The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-02
HE RENDERS ACCOUNT THEREOF
TO SENATE, COMMITTEE ON
THE PHILIPPINES
PACIFICATION IS INCOMPLETE
Governor Of New Island Possessions
Says Christian Filipinos Are
Trouble Breeders-POpuIatiOn
Estimates Unreliable
HOPE IS IN EDUCATED CLASSES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Gov Taft to-
day continued his statement concerning
conditions in the Philippines archipelago
before the senate committee on the Phil.
ippines. He said that next to Manila
Cebu came nearer being a city in point
Of population and manner of improve
ment than any other place in the archi-
pelago. The island of Cebu is the most
denseiy settled of the group.
Speaking generally, Gov. Taft said
there were no roads in the Philippine
Islands under the Spanish, but that since
the establishment of American control
N0J0G00 had been appropriated for road
improvements both for strategic and
commercial purposes. Most of the towns
are on the seacoast and the greater. part
Oh the travel for any distance is by boat
IN most, if not all, the islands, Gov.
Iatt said there is a mountain backbone
Whlch Is practically impassable Gen.
Hail had succeeded in crossing the Luzon
mountains, but his men We're almost dead
when they emerged.
Water Buffalo Are Scarce.
In his tour Gov. Taft had found indus
tries in progress, though much inter-
rupted, largely on account of the destruc
N@S'A u tiAC water OQiLd1O or cdIlDOO the
work cattle of the island. This animal
he described as "the beast of burden. the
Ianlly friend, the wealth of the ind
FlduaI and the object OF all the, robber
bands of the mountain districts" In the
last two years about IS per cent of these
ANIMALS had been lallEd of by disease
caIIeo Tlnoer pest and their price had in
creased from $50 to $40 per head.
Agriculture also had been interr1lntpd
by 1E6 lQSIrrPPfinn Il1+ in
OF Manila this was not true today. The
cafiDGo moves so slowly as to block tho
streets and he thought that mules y1jgnt
De imported, also milk producing animals
Ihere are fine cattle ranges, but TO his
knowledge no milk is produced on the
islands, -
within the past ninety davs" sa a
Senator Hale, Il have observed nv 80
newspapers that there were forty-one
small nights within the space of thirty
days. Where did they occur?"
Inc reply was tnat most vi these en-
counters had taken place in Ba4aneae
Laguha' Mindero, Bohol, Samar. Cebu
ana lew other places Most of the
troops are III these provinces.
Christians t'iIipinos Make TroubtA
Referring to the Maccabebes, Gov. Taft
sald they had always been at var T,-5+lo
thelf nelghbors; that they had formerly
oTen LIieh0s OF the Spaniards and that
wien the americans took charge of the
CoGn.iy Ihey had also transferred their
aAeB1ance to tie United States He
thought there were 5000 or 10 O00 of +ba,1,
COY Taft spoke frequently Of the nm
relaDAIty of all estimates of the non,11a
uoh pUt said there are probably & 0p9 0Oa
tlHplnoS, or Christians I5a0O0 or ono
w OF non-Chlistians and probably ma-
W. W. o. NoIos' However, a census was
Dadly needed. The menlpers Of the com
mlttee smiled when Gov Taft said that
me Christians had made ali the troubl,.
lie explained that it is not necessary
to provide more paternal government
lor the IgCirOtes than for the Filipinos
1t was also impractieable to place Fill
plno governors over these people.
IN reply to Senator Patterson. Gov
iatt said that there probably were 1900
niles IN the hands Of the insurrectionfsts
IN the islands, and there are some of
the latter who do not carry guns He
could not, he said, tell where the rifles
and the ammunition came from.
Replying 10 Senator Dubois the witness
said that Laguna and Samar are the
only considerable Philippine provinces
which have not been organized, and that
with those provinces organized, practical
~ ali the Philippines capable Of being tax
en- IN would be under civil government.
Hope Is ia Educated Glasses.
In reply to other questions from Mr
Dubois Gov Taft said that the Filipinos
have greater attachment for their coun-
Try than. for instance, the Chinese have
for theirs.
The Filipino Is" he said, attached
drst to his town and second to his prov
ince, and he is, think, now forming an
attachment Tor the name Filipino. On
that pride of country and the Filipino's
desire for education" he added. Il base
my hope for the success of what we are
doing in the islands"
"IoI can't he said. appreciate the ig
norance and credulity of the natives who
do not have the advantage of a knowledge
Of the Spanish language The present dit
hculty in the islands is found in the ease
with which the educated Filipinos CON
troll or oppress their own people In the
province of Cagagan they have a system
OF bossisrn and these bosses have almost
the power of life and DEATH
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