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be considered part and parcel of our
government.
Thinks FiIipnos Need a Guardian

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government.
Thinks FiIipinos Need Guardian
"The Filipinos need guardian.
They are comparatively speaking,
mere children and long way from
being qualified to govern themselves
and such qualification can only come
from years of education. | have al.
ways been strong advocate Of the
military form of government in the
Philippines from an economical stand
point. The American people general.
ly find do not appreciate the import.
ance of the Philippines. They are a
high and sacred trust In the hands of
the United States. The destiny of
more than 100000 people depends
absolutely upon the equitable and
proper administration of that trust
which was unsought by the Filipinos.
"In America the people generally
speaking have only faint idea of
what Mr.. Taft has accomplished un-
der trying conditions In the Philip
pines. The armed forces of the Unit.
ed States were engaged In putting
down a rebellion when Mr.. Taft came
to the Islands, but this end could not
be accomplished by force alone. A
moral agent was needed, and this NOR
| al agent Secretary Taft became as
civil governor through his genius and
personality. The army could and did
whip the natives into subsection and
submission, but legislation had to be
shaped to new and ever changing con-
ditions, and without disparaging the
work of the other members of the COM
mission, Mr.. Taft was the author of all
the more important legislation Of this
class"
If the United States removed It's
Restraining influences from the Philip
pines at this time and gave the Fill
pinos their independence, Judge Ter.
rell is of the opinion the native people
there as necessary consequence
would return to the state of savagery
in which they were found by the Cath.
Ollie friars three hundred years ago
He said there were approximately
one hundred different dialects among
the native people and if left to their
own devices feudelism would reign
and the people of one province would
be fighting with their neighbors. One
of the worst things the United States
had to contend with was caciqueism
or bossism by the native chiefs but
this has been entirely overcome The
Spanish language is not the principal
tongue spoken in the islands as many
Americans believe according to Judge
Terrell who stated that less than ten
per cent of the population as shown by
actual statistics spoke the pure Castil-
Ilian.
The American population at the
present time in the Philippines is es-
t,rr ated by Judge Terrell to be about
10000 exclusive of the military con-
|tingent. Of these 1000 are located in
Manila. Since American occupation he
said Manila has become very heal
THY city and a fact borne out by sta
tistics is that the death rate during
the past two years is less
than that Of any other city
lof its size in the world. Ma
Inila is destined he believes to become
the most beautiful city anywhere on
the civilized globe. Cholera has been
Ientirely stamped out by the federal
health department and sanitary sew
er system is nearly completed which
will cost approximately $5,000,O0O
lgold.
Judge Terrell a Roosevelt Republican
Judge Terrell is by birth a Texan
land until recent years he was Dem
ocrat which is not at all surprising
for one coming from the Lone Star
Estate. He says he has been away from
the country for so long however, that
he hasn't any politics now, and any
way he doesn't see much difference
between the two great political parties
lof the country. His political faith has
undergone a change and the last time
he voted was in 1900 when he cast
This ballot for President Mckinley. He
lhas regarded himself as Republican
lever since and is strong admirer of
both President Roosevelt and Secre
tary Taft
Judge Terrell has been in the Philip
pines for the past seven years and
while there also formed the acquaint.
ance of Captain John W. Green, super.
intendent of the territorial peniten.
|tiary, together with the latters fam
lily, and Paul w. Gore, day clerk al
1.-THE Hotel Claire, who was formerly in
the customs service at Manila The
Judge spent five years in practicing his
profession in Manila and was located
for two years in Albay, which Is the
southermost province of the island ol
Luzon. He left for this country In Oc
tober last, going via the Suez canal
Preaching New York on December 3
At Paris he was joined by his wife
: who had preceded him and Mrs. Ter
rell has remained In New York where
she is the guest Of friends. She vii
come on here when her husband finds
a suitable location in New MeXi
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