Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-20
Administration Is the Principle
Upon Which II Should Proceed
For a Century to Come.
SENATOR BEvERlDGE'S VIEWS.
Delivers Able Address Before the
American Academy OF Political
And Social Science.


ing here today. The general topic for
discussion was American colonial policy
and administration.
At this afternoons session there was
a discussion of the Industrial and tinan-
eial problems in the dependencies OF
the United States and at the evening
meeting american Colonial Policies
were taken up.
Z, Former Postmnster-Gen Charles
Emory Smith presided at the evening
session and introduced James Bryce,
the British amba ssador- The eminent
diplomat who was greeted with Hon 6
and continued applause addressed the
academy on Some of the Difficulties in
Colonial Government Encountered by
Great Britain and How They Have
Been Met"
Senator Albert ]. Bevaridge Of In
diana delivered the annual address on
THE Development of a Colonial Pol
icy for the United States" saying In
part:
SENATOR BEVERIDGE'S ADDRESS.
Administrative is the principle upon
which our colonial policy should pro-
coed for a century to come. Wherever
we have departed from the idea of adj
ministratiOn as such, We have made an
error which natural conditions VIII
gradually compel us to correct.
peoples who have not yet learned the
alphabet OF liberty not territorial in
dependence for islands whose ignorant,
suspicious and primitive inhabitants,
left to themselves, would prey upon one
another until they become the inevit-
able spoil of other powers; not tho
flmsy application of abstract govern
mental theories possible only to the
most advanced races and which. app
piled to undeveloped peoples, work out
grotesque and fatal resu)ts-not any,
thing but the discharge OF our great
national trust and greeler ational
duty to oul wards by common sense
methods will achieve the welfare of
nur colonies and bring us success in the
civilized work 10 which we are called.
And common sense in the management
Of our dependencies means practical
administration of government until our
wards are trained in continuous indus
wy, In orderly liberty and in that re-
serve and steadiness Of character
through which alone aself-government
Is possible
AMERICAN EXPANSION NEWT
v ABLE.
fThis period of colonial administration
Aas been reached by the American ma
hon That period was inevitable The
Spanish war was only Its opportunity,
Our rapidly increa sing power deter
mined it; our commercial needs deter
mined it, more than either geography
determined IT.; and most OF az our
duty to the world as one OF It's clvllizlng
powers determined it. 1T was inevitable
That i'm the end. American control
should extend over Cuba, San Domingo.
Porto Rico and In the far future over
the whole chain of Islands mat con-
troll the entrance to the gulf and consti-
tute the maritime fence that guards
Il from the Atlantic 1t was mevItable
that Hawaii-the halfway house OF the
Paciflc-should become American-that
great scientist Humboldt hundred
years ago. declared that the Pacific
must and would become THE American
ocean" And Hawaii once American,
ID was inevitable that further expansion
,ver the western seas should occur-for
It Is the genius OF our race not 10 stop
forever at any halfway house.
PRINCIPLE OF ADMINISTRATION.
What of the development of onr col
mial policy? The ruling principle along
which that policy musu be evolved was
-ear from the first. | repeat IL is the
principle of administration From this
principle we have departed somewhat
departed because of the surprised exc
sencies Of party politics.: because of
he foolish attempt To apply self
government. which we ourselves have
AIKEN Il thousand years 10 work out
rs in development; because OF the ig-
lorancc OF some OF our public men
" the lnpatience of old school con-
yressnen and senator's with the vast
,ut simple duties which our colonial
ask presents Both parties have been
playing politics" with our government
VI dependencies. To these causes Is
hue every departure from the natural
principle of administra ton. And II Is
rom these departures that all our flu
.tlre difficulties will flow
SELF COVER NMENT" TOO RAPID.
We have extended self sovernm emit
so-called, too rapidly in the Philippines.
The Philippine commission itself says
y In Its latest report. the commits
von says
"Undou btedly, If there has been error |
It has not been in the direction of re-
strIction. but rather In the granting |
IF perhaps larger measure OF self |
government than people absolutely
unframed In the exercise of any OF the |
functions of government We're pre- pared |
0r"
The election OF chiefs OF municlpali- |
Hes by the people with power to- raise |
and distribute taxes has too often re-
'ulted. according TO MI AIym Ireland |
he abIesi student of colonial govern
nent now living, In diversion of funds
rom proper purposes and the prostitu-
ion OF the local police to be the body
servants OF municipal officers. The
election" Of provincial governors WAS
similar error-both were done too
hastily and too soon. The diffusion OF
power, from the very beginning In the
government of people SO simple was
basic error-we should have waited "A
couple of decades. al least. for IN the
life OF IA people decade Is but an hour.
This is the unanimous verdict of all
careful scientific students who have
gone over The ground and many such
nave deeply studied the question on the
spot. This, TOO, is the unhrOken eE-
nerionce OF every nation which has
made "a success Of colonial government
This Will delay our ultimate SUCCESS,
sui VIII not prevent II.
Another like and larger error VIII de-
ny II stlll more, but Will not ultima tely
prevent H. That error Is the granting
" n native Legislature ~ the Philippine
stands decades before the people Were
prepared for II. a tho very moment
When suffrage II being restricted In
'ertain sections OF our nation itself we
ire brslOwlng IL on FIliplnos who have
10 preparation for or understa nding OF
I.
A FILIPINO LEGIsLATuRE,
Earnest attempts were made 10 cre-
ssIiss- ,-t.,h1~