Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-08-23
Government Of the Moro Province.

ate government was needed for the
Mohammedan Moro. This led to the
practical separation of the Moro
country from the Christian Filipino
county, the formers relations to the
latter being somewhat analogous to
those of the Philippine Islands to the
government OF the United States.
The organic act of the PHILIPPINE COM
mission creating separate government
for the Moro country, could not have
been simpler or more effective. For
tunatsly, the FIRST governor OF the
Moro country was MAJOR General
Leonard Wood, a thoroughly praeti-
cal, able and energetic executive.
Aftef one years work and study in
the Moro country, general Wood de-
cided that the most imperative need
of MinGanao was the American settler.
In his first annual report, he said:
What is needed to develop this
portion OF the world is suitable
class of settlers, bringing With them
knowledge of modern agricultural
methods, enterprise, aud some
capital. Such class Of settlers will
do much 10 introduce higher stand
ards of industrial and agricultural
capacity, standards which must be
established before the native Will
take steps to change his present
methods, which are all that he knows
and unless he has before him the
example Of what can be done in this
really remarkable country, it is not
believed that his present primitive
methods Will be materially changed.
Ii he could see the results of better
agricultural methods and better in
dustrinI methods generally, it is be-
Iieved that his ambition would be
stimulated and that his Development
would be comparatively rapid. In
short, scattering of good argicuI-
turaIists throughout the province
would be of inestimable value to the
people, individually anu as a whole -
Speaking of the progress made in
Moroland under general Woods ad
minstration, the Manila lines said
General Wood is pursuing a policy
not only so broad and liberal. but SO
progressive, energetic and enIignton-
ed, withal that it is attracting a very |
desirable class OF settlers to Mindanao
and its tributary islands, who are
devoting their lives, the very best
that is IN them, to the building- up
and Developing of the young country
with which they have cast their lot |
and which they intend to make their |
OVID. 1t seems to be general Woods
platform: 81 am an American and !
have confidence in the ability ard
disposition Of my oountrymen to give
ne metsfial aid in civiIizing and |
Americaulzlng this tropical oriental
county. l believe in them, / trust
their loyalty and patriotism, and l
can conceive of no better medium
through which to incuicate American
Ideals and to set up a American stand
ards among the Moros than that of
sturdy, high-minded young a mericans
scattered about through the province.
| wish TO have an American govern
ment here, and need Americans of
the right sort to help me make an
maintain it. l do not want more
American soldiers. but | do want
more American Settlers
IF those are not General Woods
sentiments, his line of policy would
give the impression that they were.
and tho result is seen in a public
spirit. unanimity of purpose, a
concentration of effort for the welfare
OF the community, that bespeaks a
hale and prosperous future tor the
islands of which in the past, the most
plenteous harvests have been reaped
With kFisses and kampilans.
The local paper Published in Fam
boanga had the following to say:
LAS regards governor Woods ac-
we point to the fact
that he found the Moro country in a
state OF anarchy, and Known far and
wide as good place to stay away
from. his first move was to bring
order out of 'chaos, and to make 1t
safe for traders to so. any place i'll
the Province. His next move was to
secure, through the offer of a small
bonus. the organization of local
steamship company as a means OF
gathering up the produce of the
people living along the coast. The
of this service has
pI oven wonderfully successful, and IS
resulting in greatly increased out
put of hemp, eopra, almaciga and
jungle products. Governor Woods
next move was to secure, through a
very reasonable guarantee, the call
ing of the China Navigation Com
pany's steamers at this port as q
means of getting to the best markets
the produce gathered up by the boats
of the local steamship company.
This has not only resulted in much
cheaper freight rates, but in much
better prices for our products.
at might be said that we are too
vitality Interested in the things which
governor Wood has accomplished in