o'clock A. M. each day, for the pur
pose of presenting their clainu 'or
examination, adjustment and allow
ance. Threo months are allowed for
creditors to present their clainis rnd
ono year for the administrator to
settle said estate, from the 30tn day
of October, 1920. This notice will
bo published in Tho Dakota County
Herald, for four weeks ..successively
prior to the 31st day of December,
J 920.
Witness my hand, and seal of said
court, this 30th day of October, A. 1).
1920
s. w. Mckinley,
(Seal) County Judge.
WA NTi:i How woald you like to be
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Sales Manager, Western .Boiler Pipe
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