The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05

he will find the very highest education
and the most extensive knowledge in
sufficient to crafty his ambition to
serve.
ANOTHER PHILIPPINE LEAK.
Miss B. M. Hull of New Haven,
Conn.,, who is teaching school in the
Philippines, has written an interesting
letter, extracts from which are printed
in the New York World. In this let
ter Miss Hull says, Somebody made
some money out of this educational
movement. At the outset $4,000 was
spent for books, which were sent
around to probably half Of the towns
in the archipelago. 1t would be no
exaggeration to say that fully 100000
of that money was thrown away, for
it went for books that can't be used
here in decade. We have here his
tories that no child in my school will
be able to understand in five years,
biographies that dismiss the Philippine
islands i'll two sentences and arithme-
tics that no child will be able to work
with until he has had at least two
years training in English. This
might be forgiven and attributed to
the ignorance of the needs when first
sending out books, were it not that
only recently we have received an
other installment equally valueless."
Every day or two something leaks out
to cultivate the suspicion that the half
has not been told to the American
people concerning the situation in the
Philippines. Somebody is evidently
making money out of the entire Phil
ippine movement. We know it is not
the government, and we know that
the American people generally are not
profiting by it; but it stands to reason
that policy so entirely at variance
with American principles, so expensive
to our public treasury and so wholly
unpromising as to practical benefits.
must be productive to some people,
else the elephant would not be on our
hands.
1t has not escaped the attention Of
great many people that the United
States government did not have spe.
cial representatives at the inaugural
ceremonies of President Palma. The
representatives of this government
stationed in Cuba seemed to provide
sufficient representation; and yet when
a king is to be crowned on June 26th,
in the Administrations view, it will
be necessary to send special delega-
ton to participate in the ceremonies.
The Philadelphia North American
suggests an apt answer to those who
say that the men and women who pro-
test against torture and cruelties in
the Philippines are assailing the honor
nf tho Whpr II r0irfo61v
remarks: "The only way to preserve
the honor of the army is to expel from
the army every man who disgraces his
uniform"
The little bankers are fighting the
proposition of the big bankers, who
| the little bankers beginning to realize
that the big bankers harbored few
Interior motives when they pretended
to be so much exercised about the "as-
saults on national honor?"
The painting of Roosevelt at San
Juan Hill. exhibited in Paris salon,
fails to show the presence of that negro
regiment. The fact that negro regi-
ment was there, however accounts for
the presence of so many Rough Rider"
heroes in the United States.
The name of the next democratic
candidate for the presidency is not yet
definitely known. But 1t is definitely
known that whoever he is he will be
a democrat who has been faithful to
democratic principles as enunciated in
democratic platforms
On April 30, 1902. American beef
sold in London at IA cents a pound,
which was 10 cents a pound less than
the price in New York on the same
date. The beef trust benefits by 'pro-
lection to American industry" and the
people at large foot the bills.
Jacob Gould Schurman. who was once
great and good patriot in the esti-
nation of the administration organs.
is now merely little American" and
traitor" Mr.. Schurman should not
have been convinced of the errors of
imperialism when he saw them.
President Schwab has Just given
banquet costing 500 plate Each
plate must have been creased with
the suet from porterhouse steak.
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loyal democrats cannot afford to
Trust men who pose as democrats. but
who are willing to sacrifice democrat
fc principles for the spoils of Office.
Actions speak louder than words,
therefore 81 am democrat is not as
good proof of democracy as actual bat
Ting for democratic principles.
The activity of Mount Peelee is cas-,
lily explained Mount Pee1ee did rot
propose to be ontdone in slaughter by
General Jacob Smith.
In the year 1902 a bill was intro
duced in the American CONGRESS to
emancipate slaves held under the
American flag.
If Justice to Cuba demanded indie
Dendence what does justice demand
for the Philippines?