Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-05
LLDRONISM IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Curse ii the Past, a Danger 10
The Present.
SAYS GOV. TAFrs REPORT
..a condition OF Agriculture
p'p'' :, ro,,,taln whether Com
.,.Duiary Can stamp II On"

sfabulafl w"
,,,~,,r. Jan. 4,--The annual re-
N'' ,Se philippine commission ana
I0I' . ~ report by GOV. Taft maa'
an ,g' at the war department , 'oaag :
puO" r.ylew Of the results during
sNe work of the commission
tn' , .oo,alr recommendations for leg
anu action by Congress deemed es'
H .,Io' !, tle welfare Of the Islands,
' .~s, recltlng a history Of the es'ap'
-, ~ clyil government through
la,' ysrious provinces, Gov, Taft says
!, w. noe NOT been definitely determined
",at shall be done with respect 70
,,,.noo where he says, hostility 10
- ,r,erlcons does not extend pe-
,d lake Ianao Moros. The cover
I'd NJ The opinion that 1t may pe
n ' to Induce the sultan OF Jolo
o,t wit, some Of the rights ne
~ ,.' r % the Jolo group and thus OBJ
,ls,o many obstacles now eneoutlte.Ie "a
wa Slau u p, he says, DO not understand
Ine I I" government and do not desire
p nrefer5ng control by the dattos'
CONTROL BY DATTos'
... Il, .ba future" he SAYS,
acontrol BIZ the dattos may cease ror
,tc present, however II IS hecessaly
o ' 10 proyide a strong but syinpa-
|eiIe government for these Followers
az Mahamm,d" a,,,o,s
" Gov TAT tells Of the conditions
oo, hove made the Islands purchase
.i,rt az 0OO 900 worth Of food ana OF
he eYscts war has had on agriculture
.i,oost the Only source OF wealth IN the
s,ands IN, greatest blow TO agrl.
Tlture he says Is the destruction OF
sbmlt 20 per cent Of the water buHalVu'
an which the cultivation OF rice Is al
most wholly dependent
After speaking OF the rayages OF
kslatic clolera, Gov, Taft says
BANE OF THE lSLANDo'
1.-THE bane Of Philippine civilization
m the mast was ladronism and the pres
on, conditions are most favorable tor
Ne growth and maintenance, 1t Is not
cataln whether in the depressed state
NJ agriculture. with the temptation TO
ladronisln that the constabulary WIN
i. ohle without the assistance Of the
military to stamp II out.
Were there prosperous conditions IN
me country II would not be a trouble
some matter 10 deal with, but when
want and famine are staring people IN
The face. the life OF the freebooter
hIms 10 the desperate and the weak
very greet attraction. Natural dis
content with the government when sur
ferlng Is at hand. promoted as II Is by
cholera restrictions and the high price
Of rice and other commodities, when
have been greatly enhanced by the ds-
probation Of silver might well have
caused a rev outbreak Of the inusr'
rection, and in my judgment II speaks
wonders for the ease with which TINS
country may be governed in normal
times that we have had comparatively
50 little disorder since the surrender OF
the lnsurgent arms In April"
Since the civil government was COM
pletely established in the Philippine
provinces throughout the archipelago
Ia July Of last year the governor says
an American soldier has not been
called on once to fire gun, the coun-
Try having been policed by the con-
stabulary, force Of 5000 or G,0O0 men.
MAY PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW.
1T may be-" says Gov. Taft, that
as the conditions grow worse, for
they are likely 70 do so before they
grow better. II win be necessary In
province Ike Cavite where ladrOnism
seems inbred IN the people, to proclaim
marital law and even to call on the
military TO suppress II, but It is still
hoped that this may be be avoided"
The depressed condition OF agricul-
taFe and the tendency to ladronism in
lhe Iagalog and in some Of the Visay-
an provinces does not apply 10 those
product
They are wealthy and prosperousp
We report says "and while their food
sosls them more than It used to. they
naSt money enough with which TO
h'aAe improvements Schoolhouses are
oShs pulit roads are being construct
~ machinery agricultural and other
anus IS being introduced. and there
ss, every evidence Of a forward move
G., through the rice and Tagalog proy.
mrbson no"sNeh We must expect dis
S -,oances from time TO time from Ia
e Mv'lss and Their assistants, the Kat-
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
,o So " TAFT says the figures show that
inn, me year ended June 30 1902 The
s, ST., " exclusive OF quartermaster q
,ry Sies OF all goods. were Sn Ma oeo
h saw e eApoIs We're about s27. 900 600
mo =, .lW nas seemed timid In
oora ,ug TO the Philippines, but "it has
bfanch, sman way In various
consgsra n, 30 Una, mat the aggregate is very
other H. G'%nor points out that among
mrerln nus ! from which the country oT Is
repc e,'ns Is mat Of fuctuatIon IN cur'
labor un iivuohlns The organization of
apioperly directed the m mo- says 'hat II
The dIgr We laDoring classes a sense Of
IendeSc. or labor and Of their jnde.
made NV q, ~ CARDS the obiection
lion Of y cs S9e FiIipnos to the introS|c.
logical s 1|'n i,e., INTO the Islands TO be
"Anotihelrr 5 justified, and says: " ''
Which does I 5o, ot the labor question
N XXX, weight with the nave nav. had Its
missio a N their demand for ,hn 20 Of
o Obstacles Of chaess coolies Is or the snS great Sa
present n " KY such policy Womb
States Of " H l1e opeainc by TIE United
Products" " markets to Philippine
,r1 nssre Is IN Manila ro., o..-.
en,o,,. 'i'hlA asgeseahle 10. M ,"u