The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-03-07

the federal appointments in his State.
The d, mocratic Senators declare that the
republicans dare not pursue the inveSli
cation of Mr.. Tillmans charges AMI say
On Friday the Senate passed the perm l.
ncnt Census bill. 1t WIS passed by the
House on the same day and the President
will have now :.n opportunity of den or
strating how sincere he is in his prntesta
tions of ir.ald for civil service reform. $
the bill is the stvcirst blow ~ lac lcfnrm
and the aims Of the Commission which
has been struck Icy Congress in wears.
BY its provisions it gives precedent, in the
line Of appointment, t. about 1NO en-
ployes Of the Census Office, who were APP
pointed by the "spoils SYSTEM over a
nearly equal number who have passed
civil service examinations and are eligible
to appointment as soon as vacancies occur.
Senator Rawlins, of Utah, who is a
member of the Philippines Committee,
and has been in constant attendance at
the hearings of that Committee, gave me
Yesterday some of the impressions and
views which he has formed on the Philip
pine question. The policy of the admin
stration, he said, "as is made evident by
the vestigation and testimony before the
committee and the policy of the republi
cans SO far as they have announced it, is
contrary not only to democratic principles
but to every precedent in the government
of this country, and the only outcome
must l", If these plans are carried int"
execution. the virtual surlcls.cr Of the
islands To large capitalists and the attend
ant ensl;vement of the people AS you
know, there is a scheme now on foot to
purchase the land held by the friars.
That is all right 81 far as it goes, but now
the Taft Cen mission represents that il
will be impractical to dispose of these
lands, as has been The custom with gov
Ell irent lands in this country, to the
small u NncrS and settlers Great capital.
they say, is needed TO develop the islands,
and. accordingly. they would sell or lease
immense tracts of land to large corpora
tions. 1t will then be their policy to ad-
nit Chinese immigration. AT the present
time the labor in the islands is employed,
in so far as it is willing to be, hut they
wish tn import Chinese labor for the de-
yelopmcnt of the islands, AGAR, which
will work for from s. to $40 per month
1,1, h,,
poyed in the production of sugar and
ether profitable crops and will result in a
menace to American industries.
1T is true that the democrats believe
| there should be free trade between the
islands and the United States until such
time as the Filipinos are made independ
ent. and there is nothing to fear from theil
competition under ordinary circum
stances, but if the plans of TIE capitalists
| who now dominate affairs are carried into
effect, practically free land is used for
produc ion and cheap Chinese labor EN-
pl"yed, the competition will prove serious
Then the Commission desires auth ority tC
issue bonds, which will have to be guar
anteed by this country, for the develop
ment of the islands, and SO place upon
the Fiiipnos a burden of Indebtedness
they are ill-pre pared to bear and so attach
them to the United States by ties of in.
debtedness as to foreve: prevent the
requirement of their freedom. There are
80, 600 acres of sugar lands in Mindora
alone which will yield magnificent profits
under this nefarous scheme
Senator Rawlins also alluded to the
railroad franchises, contracts for public
work and other benefits which will be
awarded to 1.-The favored few" if the ad.
ministration is able to carry out its pres
ent plans Apropos of the Senator's re.
marks, Governor Taft states that it will
require from $3,000,000 to $s,OO0.0OO to
purchase the friar's lands
The visit of the Prince to the national
capital was a great success and he made
friends with all who came in Contact with
him. He is genuine sailor, and tina,
means a jolly good fellow remarked a
member of the Committee on Naval Affairs
who had himself sailed the high seas, and
that, perhaps, tells the whole story.