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

this administrative ability which our
industrial civilization is developing, is
equally able In colonial fields is proved
10y Winthrop IN Porto Rico, by Wool
in Cuba, by Taft In the Philippines.
Had the management Of Philippines
affairs been placed exclusively sn the
hands of thar great man, upvexed by
the little tricks OF partisan politics. his
brilliant success would have been a
thousand fold greater than it was.
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
Speaker ON the subject of our CO.
lonlal policy in the Philippines in the
senate on the United States, on Jan.
y, 1900 | said
Our government must be simple and
. strong Simple and strong The mean
ing OF those two words must be writ
ten IN every line OF Philippine lsgsla-
tiOn- realized In every act of Philip
pine administration 4 Philippine Of
flee in our depar tment of state; an
American governor general i'm Manila
with power to meet daily emergencies;
possibly an advisory council with no
power except that of discussing meas
ures with the governor-general, which
council would be the germ of future
legislatures, IA school in practical gov
ernmenti American lieutenant-gOveT-
nors in each province. with "a like coun-
ell about him. If possible an American
resident in each district, and a like
council grouped about him, frequent
and unannOunced visits OF provincial
governors 10 the districts of their prov
ince; periodical reports to the COVER
norge eraln, an American board OF
visitation to make semI-annual trips
through the archipelago, without power
OF suggestion or Interference 70 official
OF people, but only 10 report and rec
eN,.
state department; Philippine civil
service With promotion for efficiency;
the abolition of duties on exports from
the Philippines; the esta bllshment of
import duties on Il revenue basis with
such discrimination In favor of Amer
lean imports as VIII prevent the cheap.
er goods OF other nations from destroy
ing American trade; a complete reform
of local taxation on a just and sCientI.
tic basis, beginning with the establish
mcnt of a tax on land according TO Its
assessed value; the mlnting OF abund-
ant money for Philippine and oriental
use: the granting OF franchises and
CONGO ssOns upon the theory of devel-
oplng the resources OF the archipelago,
and therefore not by sale, but upon
participation in the profits of the en-
teTprise; the formation of "a system
OF public schools everywhere with
compulsory attendance rlgidIy ell
forced; the establishment OF the Eng
lsh language throughout the islands.
teaching IL exclusively In the schools
and using II, through Interpreters. ex-
clusiVely IN the courts; a simple civil
code and stlll simpler criminal code,
and both common TO all the islands
except Sulu. Mlndauao and 1aalnan,
American Judges for all but tlle small
est offenses gradual, SLOW ana care
ful Introduction OF the best FIlipnos
into the working machinery Of the gov
eminent, no promise whatever OF the
franchise until the people have been 4
prepared for II, all this backed by the
necessary force 70 execute IL; this OUT
lFne Of government the situation de-
mantls as soon as tranquility is estab- /
llshed Until then military government |
is advisable
BETTER abandon this priceless pos
session adinit ourselves Incompetent |
10 do our part In the WOrld-redeeming |
work of our Imperial race; better now
haul down the flag Of arduous deeds for
civilization and run up the Nag Of
reaction and decay Than To- apply acu.
dcmlc notions OF selI-govcrllment by
any but The most perfect admInistra-