The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-28
| DUBOIS ON RORMNISM
DEMOCRACY VERSUS POLYGAMY
senator Dahois haas PFaaaaaesa Views
TMtks 10 Cesar d'Alssa AaaIsncs ah
philippians Conditions visitsa OFisn-
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tor Ia the city Monday and Tuesday.
leaving for Wallass Wednesday morn
ing. lie IL making q visit 10 the
northern toWnh for the purpose Of
meeting his nunaerous friends aud
aseertaining the want Of the state
before returning 70 Washington for
tbs coming session Il congress. lie
l. also dsFoting q portion II biz time
10 short talks GA Janan, China aud
tbs Philippines, from whleh com
tries be returned with tbs Taft par.
~. The senator has changed his
vtsws somewhat regarding the PhiI-
ippines and frankly tells bis audi,
saes 80. lie has some pronounced
ideas regarding conditions IN the
orient and makes an interesting talk
on the subject.
MebdAy night be addressed . good
audiences ia the hspsist church. lie
rs introduced BY Rvs. Mitchell. He
said 10 part
This Philippine archipelago 10
good country for the Ftiipinos. bat
net for the uhits man. should a
uhite man nov Ia the islands lose
bis position uith the government be-
could NOT llnd employment. and gen
orally The government IL compelled
90 provide q means for bis return 10
this country. AL our party. BE-.
llsye, except Secretary Taft. weFu
sorry 20 have the Philippines. once
believed that they eonld support .
government uf their own, bat I have
changed my mind.
lie compared The granting % elf
government 10 the FilipiBos 70 the
gTaatinG Of sals aovsEument 10 .
nnion % . dozen % our Indian tFih@s
inoiadibg the gentle Occur d'Aisnss
and the uariiks stoux and
stated that the results uouid b.
equally ~ unsatisfactory. The tsn-
atog quoted Colonsi Baker. chief q
Tbs Phiiippins constabalaIy. In the
statement that the Pilipinoa bate ns
sAnd always VIII. Senator Dubois
continued
AMANW ~ N8ANNA@kWA At1AAA h1@
Malay's forehead that forbids the
fomina Of genuine friendship with
The uhitp race. Il IL even true Of
tbs Filipino. lie has ahoiesous
respect and fear % our soldiers. The
islands are pacifed. Il IL prpfscily
safe to go anywhere IA the islands.
but that safety IL hnsed on fear We
have proposed better homeaieadp for
the FilipiBoa than ne ourselves hare.
Two dollars reF year for five years
gives him title 10 a homestead, OF u
be has cultivated bic land - . squat.
ter for q period Of years be se,s title
20 bis land for nothing. | found
that the Islands have 60, 900, GOO
aCses Of tho finest arabic land, and
there wure unly zoo patents issued 70
the natives. also found that our
government officials had not inform.
Ell the Filipinos Of the existence Of
these land laws. :"
The sepRor gave an interesting dee.
oription oi his visit 10 a Philippine
school aud the methods employed by
the Philippine teachers.
''The Philippines are being taxed
for these schools. don't believe Il
IL right. They can't AFFORD II. ouI
A government should appropriate mon
j 81 to educate these people. dom
believe that the American people
will consent 20 the exploitation OF
the Philippines By the capitalists oi
thla country.
THE rapid progress made by tbs
Japanese since 1868 has eaisly made
japan the dominant factor In th,
eastern civilization. Il is no lonRel
Japan for the japanese. Tho Chimes
readily place themselves under Tbs
+, tuteiage Of the japanese. fount
Chineae troops being trained by
Japanese officers, japan is about a
large az Montana, contains about
half as many people as the Unitet
states, and only about Que ninth
of the land is capable Of cultivation
There arc 80 Hrpt olasa -four mill
In Japan, supplied with wheat grow
In Manphuria. The time IL not IA
distant when the 400 odd milliol
Chinese under Japan ese leadership
will be brought Into composition
with ne In all the markets Of th
world. We can keep them out o
competition In our country by o.
tariff laws.
.chipa and Japan are using vu
flour and becoming bread eaters. Il
China they have millions Of acres o
a. ine wheat land ~ there IL In ID
world and they are beginning 70 rails
their own wheat. The production