Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

year, but month by month"; year by
year. with courage and with patient
resolution our army did the task which
II found ready TO hand until the last
vestige Of organized instruction was
stamped out,
MAY CHASTlsE MoRos.
II do not refer 20 the hloros. with
whom we have exercised the utmost
forbearance, but who may force us TO
chaatlse them II they persist Ia attack
ing our troops Among the Filipinos
proper however. peace has come,
Doubtless here and there sporadic out
breaks OF brigandage win occur from
time TO time, but organized warfare
against the American flag has ceased
and there is no reason 20 apprehend It's
recurrence Our army in the Islands
has been reduced until II IL not fourth
of what II was at the time the outbreak
was at It's height
step by step as our army conquered
the rule of the military was supplant-
ed by the rule OF the civil authorities
the soldier was succeeded by the ciy-
illan magistrates The utmost care has
been exercised in choosing the best tyre
OF Americans for the high civil 10 y
lions and the actual work OF admins
tration has been done SO far as posi-
bic by native Filipino officials serving
under these Americans.
1.-THE success OF the effort has been
wonderful. Never has this country
had more upright or an ADLER body
OF public representatives than Gov.
Taft, Vice Gov Wright and their asso-
ciates and suhordinates In the Philip
pines Ii is very difficult matter TO
apply the principles OF an orderly free
government to an oriental people strug-
Cling upward out OF barbarian and
subsection. 1t is q task requiring ir-
finite hrmness, patience, tact, broad
mindedness. All these qualities and
countless other necessarles have been
found In the civil and military officials
who have been sent over TO administer
the islands,
SOME FAILURES INEVITABLE.
IT was Of course inevitable that there
should be occasional failures, but It is
astonishing how few these have been
Here and there the civil government
which had been established In a given
district had to be temporarily with
drawn because OF some outbreak, but
at last on the Fourth Of July that has
just passed-on the one houndrtd and
twenty.sixth anniversary Of our indie
pendence-it was possible at the same
time for me 10 declare amnesty
throughout the islands and definitely to
establish civil rule over all of them eX-
cepting the country Of the Mohamme-
dan Moros, where the conditions were
wholly different Each lnhabtant Of
the Philippines IL now Guaranteed his
civil and religious rights his rights TO
life, personal liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness, subject only to not infrng-
ing on the rights Of others II rs worth
noting that already the Philippine peo-
pie have received a greater share of
government, that they have more
to say as to how they shall be govern
ed than Is the case with any people in
the orient which is under European
rpl0
'Nor Is this all. Congress has with
far-seeinE wisdom heartily supported
all that has been undertaken by the ex-
ecutiye. Wise laws for the government
Of the Philippines have been placed up
~ fhe statute books and under those
laws provision Is made for the intro
ductlon into the Philippines of repre-
sentative government with only the de-
lay necessary to allow for the estah-
llshment Of definite peace, for the taxi
ing Of a census and the setu1 !
he country In short we are gov
erning the FiliplnOs primarily in their
Interest and for their very great bene-
IT. And we have acted In practical
fashion, not trying 10 lay down rules as
to what should be done in the remote
and uncertain future but turning our
attention 10 the instant need Of things
and meeting that need IN the fullest and
amplest way.
1T would be hard TO say whether we
owe most 10 our military OF our civil
representatives in the Philippines The
soldiers have shown splendid gallantry
In the field and they have done no less
admirable work in preparing the prov
inces for civil government. The civil
authorities have shown the utmost wis
dom in doing a very difficult and very
important work Of vast extent II would
be hard to find in modern times better
example Of successful constructive
craftsmanship.
Finally, in the Philippines as in Gu
ba, the instances of Wrongdoing among
either our civil or military representa-
tives have been astonishingly few and
has been melted out with
eyen-handed justice to all offenders.
Nor should il be forgotten that, while
we have thus acted IN the interest Of
the islanders themselves we have also
helped our own people. our interests are
as great in the Pacific as In the Attain
tic. The welfare Of California. oregon
and Washington is as vital 10 the ma
tlon as the welfare Of New England, |
New York and the South Atlantic |
states.
AWAKENING IN THE ORIENT.
"The awakening of the orient means |
very much to all the nations of Chris |
tendon, commercially no less than po- |
1t would be short-sighted |
on our part TO refuse to |
take the necessary steps for securing |
a proper share to our people OF this |
future. The possession OF |
the Philippines has helped u.s. as the Sc
curing Of the open door in China has
helped us. Already the government has |
taken the necessary steps 20 provide |
for the laying Of Pacific cable under
which safeguard absolutely |
the interests of the American public.
Our commerce with the east Is growing |
rapidly. Events have abundantly justi-
fed alike from the moral and material
all that we have done In the
FAR east as a sequel to our war with
spain"
Tonight after his address at the Coli
scum the president was the guests of
Executive Secy. John r. Robin on Asy-
um avenue. The president Invited
Mayor Sullivan TO meet him at Mr..
Robins home. The mayor Is an eX-
Jerk who was elected by the laboring
men, fact with which the president
vas familiar, and he expressed a desire
o have a personal chat with Mr. Sui
ivan.
CABLE CAR ACCIDENT.