Arizona republican., 1900-09-29


 the anti-imperfalists before the world as the allies of the insurgents and the sole obstacle to permanent peace in the islands. Portions of this report were given in the president S letter of acceptance, but it's full text is now available. In it the commissioners say that for two months and a half they made diligent inquiries into prevailing conditions and found a steadily inn proved temper among the people large numbers of whom long for peace and are willing to accept government under the United States. They add:
 Insurgents not surrendering after de- feat have divided into small guerrilla bands under general officers or become ladrones. Nearly all prominent gen. erals have surrendered and have taken the oath of allegiance Policy of leni- ency eliminating in amnesty had marked effect to induce surrenders, un- til defining of political issues in United States, reported here in full, gave hope to insurgent officers still in arms of changed policy and stayed surrenders to await result of elections.
 It is conceded by all but men in arms and is implied in their proclamations that if election confirms present policy remnant of insurrection will disappear within sixty days by surrender of lead CTS and fading out of rank .and file. Ladrones. in part a heritage from spanish rule, will continue but can be suppressed by measures.
 tiN,, now maintained with great difficulty for purpose stated Effort is to mass enough insurgents to crush one of our small garrisons for political effect, but hitherto without result.
 In other words, nothing but a hope of Bryan's election keeps the insurrec- tion alive. Who are the five men who put their names to this statement? EX- Judge William H. Taft of Ohio, Profes- sor Dean c. Worcester of Michigan, General Luke l. Wright of Tennessee. ex-Judge Henry c. Ide of Vermont, and Professor Bernard Moses of California. Not a politician among them, not a man whose probity or intelligence was questioned for a moment when he was selected for this task. Judge Taft was an anti-expansionist until the treaty of Paris was ratified, and had been a civil service reformer and a champion of all good causes throughout his. public ca reer. He stood so high among his fel- lows that when Yale college was look ing for a president he was one of the men most naturally considered for the place. He had the deciding voice ;n the selection oI lis associate commits sioners, every one of whom has a char acter as unsullied as his own. Have all these American citizens of the highest type turned partisan liars of the low est and rleanest type? If not, why is not what they say about the Philip pine situation final in the estimation Of all honest men?
 They say, in addition to what we have quoted, that in spite of all ob- stacles progress has been made, that in provinces rid of insurgents people are busy planting and are asking for municipal organization, that the com miss toners have calls from all parts of the islands fer public schools, school supplies and English teachers" greater than they can provide, and that the "creation of central government with in eighteen months, like that of Porto Rico, under which substantially all rights described in bill of rights in federal constitution are to be secured to the people of the Philippines, will bring prosperity, education and polit- ical enlightenment" What is the all ternative of this which Bryan's cleo ton will bring?
 Change of policy by turning islands over to a coterie of Tagalog politicians will blight their fair prospects of enor- nous improvement, drive out capital, make life and property-secular and re- ligious-most insecure, banish by fear Of cruel prescription considerable body of conservative Filipinos who have aid ed Americans in well founded belief that their. people are not now fit for self government, and rsintroduce the same oppression and corruption which existed in all provinces under Malolos insurgent government during the eight months of its control. The result will be factional strife between jealous leaders, chaos and anarchy, and will require and justify active intervention of our government or some other.
 Small wonder .tha. the American people, not being a nation of fools, are in favor of continuing the present