The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-14
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Tbs se't "a ats.s ass The provincial
sfsil seven uftfs 10 The ptilippit. 10
seosi TO bssir. Its .ers. q eour,e. 10
ssasf ibe dltsciies u the Tat con mi.siet
/ u aili cor i1isfisis 9th TIE operations
II zee Sfpp1ts bill, u this cssssre stoald
p.ss 10 she tfssssi OoEsn.g Appsfsri
1 ~ lee Tsfi rasa q iftsaa's iak vill be 10
isy desc toe bfosa iiEes 90 shleb the
frame wott Of TEE cisil rssins 10 the pro
sise,s Gill be- bait II ell sugfssde
tie military srm by the civil poser jas,
"a spidly 50 The latter gets ready toGo
ibto eject. Ga The bssls which will ,bus
be laid BY The ssmlnistrs,ioD's political
representatives 10 The Philippines. The
T.ii eon mission. The entifs civil su,bori
II. 10 ils provisional condition. gill be
built, Tbs military authorities and the
civil poser will wofk 10 oo-operstion %
~ TIE nsw Political structure gets fairly
into opsrstior, std then the military mep
~iii drop ir,o the background.
Ttls j. The Antricsn way of doing
things. II tvsy piece II tetfiterF whicb
the UBitd States b.s ,sipsd s,ooe The
bee lnting a the government the coarse
Of procedure wss tinilsf to tbsi which 10
10 progress 10 the Philippines 81 the pre-
sen, monelt On. JAmss Wilkinson and
bis toloiers ehtsfes Ns oilesps ., the
time the Transfer Of L9uisi,ps iron France
province for time wss uadtr military
sssy, like eoane was pursued 10
Elofids score CT years isttr. snd similar
conditions prevsiitd IN New Mexico sud
CsliioIuia siter they we're scquired
through cosqaest sud purchase. IL soms
OF lbcss cases the ilhsbitspis OF the com
try transferred sere averse TO the change.
This vas particularly the case in Louis
isus sn1 10 tbs region gained from Mexico
Neither party to the transaction. however
took particular rots OF what tho inbsbl
ia1,s 81 the spneIed region thought or
said shout their change Of allegiance,
The Uoited States knew 10 oil OF those
csses, - it knows now 10 relation to the
Filipinos. that the natives would quickly
see that their condition was grestly bene
tiled by the change. aud then they would
rejoice Ut the alteration 10 their political
status,
A few months ago Q civil regime vas
established in Porto Rico, Toe inhsbi
,snis OF tbst island are enjoying home
rule in iis elementary place, Tho same
thing took place 10 Louisisns and Gil the
snneIed regions Just as soon vs. the mill
lsry regime could safely aud conveniently
be removed. The same thing is sbont to
occur 10 the Philippines. At q day in
the very near future Porto Rico will On
donbledly get inlly developed territorisi
government, like that possessed BY Okla
hons, Arizona and New MEXICO Hawaii
has reached the complete territorial statue
although sfe hes been Americ,n territory |
only few months longer than the Philip |
pioes. II rebellion had broken out in |
Hawaii, to be sure. the territorial regime |
would have been postponed until peace
vas established. There ere indicstions
that the rebellion in the Philippines 10
ended. and that nothing will OCCUR to 10
terrupt the extension OF civil government
all over the archipelago, The procedure
in the Philippines will be similar TO that
10 Louisians, Florida and the rect Of the
acquisitions Of contiguous territory to
only limited degree. for the Philippines
can never be cut up into states. The lie
landers will be given ell the home role
short OF ths. status which can be safely
extended 10 them. The indicstions are
strong already that the Filipinos are pleas
ed with The series Of events which have
them from Spanish depot
ism and placed them under Americas en-
iightened swsy. Globe Dem ocrst.