Proceedings of the first Independence congress : held in the city of Manila, Philippine islands, February 22-26, 1930 / Published under the direction of Dean maximo M. Kalaw, executive secretary, University of the Philippines.

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power in exchange for the collective guarantee of its political
independence and territorial integrity by the Great Powers; or
by Japan, Great Britain, France, and the United States at least.
But this solution seems also impracticable, taking into consideration the political, economic, and cultural relations which has
existed between America and the Philippines. This solution,
however, has been considered practicable by the Great Powers
of Europe, that are interested in the affairs of the Baltics when
Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia signed a treaty in
1907 promising their collective guarantee to the political independence and territorial integrity of Norway under the precise
condition that she will not cede any part of her territory to
any other power.
And at last, taking into account the general nationalistic
movement in all the Philippines which has not yet lost its
faith to the American sense of justice nor in her noble traditions nor in the immortal principles of the founders of the
Great North-American Republic; and having engraved in the
mind the solemn promise of America to the Philippines that
has always acted in accordance with such promise of emancipation, with absolute confidence and great faith and loyalty;
and appealing to the national immaculate honor and taking
into account at the same time the national interests of America
in this Extreme Orient, it looks as if the most feasible and
logical solution of the Filipino problem is the restoration of
the Philippine Republic under conditions and circumstances
similar to those imposed on the Republic of Cuba and the
Kingdom of Egypt.
As has been stated, for sentimental reasons, America does
not want to leave the Philippines entirely; and for materialistic
reasons, she will need certain portions of the Philippine territory for military and naval ends to be able to give due protection to her citizens and her interests in the Extreme Orient.
Besides, there abounds precedents in the history of the United
States, in which the government has guaranteed the political
independence and the territorial integrity of other states as in
cases of the Republic of New Granada in 1846, of the Re