New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
FORBES GOVERNOR
PHILIPPINE 1DT1NCE
Marked improvement an Con
difiOn of Islands.
Irr.,n - rrlhunr -,

Washington. Nov. 5.--Foimal annolaoe-
Wsut Was made tonight of tie resigns ilon
- JRwes D. smith of california. as cover
nor General - tho Philippines. The resis-
nation has been accepted Icy President TAFT.
and viii take eject on NoN-mber n. ".
Cameron Forhes ~ Massachusetts. Vice
'iovernor General of the islands win he
appointed a. Governor Smiths successor
Governor Smith is nov In California aud
Nil NOT return 90 Manila.
THE fsot that these changes IN tho Philip
D ne service would ~ made has heen foio
fiom limo 20 time IN these dspatche~. an
ncuncemeut being made I'm The Tribune 81
October - that Mr. Forbes would succeed i
Governor Smith ON November n.
lt is prohshle that Governor smith NIL he
Eppointed = member % the customs Court
a. Appeals created by the Payne rarir
lHw. His services I'm tho Philippines have
heon highly grstif.inC - President TAFT
IIe went 20 tho Philippines I'm 1899 as col
"nel of The ,st california Volunteers. after
the war 10 Was made Governor of the isl
snd of Ne-ros . member u the Philip
Iine Commission and a Justice ~ the SD
preme court q ihe island. Nhen Luke J..
Wright resigned as Governor General.
judge Smith was appointed his successor.
Mr. Forbes Was born I'm Milton, Mass,
in $50. and Wss graduated from Harvard
iu lsse. Ito was prominent IN husiaess
affairs IN New England Until 1914. when he
Was appointed 2 member 81 the Philippine
commission and Secretary ~ commerce
snd Police in tho government ~ the Is
lands. later becoming Nicc-Governor Gen
,ral
This appointment makes appropriate
ueNiep- ~ tho schievements Of the United
Srstes IN establishing peace and tranquil
lify and giving TO tho Filipino people as
lsrgs = measure ~ sclf- government ss they
SO thus far capable II exercising 10 tA'ir
Gun benefit
Inc frsf and foremost duty which do
,eloPsd on tho Americans IN the Philip
rines YES 10 establish sanitary conditions
ro' oulv for tho safety of the Filipiros
~ for tho American soldiers. The intro
cu~rion - = health department. which is
rrsdusllv teaching IN" people the neoes
sity - sanitation, vss one ~ tho FIRST
steps tsLcu m rris direction. As result
tie conditions - life for Americans hav.
steadily improved. and because of thorough
knop ledge - hvrieUi~ methods ~ living
fHe desfb rate auong Americans in the
philippines has gradually decreased. a
comparison ~ fhe death rates Of tho cities
~ Southern Sfatps and that among Au0erl-
,sns In tho Philippines vii show sim
tIHri'v ~ mortality.
IMPROVING SANITARY CONDITIONS.
II Tho United States is 20 continue its
CoVerrwcUtal relations UitI the Philip
irues Tor moro shan a generation. and its
i.rsiness and social relations indefntely.' 90
s-id Nj Taft. then Se-re'ary of Wa. the
faot that Americans can live heslthful lives
So fhe Philippines is important ~ itself.
= believe tnst 70 has an important bearing
rruon s0otHer kind OF progress possible
smonE Tho Filipino people and that IN
rrers anotber important hold ~ education
frv the American government 20 cultivate
ln the islands"
Tho cor e'nmonf has rot confined ms ef-
forrs 60 the preservation Of She health 30
Tho human inhabitants "f She islands. hut
"a Hkevisr pokiuE after IN" health ~ the
dor1ef'i- animals which rs so iudispens-
rbe RI" tre mo rlial pr'gross ~ tho
s-hire,sEo
1r rouuer' lon vfh thr health depart
frert the government erected medical
s~io0l and "l~rea n last vear. The fac
''v IS rompose5 pripcipall- of TiHpiuos.
with sone Americans. aud The most mo
fern methods 81 ir@irlIriiou have been
ffiff'C fL'e 'ri"'iffNif aIn r genera
Fovcrul0svt hospital Furnish = nucleus for
fns -tul- ~ tropical diseases and t-o pro
l.er 'nods of sanitation The graduate
fror1 rhie college nf1 greatly contribute
- 'he I.hysioal change and De- elopweut tor
rre better ~ the FiIipinn.
To insure pure drinking water tn~ cit,
- Manila has spout SoonlCei in building
woke Hirh d-av water fror1 tho noun
f-irF tv'urf-tvo mile distant. Iu CON
installation or lho new soVsr system. Vl,'ch
iorro-"rt> an outlay of 500 90 is worthy
~ mention. by Juu" q" oi This yosr CITY
ruo miles ~ street Sewers pin have been
,ald and pumps ami pump houses VIII ha
d. working order. Manila will then hc i1e
'rly city iu th" orier; having = complete
~st"r carriage system for fhc dispos J -
1te e"WaEe THO E"' erumeut has a'so
cs'a hlished lsper colony an Cu'Ion. p
ieslfhful ana attractive island between
ParsX and Talavan. 20 which an thc l~pers
So heirF removed.
TUE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY
'f fhe utmost lmp"rtauCs iu the interest
- self-Coyorumcri was the "peutuE II ilc
Philippine Assembly ou October e. lgT-
with tho organization of this Assemhly the
responsibility imposed on TIE Philippine
Commission. appointed hy fhc President
end oomdrmed hy jhe senate of the United
Sfatss. vas divided with tho represouts-
fivcs elected % he Assembly by the Fili-
piro people. Tho Assembly can pass u,