Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-02
PHILIPPINE OUTLOOK
SECRETARY ROOT REPORTS ON
!MsuLAR DEVELOPMENT.
CIVIL RULE PROGRESSES
Natives Evince Great Eaeerness to
Learn the English Language
Finances in Good Condition-Vast
Natural Resources of the Archi.
peIago.


peiago.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 24.-The
second part of the annual report of
Secretary of War Root is devoted
entirely to the government of the
Philippines. The report reveals, as
has no other public document issued
this year, the progress made by the
United States in establishing a
modern system of government in the
archipelago.
Financially the insular government
is on good footing. The revenues for
the fiscal year 1901 amounted to So.
S17,662, as against $6,723,S52 for 1900,
The expenditures were $6,76S,S21 in
1901 as against $5,21S,3S1 in 1900.
The surplus at the date of the last
report was $4,053,S40.
Commerce is increasing at rapid
rate. The total value of merchandise
imported in the fiscal year of 1901
was $30,279, 406, an increase of AZ per
cent. over 1900. The exports amount.
ed to $23,214,94S, an increase of 17h
per cent. over 1900.
The imports from the United States
show an increase of 72.4 per cent.
over the imports of 1900, and the ex,
ports to the United States show a de-
crease of q per cent. from the ex.
ports of 1900. The imports from the
United Kingdom, from Germany, from
France, and from the British East
Indies have increased in greater
proportion than the imports from the
United States.
Recommendation.
Secretary Root makes the following
recommendations
That congress at once pass laws
permitting the development of the
material resources of the islands by
private capital.
That the national banking system
be extended to the islands, there
being no American banks and nc
power to create banking corporations
That the United States authorize an
insular coinage of pesos, of little less
than the weight and fineness of tn,
Mexican pesos of 377.17 grains of pur,
silver, at the rate of two silver pesos
for one gold dollar.
That the insular government ant
the cities of the archipelago be giveI
power to raise money by the issue o
bonds for educational and publi
works.
That the lands owned by tn,
religious orders-403, 900 acres, be
purchased by the government.
Taken as a whole Secretary Root
report shows that there is now in the
Philippines weli-conceived. ad-
mirably appointed system of civil gov
eminent. with executive aud Judicial
departments. Every department is
completely organized. Every interest
in the archipelago is under the
direction Of competent bureau.
Nothing seems to have been forgotten
Under the department of the
interior there is a bureau of health
quarantine service. bureaus OF
forestry, mining, agriculture, weather
fisheries, public lands, patents. ami
copyrights. The department Of com
merce and police includes bureaus of
postofFice, telegraphs, coast and
geodetic surveys, engineering public
works, insular constabu.ary, prisons
lighthouses, commercial and street
railroad corporations, and all corpora.
lions except banking. The depart
ment of finance and justice has charge
of the insular treasury, customs, i'm.
miration, internal revenue, banks,
coinage, and currency. Lastly, the
department of public instruction en-
braces bureaus of public instruction
public charities, Libraries, museums
statistics, public records, public print
ing, architecture and construction Of
public buildings.
With such an administrative ma.
chine in good working order, civil rule
has been extended over 74,152 square
miles of territory-58 per cent. of the
estimated area of the islands, and
having population OF 4,902,S37
people. On the other hand, 53,702
square miles, with 2.072,236 people
are under military administration.
Coming to details Secretary Root
quotes statistics which cannot but
prove gratifying to the people Of the
United States.
For instance the insular CON
stabulary force has proven, to quote
the secretary's report, that a native
police force, well officered, can be
made faithful and effective, can be
trusted with arms, and will be an
element Of constantly increasing value
in the maintenance Of order"
The latest reports show 5000
natives employed in the various
municipal police forces. and between
900 and 1000 already enlisted in the
insular conqtabularv