Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-03
ARE UNANIMOUS
The Commissioners Agree
on All Points.
GOVERNING OF ISLANDS
President Schurmann Has a Plan
Mapped Out That May be Adopted
admiral Dewey Says We Can Not
Give Up the Philippines.

New York, Nov. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says: With
tn submission of their preliminary re-
port to the president, the members of the
Philippine commission felt at liberty for
the first time since their arrival in the
United States to partly discuss the re-
suit of their Investigation.
Il wish you would say for me- said
Admiral Dewey, that l endorse every
word Of the commissions admirable re-
port. can say this with perfect propri-
ETY. for the reason that I did not write
it. 1t was written by the literary mem
bers Of the commission, after full and
free conference between us. but on ev-
cry conclusion reached, We were mani
nous. We made absolutely truthful re-
presentation Of all that has happened
and the existing situation. There has
not been a since the first gun was
fired that the United States could have
withdrawn from the islands and the rea-
sons set forth in the report as to why
permanent American control is essential
are, in my opinion. immovable. There
is no other alternative. That the Taga-
los are realizing. is shown from the rapid
disintegration from Aguinaldo's ranks
Later advices show a very decided inn
provement in the situation. look for
an early termination of the war. In
fact. I firmly believe that the bottom has
dropped out the Instruction"
LAS soon as the Tagalo instruction is
suppressed said President Schurmann
tonight, the United States should i'm
mediately establish a government to be
administered at first under the direction
of the war department, by successive
stages to finally be placed in the hands
of the Filipinos under American sover-
eighty. Ny idea is that there should
be progressive self government, a gradu-
al development of home government as
the Filipino becomes more experienced
in political affairs n sufficiently edu-
Gated to understand the questions with
which he has to deal. What the char
acter of this government should be is a
which has not been touched upon
by the commission in it's preliminary
statement. ! Will not say that it has not
been considered for it has. It is pro-
posed to deal carefully with this matter
in the report of the commission"
Il should think that at FIRST there
should be a governor general appointed
by the president who should be as
sisted in administering the affairs of the
island by a cabinet composed of repre-
sentative men of the several tribes. This
would eventually develop into the legisla-
ture Of the archipelago. This provinces
should be administered by Americans or
by educated Filipinos under American
guidance, and the cities and towns by
mayors elected by the people. possessing
certain educational or property qualifica-
tions or both, as may be determined. It
seems to me hat the constitution pre-
pared for the island Of Negroes by the
commission is an excellent instrument
to consider in connection with the gov
eminent to be given to the island of Lu-
zon."
Prof. Worcester said IT am not pre-
pared at this time to give an expert opin-
ION on the war, but l believe the F%ilipinos
are in a very tight place. Yes, they
have been in a tight place before. but
their condition at this time seems to me
to be critical. Nothing now but a policy
OF doubt. hesitation and timidity on our
part can encourage the Filipinos 30 con-
time"