Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-10-03
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either the English or the Spanish
language. The officials Of the provinces
are appointive, except the Governor,
who is elected by the presidents Of
the municipal councils The treasurer,
who is invariably an American, is the
chief officer of the province. He is
charged with the collection OF all
revenues of the municipalities. The
Governor is the executive officer Of
the province but his duties correspond
to those Of the sheriff Of the county
with us.
The situation here is entirely new.
There is no precedent. Never before
were the Anglo principles
| of representative government
attempted to be injected into and
used In a Malay community, which
had for centuries been under the
tutelage of a Latin government and
the Roman Catholic Church. l have
no disposition to forecast the result Of
the experiment. The native has a
very quick, inquiring mind, is indi-
rect, tactful to the point Of deceit and
altogether inscrutable. He is thor
oughly hated by the American soldier
who maintains that the only way to
treat him is as a menial, and in every
way inferior to our race, as did the
Spanish. Governor Taft, however, has
taken a different tack. He is treating
him with great kindness appointing
him to office-and doing all in his
power to give him chance to develop
what is in him. He gives strict
orders to all officials that the native
be treated with kindness and consid-
Grafton. Time will disclose who is
right, Gov. Taft or the army.
The trade of the Archipelago is i'm
proving rapidly, but the franchise
provision Of the Spooner Bill had the
effect of ~retarding the commercial
development of the islands to a very
serious extent. 1t is to be hoped that
| this embargo win be raised at the
next session of Congress. Capital vii
then come here in large quantities
and reap a rich harvest under the
influence of the great natural resources
of the Islands and under the protec
tion of American courts of justice
The natural resources of the island
are very great. The climate is not s.
hot or dlsagreeable as our Missour
climate is In midsummer, but is yer,
enervating.
i work from 8 to O'Clock, with twl
J hours intermission for lunch withou
serious inconvenience, but in order t
do this have to sleep nine or tel
hours. The work of the office take
my powers of concentration to th
utmost. l find that one requires NOR
food and more sleep here than he doe
: at home.
As said before the Americans II
the service are not induiging u
prophecy. 1t is fallacy to say tha
because certain things work we'll a
home they will work here. 1t is no
true, hence the longer one is here an
: the more one sees Of the institutions
the less positive he is Of the polio
5 which should be adopted in workin
r out this problem.
The one work which seems to b
impressed upon all is duty. We fec
that there is no escaping the admir-
istration of these islands and that
, is the duty of the United States t
give these people the very best GOV
ernment and institutions we have.
have great faith that ultimately a
things will turn out well, both for th
governments at home and these island
n | am sure it was fortunate day fC
+ the Filipino and 1 believe for all th
r peoples of the Orient, that this Arch
e pelago fell into the hands of Il
t American Republic, instead of int
e the hands of Germany or Japan, whic
: were the encroaching powers when v
d took the islands. l am Of the opinio
e that we are in the Orient to stay. "
b are already filling a large place he
: which is bound to grow as the yea
] go by.
History is being reversed. The pr
gress of civilization is no longer fro
the East to the West, but the occidel
is now beginning to pour its energie
and TO carry its institutions, back in
the Orient. The attention of Il
powers of Continental Europe, as WI
as of England and America is bell
diverted from the ''sick man. at Co
stantinople, and centered upon Il
larger and sicker man of Eastern Asi
Just what disposition win be made
the patient no one can tell; but it
manifest that he has many physicia
who are willing to prescribe for hil
and who are all anxiously awaiting !
recovery or final collapse.
Russia is also in the Orient TO st
and by virtue of the Trans-SiberiI
Railway is also destined to fill We
large place. In my Judgment {
ultimate contest for the commerce
supremacy of the Pacific, will not
between England and the Unit
States, but between the United Stat
and Russia.
In a conversation with Gregol
Araneta, the Solicitor-General OF {
Islands, who is the second Filipino
the islands, from the standpoint
education and ability Judge Arella
Of the Supreme Court being the hr
he made the statement that in
opinion there were not sufficiC
number OF educated Filiplnos In
islands to maintain stable COVE
ment. Furthermore, he said that
FilIpinos have not enough strength