bring about a good understanding between Americans and Filipinos, which it had been impossible to establish during the thirteen years past. We are convinced that every onward step, while relieving the American Government of its responsibilities in the Islands, will, as in the past, fully demonstrate the present capacity of the Filipino people to establish a government of its own and guarantee in a permanent manner the safety under such government of the life, property, and liberty of the residents of the Islands, national as well as foreign. We do not wish to say by this that there will not be difficulties and embarrassments. Nor do we even expect that the campaign, open or concealed, of the enemies of the Filipino cause will cease soon, but we feel sure that through a conservative use of the powers entrusted to us, the Filipino people will, with God's favor and the help of America, emerge triumphantly from the test, however difficult it may be."

Resolved, further, That a committee of seven, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, wait upon the Governor-General in his office and deliver to him this resolution, duly certified.

Adopted, October 16, 1913.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution (A. R. No. 87) was adopted by the Assembly on October 16, 1913.

TEODORO M. KALAW, Secretary, Philippine Assembly.

INDEX

INDEX

(Phils.-Philippines; Phil.- Philippine; Fils.-Filipinos.)

Acquisition of the Phils., 18-
41; commercial considera-
tions in, 22-24.
Agoncillo, Felipe, flight of, to
Canada, 78; letters of, to
State Department, 62, 63;
memorial of, to Senate, 64-
78; mission of, abroad, 61.
Aguinaldo, Emilio, character
of, 67; compared to Sitting
Bull, 113; government of,
158; letter of, to McKinley,
68.

Allen, Senator, 50.
Allison, Senator, 132.
André, Consul, 30, 31.
Anti-Imperialist League, ac-
tivities of, 100; attitude of,
towards the Fils., 102-105;
foundation of, 98; on friar
land question, 193; growth
of, 99; opposition of, to
treaty of Paris, 45; plat-
form of, 101-102; support-
ers of, 99, 100.
Assembly, Phil., establish-

ment of, 132-146; resolu-
tions of, petitioning inde-
pendence, 182, 220, 239, 348-
351.

Bacon, Senator, prophecy of,
as to opening of hostilities,
50; independence resolution
of, 45-47.

Barrett, John, 159.
Bell, Major, 30, 70.
"Benevolent assimilation"
proclamation, 49, 82-87.
Beveridge, Senator, 21, 132.
Bryan, William J., on causes
of outbreak of Filipino-
American War, 96; on im-
perialism, 116; Phil. views
of, in 1900, 108, 110, 117;
support of, to the treaty of
Paris, 51, 55.

Canada's

status compared

with that of Phils., 188.
Capacity of Fils. (See Fil., ca-
pacity of, for self-govern-
ment).

Carmack, Senator, 129.
Carpenter, Frank, 194.
China, partition of, as motive
for Phil. retention, 22.
Clapp, Senator, 233, 236.
Clarke Amendment to Jones
Bill, 223-245; full text of,
224, 225; indorsement of, by
Phil. Assembly, 228; objec-
tion to, by the President,
223; passage of, in the Sen-
ate, 226, 227.

Cleveland, President, 5, 99.
Commercial considerations in
Phil. acquisition, 22-24.
Commission, First Phil., 87;
Second Phil., 94.