The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-16
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A-tuo-eite Special
Washington. p e.. September l6.-
American o1c,-s c"s- h.s1er s-ad.
es are seriously -v,lel .a The Pail.
.gl.a-s u..a,l.;y "a. leea ,Nqvr..
fenced la inducing Americans %; d. .
---.s.-A-ya 4-l executive capacity .
o. remain ia t-e se.y.ce q ;Ae Pail
l9f.-e government and ,as pe.u; aAs
te,a reached ~av-e s-le special .a.
tlc-usat ~iI have 20 De- offered
slca men 20 contlls ~o-k once De-
s-- 10 ,le archipelago.
General Clarence z. Edwards chic;
o: .hs Bureau ot lusu.Ar AaA!rs be-
.e,ss be has evolved a plan by
which capable Americans may De a..
trAc;et 10 positions In the Philippine
government and induced 10 make
their so!oura on the Islands ,rsct-
cAliy permanent Ais idea has taken
the form OF a civil service retirement
la. which be proposes 70 consider
Vi,h the Philippine Comm!ssioasss
when he reaches Nan!la mex; month
with Secretary Taft A draft Of the
Law las been made by General Ed.
wards. but Il. Of course. is subject
10 changes that may be suggested By
the Commissioners and others inter.
esied /, lie understood that Secre-
tAry Taft. himself. approves OF the
Law in principle aud that he viii do
What he can TO bring about its en-.
zctment
The purpose OF the proposed law
Is 10 encourage the best o, the Am
orleans Who have entered the ser.
vice o; the Philippine soyernmsn TO
continue in the service tor a eonsid-
cradle number o; years. in order that
the government may have the 5enes'
o. theiE experience and knO~letge.
General Edwards Nas somewhat en-.
!. oArrAsed in drafting the IA. as he
| regarded IL as obvious that II must
De made applicable only 10 Amer.
cans No .ntlceueut Is necessary
20 get Fupiuos into the govern
men; service A. ne lis; % AppLca.
lions @: natives l. .Ar greater ih2n
the number o. places 20 be alvd.
Places Wi;a the so,s-aue-; are al
mos, ZOO good 20 le tue 20 the
Flgiuos. for they i1y ~eu Aat tie
natives are a; home and cAa I've OF
vr.y Ltge. N.;A Americans i i
different TAey 4-v thousands %.
miles from home, tAe.r living eE.
2=uses are high, the climate q the
Islands Is 10, satisfactory % white
people generally, and the conditions
are no; favorable t1r long eouuuga-
-Ju .- ,ae government service
I, Is proposed therefore. 10 AaSe
TIE A~ AqPica5.e 1ak % Ameri-
-Aus in the service o: the Philippine
government and probably oaly 20
such Americans a. receive salaries
~ excess o. s. so o. S 30 year.
No necessity exists :or making tie
a. applicable 20 positions oi .oEeF
pay. because a; a. times tie A2qlca.
a0ns :5r suea positions i greater
ia. TIE supply Tae real demand
: :5- gerlAasa, service Q: The 5=s;
cAA-Ac;s-
It Is proposed therefore 70 make
a. providing "a, Navu Uuurd
states ,..tsa ss2'j have served To-
-s- O. more !vA-s a; a. anna. sal
~ @. nc: .ess ;sAa $ % = --sy
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-zce1s -y--et Jay ,3- A. -a1v
years As ae served tie soys--Eea'
actively -z- a-o--i 3,,1-s -eti-cd
gay sAs o.. -=-l determined -e1-
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