The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-04
Campaign in Philippines.


re-enlistment of soldiers. 10 take their
/ places, and the distribution of supplies
to the scattered forces.
Campaign in Philippines.
The chapter of the report treating of
! mlItaFy operations IN tie Philippines s
/ a recital of the features OF campaign
! mat were conducted in the Islands during
| the past year. 1t is said the purpose was
/ 10 pursue the small bands of FlHpin0s
/ scattered throughout the Islands The
( EFFORT was successful. and resulted ian the
! Iurtner and practically complete disin-
/ tegratton o. the insurreCtionary bands: in
the rescue of nearly all the American
[ ana spanish prisoners. in the capture of
( many Of the leading insurgents and the
| destruction of large quantities of arms
| and supplies Secretary Root saws that
! with the execution of the military plans
] there. al open resistance to American au-
/ thority in the Philippines terminated.
/ leaving an exceedingly veXatiOus and an
/ moving guerrilla warfare of character
] closely approaching brigandage which
/ VIII require time, patience and good judg-
msnt to suppress finally.
/ The secretary further SAYS that il re-
CURES over 900 different posts in tae
/ philippines because the Tagals. who are
/ IN rebellion, have deliberately adopted the
4 policy OF numbering, so far as they are
dolc. all OF their COuntTNmCn who are
/ friendly to the United States. Tie thinks
/ that the most efficient measures for the
| reduction of the number of posts and Of
| troops, in the Philippines will be the con
struction of roads, making possible rapid
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sonal relations between American officers
ana the people, so that they can tell who
are trustworthy sources OF informant on
the gradually growing appreciation Of
! american control and good intentions fol-
lowing good civil government and finally
/ me organisation of native troops under
american officers.
The campaign Of the United States
troops in China is treated at some length
in the report.
Treats of Civil Rule,
The progress that has been achieved
J during the year in the erection of a civil
1 government in the Philippines Is made the
subject eof a special chapter in the re-
pors- Beginning with the chaos left by
/ the withdrawal of the Spanish authority
&hlch mad always controlled. Secretary
Root SHOWS now the principles of civil
government. by easy steps. were put ia
operation The substantive body of Suau-
ish law was excellent. and adequate il 1t
could be applied The first SseD was the
organization of courts, beginning with
ttiV SUPREME court headed Dy Chlet jus
ice AreIlano, and i've Of the ablest law
yers of the island. The Spanish criminal
procedure was reformed and for the first
tlme there was real protection TO the per
sonal rights OF persons charged with
crime in the Philippines. The next step
was the establishment of American gov
ernments, placing the entire conCrol of
Ordinary aHalrs OF government in the
municipal authorities The marriage 1aw
was modified to iegalize civil marriages,
me tinted states patent and trademark
laws were adopted: the coaStiuu trade
was regulated, the burdensome Spanish
taxes were abolished the schools were
extended and improved. "A ouara milne Ia "
was put in fvrce; the customs and insuIar
revenues were greatly Increased, and a
rigid high license and early closing law
were imposed flpon the saloons IN Ma
Mia The second Philippine commission.
headed by Judge Taft. il is declared is
continuing the good work. and following
the ordinary course of legislative proceed
ure. Ii holds open sessions takes fpsff-
mOny and receives suggest ionS from citi-
zens- II has appropriated money for the
construction Of roads and bridges. for the
survey Of a railroad and for the nay
ment of "A superintendent Of public in
Structlon- The tariff law has been revised
by special board. and Manila harbor
IS TO be improved.
The receipts from customs for the last
f9s OF Of the hscai year show an Increase
of T.1S5. 1876. but this will not be enough
to prosecute internal improvements and
eStaDiiSh schools As rapidly as those I'M
deTtakings should progress Therefore
secretary Root recommends that COnEreSs
authorize bond issue for the construc-
ton Of a railroad based on the road Itself
or that the United States II Ike d loan
20 the insular treasury. to be TepCad from
the island revenues
Urges Coinage Plan.
The secretary. speaks of the serious en-
barTassments caused by the currency svs-
TEN in the Philippines owing to the huc-
tuatins price of Mexican dollars, and he
submits two suggestions. one jhat United
states coin n special dollar for use i'm the
island of the same weight and fueuess IN
the Mexican dollar, which take its chance
with the fiuctuation of the market The
The other suggestion is that we coin an
lnsular dollar which the United Gates
cents. He iuciines, as does the secretary
of the treasury toward the second
course
Alleges PROCESS IN Cuba.
Touching cuba, the report says that
the conduct OF affairs there during the
cess of aiding the Cuban people in the
development Of the Cuban government in
such a way that, when fully organized it
small be stable and efficient This mas
been done by guiding the Cubans in the
first steps OF systematic self government
and by introducing. mainly through Gu
ban officers. such changes IN administra-
ton as shall serve 10 put the business Of
the government in fairly good condition
when a complete Cuban administra ton
OF the island.
The report describes the taking OF cen
Sus and the beginning of municipal elc.--
tons, II explains th3t, in view Of the
Tact that 66 per cent could not read and
H---tc. 4 was rot deemed advisable that
absolutely unrestricted suffrage should
ne established. Ihe report sketches the
various STEPS la the creation of the gov
eminent down to the gathering of the
constitutional convention. which is now
Treating of the subject of education.
Secretary Root speaks with pride Of the
~
showin= that in the first six months OF I
the calendar year the number of school /
rooms was increased from no to $50 (
and the enrolment of scholars ran mp /
from 1895 to 1870 He says that the !
pressure for education - earnest and upI-
versal and that the appropriations for /
this purpose this year amount to S4.5nl-
go but great as the development has T
been. II viii be impossible, with the re- /
set-~cc= Of the island for a long time 10 4
come, TO fully meet the demand fer the (
learning so long withheld. The report i
tells how the charities CT TIE island have /
been brought into systematic condition I
and the hospitals improved. With one I
exception. there was not "a place in Cuba 3
at the time of American occupation to Z
w--cS a patient could so with any rea- {
sonable prospect of proper facilities and /
care
Insane in Terrible Condition.
The care of the insane was particularly
distressing They were confined in janis. !
.llthy and ragged, and treated literally
IKE wild beasts. Now they nave all been I
@2-hered in one large asylum and are /
cared for according 70 the dictates of (
modern humanity. The prisons wore I
creatures living ia indescribabIe nllhs
and spHalor; the women were obliged so /
-ft<@ on the floor and were unable 20
appear ~ body because they were with
put clothes to cover their nakedness.
Many Of these unfortunate inmates mad /
never been tried or convicted. An Amer
lean pardon board promptly released go !
prisoners OF this class The prisons were /
teamed. IN inspection system inaugural
sd, youths separated from adults. TIE
antFied from the convicted and the in