Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1900-01-17

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ton or disappear before it, our duty
is plain.
Outline OF Plan OF Government
Needed.
In all other islands our government
must be simple and strong. Ii must
be a uniform government. Different
forms for different islands will pro-
duce perpetual disturbance. because
the people of each island would think
that the people of the other islands
are more favored than they. In Pa
nay, l heard murmurinys that we
were giving Negroes an American con-
stitution. This is a human quality
found even in America: and we must
never forget that in dealing with the
| f1hpinos we deal with children. And
so our government must be simplc
and strong. Simple and strong; the
meaning of those two words must he.
written in every line of Philippine
| legislation; realized in every act of
Philippine administration. a philip-
pine Office in our department. of state:
an American encouragement i'm Ma
Mia, with power to meet daily cmer-
gencies; possibly an advisory council.
with no power except that of dis
GUESSING measures with the governor
general. which council would be the
germ of future legislatures. school in
practical governments; American lieu
tenant governors in each province.
with like council about him: IL pos
sible an American resident i'm each dis
trict. and like council grouped about
him; frequent and unannounced visits,
OF provincial governors to the districts
OF their provinces; periodical reports
10 the governor generals: an Ameri-
con board of visitation to make semi
annual trips to the archipelago with
ont power of suggestion or Interior
ence TO officials or people, but only to
/ report and recommend to the Philip
/ pine Office of our state department; ;
a Philippine civil service, with promo
ton for efficiency; the abolition of
duties on exports from the Philip
pines; the establishment of import du-
ties on revenue basis. with such dis
elimination in favor of American i'm
ports MS will prevent the cheaper
goods of other nations from DESTROY
4 ing American trade; n complete re-
form OF local taxation on n lust and
scientific basis, beginning with thu
establishment of tax on land. az
cording to its assessed value; the
minting of abundant money for Phii-
ippinc and oriental use: the grant
ing OF franchises and concessions
upon the theory of developing the
resources of the archipelago, and
therefore not by sale, but upon
participation in the profits of the
enterprises; the formation of n sys-
tenn of public schools everywhere
with compulsory attendance rigidly
enforced; the establishment Of the
English language throughout the
islands, teaching IL exclusively in the
schools and using it, through inter
prefers, exclusively in the courts; a
simple civil code. and a still SIMMER
criminal code, and both common to
all the islands except Sulu. Minandao
and Paluan; American Judges for all
but smallest offenscs: gradual, slow
ana careful Introduction of the best
flnpinoS into the working machin-
cry of the government. no prom
Use whatever of the franchise until
the people have been prepared for II :;
all this backed by the necessary force
to execute il; this outline of govern
mcnt the situation demands as soon
as tranquility is established. Until
then military government is advis-
able.
Kind Of OmciRIs Necessarily.
Even the elemental plan have out
lined will fan i'm the hands of any
but ideal administrators. Spain did
not utterly fail i'm dcvising-mnny of
her plnns were excellent; she fniled
IN administering. Her officials as n
class were corrupt. indolent, cruel.
immoral. They were selected to
please faction i'm Spain, TO placate
members of the cortes, to bride those
whom the government feared. They
were seldom selected for their fitness.
They were the spawn of government
/ favor.
/ The men we send 10 administer civ
! iliZed government i'm the Philippines
must be themselves the highest exam
/ pies Of our civilization. / use the
/ word examples, for examples they
must be in that words most absolute
I '''''' ~ y iilbHl III nun OF Int
world and Of affairs, students Of their
fellow-men, not theorists nor dream
ers. They must be brave men. physic-
ally as well as morally. Thcy must be
iucorruptible as honor. as Stainless as
purity, men whom no force can
brighten, no influence coercc. no
money buy. Such men come high.
even here in America. But they must
10 had. Better pure military occupa-
ton for years than government by
any other quality Of administration.
Our Administrations Must BE Ex-
nmDies.
J repeat that our government and
orr administrators must be- examples.
You can not teach the Filipino by
prccept. An object lesson is the only
lesson he couprcheuds. He has no
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