Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
GOOD PROGRESS
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and property-secular and religions
most insecure, Danish by fear Of crue
prescription considerable body Of con.
serVative FilipinOs who have aidef
Americans in well founded belief tina
their people are not now fit for self.
government, and Teintroduce the same
oppression and corruption which ex.
listed in all provinces under Malolos in
surgent government during the eight
months Of its control. The result win
be factional strife between Jealous
leaders, chaos and anarchy, and win
require and justify active intervention
of our government or some other.
Business interrupted by war Is much
improved as peace extends. but invest
ment Of new capital is retarded by
doubt concerning The policy Of the
United States. in NeEros more sugar
is in cultivation than ever before. New
forestry regulations give impetus 10
timber trade and reduce high price
Of lumber. Cultivation of rice in some
provinces is retarded by loss of draft
cattle through disease and war. Meat
is now - cents pound. Customs col
cent. greater than ever in Spanish his
tory, and August collections show
further increase. Total revenue for
period was 2ne-third greater than anv
quarter under Spain, though the Ce-
dula tax, the chief source Of Spanish
revenue, has been practically abol-
shed
Economy ana efficiency Of military
government have created surplus fund
u $f,0Go 600 Mexican. which should bc
expended i'm much needed public works.
notably Improvement of Manila harbJr.
the conditions Of which with c1nse-
qUent delay and expense in landing
goods is a greater embargo on business
than many p.ohibitory tariff rates in
herited from Spain ana still operative.
With proper tariff ana facilities. Ma
Mia will become the great port Of the
Orient. Spanish revenue laws throw
ing the burden Of taxation on the poor
give the wealthy comparative immuu-
ity.
Tariff now prevents importations
from Amer.caof canned goods. machin-
ery ana other necessities Spanish in
Land revenue chiefly derived from pom
tax, tax on small business. fishing liz
crnse the like. but no land tax Are
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