The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-08

Moreover. Congress- appropriated s5,OoaeoO, fol,
lowing the precedent set when tne 's9ple e.y o.
ihis money 70 be Ised by thg, Philippine Gov
eminent In order to meet The aIs'rss s.SsS which
almost anninilated the caTahao. or water esi-
animal In % the ,sana. hI Coming as this disaster
did UPON the heels OF the havoc wrought by me me
caused. and this misery for which this Gov
inent is in no way responsible VIII dors,gsS m ~
Government for t.1 the next next ysST Sncs or 50.
In consequence there will doubtless here ana
there occur sporadic increases of The Sr,hy S,hi,
, uAted from time immeinoriaI. and here and there
for their own purposes the bandits may chUoSe
but these local dlricuIties will be Of Iltte cum
sequence save as they give occasion 20 few
leOple; Not only has the military problem in
ne Fh,iippines been MGrec out agiekbST bI, ,h
progress socially and in civil government has
likewise exceeded our fondesi hopes. -
The best thing that be done in handling
such problem as that IN the Phiilpplnss. -
is to put the best man possible in charge and
then give him the hear;iest POSSIBLE support and
, done with Governor Taft There is not in this
nam r Of nf lie has psnGeSta GeSaf
inestlmable service not only TO the people o.
the United States by what he has done in incse
heginning he has had absolute support from
The War Department. under Secretary Root. WITH
government assumed its propsr position Of head
shin The army in the Philippines Is now on. one
9f the instruments through which Governor Tart
GOVERNMENT SUPREME
The civil government. II which Governor TAFT
Is head. Is supreme. and It will do wen in the
iGipre as II has in the past. because q Will Re
hacked Up IN the future as IL has been IN the
Remember always that In the Philippines the
American Government has tried and is trying g
carry cut exactly what ths greatest genius ani
pine isiands-Joss Ri.ai-steaifastiy advocated
| This man, shortly before his death, in a mes
! bcr Is iss CON iemEed unsparinsiy the insar-
rSction a Aguinado. terminated Just before our
the Path his people should follow TO liberty and
of the pretense tina; Filipino indepfhdence of a
wholesome character could thereby be obtained.
RIZALs MESSAGE
| When. In spite OF my advice. a movement
my services Sn g y' & snd eTeh S mot s5dd
name 10 lie used in any way they might believe
disaster which would follow the success OF the
anv sssri6ce co1d biock he prorress or sies
\ n useless calamity
My countrymen, I have given proof
| our country and I still seek 10. Hut
! as n first step 1 Insisted upon the de-
by means of education and of labor.
| they might acquire the proper indi-
vtdual character and force which
\ would make them worthy OF IL. In
| my writings have CONNER nded TO
You study and civic virtue, without
| which our redemption does not ex-
list. 1 cannot do less than con-
denim, and I do condemn, this absurd
and savage fnsurrection planned be-
hind my back, which dishonors us be-
| fore the Ffiipinos md discredtts us
| with those who otherwise would ar
| que in our behalf. ] abominate fits
| crueIties and disavow any kind OF
| connection with IL, rcgretting with
NIL the sorrow of my soul that these
reckless men have allowed them
turn, then. TO fheir homes, and ma y
1 God pardon those who have acted In
| bad faith.
This message embodied precisely and exactly
| Government has acted In the Philippines.
! What the patriot Rial said with
| such force I'm speaking of the insuc-
ifapplies with tenfold greater force to
| those who foolishIy or wfckedIy op-
posed the mild and beneticent gov
| ernment we were institutinE in the
islands.
The Judgment of the mnrfyred pub
Psiifppine = e neab,e wh"ss sel.sra9s hea' 1hS 5nS
| whom they worship ms their hero and
| ideal, sets forth the duty of American n
| sovereignty; duty from which the
American people will never finch.
| While have been doing these great ant
| benencent works In the islands. have ye
ar. done HE last onRfess s Tspeat5 ~ hsh 81. hs' sS
| for the war taxes and the War Department hal
q los3 rnSsa thu ie a% IN Te Ssa2
the minimum Of eo.cSe.
ARMY LEGISLATION.
Moreover. the last Congress enacted some ad
{ mireole legislation affecting the army. passsns
frst Of all the militia bill. and then the biII q
the realization Of a reform which had beer
hsd BEEN fruiiiessiy ssitatei ever sson sInee an'
Al lsst We have taken from the statute book
day.. and nave provided for efeient aid 70 th
other great country has such fine natural ma
| Is the obvious duty OF the hatIon and OF IN,
| states TO make such provision as will enab'
ps.Ss sey ,oSS % e Be SrfnniIsd "a & Th al
National Guard in time Of peace. fhe mnltil
long step ever taken In this direction by th'
| would not admit that the American regular
other regular solder in the the world. In fact.
| II were worth while 10 boast. should be tempted
| to say that he was the best
| TRAINING NEEDED.
! But there must be proper training. proper or
| EanizatIon and administration. In order 10 gel
| This is particularly the case with such a small
army as ours. scattered over so vast a country
| need 70 have our small regular sTfny the verS
best that can possibly Be produced. Under ;hs
| worn-out and ineffective organization which hai
| certain to produce the dlslocation and confusion
and when such disiocation and eonfasion s: oecar
81 Is easy and natural but entirely Improper. tc
stead a the % system which Is really n responilbie
Under the law Just enacted by ConSress this
system viii be esanEed immensely sor the esttsr
/ for when we come to the army and the navy VT
DEAL with the honor anG interests OF all our peo-
| as nothing and we all stand shoulder 20 shoulder
as Afherieans moved only by pride In and love