Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-06-25

The public schools we have establish
Americanizing the rising generation or
in substituting English for the native
Tagalo and Vixayan, AYERS Mr.. Wins.
low. In opposition to the government
schools.t two other classes of schools have
been created-the secular. which the
children of the thinkers and leaders at
tend, and the Roman Catholic, to which
the children of the wealthy are sent.
No more than 81 per cent of the Fill
Pine youth are attendant on the public
schools, and the little smattering of
English given them is quickly forgotten
when they leave school.
AS for the tariff favors proposed in
the Payne-Aldrich bills. the PHILIPPINES
regard them rs frauds. rs futile generos.
tiles. Concerning the removal of the
sugar duty 2 the limit of 300, 900 tons.
as urged by those who claim To he
friends of the PHILIPPINES. Harold NJ.
Pitt. IAN authoritative expert. ;cs;itics
that it could have no favorable influence
whatever, since the. greater part of
the Philippine sugar crop polarizes be-
low so degrees, and is practically I'M
marketable i'll the United States
The salary list of the Philippine CON-
mission and the five departments of adj
min~istration. with contingent expenses.
exceeds $40. 600. 0O0-"paid. of course.
i'll a large proportion to American Of
ticials." Mr.. WinSlow writes. y pension
system in addition is recommended for
the benefit of all officers who are Amcri.
can citizens.
Are we failing i'll the Philippines!
Are the Islanders growing di~scontcntcd
with orr rule: Is progress there on the
surface!
Our occupation has done much. II
has pacitied the islands given stable
government, separated state and church
solved the land question. But having
cut the Gordian knot of these crude and
palpablc difficulties, have we succeeded
in grasping the complex and more subtl"
economic and social problems. whose
right solution spells prosperity and
content for the population, whose per
verse handling mean poverty and
hatred Of our rule?
Washington is disposed To regulate the
islands without consideration of the fact
that they are economic dependencies of
Asia, not !of the United States. Can
Washington he intimately acquainted
with the economic necessities of Asia
attic lands. or if acquainted, will our
| Legislators heed them Do we wish un-
Willingly TO he guilty of Il tyranny of
ignorance and neglect. which i'll i'll
effects will he aS bad Is the ATTRACTIONS
conscious deSp0tism of the Spaniards?
These are grave questions. There is
also To I've considered the military dilcm-
ma in which the occupancy of the ISL
ands involves lis. Either we must sup
port an armament equal 10 the defense
Of those othcr.sidc- of-the.world Deepen,
dancieS, or their possession constitutes
constant invitation To war.
There is the other side to the picture,
Were we to withdraw would not the
islands i'll part revert to barbarism and
in part fall into anarchy: Ten years j.
u short time in government. Our cX
pertinent in the Philippines cannot 1T
worked out in those few years. w,
went into the islands by accident anC
have strivcn Ia discharge the duty lai,
upon III.
Nevertheless, the question is pcrsiS
tents Congress ncglccting the govern
ment of the Philippines? If SO, it is no
too late for Congress To rcawakcn to il
obligation Minneapolis Journal. (Rcp.