The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-19
PHILIPPINE REPORT.
The Commission Provides For
Government of Islands.
FIVE PROVINCES ARE UNSETTLED.
People GeneraIIy Friendly aud De-
sirOus For Pence-FilipimOs Are
to lie Taught self Rule Under
American ManaK cement.

American management.
WASHlSGTON, Dec. 19.-Provision
for a permanent civil government and
for mach important legislation regard
ing the industrial development Of the
Philippines is embodied in the annual
report Of tho Philippine commission.
1t is declared that the Federal party
spread like wildfre throughout the
archipelago and that there are few
towns in any Of the provinces which
nave not their Federal committees. The
members Of the party were most active
and effective in inducing insurgent
leaders to surrender
The commission says that outale OF
Rstangas. Cebu. BOlOl Samur and
MindOrO there is peace in the remain
der Of the archipelago All insurrcc-
tlonists have surrendered, and in most
Of the provinces. except among the
Lake M0r0s. II is entirely safe during
the day for travellers unattended to go
from one town to another. In other
provinces recent war conditions and
suffering and hardship from cattle pest
and locusts have developed ladronisIn.
The people are friendly to the civil gov
ernmrnt and manifest no desire what
ever for continuance OF the war. hut
only desire for peace and protection.
Taking up the question Of the pulit-
icat future Of the Filipinos. ii is de
rlarcd that the theory upon which the
commission is proceeding is that the
only possible method of instruc,ing the
Filipino people in methods of free in
stitutions aud self government is to
make a government partly of Alneri-
cans and, partly of Filiplnos, with alb
solute control in American hands for
some time to colae Less than 10 per
cent Of the people speak Spanish. and
tho educated people, under the infIu.
encc Of Spanish teaching. have but a
faint conception of real civil liberty
and the mutual self restraint required
for its maintenance. The commission
has already. however, established MI
nicipal suffrage In the mcified parts
Of the islands and has limited the
suffrage 10 those who can read and
write English Or Spanish or who own
of the value of $3.50. pay an
annual tax Of $l5 or have been munici.
pal officers. Thus far only 4D.52I
electors have qualified under these pro-
Visions out Of a population of 2,695, sol
In 800 municipalities, showing only
1887 electors per lOD0 inhabitants,
This is only about 10 per cent of the
uumbcr which would qualify with
similar population under American
law. The commission declare that in
liking these qualifications they follow
ed the recommendation of all the Fill
pinos who were consulted except that
there Were many who advocated a
higher qualification.
A full account is given by the conf
mission OF the organization of the sys-
tenn of education which has been going
on 80 vigorously under Dr. +. W. At.
kinson, the general superintendent, Tho
English innguaga is the basis Of all
public instruction. and nearly 1000
ltuiiieu lcut'SFo iiout tte | !lltSu StafpS
already have been put to work ia the
towns and cities of tho paciiied PROV
nces. Applications for teachers have
been received from many towns where
It has not yet been possible to send
hem. The greatest eagerness is shown
among the natives to obtain Il knowl-
edge Of English and Il general primary
education. In Manila secondary schools
AVE been established, u normal school
j engaged in the instruction of Eli
pino teachers. and night schools are
lolding regular sessions with 1900 pu-
Ills. Manual training schools and ag.
icultural colleges are a part of the
'roject which is being carried ont for
ducating the people to better methods
f labor and production. Recently in
truction in telegraphy has been begun
With the aid OF tho signal department
1 the army. and It is proposed TO I
radually transfer the telcgraphic sery.
70 from the army to the civil govern.
lent by provinces as yo,lug F'iiipinos
ecome sufficiently competent to act as
perators. On the opening day of the
ormal school the number enrolled was
80. the number eventually enrolled be.
lg over 600.