The Princeton union., 1900-09-20
and enthusiastic army. No alternative was
left to US except ignominious retreat.
Had ID Remain.

TT ID not to be conceived of that any
American would have sanctioned the sur
render OF Manila to the Insurgents Our oh
Illgations to other nations and to the friendly
Filipinosl and to ourselves and our nag de-
manded that force should be met with force.
Whatever the future Of the Philippines may
be. there Is no course open to US now except
the prosecution of the war until the lnsur.
gents are reduced to submission.
The commission Is Of the opinion that
there has been no time since the destruction
OF the Spanish squadron BY Admiral Dewey
when IT was possible to withdraw our forces
from the islands either with honor to our
selves or with safety to the Inhabitants. =.
After the most thorough study Of the peo-
pies OF the archipelago the commission re-.
ported, among other things:
Their lack Of education and political ex-
perience, combined with their racial and
linguistic diyersities, disqualify them, In
spite OF their mental gifts and domestic vlr-
tues, to undertake the task OF governing the \
archipelago at the present time. The most
that can be expected OF them Is to cooper
ate with the Americans In the administra-i
ton Of general affairs, from Manila MS IA
center, and to undertake, subject to Amer
lean control or guidance las may be found
necessary the administration Of provincial
= ~ y i = 81
.sbould =, IS. s =. ..i.s -.
I-WlthdraWn, the commits sion believes that the
government Of the Phllinpines wonId 5sneed.
| iiy lapse into anarchy, which would excuse,
| II 1t did not necessitate, the Intervention OF
other powers, and the eventual division Of
the islands among them 9sS cnlv 81 thron.oph
American occupa ton. therefore. il ,4he ,dea
| Of a free. Safeguarding ! 4, nnitad spb,l,n.
|pine commonwealth at ii, conc Z, =. 81. /. :
."Thus the welfare of tha E,;,,r,nos co,n-
cides with the dlctatas ~ MT 81 honor II
\ forbidding opr aha ndnn nnor+ "a -, aroh, u
pelago. We cannot from anv no,n+ of 9yiayo
escape the - !, ~
which onr sovaraigntv ]. ,,,
mission is strongly nnrsna i al +ho+ +ha ,,ar.
/ formance Of onr nationa 5n+v uill nrnx,a
/ the greatest hlassinc ~ tbo .,aon,a "a M
/ Philipnine Islands. ., ss3ss . 558se 58se
i Satisfied that noth;n,, +,,r+,..s ,o,,,a =. q
complished in nnrsn onca ~ itbo,r 3 ,o,ss
nntl tho raho,l,nn =,
sr,no - ,1a 4. anu
l suit Of their observations 81 rann ast tad tho
commission to return TO the United states.
s@sn. @ sAiAosl en- anu comprenenslVe5
! report. was submitted to Congress- 6
Il : ...ltz85!!55 s fl 5E5.$.}
j#3atg - uIAesS utAes OF tue Som mission. II.
In March, 1900, believing that the insur.
ractio,,5 ~ 40 = =, 3 : q. !,
i Y 90 - enueu anu earhesll!
desiring 10 promote the establishment of a
j stable government in< the archinala 20 I an.
Il pointed the following civil commission:
EWinIam ii. Taft of Ohio profoss sorE oan% ~
i -, . = 49, - Z ~ q
4 Worcester f:' c oI Luke right of
tennessee, Henry c. Ice Of Vermont, and
i Bernard Moses Of (,alfornia NJ = IN trrc.
tinps y S,
- = ehe
fous( (the Secretary of War; will instruct
] the commission ~ to devote their q IS
Ton ii, s, s f,+ &,
=, - tae g
4 mentor municipal governments, In which
the natives Of the Islands. both in the Cries
and in III ~ ;n =, !, !, ).
ss,I, u, ~ ~ snall De
4 ae ioraeu the @thef Opportunity to manage their own
5l$lccal affairs to the fullest extent Of which
l they a,.a "a IL j "a q, 49,
70 ~ s ue
Il gree OF supervision ana control which a care,
I ful study of their capacities and observation
of the workings of native +con +ro, now q II
-. - s. = pe N
i soiisis WI " WILL lHe maintenance OF law, Or
EderN and loyalty. - = - ss35 So 3S Ss5