Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
WILL LIMIT
iCon;inue3 From Page II

I civil government to make the native
Z politician differcntiGte between lib
erty and license is candidly admit
| ted bv evcy official connected with the
I civil administration.
Committed TO the carrying out q.
/ the Mckinley policy In the island,
SAYS Teft's formcr-uiiicial associates.
I he wa. unable TO change al the time
he was rovernor-gencral. although
I he realized that the policy was one
If mis' aiken kindness.
The parting of the ways between
I Taft and ~hts turbulent protcget
came. it is iated. when. after being
/ granted an auton 1mons government,
Z the FIR Philippine assembly. which
I was opened by Taf;. voted for imme-
dat, indep-nd This ungTateful
( iult. IL Is said. Jared the last jot OF
patience out Of the big secretary Of
wsr. His comments al that time on
the mental capacity OF the Filipino
nolitician are said to have been both
fervid and lurid
when. as President. he will be %
q position 70 dictate some in-ulCr
policies OF his own. it Is confidently
believed that the preachment of
treason. which has marked the meet
inEs Of the Philippine assembly, viii
come 70 a sudden stop through the
removal of some Of the offenders to
Blibid prison. where the acoustic
properties OF the 6x1O stone cell will
pu. mufiie on their Earrulous yalv g
That too late these singers of the
journalistic vitrol have deciphered
the hand writing on the wall is shown
IN the editorial lament. which ap-
peared the day following the .arre-t
Of the offending stan. In part this
reads:
rs this the Inauguration OF the
era Of sorrows?' Is II the first mani
festation OF tho policy OF the mailed
fis'?' There are positive symptom
that this is so. but Il would be bet.
ter TO silence the organ OF public
opinion. and oblige them 20 applaud
all OF the measures adopted"
This Daper. which he's been un-
whipped u justice during a treasod-
able existence OF several years, never
publishes the story OF a serious
crime In which nativeT are implicated
Its one policy has been 10 engendsr
hatred agains. Americans. and the
fact that z has been allow d 20 con-
tinue on It's dangerous way Is a tyD-
ical evidence o. the policy Of vacll-
iating weakness. which has marked
the civil administration.
The policy of giving native agita-
tors petitions OF trust TO quiet their
attacks on the government IL charged
with the responsibility for the re-.
cent epidemic OF cholera I'm Mani,a.
The dreaded disease found It's way 20
this city. Is Is claimed by the Amer'-
can health officers. through the fail
Gre OF the native officials I'm the prov
inces 10 take any precautions 10 pre-
won't its spread. One provincial.
health officer was found attending
wake over the body OF a cholera vic
tim. and he displayed some peeyish-
ness when he was ed away from The
Joyous function. and immersed in
carbolic bath.
II Is pointed out that the Amerl-
can policy ~ taking a semi-savage
people and preparing them for au-,
tonomous government I'm nyo years
has been a case OF attempting the I'm
possible.
The development Of the institu-
tions has been greatly retarded, ow-
ing 10 mon OF capital refusing 10 in
vest until a stable and secure govern /
ment Is established and until re- |
strlctions are placed on the ever-in- !
creaslng authority being vested in
and criminal natives.
Every American resident OF the |
irrespective OF political |
celebrated the election OF /
Taft as the promise OF a much needed |
change OF policy. The framing ~ |
this new policy is expected 10 he !
largely to General I.nHe |
Wright. who Is expected to contlnue !
10 hold the war portfolio. General |
Wright was the one g0~-"~ c"-@-- II /
who held a tight rein on the Fill
Pinos, and II wa his opposition 10 |
the administrator policy OF valna-
tion. which resulted In his being /
tran-ferred from Manila 10 Toxic.
An optimistic sDiri, has taken pos
session OF the American colony since |
the election. and many new enter
prises are being launched. A number /
OF the leading merchants state that,
but for their belief that President |
Taft will make radical changes In
the governments policy. they would |
withdraw from the islands. II Is
generally believed that Governor
General Smith,, who. in recent ad
1re ses 10 business men, has told |
them that the future would bring tie |
reli-f they asked, has already re-
ceived from Teft an outline of the |