Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29
New York Heard special

Washington, Jan %. - patcnolism
bristlo- iu almost every proposal made
for the relief of the Philippine Islands.
Back of an American capital 60 he in'
vested in the islands i 90 he placed the
guarantee of the United States for &c.
imhurscment IN case the investment fails.
Every step taken IL iu the direction of
Americanizing the islands. This Ameri-
canization is In the direction oi porma-
nent control rather than enabling the
Filipinos 10 govern themselves. The hope
of ultimate independence held out TO the
inhabitants il dcnsely cluuded by the
fact that the more American capital Is
invested in the archipelago the more nm
likely that the government at Washing
ton be able to let 60 In the future.
IL is not doubted here that many of
the steps now being taken are dictated
by every question of duty. The islands
need help and the United States is bound
TO give it.
The Philippine Tariff bin. which lets. IN
free everything except sugar and tohacro
and reduces on these products the Ding.
ley duties 20 twenty five per cent. IS only
one of the steps. This. when figured out
makes tremendous subsidy 10 the Fill.
pinos senator Newlands of Nevada hg
ures that the tariff concessions alone wal
in twenty years amount TO between
/ S2SO.0OOOOO and S60OOO000O.
The United States has guaranteed tou
per cent interest on ninety-ive per CEN
/ of the various systems of railroads ahou
20 be constructed in the islands. This in
/ wolves an obligation of about SlOWONOO
A strong effort Is being made to haNl
lthe United States establish subsidies fo
lines of steamships between America an'
the islands. whether the Galhnger shil
subsidy bin fails or not.
I'm addition 10 this paternal scheme
pending In Congress for the creation o
an agricultural bank" which, with
capital of s5,0OO.OO0 10 start with, sha
loan at four per cent 10 the natives sue
money as they need, taking their land
or their crops as security. This is soI
of Farmers Alliance scheme, similar
those which were so strongly favored b
the Popuhsts a few years ago.
Further than this, in order to tenn
American capital 90 the islands, tl
amount of land which one individual ,
corporation may hold is to be raised fro
J. $500 acres TO 25,O00 acres.
Thus. with free trade for PhilippiI
UInNUfNrs WIN NNNnlAAe'A "ANttAA'H''ifI
with subsidized railroads and almost ,
Z limit to the ownership of land, it is b
lived American capital will pour into q
archipelago.
Thus far the American government hi
loaned its credit by getting behind bol
& issues and other guarantees amountn
= TO s32 100000. No Philippine bonds cou
y be sold but for the fact that the Unit
g. States stands behind them ready TO ma
" them good Senator Newlands belev
u the present plans for the prosperity
D. the Philippines are all wrong and he b
introduced a substitute for the tariff b
which. in his opinion, would be in the
IF rection of REIMBURSEMENT of the islam
t, in time instead of permanent occupan'
s, which the pending administration mea
le ures mean.
o.. "rhe House bilL' Senator Newlan
said today, proposes TO relieve the n
pinos by allowing their products to emf
the United States duty free, thus giyi
,, them nearly double the price for th
as sugar they can get anywhere else IN
is world.
IA 81 am opposed to this form Of suhsi'
is which. in connection with the propo'
extension Of our navigation laws, v