New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24

s.ar 80 a. <o.,,. 81, enc hoard and academic. At
4he F,l,n,no hanouet Mr.. De Veyra, one Of the
editors of the radical paper "El RenacHnlenUo'
smoke of the thousand acts many OF Ihem
anendatory OF the Philippine Commission SINCE
its institution as indicative or the commissions
lack OF understanding of Philippine condluons'
He thus showed lack of familiarity with gov
eminent as it actually is for in the same perloo
Of time the legislature Of the State Of New
York has passed almost three times as many
bills a large number of which have been amend
atory AS another Illustration Of the lack Of
sympathy he alluded to the establishment or
many schools by Filipinos, but Secretary Ta1l'
in reply. suggested as the reason for this the IN
willingness Of the well-to-do Filipino to have
his children associate with the Filipino children
of the lower class and said that the people VINO
wished to rule it "as a self-governed, popuIarly
governed country must learn the first principles
of democracy before they can invite US to trans
fer the trust which has been thrust upon Us
to make here out Of chaos a self-governing de-
mocracy."
One of the most important things for US TO DO
is to keep our pledges and to act at all times
toward the Fiipinos with absolute good faith.
This means that they must have their assembly.
or lower house, and that they shall continue to
have the large share in the provincial and NUM-
cipal governments that they now have. There
is however, in all of this risk for them. They
are an initiative people. Those who now con-
stitute the educated and official class were
brought up under Spanish methods Of govern
rnent service which as we know. were usually
those OF private profit in official position II
any considerable portion of the stories that are
told about conditions in some Of the municlpah-
ties are true, many OF the Filipino officials are
initiating the Spaniards in this respect Where
-fOT n1fr
there is honest-government by Americans IN
control and Fqlipinos to the greatest extent pos
sible in subordinate positions would educate the
rising generation to a system that was the oppo-
site OF the Spanish system.
There is still considerable ladronism. but that
is gradually being suppressed 1t would be sup
pressed much more Qickly If the regular army
were allowed to have hand in its suppression
It's suppression Is committed to the constaoulary'
who are Filipinos, with some American ana
Filipino officers. They can call upon the scouts
who are Filipnos with American officers H.
therefore. iadrones enter a town where there
is a regiment of the United States army. 1t can
take no part in capturing them. The Ftlipinos
have a wholesome regard for the regular army
and we have great reason to be proud OF our
arnv's record finer probably than that OF any
other nation under such conditions. Travellers
have been astonished at Its wonderful self-re-
straint. While were there there were com
plants in the native papers against the con-
stabulary, that is. complaints by F1hplnos
against the Filipinos in the constabulary, accoS-
ing them Of oppression, etc, and one OF the de-
mands made by the radical "Renncimlento was
that the constabulary should be more largely
Differed by persons who have belonged to the
military service Of the Cnlte0 Stales' IIloUle
that speaks for itself
confess hat nv general impression OF
things there was that while everything was
being well done a great deal Of money was
being spent, more, probably, than the islands
could afford The expenditure on the Benguet
road, which at first will principally serve the
American officials is most regrettable. I did
not get the exact figures. but my impression is
that while at the start it was expected that
it would only cost $4,000. at present it has
cost almost, if not over, $4,000. This would
have built many miles of needed roads in the
provinces. The commission was led into 1t
through the inaccurate advice of the engineers,
and the difficulties which were met after the
road had been started and conslderaole money
had been spent
we are fortunate not only in having the Phil
Ippines, but also in having the Filipinos as our
wards to educate TO self government. They are
advanced Malays, and their advancement has
been due to what Spain did for them, despite
the oppression Of her officials. and to all that
the Roman Catholic Church has done. The re-
cent Church troubles there have rather obscured
the fact that until within the last generation
most of the progress made there was the result
Of the Church's work There is a fine political
sentiment among the educated Ftlipinos. Their
longing for seIf-government and their ideal of
independence make them just the kind Of people
that we should wish to help, for through them
we have chance to extend the principles of
popular representative and republican govern
rnent to the Far East where now it has no foot
hold. Our mission cannot be fulfilled in day.
1t will take at least q generation. There will
he many mistakes. There Will be much criti-
niS a.
tience From the way things there are now, we
have reason to hope that we shall be successful
INDIAN BONES IN CITY.