New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-29
NETWORK TRIBUNE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30 1901

ny, sisioo less than the previous years estimates
OF the military establishment proper involving
ss0os s-iess than iast vea aTF asropratons an
otber sd e S tnan last years estimates On the
pie increases in appropriations for Investment
and seacoast defences searchIirhts for harbor dc
,ehees' easemates galleries. etc. for submarine
armament of fortifcat ons fort1estinns in insuiar
psSssess3ns and coast artillery fire control nstalla-
to s8oi5 67s o. increases OF tAls 'haFao'e
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Inc pTosTess Of the Philippine government in the
colone mas peen set forth in great detail by
S ysa Bureau The tad of ISLANDS for fiscal
ports and imports. exclusive Of silver and army and
in tbo di mas fallen from total Of SIS co.,
REDUCTION chiefly In the exports
~, This is explained by Governor Wright as due to
{ne crops: another very probable cause Is the inter
IeIehCe Win current business due TO the change OF
money from the Mexican silver standard to gold
The Philippine government is the result OF an
effort on the Of this nation assist the Philip
pm people To stand upon their feet 1t Is national
municipalities of this country Of bonds issued in the
and an obstruct!or to its success Therefore the
p IRn 4ao through Congress ma yery
county and municipal taxation, and Keep well
By the payment of the $29c59 90 which the Treaty
OF the United to the Spanish government the
Philippine Islands and all its provinces and nunici-
pates were freed from the obligation OF indebted
ness incurred bv the Spanish government for the
benefit of those islands. that they came into the
hands OF the government of the United States with
out dollar OF insular, provincial or muhlcph III
serr mon +be e -bo~e ~ TI6iIo and Cebu At Ieasv
S25o0O00 and probably more, has been spent out or
the revenues of the islands for the improvement o!
roads and bridges and schoolhouses. 1t IS not
proper in view OF the present depressed condition
OF business in the islands due TO disasters 70 Wnlch
ments should he charged entirely to the present;
b d cost Go h shopd Pc e Of For this
reason the authority 10 issue bonds in the sum OF
The Philippine Islands have nov. in operation nnt
100 miles Of railway Their suLerncla! area Is up
nearly OGo The railroad mileage when compared
In the world is ridicuiously small and is full ex
PLANTATION for the lack or Development OF inc IL
fact that there are today in the islands twelve
different i49guafes spoken by the ni SINS the g1o
rance and state of pupfsge in which great ma
Now, how Shall encouragement be given to rail,
road construction in the Philippine. Vim III ~
T,eTa1ce NJ enormous tracts OF land. The reason
able objection 10 this latter mode is the uncertainty
Of Inc value Of The grant which is made SO t t
to the capital invested. The mode proposed In the
bill under discussion is that OF ' tbry
years and not exceeding per cent
PHILIPPINES TARIFF CHANGES URGED.
When the AeFsa9 army gteTs5 c The w 1ian m6d
touha system OF Spt1lsd d rtfi he commission
under the direction of the Secretary Of Var ana
after full public hearings both in the fhILipp1ines
and in this country framed a new customs law,
The schedule OF duties was adopted as PtoTioihs d
tariff for revenue only. The theory upon wnch me
Spanish tarin had been framed was that Of taxing
Injuries lightly and necessaries heavily. Win re-
spect to The present tariff exactly the opposite
theory was adopted The tariff has been in opera
lion since November 1901 and there have been de-
veloped certain defects In classlhcatlor Cerl.1I
inequalities Of taxation and certain excessive Ia.e
was convened by the Civil Governor in NoVeInpeF'
1893 for the purpose of obtaining its recoHirenda-
have been considered bv the commission and have
oeen now forwarded to the War department ioT It's
consideration and recommendation =
Many Of the changes ought 70 pc nlIe a. 1890 80
IS obviously impossible for Congress 10 consder AT
this short session or at any sess1o 1 becsu.e
Il IS little acquainted with the local cohdJoIl
ami the local requirement. Mouo II not pc VS. s
therefore, vest the Cornnssion-the present. esis
iative hoiv Of the isands-wtth power TO amend the
customs act upon the approval OF the President OF
the United States7 within little more than two
wears n is quite certain that the Philippine Assem-
bv q popular representative assembly or CnTistian
FiIinnos will equal voice in the legislation
Commission Canpot Congress. therefore. safely
entrT1st first 10 the commission and then 70 the
cision 20 what duties should be imposed on I'M
ports into the islands reserying the power, 81
such laws or repeal them should they be defective
By nv predecessor. Secretary Root. by President
Mckinley by you in your messages or last year
and by the Philippine Commission IN al lts re-
ports in favor Of substantial reduction or the
present tariff upon Philippine products imported
into the United States. urge that bill shall be
free of all products Of the Philippine Islands.
manufactured or otherwise; except tobacco and
sugar and that there be imposed upon all i'm
portatous Of sugar and tobacco duty equal TO p
per cent OF tho rates imposed under the
Diugley law upon the importations from foreign