Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
orR DUTY N THE PHILIPPINES.

New York Times (dem0: The Philippines
report is indeed flrst-rate campaign docu-
men; 1t expels error and falsehood from
the discussions of the contest and puts the
truth before the eyes of the voter To issue
it was an act OF high policy that raises cam
paigning t. tho level Of craftsmanship
Bceton Globe (demJ. 1t is difhcult to sec
how any far-minded American can read the
preliminary report OF the Philippine commits
sion without according complete assent TO
the main declarations which these gentlemen
feel constrained to put forth. In order to
read /. fairly it should be entirely disas-
scciated with American politics
Philadelphia Times (dem.): What Admiral
Dewey advises about the Philippines will be
heartily accepted by tho nation, and no is
emphatic in demanding that we shall Wig
orously prosecute tho war against the in
surgents, and overthrow the barbarous
anarchy tina; insurgent authority would
give to tho long suffering people of the is
laoGL Tho flag will stay in the east.
indianapolis journal (rop); Tho champions
OF Agunaldo in this country have constantly
assumed that most of the Inhabitants OF the
Philippines are in favor OF independence un
der Aguinaldo. This commission of in
tellgent men, who have been on the ground
70: months, declares that but portion Of
the Inhabitants Of Luzon are with Aguinaldo,
SO that it IL absurd TO set up the assump
tion that it1 people have declared for in
dependence under him.
Philadelphia Record (dem). The gen
eral conclusion to be drawn from the re-
port is that the abandonment of the Philip
pines is impossible Irksome and costly a.
the protection of the Filipinos and their
education in the art OF elf-government may
be, we cannot shirk the task To do so
would be to surrender the islands to rule
of anarchy or leave them prey to less
scrupulous and less benevolent powers. In
assuming the burden the only reward we
can expect is the consciousness of having
performed a duty imposed upon us by cir
cumstances beyond our control
Boston Transcript (rep) The condition
as presented by the commission implies
years not only of labor but of patience.
Patience is one of the qualities in which an
administration of eastern possessions must
excel. He must induce; must lead where
with other people he would drive, and in
general let 1t gradually dawn upon the con-
seriousness Of the people under his rule that
our ways are really better for them than
their own. With a simple administrative
machine in Manila, with an educational sys-
tenn that shall give the natural intelligence
of the Philippine peoples the scope long de-
MED them, our rule in the islands will not
only be acquiesced in by the natives as
something inevitable, but cherished as
something desirable. Such reforms must
be reached gradually. To attempt to bring
them about at once by general orders would
spoil everything. Above all things we
should seek to avoid anything that looks
ike Americanizing these people. Malays
they are and will remain; but prosperous
educated Malays, interested in local self
government, and feeling our rule only as it
directs the broader general policies OF the
islands, not interfering in every village de-
tail. who may in time contribute not alone
to the property value of our possessions, but
to the power of the United States.