New-York tribune., 1902-02-22

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want to do without them. To fit that coming
generation for its future. education Of the most
advanced and up TO date type s to be introduced
into the islands at coup, and by the salu-
tary effects Of training the evil tendencies OF
the Filipino race-half hereditary half the re-
suits Of misgovernment-are TO be reduced to
minimum.
1t Is beautiful theory and & beautiful
subversion OF the laws of nature. To educate
nation IS a grand and noble aim, but it cannot
be accomplished in one generation or even IN
two. And here the task is complicated py i IIo
fact that the Fihpinos are not nation. o;can nc
United States" said a prominent amer
progress toward the goal Of universal SUI sun. as
and democratic government but he IoIgoI ~
add that long before the United states 0es@n ta1a
that fight the ancestors or America -
struggling slowly but surely through ine ms
of bygone ages toward freedom ana liper'y u
thought and action.
1t is the results of these centuries of struggle
and progress that they propose TO thrust aI oii07
ready made on the half Heqgeu I FILlIiliUa Ita+rer
If the little brown brother were altosether
simple and amenable the danger would De less
though still considerable: but he is neltheI ne ne
is a half civilized, clever, irresponsible cIIiu'
who has warped ideas as to right ana WIons,
If unnaturaIly stimulated he may gro" up ln'o
a Frankenstein. =. -
unduly hurried, will prove in the long run an
untold benefit to the race. Ihose' however.
who initiate it cannot hope TO i've TO see ltS
happiest effects. In mere knowledge a very feW
wears will probably make an enormous dl1er-
ence and will turn the mass of Filipinos, who
have hitherto learned little than the
catechisrn, into horde of precociOus youngsters
with ali The textbook facts at their finger tips
But true education, which affects the character,
which teaches a man to think for himself, TO
discern between true and untrue, 10 seek III
everything the highest-the education IN tacl'
of nation up to the standards of true citizen
ship-this cannot be crammed in few years
It is an ungracious task to find fault with a
scheme so generous as that of the United states
for the education of the FilipinOs. The writer Is
inclined to think that they themselves are
1oY tod n .
prospect of these educational advantages ana
that they will take every opportunity of profit
ing by them. The Filipinos are not at all apa-
thetic or stupid, and they are as eager as chill
dren TO try a new method or hear fresh ideas
The danger lies in their cleverness and sharp
ness. and in the desire of the Americans to nave
everything done rather sooner than Immediately:
The consequence is that the first few years of
enlightened teaching VIII turn loose upon tL9
islands g mass of half educated, concerted
natives, proud Of their little knowledge and
anxious to turn It to account.
Next to the Americans and the japanese Mr..
Colquhoun thinks the Australasians are the
force to be reckoned with in the Pacific before
many years have passed Their demands have
carried England far beyond her own intentions
in Eastern colonization. and the growth Of popu-
lous highly civilized AnglO-SaXon communities
in Australia and New-Zealand must profoundly
affect the balance of power in that region
Russian influence is too largely official really to
control Pacific development All progress there
is forced from the top, and there is no popular
movement to carry Russian ideas and Russian
trade abroad. Territories may be seized and
diplomatic victories won, but something besides
government action is needed for effective dom
ination. France Is no longer a serious factor,
and Hollands influence is declining. The Ger
mans are almost as much newcomers as the
Americans in the East. They too fail in build
ing up enterprising colonial communities. The
trader is too much the subordinate of the Of
fetal, and even the best work of the local Of
fetal is hampered by the bureaucrat. The Ger
man holdings themselves are not significant. but
what is significant is the growth Of German
trade and the success Of the German steam
ship lines in practically driving the old estab-
lshed and subsidized British companies from
the field of competition even between British
ports.
The mastery Of the Pacific is largely ques-
ton of sea power, and it is in that field that
the Germans making most rapid strides.
Japan and the United States are also alive to
the importance Of this point, and the possessions
of both are favorably situated With British
Columbia and Australia, England has also the
bases for naval predomnance; but great OBJ
stacles stand in the way Of developing the lat
ter as rapidly as its natural resources and its
peoples energies would seem to warrant. 1t
needs work in its vast unsettled territories of
the kind that white men will not do, but it is
so dominated by labor politicians that it cannot
import men who will undertake the tasks. So
anxious are the laborers of Australia to main
tain their monopoly that immigration even of
British subjects is restricted, and Australian
progress is checked by the vote of its own citi-
zens as effcctually that Of other tropical
countries often is by their inability. without 2
forced abor to get the necessary work or CIVIL
zation done