Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-20

tors our country can produce [ as
seEt that such administrators can be
found"
This was said after a most palms.
taking examination OF the situation in
nearly all of the Larger islands. aud
after studlous Investigation of the ex-
perience OF all other colonial govern
ments. The seven years THAI have
passed since then have confirmed nln
In these views.
Mr. Allyn Ireland in his recent -schOl-
arly and exhaustive study of Philippine
cond tons. reaches precisely these same
recommendations That we have the
power under the Constitution 10 gov
ern in this way is no longer Questioned
KEYNOTE OF FUTURE POLICY.
But we need not make further mis-
takes, The Keynote Of our practical
policy from now on should be the de-
velopment OF indus rial conditions 1t
is a fact upon which every student OF
colonial government is agreed that Il
peoples economic welfare and indus
Trial and financial Independence Is the
bedrock upon which all progress To-
ward sclf-gOVernme nt must be Dullded'
in our passion Tor schooihouse edneA-
cation we have neglected this great
truth. The Filiplnos, Hike all backward
peoples, need 10 be taught orderly, CON
tinuous labor before every hing else
Even as a preparation for slel-sOScrn-
mel. they need good roads more than
they need choolhOuses-slnce 1t is an
historic truism that political TogresS IS
based on industrial progress They need
eusy and convenient highways over
which to communicate with one another
end get the products OF their toll To
market. They need To be taught the
practical benefits of law ana order
More money hereafter should be spent
ON roads and haTbors and instruC ton I'm
modern methods of industry than In an
education which units SO backward
people for actual labor IN fields and
shops and equips them only with ann
billion ana ability 10 be nothing more
than mediocre clerks IN cities,
The Philippine commission most prop
erly recommends an enlargement OF the
amount Of land which any one man or
corporation may hold 90 at least $4,000
acres OF land This is absolutely right
and is the t1nlnimum-50O 900 acres would
be far better. AS II is now. no man
or corporation can hold or operate more
than 5000 acre Of land This and other
like evils of the land laws which We
have provided for the Philippines was
the result of practical politics on the
one hand, and abstract theory OF the
other hand. More than anything else
the Philippines and every similar cuul-
try need capital ANA labor II Is ina
possible for capital To operate prOfliahly
small bodies OF land In such q country.
and therefore capital has refused Ia
invest In the Philippines.
FREE TRADE FOR PHILIPPINES.
Philippine products IGust be admitted
to this country free OF duty The com.
mission has argued this In every re-
port: and Mr. TAFT has never ceased
d lehman ding It, and President Roosevelt
rf4aIl a al a.
This aut of simple justice and common
sense We have not done Il because the
beet sugar interests In two or three
states, ana the tobacco interests In twO
or three other states have been power
ful enough Ia prevent Ii. Thcy have 1
prevented 1t because OF a feaT that |
Philippine sugar and tobacco might |
some time In the distant future hurt
their business; for we noW import ale /
vastly larger part OF our sugar and too /
haccO, aud OF course IN wo must Import
them I'm any event II rs clear that the
sugar and tobacco interests ainnot
be injured IA the present time by The
tobacco
Thus the mere fear OF some remote
future injury was used by politicians,
vhe wished TO show their sugar ana to-
DQCcO constituents That they were 'pro-
letting them. TO prevent an act on
,reat national sIatesmanship ana
pressing national justice, N our mar
telE we're open Tor Philippine products.
Sc would he buying from our depend
lnces a part uf what we are now buy
ng exclusively from foreign countries;
he prosperity Of our wards wnuld en-
lbo shem 10 Increase their purchases In
N American markets many hundred
old; ana thoir gratitude for this Justice
Would create a spirit IN the Islands that
would be more helpful 10 our admIfis-
ration Of soyernmcns there ihan regl-
ncnls and batteries.
SPIRIT THAT MUST CONTROL
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