The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-18
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Our democratic friends talk a great
deal about the oppressive Imperialism
OF this government towardsS its new
possessions. We will not argue the
point but quote from the September
number OF Current History a non-po-
%litical monthly, which says:
AS TO PORTO RICO
Mr.. Jacob Il. Hollander, treasurer
of the insular government and author
of the Hollander revenue law, wasSin
the United States on a vacationi in July.
The economic condition of the island.
he says, is most satisfactory. The island
is free from all funded and floating in
debtedness, and the burden of taxation
is less thar in any part OF the United
States. The revenues this year will
suffice for all necessary expenditure,
about $1,000, 900. half of which is for
schools and roads, aud there will be a
surplus for any unforeseen contingency
of the years expenditure.
The sources of revenues are the Gus
toms duties IN goods imported from
foreign countries, excise taxes on tobac-
co and a few minor articles, and a di-
recttaA of one half per centum on prop
erty real and personal. Four-ffths of
this revenue comes from customs and
excise duties, which, in the Quilted
States Territories, so to the general
government.
AS TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Mr.. Arthur W. Ferguson, formerly
an attache of the Bureau of American
Republics at Washington, but now
secretary OF the Philippine Civil Com
mission, in a private letter to his former
superior, William c. Fox, director of
the Bureau of American Republics.
gives two notable examples of pro-
American sentiment on the part of
native Filipinos. One is an editorial
article published in the journal La Paz
OF Nueva Caceres, province of Ambos
Camarines; it contains these passages:
with respect to this province, so
soon as the rainbow of peace appeared
above its horizon the honorable Civil
Commission assured this condition of
things by Immediately creating a%civil,
paternal government, which will salts
fly the desires of all and whose platform
is none other than that government is
for the people and not the people for
the government, as was wisely said by
one of the members OF the honorable
commission at the meeting held for the
purpose of discussing the special pro-
vincial act applicable to this province.
1--WE shall soon rave also Courts of
the First Instance and Justices Courts.
where we may try our cases. for within
two months these needs will be filled.
These are the blessings of peace
which one day departed from our Filipi-
no land. Blessed be peace! Under it
we shall carve out our happiness with
out fear that u protecting America
will interfere with our legitimate
aspirations. We need no proofs of this
truth: we have witnessed the session
tor the establishment of civil govern
ment, and we have there been able
to appreciate the indisputable good
intention of America, when the honor
able commission granted all those
present the right to be heard with
entire freedom. May the people of the
United States be our protectors for.
everji'
The other example is a speech de-
livered at Boac in Martinique island,
May /, by Eduardo Nepomuceno,
provincial secretary. on the passage OF
the special act organizing civil govern.
ment in the island. He is addressing
the members of the Commission, and
says in the conclusion of his howery
harangue:
Honorable gentlemen of the COM
mission: In these solemn moments for
this beloved country, permit me to
record that the Philippines, on throw
ing themselves into the arms OF Ameri-
ca. do so without doubts or suspicion,
trusting that the latter, upon taking
them under Its tutelage desires only
their prosperity and well-being. and
in this understanding will weave their
future, conducting them along the path
of progress until it makes them worthy
OF figuring in the concert of cultured
countries. In the meanwhile, gentle
men. the sons of Martinique, of this
small parcel of Filipino land, bless
once and a thousand times the happy
hour in which America redeemed i,
from the state of AFFECTION in which il
existed under the oppressive aegis O.
Spain. Meanwhile, also from this un,
known corner of M~arinduque. ~5caressed
by the soft murmur of the Malayar
breezes, we watt to the great republi
the homage of u sincere loyalty anc
profound respect in the enthusiastic
cry of Long live America! Long live
the PHILIPPINES under American sover
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