The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-08
THE COLONIAL SERVICE
Should Be Absolutely Divorced
From Politics.
MEN OF HIGH CHARACTER
Native States Should Be Preserved With
Scrupulous Care-A Permanent
Civil Service Is Very
Essential

Philadelphia, April THE third an
OF Political and Social Science began
in this city this afternoon and will con-
tinue. Many distinguished men from
all over the country are in attendance
and the sessions promise to be more
than usually interesting. The general
topic for discussion is The Foreign
Policy Of the United States, CONNER
cial and Politcal.' Professor Lindsay,
vice president of the organization, oc-
cuped the Chair. There were formal
addresses to-day by Theodore S. Wool
sey, professor of international law,
Yale; Professor A. w. Lawrence Low
ell, Harvard university; w. Alleyne
Ireland of London and Professor E. w.
Huffcutt. Cornell.
Professor Lowell said in part:
ton ought to be independent of
party politics in America, that
the governor general of the
philippines ought not to be a party
hack, who is not big enough for po-
sition in the cabinet, needs no dem
onstration. 1t is no less evident that
the governor general ought to be ad
est members of the colonial service.
The employment of capable, influ-
entail natives by the government is a
matter of no little consequence. This
leads naturally to the suggestion, often
made of late, of governing through the
native chiefs. as Great Britain has
done in India and the Malay PENN
sula. That such a system is advan-
tageous wherever practiced England's
experience amply proves, and, indeed, it
is now a maxim in India that every
native state ought to be preserved with
scrupulous care.
"A permanent civil service is essen
tial to Porto Rico as well as IN the
Philippines, although it would have a
somewhat different character. In the
Philippines wemust depend in the main
on American officials, While in Porto
Rico the service ought. after the first
years, to be recruited almost exclusive
ly from the residents"
Professor Wooltey said to accomplish
the desired ends in Cuba military &C.
cupation must be accompanied by the
gradual resumption of civil government
in all the municipalities. and by the
formation of an island legislature to
control internal affairs, subject to the
veto of the United States representa-
tives
I'm the cases of Porto Rico and the
al limitations. Here there is no pre-
sumption of future independence. They
are our pupils of war to govern as
Spain did or to govern as Great Brit
ain would. so far as our constitution
allows. Anything other than perma-
nent possession. however desirable, will
be most difficult And my reasons are
that future surrender is sure to be con-
strued as confession of failure, and
would hurt the national pride. We
need not have assumed the burden. but
having done so, 1t must be patiently
and Loyalty borne.
No government can succeed there
which is not based on force. We need
to place a benevolent despot in every
district in the archipelago. Therefore.
the military government is the only one
possible. And this is dependent upon
the inaction Of congress. It's consti-
tutional basis lies in the fact that the
United states as sovereign is eresponsi-
bic for the maintenance of justice and
order. for the defense of it's territory,
for the protection of it's subjects rights
Pending action by congress this duty
devolves upon the president, the exec
utlVe head OF the nation, and command
er-in-chief of both army and navy"
Mr.. Ireland expressed the opinion
that the inhabitants of the tropics will
never be capble of self governma nt in
the sense usually attached to that ex-
preston.
At to-night's session Prof. Edmund ],
James of Chicago university, the pres
ident of the academy, was in the chair.
The report on the work of the academy
for the year was heard The only ad-
dress of the. evening was by Hon. Carl
schurz on the subject. "Militarism and
Democracy" Upon the conclusion of
Mr.. Schurz's address a reception was
held