Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21
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III AZ III not ~ ~ Econcslvsd sSe That any
American would have sanctioned the mr..
rsa4sr ~ Manila u the insurs Our %.
|lisations 50 other III lions ana IA the tr,endly
Filiplnos and 10 ourselves and our Aag AZ.
mandsd that force should ~ met With force,
|Whaseysr the future " the Philippines may
be. there 10 IA; course open 70 ~ now except
the prosecution of the war until the insurs
gsntA are reduced III snbmission. VA VI
The commissio ~ 8of the opinion that
there has been no time since the destruction
ofS the Spar igh squadron ~ Admiral Dewey
when 4 WAS possible 10 Wit hdraws our forces
from the islands either with honor TO our
selves or With safety To- the inhab ltants.' VT
"A After the most thorough study of the peos
pies of the archipelago SthA commission re.
ported, among other things: .sg
Their lack Of education and Official e..
perience, combined With their racial and
Linguistic diversities, disqualify al them, lin
spite Of their mental Gifts and domestic yir-
tues. to undertake the task Of governing the
archipelago at the present time. The most
that can be expected Of them ii to cooper
ateS with the Americans In the administre-
ton OF general affairs. from Manila as q
center, md to undertak e, subject til Amer
lean control 81 guidance (as may be found
necessary the administration Of provincial
md municipal affairs. as.s :
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Should our power ~ any fatality be
Withdrawn. the commission believes that the
government Of the Philippines would speed
~ lapse into Sanarchy. which would excuse.
~ It did not necessitate. the Intervention Of
other powers. ana the eventual division Of
the islands among them. Only through
American occupation. therefore, II the idea
OF free. self -governins and united Philip
pine commonwealth at all conceivable. ~. /, Z
Thus the welfare Of the Filipinos coin:
cldes with the dictates Of national honor in
forbidding orr Abandonment OF the archi-
pelago. We cannot from any point Of view
escape the responsibilities Of government
which our sovereignty entails. and the com,
mission is strongly persuaded that the per
Torrance of our national duty will prove
the greatest blessing to the people Of the
Philippine Islands III l: nh \
4 Satisfied tbs. laotning furthey could be ac-.
complished In pursuance pf their. mission
until the rebellion was suppressed, and de-
string to place before the Congress the re-
suit OF their observations, I requested the
commission to return to the United States.
Their most intelligent, and comprehensive
report, was submitted to Congress.
Duties Of the Com n,issi on. s;:y u q. S Z,
a1n March, 1900, believing that the insur-
rection was practically ended and earnestly
desiring 70 promote the establishment Of a
stable government in the archipelago, I! ap-
pointed the following civil commission:
William n. Taft Of Ohio, Professor Dean c.
Worcester Of Michigan, Luxe T.. Wright Of
Tennessee, Henry G.. Ice Of Vermont, and
Bernard Moses Sof California. Ny lnstruc
tons to them contained the following:
$s Ton (the Secretary Of WAR; viii instruct
the commission 4 3. 81 I to devote their ats
tention ~ the nrst instance 70 the establish
lnent of municipal governments, Is which
the natives OF the island ), both In the cities
and II, the rural communitless shall be af-
forded the opportunity to manage their own
local affairs 70 the fullest extent Of which
they ARE capable and subj 10 the least de.
gree Of supervision and control which q care.
fulistudy OF their. capacities and observation
OF the workings Of native control show ia be
consistent with the maintenance Of law, or
der and @loyalty.,3'' 8 n d .,ss
/. 3#s$ EN- j@s Awaits the Report. ss5s,1
u ..Wheney er the com n,,lasion II Of the oni1,-
IN th,t tta ,o,,.,,t,.,, "a 8. ~. -,
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ands 10 such that the central administration
may safely be transferred from military TO
civ,I cn,,tro,
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their personal Recommendations as h to the
form OF central government to be estab-
lished for the purpose, OF taking over the
con troll. HI }E55 n 81 gs
beginning with the list day Of Septems
Der, lyO0, the authority TO exere; se,i.subtect
% my approval through the ecretary of
\, 1naI part g the power q government
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