The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-07
Have Not the Slightest Con-
ception of the Word indie
pendence, and Must Be Con-
trolled by Force Only.
INTERESTING REPORT
OF COL. RALPH w. H0YT
Army Officer Advocates Sepa-
ration of Southern Islands
From Rest of the Philippine
Archipelago for Its Good,
NATIVES STILL SAVAGES

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 6.-Recom-
mending as a means of securing a
permanent American influence in the
Orient, the establishment of an Amer
lean territory including the southern
islands of the Philippine archipelago,
Colonel Ralph W. HOyt of the Twen-
ty-fifth United States infantry, for
mer commanding officer of the de-
partment of Mindanao, has rendered
his resignation as civil governor Of
Moro province and has sent his final
report to Washington.
In his report Colonel Hoyt urges that
the attention of the higher authorities be
invited to the great difference in the ac-
tual conditions that exist in the Moro
province as compared with the rest OF the
Philippines and that congress enact such
| laws as will effect a permanent separa-
ton of the southern islands, including
MindanaOr Sulu archipelago and Palawan,
from the rest Of the Philippine arChipel-
ago.
CiViI-MiIitafy Government.
In discussing this-question today Colonel
Hoyt said:
'The southern group Of islands thus
separated might be called the MindanaO
plantations to designate it from the rest
OF the Philippines. It should be declared
territory of the United States. not a col
ony, to be occupied by a naval base, It
should have a CiVil-militaTy government
similar to the present government Of the
Moro province, with a policy so plainly
expressed that II will settle any question
OF independence or political agitation for
annexation to the northern group. The
natives might be assigned to the reserva-
secured
military protection.
THE rest of the territory should be di-
Vided into plantations and forest reserves
open to occupation and development The
immense possibilities of increased prOduc-
ton under this arrangement, the impetus
given to labor and trade in establishing
business on a permanent basis, would add
10 the arguments for the continued occu-
patton OF these southern islands by the
United states, besides providing a perma-
nent toothold Of absolute American influ-
enCe in the Orient
Unfit for Enforcement.
The Moros have no conception Of rep
resentativs government or the meaning OF
independence, having no word in their
language to give it expression. We have
not yet built uD state or reached the
mass OF people in any general uplifting
movement The little red scboOlhO1Ise has
been started, but instruction languishes
for want Of trained teachers or the de-
sire OF the natives to profit by or an
preciate the advantages of education.
The mailed fist is the first law Of the
land-peace would be impossible without
the actual pre- senCe of trOops-for this
country is neither ready nor has IL ever
Alo"u any other form Of government.
The Civil-militaTy government in which
the government controls the armed forces.
is Indispensable now and will be for gem
eratlOns to come. A purely civil govern
ment IS quite impossible and at the nres-
ent time would carry with it untold mis-
cry and suffering"