New Ulm review., 1900-02-07

proposed by the commission. ss3
Favor HoMe Rule. s
The commission announces itself 3unqnal-
thedly In favor OF q government OF the Phil
#ippines analogous to that Of q territory
OF the United States. with q governor ap
pointed by the spresiden They saySitsi Az
desira bic that the inhabitants Of the archi-
pelago should enjoy 20 large measure Of
home rule In local Affairs, th cir towns to.
enjoy substantially the rights and prtvt-
sleges Of towns I'm q territory,
The provinces should be vested with sub
stantially the functions OF . county In =
territory; this system nigh be applied to-
Luxon and the Viscayan islands at once.
and "a beginning might be made on the
coast Of Mindanao The Sulu archipelago.
calling FOR special arrangements with the
sultan, The commission says, need not be
considered ia this connection.
Ss Filipino SOmcers. =S55s Il.
The Filipinos could manage their own
town and county affairs through their own
Sofhcers, whom they could elect with no.
help from American officials except such
as would be involved In control from the
central government at Manila. The sur
Sfrage should be restricted by educational
or property qualifications or both. This
system would necessitate a small body Of
American officials OF great ability and IN,
tegrity and Of patience and tact in dealing
with other races and on this account the
commission recommends that they should
b be paid high salaries. The commission says
they could be called advisers or commits
siOners and that one for every 250,000 ma :.
tives should suffice. It would be the duty
of such commissioners to report upon their
work to the central government at Manila.
Their main function would be to- advise
town and county councils in the discharge
sof their duties and to watch the collection
Of revenue and its expenditures. Our gov
ernment of the Philippines, the commission
insists. must be adapted to the Ftltptnos
Basis for the Government.
"a territorial government, It concludes. Is
adesideratu q tum. The commission takes AZ g.
basis for the government proposed the ter
ritortaI organization OF Louisiana. The act
Is, set forth in full. It provides for q gov
ernorS and secretary of the treasury, and
vests the legislative power in 9 council ap-
pointed annually by the president. Courts
are also provided for. ''This scheme OF
government =, says the commission, pos
sesses, besides its intrinsic merits, the his
torical interest attaching to origtnation
with the author of the declaration Of in
dependence" 5F .-%t G%}ss.%Es .. y %5g :
Thinks Task Would Be Easy.
The commission, while not undertaking
the difficulty of governing the Philippines,
ia disposed to believe the task easier than
Is gen orally supposed The Filipinos, they
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possessing admirable personal and do
| mestic virtues and being naturally peace
| full, docile and deferential to constituted
authority. The educated among them,
though constituting a minority, they say,
are far more NUN erous than is generally
supposed, and the commission bears strong
testimony to their high range of iEte!l-
! genceF and social reinements. j; + e. .#5:.
These picked Filipinos will be Of infinite
! value to the United States in the work OF
establishing and maintaining civil gov
ernment throughout the archipelago.
Conclusions Reached. ..
In connection with the subject OF govern
ment the commission reaches the following
lacOnclusions: 5*.
Il The United States cannot withdraw
from the Philippines We are there and
from our responsibility to the FIlipinos
and to- mankind for the government of the
sarchipe and the amelioratio Of the
condition Of its inhabitants. 81
y. The ilipinos are wholly tunprepared
for independence. and If independence
were given to them they could not main
tain II. ~
Under the third head Is included copy
OF Admiral DeWey's letter to Senator
Lodge, which NwasSr read in the senate ths
other day, denying Aguinaldo's claim that
he was promised Independence.
There being no Philippine nation, but
only collection Of different peoples, there
is no general public opinion In the archi-
4pelago; but the men of property and edu-
cation, who alone interest themselves III
public e aftatrs, in general recognize as In
dispensable American authority guidance
and protection.
| Congress should ID. at the earliest prac-
sticable time, provide for the Philippines
the form Of government + herein recon-
mendeds or another equally liberal and
Pending any action on the. part st
igcongress, the mmissionrecommendst that
the president put In opera ation this 3schema
| Of civil governmental In such parts of the
sarchipelago#as are at peace.
S.. Is go the finances Of the Philip
pines permit public educat ton should be
promptly estah hlished and when established
made free to- all
The greatest care should be taken III
abe selection OF officials for administ alton.
They should be men OF the highest char
acter and fitness and partisan politics
should be entirely separted from the gov
ernment sof the @Ph hilippines 81
Ionr ChiIdren ,Cresmla I ii.
Is. II York, Eel. s. Ehes house of
Winans, Bout tonyyill he, West
tester count was destroyed By fire il
the absence OF the parents and four of
Winans' children hoses ages ranged
from two to eight years, were burned
sto death.
Cofnag . q.
ashing ton, Eel. he coinaRee ex-
|ecutedSat he mint ts of the UnitedStates
during January amounted to $l4 l4,053,-