2. If the Philippine will remain under the control
of Spain, transformation will eventually
happen and will affect the people. In this case
some governors have been trying to introduce
needed reforms.
But it produced scanty result for the
government as well as to the country. with
this, our country is most likely reminded to
Sancho Panza in Barataria island where he took
his seat on appointed table covered with fruits
and variety of food but when Pedro Rezio
interposed Sancho was as hungry as ever.
3. That he should not eat except according to the
usage and custom of other island. Philippines
is like Sancho reforms are the dishes, Rezio are
those persons interested in not having the
dishes touched.
The result is the long suffering of
Sancho(Philippines) misses his liberty and ends
up rebelling. In this manner as long as the
Philippines have no liberty of press all the
efforts of the colonial ministers will meet the
fake like the dishes in Barataria Island.
4. The minister who wants his reforms be reforms
must begin by declaring the press in the
Philippines free and by instituting Filipino
delegates.
A government that governs in a country may
even dispense with the press because it is on
the ground has eyes and ears, and directly
observes what is rules and administers.
5. But a government that governs a far requires
that the truth and facts reach its knowledge by
every possible channel that it may weigh and
estimate them better, and this need increases
when a country like Philippines is concerned.
A risk does the government see in them? One
of the three things either that they will prove
unruly, become political trimmers, or act
properly.
6. Supposing that we should yield to the most
absurd pessimism and admit the insult.
Great for the Philippines but still greater for
Spain, certainly the Spanish people does not
spare its blood were patriotism is concern but
would not a struggle of principles in
parliament be preferable to the exchange of
lands.
7. Because the Spanish parliament especially
abounds in oratorical paladins invisible in
debate.
So we see no serious reason why Philippines
may not have representatives. We know that
the lack of enlightenment, the indolence, the
egotism may convert reform into a harmful
instrument.
8. When the laws and the acts of officials are kept
under surveillance the word justice may cease
to be a colonial just the things that makes the
English must respected in their possessions is
their strict and speedy justice so that the
inhabitants repose entire confidence in the
judges justice is the foremost.
9. Virtue of the civilized races we could add other
minor reforms touching
commerce, agriculture, security of individual
and of property education and others.
To recapitulate: The Philippines will remains
Spanish if they enter upon the life of law and
civilization, if the rights of their inhabitants are
respected, if the other rights due them are
granted, if the liberal policy of the government
is carried out without false interpretation.
10. Otherwise, if an attempt is made to see in the
islands a love to be exploited, a resource to
satisfy ambitious, however great may be the
loyalty of Filipinos and it will be impossible to
hinder the operations of the laws of history.
Close indeed are the bonds that unite us to
Spain. Two peoples do not live for three
centuries in continual contract, sharing a same
lot, holding their same belief, worshipping the
same GOD but that ties are formed between
them stronger than those engendered by
affection.
11. We who today are struggling by the legal and
peaceful means of debate so understand it
without going beyond the pale of the law, but
if violence first silences us we have to
misfortune to fall then we do not know what
course will be taken that will rush in to occupy
the places that we leave vacant.
In contemplating such an unfortunate
eventually we must turn away in horror, and
so instead of closing our eyes we will face what
the future may bring.
