The sun., 1907-08-20
WHY TAFT GOES TO MANILA.
Tho Genesis Of the Philippine Assembly
and His Interest IN the Institution.

WASHINGTON. Aug i9.-In its annual re-
port covering tho period from December
l. 1900, TO October I, 1901, the Philippine
Commission had the following TO say under
the heading of General Theory for the
Formation Of Government:
The theory upon which tho commission Is pro.
cesdine 10 that the only possible method ofinstruct
ting the Filipino people In methods Of free insutu-
tons and self. government 10 70 make q government
partly OF Americans and partly Of Ptiplnos. giving
the Americans tho ultimate control for some time
20 como. In our last report We pointed out that
the great body Of the people were Ignorant super
stitious and se present incapable OF understanding
any government but that OF sbsoiutism,
IN this condition OF AFFAIRS We have thought that
We ought nrst 60 reduce the electorate 10 those
who could be considered Intelligent. and 80 the
Qualifications for voting hxed In the municipal
code tnat tho voter shall either speak, read and
wttc English or Spanish. or that he shall have been
formerly Q municipal ofYfcer. or that he should
pay ux equal 10 SIS year or own property OF
tho value OF $3.50. IL has boon proposed. and tho
commssion viii probably adopt an amendment
In accordance with the proposal. that the payment
Of . tax OF mora than sis az license for saloou
snali not constitute qus ton. In nxing these
ausiincations We followed the recommendations
Of all the Ftiipinos whom consulted. except that
there wero many Of them who advocated q higher
quaiinsauon, Many OF tho common people will be
brought within thcss, qualifications In one genera
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ns,s ,,o,s 80 -,,ns. =, ~. n,c-s 4. ,swasn, -. :,
Of the community who form the electorate those
ideas OF absoiutsm In government and 70 impress
the conception Of limitation upon power which
II b nov % dimcult for them 70 understand.
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vngsI goxsnr,,o, In vhion The rontroiling ele.
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tns nsshod =, csrrv,ns m ,overnmrut sccora,nx
"a Am.,,c.a 49,. In m. nrovtnctsi soveynmsns
Finn,nos :. ss.oc,., "a intma,elv with Amrrtcsns
and IA ,hs ,on,,s, .ovsrnrren, IN. ssm. ,b,ng ,~
true A ,hs Sov, invent nroc,.d. this s.soc,a.
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nno,.,,. A. et,,,ro. s.rnss, ,n,s,lissn, n.,r,aac
vho vtn hsecme fsminar with nrnctIc.i free uov.
synrsn, .nd c,v,, nh,y,v Tbi. s.y,nv remnant
.II grov a. tho year, no on and IN n will he the
hone OF tn,s people
!, =. neyh.n. r,sh, ,h., 80 .hopla .x,,... mi,
vfews ss ,o the visest course for consress ~, take
a, the cor,,rS ..ss,on I'VE thinir ,h., 4, co,xr
vvrr, "a S,v. tina ,rrs,nt C,overp ment IN. henen,
of conxressonsI suthority tn continue under the
i,ni,ations vhIeb IL now mas nv Virtue a, the Pres
dent.s ,r.,y,r,ors until Jsnusrv TOO. ,h,s you'd
nrohshIv x,ve ,,n. enough IN form 4. comnie,e
govercynsn, =. . ,o,ng concern and n, the ma oT
,hs, elr. nrov,s,or. rr,ght yye,I hs rn.de toy n
ohsns. In an. form, NJ the rov,rnment N that 4,
shou,d ncr.l.t NJ c,v, 1;ovrrnov n, !. Irg,sls,ye
counc,I ana AZ a nonusy assemhIv chosen hv 4.
ny,,,sa eier,nr.t, Thsr. shouia hs thsss i,n,,,a
zion. unop the nover ~ the nonuIsr assemble.
rr.t that Il should an annually soy three mon,hs
,,or, On. e,.t a.v a, J.ruarv IN IN. AVS, d.v ~
Arru ana thsn that us now.y of lexisI, lion
.nou,a ces.. IN e.rh vs.r unless .ummonsd for =
arnn,t, r,r,oa I'm sp<csI session nv m, Cov.rnor.
..eorS,v 4, du,n~ ,he ,hv.. mon,ns a, ,,s ,e.ul.,
.e.s,on !, ts,sd ~ vo,s IN. sunnI,es nv for
tine csrrv,nr an NJ the government "a nrovid,d nv
law, the rssht 10 vote these supplies should be
vested In the legislative council. The Governor
should have the modlhed vetp power. The lesis'
%uvo a, oounS' ," )" s oonss, m Hns ,ss anu 'n ~.
prr,,a,nt' The nonv,.r assembly should NO,
szccsd thirty in number. TO be elected from dis.
tricss TO be determined after census of the ISL
snds
are s"Are .as. ' sno power ,. nssy 70 w,.nno,a a"
md ,ns, to modify /, in the vsy suggested Is no,
usual Blu, we think the MODIFICATION very essen.
tiaI popular assembly elected from people
never In tho habit OF exerciang any political power
at all. In country which mas been exposed 70 the
passions OF war or SO many years u certain TO have
In 10 many msmoers lacking altogether In that
sense OF responsibility for the operation OF the
government which must De present In each leglsia