Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
Probably you know how Ayers Hair
Vigor always restores color to gray hair
and makes the hair grow That so is aZi Mass:
THE philippines.
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there is every evidence of a forward
movements. Throughout the Tagalog
and rice producing provinces, however,
we must expect disturbances from time
to time from ladrones and their assist
ants, the Katiputan societies.
Gov. Taft says the figures show that
for the year ended June 30, 1902, the
imports, exclusive of ouartermasters
stores, of all goods were $41, 100000
While the exports were about 1927 000,
900. He 1ays capital has seemed to be
timid in coming to the Philippines but
adds: 1T has come in a small way in
various branches so that the aggregate
is very considerable
The governor points out among other
Ills from Which the country is suffering
that of fuctuating currency. On the
subject of labor he speaks of the need
of making temporary provision, such
as is recommended by the full commits
sion. He regards the objection made
by the Filipinos to the unlimited intro
duction of Chinese into the islands to
be logicalAand justifiable and says:
Another phase of the labor question
which does rot seem to have had its
proper weight With the merchants of
Manila in their demand for the admis-
sion of Chinese coolies is the great OBJ
stacle which such a policy would pre-
sent to the opening by the United
States Of its markets to Philippine
products"
There is in the city of Manila real es-
tate and Improvements assessable for
taxation amounting to $41, 0O5, 100, while
there is worcestershire real property in
the city to the amount of $25, SOP, 1923, of
which $12, 1888 is. public property and
S12, 1880 is church property exempt
under the laws. Gov. Taft commends
to the commission the benefits that
might accrue from the establishment
in the islands of postal savings banks.
Gov Taft tells of the recently organ
lied Filipino Catholic church and says
the commission has stated that it
would take no part in religious contro-
versies. The Philippine commission in
its annual report which is the third it
has made says at the outset: THE in
surrection as an organized attempt to
subvert the authority of the United
States in these islands is entirely at
an end and the whole of the Christian
Filipino population with the exception
of few thousand persons in the Moro
country are enjoying civil government.
Much remains to be done in
perfecting civil government, in mar
shalling the forces Nof law and order
against lawlessness and disturbance,
and in teaching the people of the Phil
ippines not only that they have rights
under the law but also that they can
not hope to enjoy such rights unless
they acquire courage and independence
sufficient to assert them against at
tempts by their fellowsFilipinos to per-
petuate the system off 'caciqueism,' or
literally translated, 'possism.' p"
The report says the Filipino laborers
must be taught the independence and
dignity of labor under a free govern
ment and adds: 1.-THE organization of
labor into unions in Manila, While
brought about by a crack Drained in
surrect agitator for political purposes
only. will. we hope, lead to an organ
ization which may have much more to
do with intoxicating this. lesson.
1.-THE Filipino people of the better
class have received the passage of the
Philippine act with great satisfaction"
the report recites, and further along
it says: "The coming year under the
trying circumstances which now pre-
vail will show how much we may de-
pend upon the conservative and law
abiding character of the controlling
elements of the Filipino people"
The commission urges that it is the
duty of the United States to secure to
| the Philippines as stable a currency
as that used by the people of the Unit
ed States.
The commission concludes with the
following recommendations There are
respectfully urged on the attention of
| Congress:
! 1.-The establishment of gold stand