Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
BURROWS REVIEWS
WORK OF THE PARTY

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and mills during the last four years might
be indefinitely extended. but THIS is quite
sufficient to show the development and
robust condition OF our industrial life.
THE nine great executive depa rtments
of the government, through which the
head Of the nation speaks and acts, nave
advanced with steady and resointe steps
within the sphere Of their activities. pre-
senting a record Of achievements during
the last four years of intelligent and
progressive administration unexampleC
In the history of the government
In Behalf Of Labor.
After referring to the work Of the Blu
reau Of Commerce and Labor In behalf OF
labor and the cooperation Of Congress IN
enactinga laws with the same purpose,
Senator Burrows continued:
The Congress just closed re-enacted the
law passed by the Fifty-ninth Congress
to conform to the opinion OF the supreme
Court, making common carriers liable TOR
accidents to their employees engaged IN
interstate commerce. 1t has enacted
law for the further protection OF the HE
Of railroad employees in their hazardous
employment. It has provided compensa-
ton for laborers and mechanics who may
ment and making a pADvision for their
families In the event of their being killed
in the course Of their employment. IL
has enacted a model child-labor law Tor
the District of Columbia. 1t has directed
a thorough investigation into the work
ing conditions of the employees or the
telegraph and telephone companies doing
interstate business; and. In response 10
the urgent appeal from both capital ana
| labor, Congress, before its adjournment
appropriated $15O,OOO for an Investigation
into the cause Of mine accidents. with
view of promoting the safety OF workers
In our mines.
at is within bounds to say that no pre-
vious sessions of Congress have displayed
a more active or intelligent interest IN
the needs of the wage-earners than the
past three sessions, nor has there hereto
fore In the same length of time been as
ton in the interests of this class Of our
fellow citizens.
encouragement Of Merchant Marine.
After referring to the activities OF the
Interior and Post Office departments, Sen
ator Burrows said:
1T is to be regretted that q measure
to provide for the carrying Of our mails
to the orient and the South American
countries in American ships should have
failed, but its passage in the near future
is confidently expected. The confession
of Secretary Root upon his return from
the South American countries that Dur
| ing the past summer I entered all the
great ports of the southern continent
and I saw only one ship besides the
cruiser that carried me flying the Amer
| lean flag
Further saying:
| =" The best way to travel between the
go by way Of Europe, crossing the At
| lantic twice.
entered the port of Rio de Janeiro steam
ers and sailing vessels 12o flying the nag IaE
| Of Italy. 264 of Argentina. $40 Of France,
657 Of Germany. 1.7S5 Of Great Britain.
| and only 2 steamers and sailing yes
| sells from the United States. 2 Of which
! were in distress. Not one American
steamship runs to a South American port
beyond the Caribbean.
Secretary Root concludes: This woe
| full deficiency in the means to carry on
and enlarge our South American trade is
but a part Of the general decline and
| feebleness Of the American merchant
marine, which has reduced us from car
rying over 90 per cent OF our export trade
IN our own ships to the carriage OF per
cent Of that trade and dependence upon
foreign ship owners for the carriage of
81 per cent
This humiliating condition should slim
ulate the American people to renewed
| ana QSS6IIuItpSQ C1OII " tc~C0S0D4ADA q
merchant marine. until we are able to
carry American mails and American mer-
chandise under the American Dag to every
port OF trade"
Care Of, the Philippines.
The reorganization Of the army and the
militia by Congress was praised and the
conduct OF the troops In Cuba commended.
Senator Burrows went On to say:
THE management of our outlying pos
| sessions under republican administration
has been attended with remarkable sue
cess. Under American occupation and
control the commerce Of the Island of
Porto Rico, which in the most prosperous
days Of Spanish rule aggregated but w.
coo. 900, was. In 1907. 81. COO 900. The pro-
duction OF sugar has advanced from 109.-
600 tons to 100000 tons, valued at $15,OOO,-
900.
when we took possession Of the island
| there was but one school building owned
by the government. Now there are over
the number Of pupils in the public schools
is 10000. Peace and order prevail
| throughout the island, and a representa-
tive Is accorded to the United States.
I'm the Philippine Islands the people
have been given a legislative body. the
| full pow er Of conducting their own mu-
nicipal and provincial governments. the
establishment of their own tarin system,
| the direction Of the postal service. and In
deed greater rights and powers than
| those possessed by any other people sub
ject to our sovereignty. A sound and re-
| liable currency system has been establish
ed schools so enlarged that the number
| OF primary schools now aggregates be-
tween 1900 and 1900, with a total en-
| rollment in March last of 47987S. Post
offices have been established throughout
| the archipelago. a free delivery service
in the city Of Manila. practically 10000
| miles of telegraph and cable lines are
! in operation and several hundred miles
| Of new railway are under construction
| or contract: while less than 10 per cent
| of the government employees and munich
| pal officers are Americans, and Of the
4 police and constabulary force 80 per
/ cent are Filipinos.
| 1.-The work OF civilizing and uplifting
/ the inhabita nts of the Philippine Islands
/ has gone forward with remarkable prog
i ress. The President Of the United States
4 aptly summarizes the whole matter as
follows
i "'No great civilized power has ever
Il managed with such wisdom and disin-
terestedness the affairs of a people COM
mitted by the accident Of war to its
! hands,
Intervention in Cuba.
Referring to Intervention in Cuba, Sen
ator Burrows explained as follows thu
situation that confronts this government
) THE resignation of President Palm,
of the republic Of Cuba and the failure o
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