New-York tribune., 1904-10-21

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ASIDE froo @ PSen zee reduced to l2OOO officers and
~ 'ie Fihpino scouts
REVENUES ARE SUFFICIENT
AL of the expense 10 ~ a,,,,..t - 49,,
sS!s soSernsment and all the results already attained
enues IN the Pbited have been met by the rev.
ma. onaI many public improvements which in this
met out of the revenues Of the insuIar government
20 what eTteot sf 3s surprise TO many TO know
S en- government " OF the islands Without going into
LOO Americans in the civil Service OF the gen
-Y 80 = t -linent and about 2500 Filipnos in the
Americans and over 500 Filipinos in the provin-
include teachers i'm the eica tioSaI densrtne1+ ~
Mhom MiiS LOO are Americans and upward Of $500
What has been, done in the islands has been ac-
~ bbplsmeo S oy the most careful consideration OF
xelopmsnt OF the race; but the commercial and ma
eressionai ieEsiatio5 no@' aG1o b 4oH9ht
their relation TO the United States. 1t is a matter
pinos, thar the economic prospects of the archi-
pelago should be determined. II this could be done
now hard to deal with would find their own soiu-
The Philippines need development. They need
foreign demand for native products. balanced by
a shipment Of needed foreign goods to the islands:
every sort win make them entirely self-supportine
This prosperous economic condition would at once
aier the political stu9 ton for the better. In the
opinion OF those officials OF the government whose
T@9rk @ pertains TO the government OF the Philippine
asuS; II Is ReneNeo tRat the remedy nes nrst IN
assessed o + OF me prSssht rate OF d1ty
Another primary remedy is that authority be
sion 10 encourage the investment of capital in the
construction Of railroads by accompanying the
where II is necessary with guarantee by the
Philippine government Of an income on the amount
amount not to exceed per cent annually Of the
In conclusion. those Of US who have lived in the
Philpplnes and know the people and the history Of
the truth when he recently said that the Philippine
OF their country aa they enjoying
Brigadier General Goodale, who was in com
mand of regiment stationed at Jolo for year
at the beginning Of the American occupation Of
the Philippines. gave a detailed account of his
experience among the Moros including a visit
at the court Of the Sultan and the Sultana, to
whom he bore a gift Of money from the United
States government. General Goodale said he
believed that the government Of the Moros
would prove to be one OF the most difficult prob
lens Americans had to fear in the Philippines
owing partly to their Mahometan faith and
tain practices going with and sanctioned by that
form Of religion. such as polysamy.
PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF PORTO RICO
Problems in the Beginning of American Gov
ernment IN Porto Rico" was the subject of an
address by DR.. NJ. G. Brumbaugh. of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania first Commissioner of
Education in Porto Rico.
He spoke Of impressing on the Porto Ricans
the forms OF civilization peculiar to the Saxon
race.
An address on The Progress Of Education in
Porto Rico was delivered bv DR. Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay, a former Commissioner Of Edu-
cation for Porto Rico, who has just returned
from nearly three years residence in the island
He said IN part:
There IS an earnest desire on the part of the
business interests Of the island TO see the invest
capital now being withdrawn, and there is. and has
been for years, movement In favor OF large IN
suIar loan which can be made available IN
way for the promotion Of agriculture This might
the United states Of sum Of s16oo5 OF s @ @ 90
to be piacesd IN the hands Of a board Of trustees
70 be permanently invested by them in the island
mary schools. THIS money could be tudiciously in
vested at rates Of interest VARYING from to per
come sufficient 10 double treble the present num-
would greatly benefit the Industrial develop
ment Of the island and would probably insure the
and Of the great population dependent upon those
interests
The Financial Reorganization OF Porto Rico
wes dealt with by Professor Jacob II. Hollander,
Of Johns Hopkins University, eX-treasurer of
Porto Rico, who said that tine conspicuous date
in the installation Of Porto Rico's revenue sys-
TEN is July 4 1901, when the insuIar legislature.
convened IN extra session. declared by joint
resolution that the system of revenue then IN
full operation was adequate TO meet the neces-
stiles Of the insuar government II was in ac-
cordance with this resolution that executive
proclama ton, on July 20 1901, established free
trade relations between Porto Rico and the
United States Through the establishment Of
an equitable and elastic revenue system, the
finances Of the island were thus placed upon a
secure foundation" He described the revenue
act known the Hollander bin.
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
Hawaii was the text for the evening at the
Indian Conference. but Representative Sherman,
chairman Of the House Committee on Indian At
fairs took occasion to declare that the next i'm
rortant step in the solution of the so-caled
Indian question was TO incorporate in the En-
abling act admitting the Indian Territory into
me Union as one or two States a clause for
ever excluding the sale of intoxicating drink in
the new state or States. Addressing the women
How can this be done? You can do it, and
do II I'm lust the same way as you forced Con
e,ress NV a unanimous vote TO exclude Roberts.
", can set such a fire blazing that Con-
gresham viii dare 10 oppose TINS new crusade.
the first speaker on Hawaiian affairs was Cor
ham d Gilman. of Boston, for twenty years a
resident and consular representative in Hawaii,
lrl,o reviewed the recent political history of the
islands IN his judgment, a grave error was
mo Ia in the hasty extension Of suffrage. but the
raoent acts Of the legislature showed intelligence
and good morals. He thought that the chief
demand OF the times commercially was a modif-
carion of the Chinese Exclusion act, so TO
hermit the cheaper production Of sugar, Jap