Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-02
PRETTY PICTURE.
What tho SRnEuine Senator Beycr.
idEe Preacribes for the
Philippines.

idEo PreHcribes for the
Philippines.
The speech OF Senator Beveridge OF
Indiana in support OF his resolution
for the permanent holding OF the
Philippines, enthusiastic, eloquent
aud optimistic, at the same time
suggests disturbing reflections. Mr..
Beyeridge regards the possession of
the Philippines rs 81 the greatest im-
portance to the United States for
commercial, military, political and
moral reasons. and insists that for
these reasons, s,separately and conjoined
it Is Qua duty to hold fast To them
Yet he say tint unless they IRE ruled
in the most ideally perfect manner
IN manuer nf which the United
States has had little il
any practical cXpe Ticncc-the islands
hal better be abandoned at once He
processes implicit faith that this ideal
administration can he secured. FIX
rcrIcrcc has taught older observers
thnn the Indiana Senator to limit
themselves To hope, shaded with
dOuot
Senator Bevcridge spent come time
exploring the waters and roaming
among the islands nt the Philippine
archipelago. Ills recital Of Ills obscr.
vations and cxpe riences is an cxpan-
sion OF the hue in an old hymn:
where every prospect plcases and
only man il vile la glowing periods
he pictures the beIuty OF the islands,
the exceeding fertility Of the soil, the
vast mineral wealth awaiting Ameri.
can enterprise to bring il To the sur.
face, the salubrity OF the climate, the
boundless possibilities OF this empire
OF the ocean,
When he comes to speak OF the
people lie takes un entirely different
tone. Thoy are described Ms bar
bOus race, modified by three centuries
OF contact with dccadcnt race. In
the whole 100000 there aro only
thrce commanding intellccts and
charactcrs-Arellano, Mabini. and
AgulnaldO. The first, the chief JUS.
tice OF the Supreme court under
American jurisdiction, -is pro-
found lawyer and brave and incor.
ruptible man." MabIni ia "tLe highest
type OF subtlety aud the most con
structive mind that the race has yet
Produced Aguinaldo is "clever
popular leader. able. brave, resource
ful, cunning, ambitions, interruptions
and mastcrful."
Senator Bcvcridgc insists that last
ing peace can he secured only by
overwhelming forces in censclcEs
action until universal and absolutely
final defeat is inflicted upon the en-.
eIny. In this connection il is well 20
remember what Lieutenant Gilmore
said after nine months captivity and
forced travel over the island OF Lu.
zon. lilo thought TINT the insurrcc.
tiOn would last ns long aa there were
Tagalos left. That puts the"ovcriast-
ing peace in the distant future and
presents prospect OF "cea8clcss ac-
ton by the troops for ycars to come.
But when peace does come Mr.. Bey
iridgo MINIS against any attempt to
give tho Philippines sclf.government,
for, hc aays, thcy arc not capable OF
1t, "thcy aro Oriontals, MalayB, in
structcd by Spuniards in tho lattcr's
worst estate Mr.. Bevcridge says
that the government must bo simple
md strong. Neither tho Dutch nor
English methods in the Malay stntcs
will do. Tho ruling power must be
exclusively in American hands, with
perhaps cn advisory council to dis.
cuss maneuros with the governor gen.
cral but with no power beyond TINT Of
discussion. Even TINT elemental plan
viii fdil IN tho hands OF my but idcnl
administrators. They must be @mcn
OF tho world and OF affairs. students
OF thcir fellow men, not thcorIts nor
drcamcrs. Thoy must DO ia incor.
ruptiblo M honor, M stainless ns p,ir.
ity, men whom no force can friphtcn,
no Influence cOcrcc, no money buy"
II no such mon can be found then Il
is better "purc military occupation for
years"
MIR. Bcvcridgc says wo Ind "bottcr
abandon this priceless possession, nd.
init Ourselves incompetent 10 do orr
pnrt IN tho orld.rcdccmipR work Of
our Imperial race, haul down the flag
OF nrduous decide for civilization hbd
run up the flag Of reaction and decay
than to apply academic notions Of
eolf government to thesc children or
attempt their government by nny but
tho most perfect administrators our
country can produce"
Senator Bcvoridgo IL rather now 10
national politics, but ho In old enough