Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
SEC. ROOT AND GEN. C0RBlN
Will Probably Be in Manila When Civil Gov
ernmcnt is Instituted.

Washington March 22.-While there
ia vet no certainty that Secretary Root
viii spend the greater part OF the sum
mcr In q trip to the Philippines. he is
giving the matter fun consideration.
ana II may ;ura out that hc Will 20.
Gen. Covhin would like to look owe.
the archipelago. and the secretary ana
the aGjutant general Will go together
.if the trip Is undertaken.
Thus far the President has not given
his views nn the matter. and neither
the secretary nor the adjutant general
would think Of going If II should be
without The fullest approval Of Mr., Nc
kinlcy- The idea is to have the secre-
tary of war present in Manila when
thc neW civil government IS Installed
lin July. and 10 take part In the cere-
monies as the representative Of the
PrcsideEt " thc United States
If The journey is undertaken Mr..
Root ana Gen. Curbin win accompany
the President to the Pacific coast and
sail on the transport from san Fran
cisco TIE middle ~ May. reaching
Manila In time 70 slend a fortnight
cruising among the Islands before the
eventful DAY when the new govern
mcnt is set in motion. OF course Tic
main thing to he gained NY such 4 ,rip
viii ba to get q knowledge of the =. Ii
tary necessities AZ the situation, ANA
he the better able 70 cope with the
problems of controlling the Filipinos.
II any further trouble should arise
The whole itinerary lis under consid-
Grafton rs thoroughly as II the ipur-
rry had been decided on. hut it rs q
serious matter for the head OF - sat
department Ia De absent from hi9 post
of duty fer four or five months. rs he
must he If the proposed trip Is t1Ncn.
ANA there is some doubt II the prcsi-
dent will assent to the program.
In The next Congress efforts Will he
made to secure such action in regard
IA the government Of the Philippines
as will make il possible To set In mo-
tion several schemes for the colonial
tiru Of some portions Of the archinel-
ago which are not oVer-populated. and
which present a promising field for
American enterprise.
one of these ideas is to start the No
rroes Of the South To moving 10 the
Philippines. where. in 4 climate con-
genial to them. ana in occupations 10
which they are accustomed. they can
build M for themselves a negro state.
with all the strength Of free govern
m"nt and the advantages of the An
glc-SaXon spirit Of progress.
\ prominent Western railroad oper-
ator who has of late formed strong
alliance with connecting lines of the
Atlantic seaboard and with the South,
ana who a the same time owns n large
liac Of trans Pacific steamers, has the
matter under consideration. ana il is
said. will bring forward his scheme at
the right time and push it to success
tul operation.
In this proposition he will have not
only the support of Republicans. but
Of the Southern Democrats, who will
welcome any practical program OF
negro colonization under the guarantee
of constitutional government At the
same time they expect to encourage
the immigration TO the South of n large
proportion Of whites from the North,
who will take up the problems of I'M
prOvement and development which the
Southerner seems incapable of solving
for himself.