The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-25
EDUCATE THE F|UPNOS
THE AMERICAN POLICY IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
Commissioners Go to Establish Civil
Government-Filipinos May Learn to
Manage Their own Affairs.

Now that the worst of the war in the
Philippines is over, Uncle Sam is be-
ginning the new policy in dealing with
the islands which Dewey's victory
wrested from Spain. After a conquest
with guns, come schools and books. The
commissioners who are here on the
transport Hancock will inaugurate a
system of civil government which 1t is
expected Will do much toward making
conditions peaCeable. An educational
system throughout the islands will be
the important feature. The American
policy of colonial government as APP
piled to the Philippine Islands, is to
educate the Inhabitants into fitness TO
rule themselves, and then give them
sef-government.
Judge Taft, chairman of the commits
sion, has expressed himself as in favor
of government for the FilipinOs.
THE idea of our work is to fit the pa-
lives to carry on their own government
when the time comes," said the judge.
He is not an eXpansionist, but holds
that the administration took the only
possible course in Selling the Philip
pines. Professor Dean G. Worcester of
Michigan University another member
of the commission, in a book on the
Philippines, expressed the opinion that
the people should have all the self gov
eminent they are fitted for.
Professor Moses, who holds the chair
of history and political science at the
University of California, goes so far as
to speak Of a time when the Philippines
will be a part of the American Union,
having a voice in the affairs of the
whole nation. Writing Of the advance
ment of the Filipinos under American
rule, he expressed the following senti-
ments, before he was appointed Phil
| ippine commissioner:
Ultimately these islanders, If they
justify the emost hopeful thoughts con-
corning them, will, with such limita-
| tions of suffrage as may seem eXpe-
dent, have part in the great federal
! government, whose traditions are the
traditions of freedom and liberation and
whose power will be sufficient to estab-
lish security and peace as the condi-
| tions of progress and prosperity; for
| the federal government is the only form
! of government under which widely sep
! arated communities, individually inca
pable of defending themselves against
| the Vaccinations of great states. can
| be rendered secure in the enjoyment of
| the advantages of power and liberty.
In the words of President, Schurman
of the United States Philippine COM
mission, Our tutelage, at least for some
time, is the only thing that can save
| the Filipinos from despotism and an
archy, and their islands from 4 division
| among the European powers, lhuS ue
stroying forever the hope of free and
self-governing Filipino nationality Un-
eder the sovereignty of the Federal Re-
public of the United States the way is
open to these islanders to become self
governing communities, and, If their
| development will Justify it, to become
through representatives., participants In
the larger affairs of the national gov
| eminent"
Tho commissioners are in no SDpcia'
hurry to leave here. This morning
the members of the party were driver
about the town. and propose TO make
several excursions about the island
The Hancock will probably leave or
Sunday.