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problem, especially 50 when any portion
of the people to be governed are in arms
against the proposed authority.
Government of the Philippines by the
Taft commission and the military arm
of the United States is unique in the his
tory of colonial governments. No one
will contend that it is a constitutional
government, but there are some things
which must be done without authority,
if the authority cannot be found in the
constitution.
The government of the Philippines at
the present time is war measure-their
government under the constitution,
should the war suddenly cease, is an
other proposition. Considering the Ha-
waiian islands and Porto Rico as colo
NAL dependencies, the United, States is
still an infant in colonial possessions.
Great Britain stands first as a colonizer.
then comes France, followed by the
Netherlands and Belgium. Germany has
100000 colonial subjects-the United
States about the same
China, Russia and Turkey have de-
Tendencies over which kind of SUI
zerainty is claimed, but the colonial rela-
tons as we understand them do not ex-
list.
At this time the nature of the govern
ments adopted for the colonial posses
sions OF the leading civilized nations is
of absorbing interest. Great Britain gov
ems her vast colonial population. (3l5,-
600 OOO) under one of three forms. First,
colonies having a responsible local gov
eminent, in which the crown has only
a veto on legislation, and the home gov
eminent controls no public officer ex-
cept the governor; second, colonies pos
sessing representative legislative instjtu-
tons, with reserved veto power in the
crown, but in which the home govern
ment retains control of ali public cftl-
GERS; third, crown colonies III which the
crown has entire control OF legislation,
and the administration of public affairs
is carried on by the home government.
OF the first c.ass, Canada, the Austria
liam confederation, Cape Colony ana
Newfoundland are examples. The Ber-
mudas, the Barbados and the Bahamas
represent the second class. The work.
ing Of the third class is seen in Gibral-
tar, Hongkong and India. The govern
ment of India is under the control of the
secretary of state for India, the ilnine-
date authority being vested in a vice
roy appointed by the crown. The local
government is conducted largely by the
natives. French Algeria is governed by
a governor general appointed ny the
home government, and is under the con-
troll of the ministry. The chamber of
deputies legislates for the colony. In
Madagascar the same system prevails,
except the civil authorities act in CON
junction with the military forces occu-
plying the island The government of
French colonies differs from that of the
British in the fact that the colonies send
"a senator and two deputies to represent
them in the French assembly. These
representatives are usually selected by
a council. The government of the East
India Netherlands resembles the sec
ond class of British colonial govern
ments. German. colonies are governed
directly by the crown.
The problem of governing the Eetego-
geneous millions of the Philippine group
to the satisfaction of. not all. but a ma
jority, and still keep within the constitu-
ton, is a delicate proposition. Without
a constitutional amendment the only
feasible method is to erect, or cause to
be erected, territories out of those Per
tons Of the islands having a homogene-
Gus population, capable of understanding
the principles of civil government.
The president speaks of the Fillpinos
as the nations wards. Just what legal
meaning the word will grow to have re-
mains to be seen. The greatest difficult
ty which will confront us in the assini-
lation of this East Indian territory will
not arise in the problems of local gov
ernmcnt of the natives, but in the in
dustrlal complications that will develop
in the United States when the country
is thrown open to the influx of the
Eastern hordes. Possibly congress can
find a remedy under the constitution
the president recommends none.