The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-21

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Washington. d. c.. Dec. 2l.-The
Philippine tariil act now pending IL
the senate Is endorsed encouraging
progress in the Philippines and The
maintenance OF peace and order IN
Cuba throughout the year are announ
ced in the annual report OF Brig. Gen
eral Cltrence K. Edwards. chief Of
the bureau of insuar affairs, whlcl
was made public today Gen. lHi
wafls says the Philippine Scouts are
an fimportant factCg in the education
OF the Filipino people and IN th,
creation Of a higher standard Of living
IN ihe islands as wei as in The eX
tension OF American influence. Thl
report recOunts the settlement OF the
Catholic church claims. and refers tC
the bin which passed the house al
the last session but was still pendlnl
IN The senate before committee wheI
congress- adjourned, to provide free ei
try into the United states of Phil
pplne products with certain eXcep
tiohs. and free entry of Uuite
states products into the Philippine
Islands and free trade between TIC
Unttc3 States and the Philippines
without exceptions after April II
1899. The report says the friends Of
the measure are entirely agreeable
to the inclusion of clause limiting
Philippine sugar TO be admitted un
der its provisions 10 100000 tons an
nually This the sugar people admit
would De sufficient to restore some
OF tne formo, prosperity to The sug-
ar interests in the islanls. A reduc
ton OF tae present duties on tobacco
HE report suggests. would afford the
moral encouragemenf of which produ
Gers IN the islands now stand so sefi
oEsl, in need The other principal
products I'm the Philippine islands.
hemp. c0pra and rice have the al
vantages over sugar Of not requiring
such enormous capital for develop
ment and OF not entering into compot.
ton with Interests Of This country.
The passenger outlook is especially
bright on the railroads OF these
islanGa The average density OF
population IN the different provinces
compares very favorably vita some
Jf the countries OF Europe. In Cobu it
Is greater than the density of popu
etion OF Japan, italy Germany, OF
France. The Visayan lines, according
TO the report should pay fair inter.
est on the Investment above he foul
per cent guaranteed by the Philippine
government tor they shall develop
an increasing freight tratlc from The
fertile country. The postal savings
bank. part of the bureaus of posts.
shows a steady increase OF business
and the institution has been we'll re-
celved by all classes OF tho deposi
togs fifty per cent are Americans an6
| forty Filiplnos The separate depos
| rs range from a few centavos tc
over five thousand pesos.
The excess OF insular expenditures
Uyer revenues du.ing the past fisca.
| year was S570.524 ana the excess OF
receipts over expenditures In the city
OF Manila was $32S.367 The work
| of the Philippine students In this
county has been on an average very
good ami IN one or two cases OF an
exceptionally high order The value
or tne movement as whole to the
Philippine government and people.
/ says General Edwards, must still be
left 10 the future to disclose but
every sign points 10 its immense i'm.
portanee.
The expenditures of the Republic
OF Cnba on account OF American in
teiyeation from October /. 1906, to
Iune 80, last were $757s43, these
expenditures being made from funds
Allotted by the provisional govern
Inenp from tlme to time loy army
eSrendltures due directly to the
army service in Cuba The state
rient OF extraordinary expenditures
on account OF the army OF participa.
tlnn in Cuba Saich under congress.
a.1nal legislation are to Be- reim-
huIsed from the Cuban treasury.
shows q total of S5.Sfi ,S22. of which
! S3.376, ,735 WIS from October 1905,
/ 10 June 80 1907 and the balance
lrOm then until June 80. last.
The settlement OF the Dominican
debt the steadily widening activities
in the Philippines and tae admins.
t-atiye control OF Cuba continuing
TO bring up important questions OF
law, making the demand upon the
law officer OF the bureau; constant
ana serious legislation for retirement
OF certain civil employees oi the Phil
ifRine government on part pay after
ten or more years OF satisfactory ser.
vice are amcng othee matters discus.
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