The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-08
Mr.. LLOYD DISCUSSES THE
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
GOVERNMENT OF NEGROES Is
\ MONARCHY.
Purpose Of the Administration 10
Retain Military Dictatorship
Over the Islands.

lIrEBI SPECIAL.
Washington, Jan. 7-CorG!-S1lI"n l@"'i
OF Missouri said this evening :" tn" 1t
public correspondents:
Tn" future policy ~ III" administration
toward the Philippines can b" t'f"sc'n
clearly. 80 far as President Mckinley Is
concerned. II government is already fully
established in the Island o! Ncgro-, and in
III" Joi" archipelago. but many persons 10
not Srcta To fully realize 'iIr character
Of IT.
'Fh" government; adopted for the people
OF NrEt"s l. In effect an absolute moiir-
tliS. subject not even To- IN" authority O.;
H." National Government. The people are
deprived II every right Of Scli-g"E"rnm"it.
ana are placed unde: the trranHicai rul"
Of Il military dictatorship. Their ruler il
=" b" a military governor. appointed hy
TN" Military Governor az the philippine.
Thu President is not permitted to name an
IMPORTANT PoSrmasi = IN the States without
IN" ratification "f tn" Senate. but the MIL
tary Governor of the PHILIPPINES. under
this Arrangement. has the power 30 mann
the rulcr IF N,srOs without c"sisuitiag ANY
power whatever. and his action j. final
The Military Governor of Negroes j. given
-1l" power To name the Judiciary .irl all
subordinate officers Of every character. y
'"uH'i of eight is provide! As tn" leE.sl'-
tive body. II Is true, Int the same Military
Governor has the power "f db~"!Gi" veto
-" that nothing Ia legislation can be- a"-
cowrlish"d without his consent. H. addi-
ti"n. h" is given the power To remove AL
officers. subject only To- the consent ~ III"
Military Governor If the philippine. With
IN" i Si~ldfiv". Judicial and executive power
controlled 10y one mda, and his authority
backed hY the armies AMI oh" ntylr~ 90. the
lnit"d States. ~ I'm this case. would amy
one contend that the Government is frr'
and independent?
The Jolu archipelago as igc' p;r! Hur
nag. and In return the President asr'"- t.
protect the Sultan and MS Government
AZ inst any foreign Power that may I'M
pose upon him. The Sul,au'S power II AM
h!ldgcl. General oti-. speaking of il IN hi
report. says: 1t is a perfect d"Siojl-m
All power Is C%eutcre,l In the person vt tn"
Sultan II Is a ltrt ot the religion II 'i"
people. who are Mohammedans. 10 thus
recognize his sovereignty
1T Is a wrll-kurwu fIct that slavery Is
carried on tu quite an extent in that archi-
P.laEo. Iraiy:dulls hav" gen" :" itr Hs
to sill THEN own children. l'"!y-ariy j."
al-n practiced. Tn" Sultan himS"l. Is ih'
puSSc~S0r ui many wives. Tho CONGRESS -
called upon Z. ratify tAoS" agreements.
l'f4~ az ilbNfN 't. lN'ItllS ma t''H ''t'
To show the purpose of the dominant party
in regard ia Il. except that III" lrcsii' ut i
constantly arplduiri FOR his wisdom #El
~:tuicsTau-hip I'm cfrgyiu@ on Tia" Philippine
var and for tn. settlements h. hH- Iat.r-
la cuba. with freedom l.Wuir pledged
ana peace restored ioT a period "i seven
te.n months, the country j. uD'!sT rh~'lu,'
military iii". and uu d.injt" -s'p> have
J con taken tOTI:d permitting tn" 'H.du- 'H
establish for Themselves e. ire" aI't iit."-
pendent government. IL promised.
Puerto Hir" * uu1"r military ai'tat"r-
ship. and with thee things existing IL IL
evident that the purpose # H." Jamin!~5ra-
ti,u l. to retain Il military Dictatorship over
the whole at ,h' Philippine Islands. '~-
povi.Ily the Island -. l.uz"u. Thu" lica o.! Fl.
Urutccturat". with commercial privilege
aud independence for th- p" rpir. is Spur:l ii
by the dominant party. and Yet. I'm fact. ""
| have not any rticr government except a
| prutsctoraj- over any ~ an" p"S~-SSionS
which hav. com" To u from spain lay rc-'-
| son Il the recent wdT. but il IS Of InIt oh
| jCctiouable and tyranuI,Il character when
I certainly the i,copl. Of this great country
de- not IrJpos, finally To adopt
Il believe in = policy ~ aggression. II.
powrrS that DO ought TO- u- mad" !" assert
| themselves au! say not only to the Nfnv''-
can people,. bat thc-' outlying d~7V"nf''-
! ci,a. what They may expect III tt Nay OF
+, government: and the efforts e.: III" minority
] party i'm Ccugr.ss ought tp p VIGOROUSLY
| directed toward the acyo mPiishas"EJ o. this
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