The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-26
THE PHILIPPINES.


Governor Taft leaves the Philippines be Secretary Of War in sue
Eh Root who takes his position the Alaska boundary
commission Iat administration in the Philippines has been very
very little public attention is being given to the Philippines but the
problems working along steadily though their solution does not
seem by any means hand.
The criticism Taft from the American population and the
The relies upon the influence
OF the Filipino and that the Filipino the and
the United States This is probably just 1t mistake OF
who make such mistakes scoee Governor Taft will
portfolio the War Department. while other
they pay the penalty their njudCous confidence
The conditions in the Philippines are by no means ideal According
going the north famine cholera and adronsm stir the
Commerce is dull business houses daily eenchng To this
be added the fact that agriculture depoabe condition The
laws which been framed protect the Filipino have put stop
agricultural work large scale and tracts Of lands
lying vlainous Spain agriculture flourish
ed and the price OF Manila formed the basis Of commercial cal
uatons No calculates upon Manila there t
Another setback Philippines failure Of the
and thousands OF buaos have died Moreover the
Gus secret societies OF which the katpunan the best known keep
everything in nent These societies for their IDEAL
aon and rebellion They have dhed the American authorities
and again and through them that doa plays have been enacted
in Manila, and sedious writings have been published
The Philippines bed Of those who have admin
lister for them They hard nuts crack Governor Taft
n did not solve the question Now wants to know who will
solve them and when?
There another side in the Philippines which causing consider
able That the schools News of these from various
made letter addressed the Pacific Commercial Advertiser One
of the prominent teachers passing through here after she had
been made in the Philippines The fatal which made hec
many was being made in the Philippines misleading of
English the language of teaching exotic Spanish
holding its The lack Of knowledge Spanish regarded
social demen where the lack of knowledge Of English should be
regarded dmen Then there has been great trucking
the religious element much religious teaching has been
public schools All this may be exaggerated but undoub
edly has basis OF truth. ......
There has been friction between the white residents and the civil
government There has been friction between the military and the
and there has been and continues be friction between
the Fpno and the civil government which provinces
Many leading Fpnos who
good feeling the civil really intriguing
it. and confidently looking forward to time when the American
flag and all Americans will be withdrawn and the place left to tic
a
The Philippine question far than people
think There those the Philippines who when
there and dangerous be raised With
Governor Taf upon the Philippine question: his ncumbency
the War Department will doubt have direct influence tn.
military policy be followed the islands He has always advocated
the withdrawal of the troops he will have the with
draw such he and he doubtless will withdraw considerable
number.
There thus contradictory the position
Philippines but be taken for granted that the policy Of
fdng people like the Flpnos, nmical to their
is fatally inimical to