Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-14

pplnes' ana cow our Army has been r..
HE ~ TO Ihe minimum at which IL ia noss,.
cheney TX ~ Win que regard to its EN-.
tSa,3y Inc guns now mounted racrirs
~, ttinaty-eight thousand men. n fba 80.
IVggltlneatlons are to be ade0nataIr eoas'
70 n nesel more officers; there are nor anoneh
,,e, i LoIHi the regular army WORK - ts
sery important that tho ofanaI, AZ Is
maIi should be accustomed to handle tbaI.
the Natia1,e as IL Is also important that
should 'I ~ ~ Gnard of the several Statas
euEeflhg, especially in connacfia, III III, hah-
aesulars. For Ibis reason We az WIN the
Iniatef upon the success ~ tba e "a
in wbicb . +" manassas last fan. maneuyers
Notit,iaII Ihrgef number of Regulars ana
tNatloial Guard took part Than ua anu
NJ Srlu ~ assembled together in tima ~ noaoa
its ti1liized nation has relatively TO
ouIsi ana while the Army js - zatny as
a. ate not 10 be excused if we fsit 70 we
~ AZ very nigh grade Of prof1eianc' NS up
den emer,,a aoie' IN the event of some snd.
an emergency TO put into tbe fia,d oe.
ntst class army corps, which sheri lieip one
= Nnoie, az least the equal of any III. ~
er naf, or IKE number belonging to anv 9th.
The Philippine Islanda.
IN the Philippine Islands thero bo, -.
curing the past year o continnat,anla mas peen
steauy progress which has obte fnad u tne
band e e troops definitely got the unner
n"I VI Tue insurgents. The Pbilinnina
Tnla Ia "a
existing in independence nj 3ti o. 70 sgle ,, or
ilS up a civilization of their own. frrnir
t pstivne t99t we can help them to ri.e
ara 20 " dn nigher III the scale of civilization
anu Oh capacity for selfgovernment. ana I
most earnestly hope that In tbe ana ~
wa oe aOle TO stand, il not entfraIy oIarS
W. w. IN IN some such relation to the UniteG
states as Cuba now stands This 80 !,
nor yet IN sight, and it may he indafnI ~ 70 -
postpohed IL our people are foolish enonof
70 turn the attention OF the Fflininos $50
I nt'tli the problems of achieving moral and
ihdterlal prosperity, of working for a So
ore, orderly, and just government ana -
warn IoOhsh and dangerous intrigues for a
compete independence for which thew are
as yet totally unfit so
On the ether hand our paonlo r,,s+ 49,,
steadily before their minds the fact Thar
the JustihcaI ion for our STAY in the phtiin
p ,S uHst ultimately rest chiefly upon the
SOU VIZ are aDte TO do In the islands, | do
not overiooS the fact that in the develon.
meqt OF Oul interests in the Pacific Ocpan
anu aiOhg IT'S coasts, the Philippines have
played ana viii play an imDoFtapt nort
and that our interests have hfen sar,,d IT, T.,
more than one way by the possession of the
lslaAds. But our chief reason for continuinS
20 hoid them must be that we ought in
good faith to try to do our share of tho
Weflds work, and this particular niece Of
WORK has been imposed upon us by the re
salts or the war with Spain. We are en-
ueiaNoflhg 20 develop the natives them
selves so that they shall take an eyer
increasing share In their own government.
and as far as is prudent we are already 4,
uniting their representatives to n gov n
mental equaflty with our own. There are
commissioners, judges. and governors in the
Islands who are FiliptR0s and who have ex-
actiy the same share in the government of
the islands as have their collea sups who
are Americans, while in the lower ranks, of
course, the great majority OF the public
servants are BilipinOs. Within two years
we shall be trying the experiment OF an
elective lower house in the Phi lippine Leg
islature. 1t may be that the Filipiuos will
misuse this Legisla turc, and they certainly
viii misuse 1t II they are misled by foolish
persons here at home into starting agi-
tatlon Tor their own independence or into
any factiOus improper action. But IL
they act with wisdom and self restraint il
they show that they are capable of electing
legislature which In it's turn is capable
of taking a sane and efficient par in the
actual work of 9 0vernment, they oan rest
assured that n full and increasing meas
ure Of recognition will be given them.
Above all they should remember that their
prime needs are moral and industrial, not
political. 1t is a good thing to try the ex-
pertinent of giving them legislature; but
IL is Il ia better thing to give them schools,
good roads, railroads which will enable
them to get their products to market hon
est courts, an honest and efficient eonStabu-
larry, and all that tends to produce order.
peace, fair dealing as between man and
man. and habits of intelligent Industry and
thrift.
Meanwhile our own people should remem-
Der that there Is need for the highest stand
ard of conduct amoIg the Americans sent
to the Philippine Islands, not only among
the public servants but among the private
individuals who go to them. 1t is because
l feel this so deeply chat in the admins
tration of these islands ! have positively
refused to permit any discrimination what
soever for political reasons and have in
sisted that in choosing the public servants
consideration should be paid solely TO the
worth of the men chosen and to the needs
of The islands. There is no higher body of
men in our public service than we have in
the Philippine Islands under Governor
Wright and his associates. So far as pos
sible these men should be given a free
hand, and their suggestions should receive
the hearty backing both OF the Executive
and of the Congress,
Every measure taken concerning the ISL
ands should be taken primarily with a
view to. their advantage We should GER
tafnly give them lower tariff rates on their
exports to the United States; If this is not
done it will be a wrong to extend our ship
ping laws to them | earnestly hope for
the immediate enactment into law of the
legislation now pending to encourage Amer
lean capital to seek investment in the ISL
ands In railroads, In factories, in planta-
lions, and in numbering and mining.