The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-09

sha government Of the Philippines wouidi
sr@wslfly lapms into anarchy, whcE would
excuss. " h dA not Recossitats, the in~
sss'sps s SIssso = i s'n sss Issss ssnonS S M mem
''Oniy through Asnsrican oeeupatson-i
thsrsfore, Is the idea Of . free. self-goy7
srnin aHS az Tn,sse rspSns Ana ,ss ,nSas
pqnanble iced fFom the Filipino point of
tisw 81 msinssininR, American soysssien1
" over tiss sLshlreiAso Y rseosplasd "
Insurgents who desire an American pro-
ls.tcrate. The latter, q is true. WOULD
take tts revenues ann leave us the rs-
spnnsibllittss. Nevertheless they recogI
niRS the tndusiAhie facs that the FilpinOS
ear not stand alone. Thus the welfare %
the Fiiipinos coineides with the dictates afl
na tsonai honor IN forblddinE our Rbandon5
nesgt VI the archipelago. We can MOI. fromS
arT bgise ~ view escape the responsibility
ties " government which our soyerelEntr
enfagiA Nfd the commission ~ strongly per-y
saadsd that lhs psrformanee Of our ma
ins to tho people OF the Philippine is
6as cs the closing chapters Of ths re-.
p,,rf is ssvsssd 20 4 tribute 20 our soi-
disru ana saiIQfs y the war" Thg eon,
ssien says .as. ss gTssssG q ss. y q AaFss "ssI
n anfttiag 70 dwsii on his personal
aehie:nsnsa, but pc Joins = tbs eglogy q
hts comrades, Ths eofnr'issioss wilnsssca
sisPs sIP. u shat rs al sk!ii courage aHa patient
sndsrspes can DO has been done In tho
peseeratiss OF churesss.
Tbsy dism.ssed the reports Of tho dss-'
sarasinG OF cburchsa. W. mufveflnk ot
uonable arimes, and say they arr Rlad 20
express tte belief that war was never
more humeneit conducted, saying -.
as q military necessity, and frequently
astsr their use forts BY the insurgents
had made neeepsarY 90 train our ar
uhensver opportunity offered. often only
20 bs sst al liberty after being disarHsed
and FED Up 90 the time Of our departure
ta,@a' not . single Filipino had beer exc
cuiea pneb wrongs as were casually com
mitisd against the natives were ilkely TO
caws that we investigated we found q
Willingness on the part Of those IN ao-
thoTiiy 10 administer prompt justice"
~ ..i,,s fss1,S ~ ~ l.amds tkeir rsshnsss IN
aEfitlslfafHi ana forest products, thelr
mineral assith. and siieiF ccmmsnalnE
EsosrephicaI tostn Lhsg n ssIs hs,ans ona' on,
% the great centers ~ the east, Manila
~ already conscted ~ new eieAmship
linss with Australia IndfH and Japan. ana
she Htti hsrqme tho natural terminus OF
many otkcr tines when ship canal con
meets the Atiahtis with the Paeihc: II can
not be doubted that commerce VIII great
iain q large share OF this Manila. with
the immunity which IS has thus far en-
joyed from that terrible peal, the be-
hunls plague should become a distributing
center FOR China. Siam, The Straits hotsis-
gI,enta, Tnnquin, AnnaIn sEiS Australia.
The report cnnciudssi
"uur control means 20 the Inhabitants
of the Philippines Internal pcanes and or
der, a guarantees against foreign aEgrcs-
sion and against the msmSe=ment ~
their conntry. commercial and industrial
prosperity. and as large q share % the
anaha of government as they shall prove
"a 60 take. When peace and prosperity
nhall haFs been established throughout
the nrehipsiago, when education shall have
become general then. In the language of
"A leading Filipino. his people VIII. under
uur guidance become morp American
than the Americans themselves"
The report II signed by J q. Schurmhu.
George Dewey, Charles DENLY. Dean 9,
Worcester.