The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-10

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Self-government is gradually devel-
oping in the Philippines. In 1902 Con-
gress passed a law which provided
that a censu of the population Of the
islands should be taken, and that with
in two years after the completion of
the census a representative popular
assembly should be elected. The CEN
sus was completed on March 9th of
the present year, and on that day Gov
ernor Wright issued a proclamation
fixing March 81, 1907. as the date for
the first general Filipino election. The
legislative body to be chosen Is to
contain between so and 100 members,
elected by popular vote, and is to
form, Jointly with the Philippine Com
mission, the two-chambered legislature
Of the new government. This legisla-
ture, besides making laws, is to. elect
two commissioners to represent them
in Washington. 1t is expected that
these commissioners will be allowed to
sit in the American Congress much as
the territorial delegates now have seats
there.
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Moroccan affairs continue to hold an
important place in international dis
cussion. The desire of Germany, as
stated in q memorandum to the United
States, is for the maintenance Of the
"'open door" in Morocco, for the preser-
walton of the status quo, and for the
protection Of the commercial interests
! of all trading nations. 1t is pointed
out, however, on the other hand, that
the A~nglo-French agreement of April,
1904, expressly declared for the princi-
pie of commercial freedom. April 9th,
King Edward, on his way to join
Queen Alexandra at Marseilles, paid a
brief visit to President Loubet at
Paris, and the incident, following so
soOn upon the call of Emperor William
at Tangiers, was interpreted by the
French press as a reaftirmation Of the
Anglo-French agreement.
A reduction in freight rates on the
Panama railway vas suggested to Sec
rotary Taft by the ministers in Wash
ington of the republics in Central
America and on the west coast of
South America They said that it cost
much more to ship goods to New York
by way Of this railway than to send
the same goods to London by the
| Straight of Magellan. They also asked
that equal facilities be granted to
| goods shipped by all steamship lines,
! and charged that under the old man
agement-that is, before the United
States gained control of the road
various lines were Disseminated
against. Secretary Taft promised that
the determinations would cease at
once.
The President has, by proclamation,
invited "all the nations of the earth
to take part in the concentration
of the Booth anniversary of the fist
English settlement in America, at
Jamestown, "by sending their naval
vessels to the said celebration and by
making such representations of their
military organizations as may be prop
err The festivities are TO last from
May to November, 1907, and are de-
scribed as IAN international naval, mil
itary and marine celebration" Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, the president Of the
managers Of the exposition, at the time
of his death. was engaged In persuad-
ing the various States to be represent
ed at the exposition in some official
way.
John Hay, when an undergraduate
at Bro En University, assisted in de-
Tending some lower classmen from un-
fair treatment in a haZing episode:
but when a classmate recently wrote
him about the incident, he humorously
replied. Il remember nothing Of my
heroic conduct in the Gordon case. But
my recollection of everything in those
far-off days is dim, and heroism was
my daily habit. l couldn't sleep nights
II | hadn't saved somebody's life. Now
I only save a nation now and then"
Secretary Hay, just before he replied
to the letter. must have been reading
some Washington correspondents de-
scription Of how he had prevented the
dismemberment Of China.
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In the Sunday schools Of the United
States there are fewer pupils by about
five millions than the number enrolled
in the public schools. Putting the
fact in another form, Of every three
girls and boys who attend the day