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THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA. MAY 28, 1920.
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ANTONIO MOR.ENO
Antonio Moreno was a small boy when his father died. Eager to assiat
hti mother by sharing part of the family burden he obtained a position a*
baker's clerk, For this service he received the princely sum of. two dollars
a week. Although he HRed his position, tills Spanish lad itad dreams of mak
lng a fortune. He had seen wealthy American tourists in his native town and
they awakened ambition in his breast, He resolved to save his money and go
to the laud of promise.
The Americans v who visited Caropamento were all supposed to be milllon
tires. Into the mind of Antonio Moreno came dreams, dreams of Wealth that
I«y across the great ocean, He became determined to go to tHe United Slates
and make a fortune.
When Antonio Moreno, at the age of fifteen, walked up the gangplank
from flte Gibraltar docks to an American steamship, he was in reality cross¬
ing the bridge from nonentity to fame, Aboard the boat whs one of America s
most distinguished actresses, Mias Helen Ware, Her attention was attracted
to the handsome lad with the fiery eyes, and site became Interested in him.
"What do you Intend to do when you reach America?" Inquired Mi-s
Ware.
“Make a fortune," promptly replied young Antonio.
Miss Ware smiled at his confidence and replied. "I think you will find
both fame and fortune In the theater If you chose to become an actor."
The prophecy is now being realized. Antonio Moreno as Ibe slar of such
Vitagrunh serials as “The Iron Test" and "Perils of Thunder Mountain,” is
earning international fame and a considerable fortune. While In New York
recently It* signed a two year contract with the Vltagraph Company and ro
cently finished a serial production dealing with secret service, entitled “The
Invisible Hand.
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AMERICA TC GIVE
IWEK5EI PrtT*
Maximo M. Kalaw Declares U. S
Cannot Consistently Refuse
“Self-Determination. 99
By MAXIMO M. KALAW,
Secretary of t lie Philippine Mist* on, Au
thor “The Case for the Filipinos,"
"Self-Government in the
Philippines," etc.
“When they show sufficient capact
ty,” “When they are able to gov err
themselves,'
“ When t h ey
are educated
enoritfh.' TliUI
run tlie answers
of many Anierl
>■ *3 cans pressed with
a the question as tc
when t He Filip!
nos should be
granted their in
del ten donee. Now,
“ability, ■ • capact
* ty" and "sutll
<c> cient education”
—What do they
Maximo M. Kalaw. mean in black
and white?
Senator Shogun may think no people
: s capable of self-government that does
not establish the judicial recall, or that
Inis no Hilly Sunday. John Smith of
Somerville may think no people is
capable of self-government thal does
not vole his democratic ticket, or go to
church on Sundays.
"< 'opacity for self-government” Is as
broad and elastic as the world, and if
that should be 1 Ho criterion for 1he
granting of Philippine independence,
\mericn might ns well say to the Fili¬
pinos. "1 will give ,v< Independence
when it.pleases tne to do so."
Fortunately, the American promise
to tile Philippines is not bused oil such
obscure and abstract conditions. It is
based on a definite seizable thing
When America, through her Congress,
officially told Hie Filipino people that
they would be granted their independ¬
ence as soon as they could establish s
stable government, no abstract or ob¬
scure condition was meant. Stable
government, according to American
usage, means a certain, definite thing.
The United States premised (lie Cu¬
bans the same thing, that "when they
have established a stable government,
then American troops would be with¬
drawn." As soon as the Cuban people
elected a governmenl suited to them¬
selves. capable of maintaining order
and fulfilling all international obliga¬
tions, there was a stable government
In Cubit ami .’re rlcan troops were
„ itiulrawn
When emigres* pnssed the Jones
law, li simply borrowed the phrase 1
‘‘stable government" from the Cuban
history and applied It to the Philip
pines. The history of Philippine leg¬
islation shows that In hlaek and white.
With full knowledge of what It meant,
the Filipino people accepted the Jones
law and Immediately begun setting ui
the stable government required by Con
gross as a pre-requisite to Indopend
cnee. The stable government is non
n fact. It Is indeed more than tpat; It
is an undisputed fact.
The official representative of the
Dulled Stales in the Philippine Islands
the (lovernor General, reported to the
American Congress and the adinlnlstrn
: tion that "the Filipino people have es
tablished the stable government de
nmii'led by Congress as a pre-requisite
for the granting of Independence
namely, a government elected by the
suffrage of the people, which Is sap
portc>d by the people, which is capable
of maintaining order and of fulfilling
its international obligations.”
i The Philippine question is therefori
no longer a question of polities, argtt
moot or supposition. To the Philip
pine mind, al least. It is now a ques
ibm of whether the United States b
ready to db -barge its own obligation
fully and completely. America wen
el'ore the world In the recent war ti¬
the m owed champion >f “self-determi
on’ion" and Filipinos cannot see how
Amo»ien can consistently refuse to ac
The Filipino people, however, him
m, grudge or grievance against the
American people. Theirs is a message
of friendship and gratitude. They seel:
independence as Hie natural and log
leal outcome of America’s policy la
the islands and of America's solemn
promise to them, They come willing
to give privileges and concessions not
incompatible with their national wel
fare.
The Filipino people are willing to
accept Independence under any of the
following conditions: Under a League
of Nations, guaranteeing Its territorial
lnte.imity: under the protectorateship
of the United States for the first feu
years; tinder a treaty of neutrality be
tween the United States. England, ,Tn
pan. France and oilier powers, or even
without any condition whatever—an in
lute and complete Independence. They
have no fear of Japan. Philippine in
dependence, In our opinion, is not Initn
ical to Japanese Interests. The Jnpa
nese are now free to come to tile Phil
ippines. bat at the present time there
ore less than 10.000 Japanese In the
Islands There are six times ns many
Japanese in California ns there are in
the qptire Philippine Archipelago.
The Filipinos are willing to taki
their chance as a nation. Smaller rin
(ions beset by graver problems and
dangers have taken a more hazardous
chance at freedom, and have sue
ceded.
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