Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-07
philippines
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Soldiers of The CWH War c4mezicanS Want No Lasae
Sondiaq Military Fosce BM DO SNeed Small One
The BEST That Can Be Produced

Y tHelH Hn0lly 10 cOndluOn or mere
brigandage; and wherever they con-
quered, they conquered only to make
way for the rule Of the civil govern
ment, for the introduction Of law. and
Of liberty under the aw. When, by last
July, the last vestige of organized in
suTection had disappeared peace ana
amnesty were proclaimed.
LAS rapidly as the military rule was
extended over the Islands by the defeat
of the insurgents, just so rapidly was il
replaced By the ciyl government. AT
the present time the civil government Is
supreme and the army in the Phillip
pines has been reduced until Il Is sufi-
cent merely to provide against the recur-
renee Of troubl.
UPRIGHT ADMINISTRATORS.
I'm Gov.Taft and his associates we sent
TO the Filipinos as upright, as consclen-
tous, and as able group Of admins
| traitors as ever any country has been
blessed with having. With them and
under them We have associated the best
| men among the FIlplnos so that the
| great majority Of the officials. nclud-
ing many Of the highest rank are them
| selves natives Of the Islands. The ad-
| minlstration Is incOrruptibly honest,
! justice is as jealousy safeguarded as
here at home The government is con-
| Quoted purely In the interests OF the
| people Of the islands; they are protect
ed in their religious and civil rights;
| they have been given an excellent and
! well administered school system and
each OF them now enjoys rights to life,
liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness
such as were never before known in all
the history Of the islands.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
"The Congress which has Just adj
journed has passed legislation of high
Importance and great wisdom in the in
terests of the Filipino people. First
and foremost, they conferred upon
them by law the present admirable
civil government; in addition they gave
them an excellent currency; they passed
measure allowing the organization
OF a native constabulary; and they
provided, In the interests of the islands,
for reduction of twenty-five per cent
In the tarlft on Filipino articles brought
TO this country | asked that still
further reduction should be made. 1t
was not granted by the last Congress,
but / think that In some shape II will
be granted by the next. And even with
out II, the record OF legislation In the
interests Of the Filiplnos is one with
which we have right to feel great
satisfaction.
RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
Moreover, Congress appropriated
three million dollars, following the
precedent II set when the people Of
Porto Rico were afflicted by sudden
disaster. this money to be used by the
Philippine government in order to meet
the distress occasioned primarily by
the terrible cattle disease which almost
annihilated the carabao or water-buf-
falo, the chief and most important do
nestle animal in the islands. Coming
as this disaster did upon the heels Of
the havoc wrought by the Instruction
airy war great suffering has been
caused and this misery for which this
government is In no way responsible
viii doubtless In turn increase the diff
cultles of the Philippine government
for the next year on so, In conse-
quence there will doubtless here and
there occur sporadic increase OF the
armed brigandage to which the islands
have been habtuated from time i'm
memorial and here and there for their |
own purposes the bandits may choose |
to STYLE themselves patriots or insur- |
rectionists, but these local difficulties |
viii be of little consequence save as |
they give occasion to a few men here |
at home again to try 20 mislead our |
people Not only has the military |
problem In the Philippines been worked |
out quicker and better than we had |
dared to expect but the progress socl-
ally and in civil government has like
wis exceeded our fondest hopes
BEST THAT CAN BE DONE.
The best thing that can be done in
handling such a problem as that IN tn,
Philippines. so peculiar so delicate, 50
difficult and 50 remote, Is 10 put the
best man possible In charge and then
give him the heartiest possible support
and the freest possible hand This is
what has been done with Gov. TAFT
There is not in this nation a higher o.
finer type OF public servant than Gov.
Taft He has rendered literally ines
timable service. not only 10 the people
OF the Philippine Islands. but also to
the people Of the United states by what
he has done in those islands. He has
been able 10 do Il because from the be-
ginning he has been given absolute sup
port by the war department under Sscy.
Root With the cessation OF organized
resistance the civil government assum-
I'd It's proper position OF headship. The
army in the Philippines is now one Of
the instruments through which Gov
Taft does his admirable work Tho
civil government, Of which Gov Taft
Is head, Is supreme, and Il viii do well
In the future as Il has in the mast be-
cause It will be backed up in the future
as II has been In the past
THE PATRIOT RIAL. +
Remember always that in the Phil
pplnes the American government has
ried and Is trying to carry out exact
y what the greatest genius and most 4
'evered patriot ever known IN the
Philippine Islands-Iose Rigal-stead-
'astly advocated. This man. shortly
)efore his death, IN q message TO his
under date Of Dec. 10. 1896,
Condemned unsrarinVlv the insurrection
# Agunaldo. terminated lust before
mr. navy appeared upon the scene. and
,ointed out the path his people should
0llOW 10 liberty ana enlightenment | ,
speaking Of the lnsurrection and OF the
lretense that Filipino Independence Of
wholesome character could thereby
10 obtained, he wrote
RIZAL'S ADVICE.
When. in spite OF my advice,
movement was begun, ] offered OF my
wn accord not only my services. but
3D..
v used in any way they might be- 1
Ieve effective in sitting the rebellion G
thought OF the disastf which would q
olow the success OF the revolution. and s
deemed myself fortunate II by any
acrifce / could block the progress Of s
uch useless calamity '
" Ny countrymen have given proof v
hat | was one who sought liberty for a
ur country and stu seek IT, But as 4