New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03

la.torS rela a,,,, Mos whose Sultan had pre-
viously been concihated oy ' .N,n ,r,he had
Commission. and in Mindanao , .atI The in
even taken UP our cause ana atlaoheu -, tho
e,,rger,e ~ whom there are very leM ia ~
island. In Cebu we have only to recn o w'r,
the lawless element when was "o'''
formidable there.
NATIVE RULE FAILS IN NEGkOS'
Special attention Is given 10 the ls'anu :"
Nnsros as this seemed field well adap'eu u
the extension Of American system. "o''
.ta ,att,os had adopted n local form Of gov
eminent including a Congress ana Id" i"'''1
.bo American flag They believed themselves
canable Of managing their own AFFAIRS anu
esI,ed FOR battalion Of troops 10 hold IN checK
y mountainous band OF fanatics. The BATTALION
was furnished. hut the people proved unaDle
80 c,rrv ont their programme owing to H.
eo,,,,, among their own officials. The Aner-
oans remained popular At the request OF
,.ororai otis a new and simplihed scheme OF
,,,.or,,ne,t for the island giving the people
,rc. ,.oicc IN their affairs but placing an Amer
to-, g., f,u control was put into operation II
h.o,cbt about satisfaction. and public order II
,,,,e, ga the island to-day than at any time
IN the last twenty years. summarizing the ran
,,ro NJ tho native form Of government ana the
.,,,.oes of American control. the Commission
says:
The fat failure OF this attempt TO establish
an independent native government III Ne ~ ~,
conducted as It was under the mos, Ia noya
.,re,~,stances makes u apparent that mere ds
,rlu os in the less favored provinces arg
amount of American control Is at pres '.
lutelv essential TO successful aoHiH'9'""'" O
public affairs
AGU1NALDO A SELFISH DEsPor
rho efforts at Cancellation with Aguinado and
,,s various commissions are set forth IN detail
,-,ose commissioners were assured Of the peheN-
ON, nurnoses OF the United States and the Pres-
,aent,s readiness TO grant the Filipino people AZ
largo q measure u home rule and as ample ''
.rtv as was consistent with the ends OF govern
,nent subject only 10 the recognition Vi INC
,'vereignty OF ;hc United States-a point " '''0'
being established. the Commission inVariaoy IT,
fused 70 discuss -,
Tho Commission adds that nothing came Oh
negotiations as Aguinaldos emiss"r'es "e''
without powers and merely came anu 0"'"o
again for information. Courteous recep''oi va"
accorded to the insurgent commisslohs anu
rest appeals were made 10 stop iur'"e'
Nd al witnessing the spirit Of patient con-
citation exhibited by the American .
e,oc IN andoayorine to reach an amicable ad'us'
rent with the insurgents as we" ~ ''''
r,cv Of Aquinaldo The report sums mp 'ne
/ .,1. oTf these
10 better proof could be furnished she s' is pre e
! lrlma,S W. ,itertv If the Filipino peoples nut
/ t,e cnntinuancc Of his own arbitrary anu 80
! MOTTO power. in any event the ~. 80 init
! ,la MA. feel confident that no 'HVl1 No. ~
/ PIE ma. ,-r,roission 10 secure peaceful emu
., tbs struggle hut the opportunities ,"ss , "'
fsred and urged were all neslec''u 'l ''
spurned ..--,-,,
NOT. READY FOR SELF-GONERNMHNl'
Tho cbapter devoted to Capacity for eel"
Government" is the result. the report says %
si,ieort inquiry for several months IN INC
oours, Of which q great number or N''"eS',9
-.oro examined of all shades of pohtl'a '''uS III
100 ,.ariot,os NJ occupations tribe and locality.
The most striking and perhaps the '"os' SIX
oao+ sact IN the entire situation is the mutt
.,,1t.,. - tribes ,nhabiting the archipelago the
,i..o~sitv If their languages (Which are mu-
,,.- ,r,rto,,ieihle) and the multifarious
moses ~ civilization. ranging all the way rom
,ha h,chest 70 the lowest As to this the report
says
The ruininos are not nation. but VMles
cot"I aecs,nnlage Of different tribes ana peo-
Hes and thor loyalty is still Of the tribal type
Concerning their intellectual capacities the
Commission says:
90 tho General Intellectual capacities Of the
171i,iroe the Commission is disposed - i@''
them high. But. excepting IN nnlteu ng sl,o,
Of PERSONS these capacities nave not Deeh u'''
oled by education or experience. ii, l, ,,a,
- 49,. roonla are uneducatcd. That lnteulSeh
nuDlic opinion on which popular sV'eI".'l .
rests does not exist in the Pniipplhes' an"
! raruot exist until education mas eieNa'cu w
masses hroadone9 their intellectual horizon at'
disciplined their faculty Of judgment ana eNtl
th.n The power of self-sovernment cannot p
aeei,,,,ad without considerable previous 1idliih'
/ and experience under the guidance ana tutei"3
~ an enlightened and liberal sovereign power
For the bald fact is that the Fihpinos nave heN'
had any experience in governing themselves
AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY A BOON.
> The report shows that this inability for self
, government is due to the old Spanish regime
t which gave the Fuipinos little or no part II
governing themselves After reviewing thu
Spanish system. the Commission sums up
< follows on this point.
This is all the training in self-governmen
which tho inhabitants Of the Pnlippine lsiahd
g have enjoyed. Their lack Of education ana 20
nfiral experience combined with their racla
end linguistic diversities. disquahhes them IL
spite ~ their mental gifts and domestic virtue.
. I 20 undertake the task Of governing the archi
! pelago N the present time
o The most that can be expected Of them is TO 90
operate with the Americans I'm the adnlnislId
, tion 81 general affairs. from Manila as centre
X and ~ undertake subject 10 American contrC
or guidance las may be found necessary. IN
administration Of provincial and municipal al
= fairs Fortunately there are educated flnpho
= though they DO not constitute a large propoIuo
o. the entire population. and their support an
services will be Of incalculable value IN ihaueu
rating and maintaining the new government
a AS education advances and experience ripen
p tho natives may he intrustod with larger an
< moro independent share If government sell
- government as the American IDEAL being cor
, stanuy kept I'm view the goal In ms wa
~ American sovereignty over the archipelago WI
n prove a great political boon 10 the people
j. ANARCHY WOULD FOLLOW RETREAT.
should our power by any fatality be VIII
D. drawn the Comm ssion believes that the govern
lacut ~ The Philippines would speedily APPS
u into anarchy which would excuse If IL cid NJ
10 nccessitate. the Intervention Of other Power
J. ana the eventual division Of the islands anon
r them only through American Occupation
r. therefore is the idea Of free. self governin