New-York tribune., 1904-10-24

pateIes sora Secretary Taft 70 Governor Wright OF
Ehe Philippine Islands and from the Governor 70 the
Secretary in reply. were made public at the War
Department to-day:
TO Mr Wright Manila:
Lhe Democratic eanaidale ior tEeslcsnt on Ia, tIe
But two classes OF our people can hope 10 be bene-
ated by our holding the Phihppines-the class
which IS always hunting for speei2l government
privileges and the class when seeks 70 make ot
ofhcehoding a means Of livelihood The latter class
81 the Philippines comprises some officials. Of whom
stSoent o. cSnoitons me- me- too littya cannot be
said. Al The best they have been inefacient AZ ne
seem TO have succeeded IN gettng the very dress
He also said: The situation in the Philippines
to-day Is SO terrible tha- n passes the cofnPTehe
ort is for ne tine T',insd f@nd IS gong out
Of cultivation me population ls III red ana ~ some
burdened with taxation. disease is prevalent the
-arm animals dead, the towns IN many places IA
runs, whole districts IN tv nands az ladrones me
price Of products poeT and unremuneTauNe Puo-
ara bought up or are browbeaten into silence; men
= influence who erlticse The commission are ostra-
Iopisr v6ioe tfet Is 'ot ,ortroiIee In private
life men are subject 10 a complete far reaching
thorough system cf espionage Detectives appear
N the guse Of servants, and the oath OF single
one is enough 10 destroy "a mans reputation prop
Your oo1nmenr as Ciyn Governor upon this state
1nent Of conditions in the islands IS requested DR.
wRIGHTs REPLY.
The reply Of Governor wright Was received here
from Manila AT p m. to-day October 2al and was
es follows;
Manila.
Secretary of War Washington. ~
mh sssaos 20 your tssffPa ss P5rker 81 as aPon % ad
Tnnistration and conditions here and rsgaesllng @1
statement OF facts relating thereto report As
First-rhe statement that any considerable mum
T6lsae Ifr6so,,ii,s an,eTio1ns. whose charac-
TFf vi CON
cf empIcHes ~ thc federal or state goVernmenls.
whist mere have been number y defaults by su9,
ordinates th-y feE COMPARED with the w mIo5e
ernment. SIS 559. SO ultimate loss. Cove VernmshI
civil service iaw rigidIy enforced under which
auteceCcnts and qualifications OF ennploges aLs
pearea dgrins disturbed conditions prior to the 10
suguration OF the Law. Complaints Of oppIsssslvss s
corrected Relations between the American officials
seoond@There Is noih6E warranting the state
melt that towns are in r1'tn, lands are gong our
and country ruined ogriculuuraly. Towns are IN
few burned by insurgents. which have been reoullt
and reoccuped Towns generally are populated
proved ana the demand for labor generally EQUALS
and in some cases exceeds the supply, and al N
In leol and 1902 epidemics Of surra (rnderpcsp.
5D eeric1ilrurc, c5using a reduced area Of Guilt
vated land and oonsiderahie distress w Which me
rfrough and generously extended by Congress. II
has succeeded. iuOculatlon, IN cneeklfg tlnuei-
pest Those localities most seriously affected have
drawn from those where disease did not prevail
snd this together with animals imported and nat
ural increase. has cauesd steady increase. that
at present there IS under cultivation nearly al
lands heretofore cultivated.
Durinr the liscal year ending June 81 1904. OK
ports were S30226 127. imports S3a,2-i250 Exports
fell of as compared with previous year because OF
decrease 81 conra and sugar crops due 10 phenOme-
na!ly small rainfall in certain sections and TO
plague Of locusts in others. OF expectations ST.
IA $50 was hemp. OF importations $u5iS,af was
rice the principal food Of the people The present
rrop IN an lines is exceptionally good prices are
rcmunerative and There is not now and viii not be
Tor the coming year any suffering from lack Of
food Enrolment in public schools in 1903 was
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