New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-06

months before the preface to Professor Wood
burns volume written.
Professor woodburn goes furthest afeld. how
,e- in describing the machinery OF civil gov
eminent iY operation in the Philippines. He
saks among other things.
The az. % 1902 for the government OF the
Philippines provides that after January !. 1904.
Tho executive power shall be vested IN Gov
srno~ md a cabinet OF six heads OF departments
a secroia~v an Attorney General. Treasurer,
.., Auditor A Commissioner II the Interior ana
"A Commissioner Of Education. The Gov
error and mis- Cabinet with nNe nauNe lhha, ,
tants Of the Philippines. also appointed ox uhG
President. constitute a Council The poHtcaI
Functions Of this Council are those or an upper
House The lower House. or Rouse OF ~ ~
rates consists Of thirty members. elected bl-
ennialy by the people.
This is evidently intended to present an out
line Of the Philippine civil government now ex-
isting-i e. In operation after January l. 1901
But the reader viii be egregiously mlsieu Il
he accents the picture Professor WOODBURY. has
drawn The act of July l. 1902. established no
such scheme OF government. operative AFTER
January l. 1904" That act validated the crea-
ton of the Philippine Commission. the estao-
lishment Of four-not siX-eXecutiVe depart
r,ents under the commission. and the exercise
bv the commission Of the powers granted IL pE
President McKniey's executive order testab-
fishing civil government OF June p. 1901 1t
also continued the iusular governments AS
,,,arein and hereby provided" In the insular
-,,,.or,,,,ert As now constituted. the Philippine
Commission consisting OF hve-not seven
Americans and three-not fve-Tilipinos. con-
s-tr,,tes the legislative branch. The president
% the commission is also the civil |oFerhoi'
and the other four American commissioners al
reads Of executive departments. namely OF 'he
T-,avsor Of Commerce and Police, OF FINANCE
and Justice and Of Public Instruction Inc Id"
~ Julv Z 1902 contemplates no change IA '"o
administrative system in the philippines "'i
1ar,,.r, ! 1904" The change it does provide
Tor is IN the legislative branch io"ei -
lsti,-o house is to be created. but not at once
-. ,h, yrav for popular representation IN
ina lower house a census has been taken "hose
- ,-. soon 10 be tabulated ard published
to ,-aars after the publication OF that census
,.obatl,, IN 1Q0G-a general election is 10 Ue
,.oroa. b,- only in case condition OF genera
o,,s co-,rlete peace. with recognition OF the au-
,i,o-it, Of the United states. shall have contlh-
NED during that time in the territory Oh 'Ae
,slans not inhabited by Moros or other non
,-,,,...,a,, tribes Not Tess than fifty nor more
.b., one hundred representatives are 10 oe
,,,osar 70 constitute a Philippine Assemoly-no'
t5ousa of Delegates. Ana Jointly with the com
r,,ission-not Council-they are TO exercise 'ee'
latfve mower in the Philippines.
Has Professor Woodburn been leo 10 'i'''N
49, che Tbflprire scheme OF government runs
,,rouei with that in Porto Rico? Has he merely
accented some casual suggestion that the saiiie
,rs-oevy,orx Of administration would be set up
Gov both insular possessions Porto fGco mas
g.. -o,-.-,o- and six associates in CABINET
eo,-stsr,, an Attorney General. a Treasurer ill
Ambition a Commissioner Of the Interior anu d
,,o--r,issioy,er Of Education The Governor ana
his Cabinet with five native Inhabitants con-
r+t,,,,a a Council. one Of the legislative fuhc-
lions Of this Council is 20 act as an upper legis
ls-i,,e house. The lower house which is elected
bienniaIlv. is composed Of thirty-five members
no, tl,i-t,--and is called House Of Delegates
I9tt the PHILIPPINES Government act and the
Porto Ricau Government act were drawn by dli-
farert persons. TO meet different requirements
Government in the two dependencies does not
l,,, any means run on all fours-
We have set forth in detail the inaccuracies
OF this publication. because its express purpose
IS to serve as a college textbook. A college text
hook may have all other faults but II must nave
the saving virtue OF exactitude. PROFESSOR
Woodburr's volume has some undoubted merits
as a study OF American government. But Its
one glaring defect should put It wholly out OF
consideration as a lamp to the feet OF the IN
critical and the uninstructed.