CONGRESSMEN
FAVOR FIUPIN
INDEPENDENCE
Wuslilngton.-'The
Appointed hour Is
liere: let the Phil
ippines be free."
This was the key
note of n speech hy
Congressman I'M
ward. I. King of Illl
nols, (Republican)
In which he review
ed the American oc
cupation of the Is
lands from (he first
day to the present
time. He declared
Congressman Ed
ward J. King
of Illinois.
that the U n I ted
.States was honor
hound to grant In
dependence, without further delay.
Congressman King Is one of an In
creasing nutnher of Republicans In the
House who arc urging quick action
on Phlllpplno Itnlependence. Mr.
King Is the author of a hill which pro
vides that within one year the Philip
pine government, under presidential
proclamation, piny assemble a conven
tion and frame a constitution. j
After the constitution Is ratified by
the Filipino penpln the President may
recognize the Philippine Islands as "it
Mpnrntr and self-governing nation." ,
The rnnfer of authority Is to hex
completed within one jenr. Provision
Is made for safeguarding American In
vestments In the Philippine and for
the providing of coaling stations and
submarine bases In the Islunds by the
United States.
Word from the Philippines Is .that
the people expect early Independence
and will be sorely disappointed if they
do trot get It. i
"No nation lias 'the right," said Con
pressman King "to hold another people
In peonage, even though it may be
argued by the professoriate that the
condition is simply one of 'tutelage.'
"A little more observance of the
golden rule In national and Interna
tional affairs would soon dispel that
desire for exploltutlon, the llercest foe
of freedom In the world today.
"When we went to the Philippine
we declared before the whole world
that we were not actuated by any self
ish desire of conquest or territorial
aggrandizement, but solely by hiununl
ttirlnn Impulses."
Congressman King called nttenllon
to the fact that Filipinos are now
mining funds to erect a monument to
Adlnlral Dewey, w)ilcji he said was In
directly a tribute to the American peo
ple n h well as to Dewey. Ho recalled
the cable that Dewey had sent to
President McKlnley, which was as
follows:
."In my opinion theso people (Fili
pinos) are superior In Intelligence and
more cnpabki of self government than
tru natives of Cuba, and I am familiar
with both."
Congressman King then recited the
preamble to the Jones law, passed
AuguRt 20, 1010, and declared It was u
detlnlte pledge of Independence. The
preamble stated "it Is aa it has always
iioen the purpose of the people of
tin United States to withdraw their
sovereignty over the Philippine Islands
iind to recognize their Independence as
Minn as a stable government can be
established therein."
Congressman King stated there was
no question but that the Filipinos had
established tliu specllled stable gov
ernment and, therefore, It Is I lie
solemn duty of the United States to
grant the promised independence.
dAMVMX
ASKS INDEPENDENCE
. FOR " PHILIPPINES
Manila. Fran
cis Burton Harri
son, former gov
ernor general of
the Philippine Is
lunds, offered to
ondor his resig
nation eighteen
months ago upon
condition that the
Secretary of War
r o c o in in e n d to
President Wilson
that a Filipino be
appointed his suc
cessor. Ho Hindu
the offer while in
W u s li I u g t o u In
Francio Burton
Harrison
, 1010.
Discussing Philippine Independence,
tins governor general said :
"I can see In the future a very
beautiful vision. When the Hag of
the Philippine republic shall lie hoist
ed, when the Stars ami Stripes will
come Heating down to the strains of
'The Star Spangled Manner' that Hug,
Old Glory, do rich In happy and hon
orable achievements, will be made
doubly dear because It will mean that
the United States will have l:ept Its
word to the iieuple of the Philippine
Island."
School of Journalism In Philippines
Muulla. A school of JourimHsm, the
first Iti Hie Fur East, bus been estab
lished at the University or the Philip
pines, in Mmillu.
Admission to the School of Journal
ism is limited to third and fourth joar
studeuts who , have shown muiked
utility tu 'the, .una of -English.' The
course In open' to both men uml wo
men. A duns 'of ubout CO registered
ut the oueulug of the JouruullitUc
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A Typical Pfilllpplno Homestead
The United Strtes Isn't the only
country that has honiesteaders those
enterprising pioneers who leave thick
ly populated districts and take their
families Into virgin territory to create
homes for themselves. The Philippine
Islands have thousands of thrifty home
steaders. The pliovo photograph shows u plc
' tine of a Christian Filipino homestead
er and his family tear i'iklt, Cotabato
province, Mindanao, P. I. Five jours
ago he was a cab driver working for
low wages at Cebu, u thickly populated
city. He went Into the then wilderness
of Mindanao, planted hemp and cocoa
nuts, paid fqr his land and has be
come wealthy. Thousands of similar
Instances could be cited. One .Mindanao
homesteader is worth $200,000.
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There are hundreds of thousands of this
They are to ba the future rulers
Tim Filipino has been much misrep
resented In the United States. This is
largely because thu Sunday supple
ments have made u specially of por
traying the semi-naked non-Chnsttan
hill tribes as "typical" Filipinos, which
is far from the truth.
Thu total population of the Philip
pines is io,:ro,no, of which o,-io:.,2T2
are Christians and clvlll.ed, and hao
been so for :t00 years, possessing n cul
ture and relliiement that will compare
favorably with that of other countries.
The number of uoii Christians Is 83.V
ASKS INDEPENDENCE WITH
OR WITHOUT PROTECTION
Manila, P. I. -The
people of the
Philippine!) w a u I
Independence In
w b a t o v e r form
they can get It.
M a a u e I Quezon,
president of the
i'hlllpplne senate,
declared In an ml
dress before that
body.
"Let the Anierl
cans In the Philip
pines and thoe In
the United S'lutcs Manuel L. Quezon
know that the pen President Philip
pie of thu Philip- llne Senate
pines covet their freedom, liberty and
political emancipation so much that
they will not hesllute to ru-elve from
the Congress of the United States
complete and absolute Independence
without protection." (ueon said.
"If the United Stales, dictated by Its
own Imprests, decidisxto extend pro
tection to (he Philippines, well uud
good, W would uciepl tlmt us u so
lulled of our problems. If not, let us
huvu absolute iudepeudeucu In what
ever form wo can gel It."
President (jiioxou declined that If
the question were put , before the
Filipinos for a vote, OS per cent would
favor ubjolute Independence,
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The I'hlllpplne government Is encour
aging the Immigration of Filipinos
from the thickly populated secthiha In
to Mindanao. This Is the Second Inrg
est if the Islands of the archipelago.
It Is still sparsely settled, although
It Is one of the richest and moct pro
ductive lulands In the world. Muny
Americans have established planta
tions there and become rich.
Filipinos are ii?lng the stories of the
many successful Filipino homesteaders
us an argument for Independence. They
make the point that u people that can
go out Into a tropical wilderness with
no capital save their patience, perse
verence and energy and win homes jr
themselves, hnve the necessary stamina
to run their own affairs.
type of young men In t!ie Philippines.
of the destinies of the Islands.
HISS, and only a small percentage of
them are unclvllled. They are fast
becoming educated, and will ultimate
ly make good cltl.ens.
Seventy per cent of the Inhabitants
of the Philippines oer ten years of
age, according to the last census, are
literate. This Is a higher percentage
of literacy than that of any Smith
American country, higher than that of
Spain, and higher than that of any
of the rww Itcpuhlles of i;uro whose
Independence Is being guaranteed by
the Allies.
A TEST OF FAITH
(Chattanooga Nuws.)
We have frequent occasion to pro
test against the efforts of Japan to
luiposo her dominion upon unwilling
peoples, jet we hno thus far failed
to exemplify the Ideals which we rec
ommend to Japan. If we should with
draw our sovereignty fiom the Philip
pines, lu accordance with our repeated
promises, we could the nioio consist
ently ask Japan to follow a similar
course toward Shantung, Manchuria
and Siberia. Our plea would liaxo a
great deal more force If we could
make it with clean hands. To say that
the Philippines are not ready for In
dependence Is merely to express an
uibltiary, gratuitous opinion. it 3
ivrfeclly ousj to cieaie conditions
In one's own mind -that no people
eor Could comply with. Our deluy
about lospectlug our ow'u pledge Is u
rellecttoti on our national good faith
and a eonstuut Invitation tu Interim
tlonal CMiipllentloiis In tlii fur etui.
INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINES
(Atascudero (Cal ) News.)
, . . The Philippines should! be
given absolute Independence, which la
llielr natural right, even If we uru
well 'avvuie thai they have not yet
reached the full stature or American
Ism. We otnselves have rot leached
It so Unit; as we Insist upon govern
lug other peoples ufulnst tt'lr will.
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CONGRESS HEARS
DRAMATIC PLEA
FROM FILIPINO
Washington.
"Must the heart
of Amerlcu beat
only for the free
dom of Ireland, of
Poland and of the
Czecho Slovaks,
and not for the
Independence of
the Philippine Is
lands?" This wns the
question Resident
C o m in I s s I oner
Isauro (lubnhlon
of the Philippines
ndressed directly
to the member
ship of the House
of Itepresentalves
Philippine Resident
Commissioner
Isauro Qnbaldon
In a speech which wus given very
close attention and was frequently ap
plauded. "At one time," said Commissioner
Uahaldon, "Congress had before it no
less than thirty resolutions expressing
sympathy with the aspirations of the
Irish people, If not nctunly urging Kng
htnd to grant Independence to Irelnnd.
At that time, also the Filipinos were
knocking at your door. Out of the
womb of war, many ICumpcan repub
lics were limn, and America has re
joiced to uphold tlu same. And yet
the claim of the Filipinos is still un
heeded. Must there Ije exceptions,
then, in International justice?
"My plea, gentlemen of the Ameri
can Congress, Is that jou Ignore no
longer the repeated requests of u deserving-
people for an Independence
that rightfully belongs to them. The
granting of Independence now affords
the United States a golden opportunity
to give to the world unanswerable
proof of Its sincerity, its consistency
and Its altruism. It will be the gteat
est example of square dealing In the
history of the nges.
"Do not think we nre not appre
ciative of all you have done for us.
We are. America has truly treated
the Filipino people, as no other nation
has ever treated an alien race lu all
history. The high points of the Amer
ican policy In the Philippines have
been consistently Inspired by altruism.
We know that you were actuated In
your labors by the desire to contrib
ute to our own welfare.
"And we love yiiu perhaps most of
nil for your solemn promise to grunt
us that which we hold dearer than life
itself our freedom. Independence Is
our national ideal. It Is our all ab
sorbing nlm. It grows stronger every
hour. For the spirit of nationalism
never, dies. Much les can It be sub
dued. Wo believe that we can never
hope to be n sturdy nation If we are
to rely forever on the magnanimity of
the United Stntes.
"America's task In the Philippine
Islands Is finished. Whtit you have as
sumed as your sacred obligation In
Hint part of the world has been ful
filled. A people with a medieval sys
tem of Institutions has been trans
formed Into a conscious nation, im
bued with all that Is modern In the
activities of nations. And If you give
us Independence our gratitude to you
will Increase a thousand fold; It will
last forever If you keep faith with us.
"There Is but one Isstie In the I'hll
lpplne question, and that Is: Is there
today a stable government on the Is
lands? lu the Jones Inwyou promised
IndeiK'iidenee upon the estnbllshuient
of such ii stable government. Your
own (lOvernor-Cieneral has olliclally
reported that there Is a stable gov-'
eminent lu existence today, and wo
.also have submitted plenty of evidence
to substantiate Its existence. There
fore, we hope and expect America wjll
now carry uut Its pledge,"
FINE HAT MAKING
A PHILIPPINE ART
This Flllplna Is maklno a Philippine
hat, which Is becoming quite popular
with both men and women In the
I United States, and is usually a source
J of great pride to the wearer.
FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE,
BUT NO GUAMANTV
(Chliauo THImiiiiM
We do not blame the- Filipino people
for want I n their voiqpltjte fiivdom It
is kie uuiuiui uaiiiiuiuu ui uim k-iuu.
'Liuajmniiit i-fi't iiiHii'iiriJ' n.Tt.gi
THIS "ANGEL" WAS A KITE
Cut Superstitious Railroad Man Who
Shot It Down Wns Certainly
Scared for a Time.
"The shooting," snys n Texas ninn,
"occurred some years ngo on the Pan
handle branch of the Santa Fe, and
the hero of the tale was a superstitious
engineer who believed lu 'warnings.'
"One night he was rolling along nt
a good speed, when he saw a clear,
white light, Hike n vvlll-o'-the-wisp,
dancing over the trad: a few hundred
feet In front. He shut oft steam nntl
came to a stop as quickly as he could.
The conductor and train crew came
running up to the engine to see what
was the matter.
" 'There Is some one swinging n lan
tern across the track, said the engi
neer, and the crew went ahead to In
vestigate. " 'We can't find anyone,' reported I
4t. - t I t .!. I
iuu ii-iir uruKdiuiu, iinu uiu I'ugiuctu
pulled out again, but lie went slowly,
and In a few minutes stopped again.
The crew went ahead once more to
see what wns the cause of the light.
The conductor, who was a good shot,
drew his revolver, and at his second
shot there was a crash, a scream, and
the light went out, nnd something
white came fluttering down from the
clouds.
"The engineer was scared. 'You've
shot an angel, sure,' he said to the
conductor, with a face as pale as
death.
"Investigation brought out thefact
thnt n small boy, with a lantern tied .
to the tall of a kite, was the cause of
the trouble; but for a long time it
tensed the engineer to be asked about
'shooting angels.' "
HIGH PLACE FOR LEWIS CASS
Was rhstrumental In Setting Up Amer
ican Form of Government In
Western Territories.
"Those who pushed the frontier west
ward were themselves the products of
frontier conditions," says Willlaiu B.
Shaw lu the American Review of Re
views. "Such n lender Was Lewis
Cass, n nntlve of New Hampshire,
who went out as a youth to the settle
ments that were soon to he organized
Into the state of Ohio, took part in
lawmaking there, served ns a volun- i
leer olllcer In the war of 1S12, wns ap
pointed governor of Michigan terrl- (
tory. and for ninny yenrs wns engaged
In the difficult task of setting up an
American form of government in re
gions that had barely emerged from
tlie wilderness stnge.
"Thnt Lewis Cass was in after years
a United States senntor from Michi
gan, a member of cabinets, a dlplomnt
nnd nn unsuccessful nsplrnnt for the
presidency may have partially blinded
us to the really Importnnt services thnt
he rendered in the pioneer period of
Michigan's history. Neither he nor
any of the men of his day could have
foreseen the strain that was to be. put
on the states created out of the old
Northwest territory caused by the at
tempt to absorb vast populations of
northern Ruropean blood Into the citi
zenship. "Lewis Cnss lived to see great nr
mles recruited among those newly
made Americans to tight for the Tnion
nnd the principles of nationality which
he had himself defeuded throughout
his career."
First Payment of Rent
It would be hard to find exact rec
ords of the tlrst rent paid. It Is said
that when the Germans conquered
parts of Gaul, the land was parceled
mt to chiefs, lieutenants and private
soldiers. In return the holders of tint
lands promised military service when
needed. Some of the land wns given
to favorites, who were allowed to pay
In money Instead of service, and the
system was established. Rent wns
certainly known In the days that Rome
flourished, there being Latin iinmes
for rent under long leasehold tenure;
rent of a farm, ground rent, rent of
state lands and the annunl rent pny
nble for the right to the perpetunl en
joyment of nnythlug hunt on the sur
face of the hind.
Ancient Bible.
A Bible belonging to Kliznbeth Had
don, a Quakeress, printed In UiGO, has
been discovered In thu Kast. The Had
don Bible is sixteen years older than
the Reims Testament sometimes
spoken of as "the oldest Bible." The
Haddon Bible Is an nuthentlu "Great"
Bible. It Is also a "Treacle" Bible.
Coverdale, the translator, rendering
"The Prophecye of Jeremye," gnve
the reading "I am bevy nnd abaflied ;
is there no trlacle at Gylyad." This
In the King James modern version
rends "luilin In (!IIead."
The HiiiTdnnitlblQ Is Indeed "Great."
It weighs IS pounds, and Its dimen
sions tire; Thickness, -l?i Inches;
width, 10?J Inches, length, 1U& Inches.
Detroit News.
Few Do Much Walking. .
Statistics of mankind's ambulations,
Including young children uud old per
sons, uud taking Into consideration
the fact that nowaduys there are the
Inclination and the facilities to ride
more uud walk less than our fore
fathers did, show that a fair estimate
of the average distance walked dur
ing the J!4 hours by the men, women
aud children of continental United
Sti.tes seems to be four miles. The
postman uud the policeman uud thu
messenger boy walk fur more mites
thuu four, so does the fanner, though
the use of ttte tructor has tuken some
of the burden of agricultural work oU
sfeeok's mare,
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LEGAL NOTICES
Tim Pub. March 10, 1921 4v.
IIOA1) rvOTICU.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The commissioner appointed to lo
cate a load commencing at thesoutn
e.ist corner of the northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of section
13, township -20, north, range G enst
of the 0th Principal Meridian in Da
kota county, Nebtaskn, and running
fcouth on the section line to the
southeast corner of the northeast
quarter of section 24, township 29 ,
north, range 6 unst of the Gth Prin
cipal Meridian, all in Dakota county.
Nebraska, and there terminating, lins
reported in favor of the establish
ment thereof, and all objections
thereto or claims for dnmages must
be tiled in tho County Clerk's odice
on or before noon of the 23rd day of
May. A. D 1921, or such road will be
established without reference thereto.
GKO. J. BOUCHER,
(Seal) County Clerk.
First Pub. Marcli 10, 1921 4 w.
ROAD NOTIC'U.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The commissioner appointed to lo
cate a road commencing nt a point'
at the northeast corner of the north
west quarter of the northeast quar
ter of section 4, township 27, range
7 east of the Gth Principal Meridian
in Dakota county, Ncbritska, runninc;
thence west on the north line of sec
tion 4, 1320 feet to the half section
cline of section 33, township 28,
lange 7, thence north on said line
2238 feet, thence in a northeasterly
direction 300 feet, thence in a north
westerly direction 300 feet, thence
almost north 1150 feet, thence north
west 23G feet, thence in a northerly
direction to the public road on the
north line of section 33, intersecting
said road about the middle of north
west quarter of northeast quarter of
said section and there terminating,
has reported in favor of the estab
lishment thereof, and nil objections
thereto or claims for damages must
he filed in the County Clerk's office
on or before inoon of the 23rd dav of
May, A. 1)., 1921, or such road will be
established without reference thereto.
GEO. J. BOUCHER,
(Seal) County Clerk.
First Pub. Marcli 31, 1921- 3vv.
NOTICU.
Charles J. D. Bouwmcestor and
Harry L. G. Bouwmcestor will take
notice thnt on the 19th day of March,
1921, Sherman W. McKinley, County
Judge in and for Dakota County, Ne
braska, issued an order of attachment
for the sum of 95.43, in i-n act.ion
pending before him wherein John
Ryan is Plaintiff and Charles J. D.
Bouwmcester and Hurry L. G. Bouw
meester are defendants; that prop
erty of the defendants consisting
of n tractor has been attached
under said order. Said case wns
continued to the Bth clay of May,
1921, at 10 o'clock A. M.
JOHN RYAN, Plaintiff.
First PubMarcli 31, 1921 3v.
NOTICK '
Charle3 J. D. Bouwrneester nnd
Harry L. G. Bouwinecster will take
notice thnt on the 19th day of March,
1921, Shermnn W. McKinley, County
Judge in and for Dakota County, Ne
braska, issued an order of attachment
for the sum of 5107.00 and interest
in an action pending before him
wherein Thomas F. Crosby is Plaintiff
and Charles J. D.Bouwmeester and
Harry L. G. Bouwineester are defend
ants; that the property of the defend
ants consisting ot a tractor has been
attached under said order. Said case
was continued to the 9th dav of Alav,
1921, at 10 o'clock A. M. '
THOMAS F. CROSBY, Plaintiff.
First Pub. Ai)rir792l:3w
mim-n of iikuhng ami notici:
OF PROBATK OF WILL.
In the County Court of Dakota
County, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska) '
Dakota County, )
ro Catherine Riley, Matilda Hen
dricks, Nellie Burk, Angeline Noble,
Frank Riley, Loretta Roe, and Thom
as Riley, and to all persons interest
ed in the estate of Miles T. Riley,
also known as Miles T. Reilly, de
ceased. On reading the petition of Cather
ine Riley praying that the instru
ment filed in J.his court on the 2nd
day of April, 1921, and purporting to
be thu last will and testament of the
said deceased, may be proved and
allowed, and recorded as the last will
and testament of Miles Riley, de
censed; that said instrument he ad
mitted to probate, and the udminis
tratiqn of said estate lie granted to
Mike O'Neill as executor.
It is hereby ordered that you, and
all persons interested in said matter, .
niny, and do, appear at rhe County
Court to be held in and for said
county, on the 23rd day of April, A.
D., 1921, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show
cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted, and that notice of the
pendency of said petition and that
the hearing thereof be givui to all
persons interested in said matter by
publishing a copy of this Order in
the Dakota County Herald, a weekly
newspaper printed in said county, for
three sucecsjivu weeks prior to said
duy of hearing.
Witness my liatul, anil seal of sunt
court, this 2nd day of April, A. D.,
1921.-
SHERMAN W. MeKINLEY, .
(Seal) County Judge.
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