The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-20
|UPHO[DS POLICY IN
THE PHILIPPINES
EIihu Root Contradlcts Some
of the Statements of
Judge Parker

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-In a speech
at Madison Square Garden tonight
Elihu Root said:
| see that my friend Judge Parker SAYS
tnat we have had a bad government in
tne Phliipplnes. In his recent speech to
.ne anti fmperialists Judge Parker saws
ne has been informed by some one whom
ne describes as "a student of conditions
Ihat the government of the Philippines
Is very bad: Judge Parker has been de-
celved. doubtless by the same anti-im-
perlallst who led him to overstate the
COSY OF american occupation in the Phil
says:
= Il ask of the Republican party whether,
If the administration of the United States
should continue in it's hands, it is pro-
posed to undertake to apply any remedy?
VII 1t enact for the Philippines proper
statutes regulating their affairs with some
view to their interests?'
HAS the judge ever examined the stat
uteS which have been enacted for the
Phllipplnes? There are two printed vol
of whom three out of the seven members,
other than the governor, were distin-
gulshed F1lipinos;. enacted every one of
come public documents of the United
states. | undertake to say that if the
Judge VIII examine those statutes he will
ma body of law which, for wisdom
for due regard to the interests of any
people for whom they are enacted. and
Tor constructive ability, challenge com
parison with the statutes of any state of
the American Union.
Shipping Not Perishing
The judge asks ''Wir the Republican
party give their perishing shipping relief?''
Let me tell the judge that their ship
ping is not periShing and does not need
Islands is carrying on the trade among
the islands as it always has carried it on
carrying it on without obstacles, him
ORANGES or interference.
The judge asks: "Win it give them
tariff regulations under which they can
exist?" Has the judge examined the tar
IT law which has been enacted for the
Philippine islands, enacted on the 18th of
September, 1901 after long open public
hearing by the concurrence of the Filipinos
and Americans with the unanimous vote of
the Philippine members of the commits
sion; enacted with sole reference to the
interests of the PHILIPPINE people; impos-
ing tariff duties lower than they had ever
had in>the islands, imposing tariff duties
far lower than the duties imposed by
our own tariff here, reported to congress-
discussed on the floor of both houses, APP
proved by congress without criticism or
objection by any Democrat in either house
except that the Democrats sought to force
upon the Philippine islands instead of
this law, and without reference to their
tariff which they abhor and condemn
and which was wholly unsuited to the
trade and conditions of the Philippines.
Says They are Self Supporting
The judge asks: care the Philippine
islands today self-supporting commune
typ Why should not these islands, as
serted by all and conceded by all to have
great natural resources, be eIf-support-
ing? Let me tell the judge that they are
self-supporting. The revenues far exceed
the expenditures in The Philippine govern
ment.
From the time of American occupation
until the close of the fiscal year 1908 the
revenues of the Philippine government
exceeded $4S 900, 900 American money and
the expenditures are but little over $751;
100000 of American money The Philip
pines stand upon their own bottom and
any other. That S4S,000,0 900 of revenue
was raised by lower and more equal
taxes than were ever imposed on the
people of the islands. The judge had
been deceived, most cruelty deceived, as
to the facts.
The judge asks: where are the Phil
ippine markets? Where the development
of their natural resources?" Let me tell
him that he is deceived again; that the
trade of the Philippine Islands is nearly
double what it was in the last five years
of peaceful conditions before the Ameri-
can occupation the years of greatest
prosperity. Before our flag foated over
the islands, the average imports of the
Philippine islands were $4,000 600, and
the average exports were 100000, and
in the fiscal year of 1903 the imports
were $32 900, 900 and the exports $35. OOO-
00e. The judge need not go far to seek
goods were exported in that year Of 1903
to the United States.
Mr.. Root quoted Archbishop Marty,
of Manila, in support of his contention
that the Philippines were being well
governed