Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05

tional report, which is the third Il has
made, says at the outset:
The insurrection as an organized at
tempt to subvert the authority Of the
United states In these islands is entirely
at an end. The whole OF the Christian
Filipino population. with the exception Of
a few thousand people in the Moro coun-
try in isolated towns, are enjoying civil
government. Much remains to be done In
perfecting civil government, In marshaling
the forces Of the law against the lawless-
ness and disturbances and in teaching the
people Of the Philippines not only that
they have rights under the law, but also
that they cannot hope to enjoy such rights
unless they acquire courage and independ-
ence sufficient to assert them against at
tempts by their fellow Filipinos to per-
petuate the system Of 'caciqueism,' or,
literally translated, 'bossism.'
The report says the Filipino laborers
must be taught the independence and dig
nifty of labor under a free government and
adds: THE organization Of labor unions
in Manila. while brought about by a crack
Drained insurrecto agitator for political
purposes only, will, we hope, lead to an
organization which may have much to do
with intoxicating this lesson"
The Filipino people OF the better class
have received the passage Of the Philip
pine act with great satisfaction, the re-
port %recltes, and further along It says:
"The coming year under the trying cir
cumstances which now prevail will show
how much we may depend upon the con-
servative and law-abiding character of the
controlling elements of the Filipino peo-
ple."
Commissions Recommendations.
The commission urges that 1t is the duty
Of the United States to secure to the Phil
ippines as stable a currency as that used by
the people Of the United States.
The commission concludes with the fol-
lowing recommendations, which are re-
specifically urged on the attention OF con-
gress:
1. The establishment Of a gold standard
in the islands, and Of banking corporations
empowered TO issue circulating bank notes
under proper safeguards.
2. The reduction of at least rs per cent
Of the Dingley rates of duty upon goods i'm
ported into the United States from the
Philippines.
8. An amendment Of the Philippine act
so that the limit upon lands which may
be sold to or be held by individuals
or corporations from the public domain
shall be increased to %, 900 acres, or in the
alternative so that the government shall
be given the power to lease for sixty years
upon competitive bidding tracts from the
public land aggregating in any individual
or corporate lessee not more than 10000
1t says this legislation is necessary to the
development of the islands and that as
the government owns So 900, 900 out OF TO-.
900, 900 acreg in the archipelago there is nj
danger Of concentration of ownership Of in.
dividuals or corporations.
4. That the Philippine act may be amended
by repeating the limitation which forbidi
an individual or corporation from holding
an interest in more than one mining claim
8. That all bonds issued by the insulai
government under the authority of tn,
Philippine act shall be free from state
county and municipal taxation In thu
United States.
6. That an amendment be made to thu
Chinese exclusion act, giving power to tn,
government by law to admit a fixed AM
limited number Of Cinnamon into the Phil
ippine islands who are certified to be skille,
laborers, on the bond of the employer tina
for every Chinese skilled laborer employe,
he will employ a Filipino apprentice an,
that he will return the Chinese skille,
laborer thus introduced within five year
after his admission to the country and tina
he shall pay a head tax of not cxceedin
$50 for each Chinaman so admitted to tn
insular government to meet the expense
of the enforcement of these restrictions
Tie commission thinks unlimited admis
sion Of Chinese would be unwise.