New-York tribune., 1908-01-27


of those commodities must be imported with ti1s ne
iSe iSn fneo ensE psae ssatea N 'F0eF 10 SOpfs -"
50 confdenf am that the development which the
the Philippines from an ADMISSION ol @ -
products free the United States viii not eisue -
The injury OF those interests that would not on on
5ecs 70 Limitation on the amount OF ,I suEad ann, and
tobacco in their various forms istd % the
unnanufacturei. which may he aomltle9 l 10
being sch reasonable amount as would adrtteS m t,s
~ s,- affect price Of either oornnoa'E ~ s IL
sugar and tobacco interests I'm the isianos nm n
The free admission Of sugar ana 1oeocO s H. N pur-
TIE amount of the proposed ifltatloL. ol a. .iesa
pose of restoring The former prosperity III rT
There are or three provinces iIo no'ApS ,e DTos
dental Negros and the island OF Loiio re y for
perity Of which IS bound up IN Eoou ne of "a
sagar and this IS also of some parts % .bore
So go, ae raise6 IN the old days With success and
mort In respect TO tobacco the nteo Il ~ HE
Pts,re culture prevails is by means 50 great.
SrSII il does affect three proYinces-CasaS@'i' @'i' ~
hes ard La Union.
Philippine ASSEMBLY PRAISED
~ ,e-ar5 10 the work done by the Philippine AS
zen,biv " Taft writes this high praise
ss shibboIeth-~as party cTy-i!ln1ediste N m
dependence hss much force hetauS - - ~ nun
beT 5sve ever worked Qua SIS consequences. anu m
when they have they have been WILING i7f 70
postpone that question unill some o. 81 e NAV he
needs Of the people nave :een I NJ .-rSeT of
RAJ poNVer nE eolI ~ & - ,-IT;tia rovinccs solers
r;,,, re sense Of responsibility and
teaches them Of the Practica allICuILeS ~ =,
government They wish 10 Vindicate Their view ~ N
resrerf 10 their fitness TO govern themselves co3,
rieiely by exercising the power OF me ar 10
,,t iS ne ,eorle Of The United States and of the
weird beiie{e that When 10 srs aSeIeis pp that With equal
discretion ard conservative common sense -.
They real part OF me soHta ss ~
:e Islands , -soa,,,f'S ,ba Assembly They have
WITHOUT He consent o. 1iT - 80 de election
promises. Many cf those promises. SucL a. Nn nc
promises of immediate independence were, & OF
SoIIrse entirely beyond tie authority of the prom
When they go back TO t1elf hen not
she next election they VIII md facing aiieg , 1ao
only their .s1ife-eeciion promises, but alSo fesPqn
@ s5.Toduce m new issues Of a practical character:
and viii necesstate explanation and a ca4lIoa a, o.
statement tnat entirely absent IN ule Hi9I
AIi this cannot but have wholesome effect
11pon the politics The Filipnos. and the Plltp-
pines do not for moment guarantee that l laede
vii not times be radical action by the Assem- sep
bly which cannot meet the approval Of those VINO VINO
understand the Legislative needs OF the lsiaos puI
an 7 wish TO say is that the organization ana be
ginning Of the life Of the Assembly have dlsap-
snceuTsgeInent TO mos ~ilo WEI 4eSA' ~
fits extension Of political power l., o-,asr desire
So s 39 i,t,tio - sbo- for the material
eIafAaslN hi! 70 s ,,,o,,+are mo
coming sf capital and the development Of the yari-
and business of the Islands vhich have commended
themselves those in The past responsible Tor me
government there IN other words. thus iar The
Assembly has manifested in any way that OBJ
sie5 is failure expected 10 see and who in this
respect. Tsradoxical IS it may appear are eapally
6Sappointed with those anti-imperialistS who have
hopef,Iiy looked 10 the Assembly as a means Of
er5ihsrr.ssirr tj,a present government
The orEsnization OF tho Assembly Is one or The
seat steps IN Tie educaIien oi & me i.lio 4 ] Ie
1ions which must he suardec again$t alL IT,. ~i.i1d 3
Successful use hE nc people "i IN
like that of the national Assembly Is convincing
5esson for an Instantaneous granting of that power
Thls IS - variance VIII tle 1o9 t Iteh ~ NJ. ~
such sn instrument IS .valuabj" chiefly as means
oF Educating those zho use it to tho knowledge OF
how II ought be used and 10 conservatism m It's
The fact shat on recejvinE if The people use It
eonservatiyely Is ~ means sufficient proof th2f
za>e and restraint ny Tho agents of the United
States il might not he misused; it IS most enrour
stes mos VINO n.S1 "a, a. tb;e coTserystfza ,ise
subject the limitations upon its power which now
eXist and which faNo 2 Necessary tei,aeI,cE e5 "a
,Inder conditions in which those limitations were
entirely removed The moderate Use OF 1 sncn ] a.,
ground Tor the greater extension of poyer s ana
IN such matter that 10 he safe it must be grad
cannot refrain from saying at this point that
-re attitude Of She national Assembly has beeh
5'eh @ g 96a nino Teo0l@ have in the sense OF
5ustice and iIlpartiay OF S59FeTI,or & l he feels
in their Rairare and in their hopes Of continued
rrogress. fie knows the blpino p,oT no ce frort to
reconcile their real needs and their earnest desires
POLITICAL. FUTURE or ISLANDS
In regard to the political future Of the Philippines
Secretary Taft said:
There are in the Philippines many Nl.o wish that
the government shall declare definite pohey IA
yespccs :he islands that they may know NiiaL
1,ciscy can bc declared ;han declared by PTesi-
dent Mckinley in his instructions 10 secretary Itool
Tor tn guidance OF the Phnipplne, coiiIlfiol,
Incorporated into law by the organic 5ct
hat policy Is declared to be the extension of self
government 10 the Philippine Islands by gradusat
tteps from time time the people Of the lSai0S
saspoRsibit ana that oc has been consistently
9
the establishment Of civil government
So, rsibiiity for that government. of course my
views Of the results likely To be colored by my
tntcrest IN having the policy regarded as success
sui but eliminating far as Il possible the per
sorfal bias believe = 10 be- r7le that the rcnui-
tions in the islands to-day vindicatp and justify
That policy y necessarily involves IN its ultimate
.ene - fb il ac,i r oIir is oi5 he
United States and the islands were to conclude
efter complete self-govern7ne7t were possible that
ft would he mutually beneficial 20 continue a gov
erunlen1ai relation between them like that between
England and Australia there would he nothing in
consstent with the present policy in such result
Any attempt % SIX Tie time in which complete
r7froe in fho- orT Interest Is -3, ,,ns+ I5r,,iea
The KEY of The whole policy outlined by President
e5ucarion q the masses of The people and the
lest'ne them ou' q the dense ignorance I'm which
TelEeut'y 70 exercise she force Of public opinion
side " 'p'9'
Il seems 70 nc reasonable 10 So that such con
rifion cannot be reached unt at leas. ono genera
mon shall have been subjected "a tie process Of
4 T,rsrE and InoLs'Tzl 90 oation ana that when it
- col.sloeed tal -" people are divided into groups
sreskinE from ton 10 fifteen different diaec1s.
fsrnicstiou and t'sf of the civilized languages
~ Is not unreasonable" 70 extend the necessar,
in ae The Iany1a of re isnds and we s5 b
reasonably cerrafn Thar a great iGi,,, Of tI,-se
7irine Tlere viii rot o1, sresIt and yaa5 ,35 5+
English. huf viii he affected hy Tho knowledge Of
free institutions and viii be able 10 understand
their rights as members Of the community and 10
Geek - eforce teern aeeinst The pernicous system
The presence Of the Americans in tho islands is