The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-05
NO RELIEF
 FOR FILIPINOS Administration Finds Interests Intrenched. BITTER TOWARD BR0wNSoN President Said to Consider Admiral
 ssInfzmous." "
 - Secretary of War Taft Wants People of Archfpeiago to Have Diff ferenf treatment Than
 Those of Cuba.

have been too well stacked against the administration in the Senate. The sugar interests are too thoroughly in- trenched there on the one hand. and the Democrats, for political reasons. have shown their intention of refusing to assist the Republicans ~who are friendly. to the reduced schedules pro- feet, despite their general revision and free trade protestations.
 Secretary Of War Taft returned from his visit to the eastern archipelago more fully convinced than ever of the wisdom and Justice of granting the Fi1liplnos relief from the burdens which the present tariff wall imposes upon them, but he finds conditions pre- vailing here which would make the fight a losing one. The administra- ton as 6 whole Is pretty well con- would not help matters q year or so later.
 A little while back 1t was thought an agfeement could be reached with the sugar interest in the form of a compromise to limit the amount of sugar to be imported from the Philip pines to 300,0o0 tons. It was believed the sugar trust and the beet sugar interests would accept this proposition in preference to waiting for action when general tariff revision Is taken up as contemplated, next spring or summer.
 The proposition was put up to ox- nard. the sugar magnate, by advocates of the administration policy, but acc ceptance was refused. Oxnard seems to have the controlling hand so far as the Senate is concerned. If he would not fight the Senate would act favora- bly. With 1t settled that he would fight and the Senate minority, under the leadership of Culberson of Texas. proposing to interpose obstacles to ac- ton, effort is useless.
 . It may be said here that the admin Astration does not blame the standpat and beet-sugar Republican Senators for the situation so much as 1t does the Democratic leaders, who are the ones who packed the Philippines committee so as to prevent favorable considera- tion of bill by 1t. Senator Culberson in attempting to play petty politics in the matter has suffered great loss in his reputation as broad-minded statesmen.
 That ultimate justice will be accord ed the Filipinos, however. Is a fore gone conclusion. Secretary Taft will not surrender. Apropos of his plan to give at least partial free trade to the islands with respect to their commerce with the United States, I am able to present some specific details of his policy that are not generally known. There has been considerable misappre- hension as to what the American offi- cial who has given the most studious attention to the whole Philippine prob lem seeks to accomplish. Contrary to a widespread belief, Secretary Taft does not wish to build up immense tobacco and sugar growing industries in the Philippines; all he wants is to re-es- tablishment of these industries on the same plane they. occupied before their previous markets were curtailed.
 The Secretary of War does not want the people of the Philippines to be brought into the same situation as the people of Cuba. He realizes that if the islands be given over to tobacco, and sugar the industries will come under the control of group of capitalists, mostly alienS while the masses of the population will form a proletariat such as has grown up in Cuba under like circumstances and conditions.
 To develop a population of small farmers is the real object. This can not be accomplished by tremendous en- couragement of sugar and tobacco cul- tfvation. Hemp is raised under differ @ ant conditions and gives an ideal chance for the small farmer. This Is the kind of farming it is planned to - ancourage-and there is no tarin on hernp. When the people here realize how little the removal of tarin bur dens really means to the producers in this country the utter seifshness of the interests that are powerful enough 5 to stay justice will need no commett. The idea that free sugar and tobacco under the only policy in mind, will per- init the Poilippines to flood the United States with their products is a mere bORaboo That would mean the Gu bsnization of the Philippines. That consummation is not desired.
 
 Possibly the most sensational part of the navy contretempts involving the President Admiral Brownson' surgeon General Rixey and the navy as whole has not vet been heard. Already the controversy has rounded the period Of a nine.day wonder-which Is unusual where events crowd one another upon the boards as they do at he national capital. The President Is very much worked up over the developments fol- lowing thick and fast upon the resig- nation of Admiral Brownson as chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and is contemplating something that may rat tie the dry bones still more.
 A long conference was held today be- tween the President and Rear Admiral Converse, chairman Of the Board or Construction since his retirement from the Bureau of Navigation. The talk was of recent criticisms of all kinds aimed at the Navy Department It may be the forerunner> of some very interesting developments. Incidental thereto the President may give out the Brownson letter of resignation and his acceptance thereof. He has not yet decided definitely what to do about 1t. If he gives anything out 1t will make mighty interesting reading.
 After a conference with the Presi- dent today Secretary Metcalf an nounced the appointment of Captain J. E. Pillsbury to succeed Admiral Brownson.
 have high authority for stating that the administration regards Ad- miral Brownoon's action as infamous" 1t may be stated that it was so at va riance with the past record of the Ar miral, as the administration views the matter that suhprise overshadowed every other emotion when the resigna- tion was received It is said that Presi- dent Roosevelts reply contained some very plain language, although until now 1t has been the belief that the clash between the President and the Admiral was merely a calmly stated difference of opinion.
 Another important development is this: The President would have re- fused to accept the resignation of Rear Admiral Brownson sbut for the fact