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|,rpogrAFT TO BE GOVERNOR
,var win Exercise CHER
sec''''', Control Of Islands WI"
An'' ,a IN ,newsr Department.

f. maShinGtVhi Nf' ,,s...o,,, 30
N'sD ,sgarding the establishment OF
aa'"'0 .,.sr,ment is in accord win IN
Nv LYON s1,0' already made public here
oI'"' 'Se new Philippine government
WV ,' !, upon the passage OF lhe
<Iasuis'', ,o,onrlation bill the entire
"a tsrn n.y. 'p amendment was cabled to the
2spoVu' .,aolssion and the commission
%rah eoll, .aS IA prepare plan for the
tIoss'n pi,S me law This plan mas i 1od
9anes wv, WV completed, but II IS eNpee'eu :
|3,et ossh I'm N.Y. he time OF the return 0i
10 Dc auo siSsion TO Manila, ana IL wiz
Nthe Se .IaS bere for approval or amenu ,,
Il be capls ssa n, cIvIl government PROPOSED
|ISSi no, be very elaborate a,,i,re euu
( 70 ing lasS :, n me- most interesting features
one 81 ss as to VINO VIII be N SUI
Y lne psH,sorIty under the sresideht.;;
Il preme es saSs that "all military civil
gns iianS S powers necessary 70 COY
snd l ~ pSaippIne Islands shall pc
4 ,sstsd in such person or persoi'' ="
p,ssldent may suggest ta.oa vary
fi Tso language has been weighed very
\ l sas,l liam and the designation person
@v.sa lesuJ nv Spersons" Is taken 10 mean
! .ony ,Ss President shall name soiile
'ha' IHs ove supreme command under
sn s avn w direction and that the persons
,lall be those acting under 'ha' '
nand. sors,ood ia 10 be
!, y' sevsrnor OF the islands, but IL wiz
nv nocessary TO have some one M
W ss,rSton TO act as the medium OF
Instrumentation ~osi between the President
o V'S 10 Sovernor. There viii be u
sreat deal Of business with when tn e
president cannot burden himself, anu
same cabinet officer will be selected 70
nave charge OF the Philippines as wen
As other insular ai1alrs' rohoblv
Authority over the ISLANDS provap..
viii be exercised by the PRESIDENT
through secy. Root, as the sev .a',
tsry already Is familiar with me gon-
ernmental machinery OF the lsianus'
More tban this the law specifically as,
sorts that military as well as civil anu
judicial powers shall be exercised I'D
the Islands, and Ii IL not believed TEA
sble 10 divide the responsibility, az ior
many years TO come there must pc
Joint and harmonious action py tue
civil and military authorities.
There already has grown up IN the
MAR department since the Spanish war
m division OF insular affairs, which mas
had in charge all matters pertaining
|tc the civil operations not only IN the
sfhilppines but In cuba. Al present.
<i,ieut. Col. Edwards Is In charge OF
Shls division and bis familiarity with
conditions IN the Philippines, he hav-
1pg spent a great deal OF time there,
makes him valuable official. 1t Is
{brobable that II the Philippines be adj
<minjstered through the war depart
|hent Col. Edwards viii continue In
charge Of the division.
The fact that the actual control OF
the Philippines will remain In the war
department does not mean that Gov.
Taft will have his power curtalled. Ne
cessarlly the President will remain the
Court Of last resort for anything relat-
ing TO the Islands, but the governor
Aud bis council win exercise the broad
est authority and much that heretofore
has been submitted to Washington for
determination by the military gov
ernor general and the Taft commission
y expected to be settled by the gov
ernor, council and the executive assem-
bly should one be thought necessary
The general belief expressed here Is
that the governor and council will be
about all the government necessary.
GOING TO PHILIPPINES.
Wapokoneta, O., April S.--Congress-
han r, B, Gordon OF the Fourth Ohio
District and other members OF Con-
eres viii visit Manila and the Philip
tnes this summer They will leave the
ffsl part OF next month Congressman
IidfAkn N