The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-07
FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP HOPES
SECRETARf DfCkINSON SAYS
THEY MUST M DEFERRED.
asvsrrs to Inc President nm iiis Recent
Trip Declares That the Masses Are
Utterly mt for setf.S o, eminent
-Rriar Lands charges nfouiisiesi

wAsHISoroN. Dec. s.-Secretary of
War Dickinson gives little encourage
ment to the aspirations OF the Filipino
people for political Independence IN his
special report on his visit to the Philip
pine Islands. which was transmitted 10
President Taft to-day While many Fill
pinos. Secretary Dickinson says. are well
educated and capable Of self government
the great mass of the people are unfit for
political responsibilities
MIR. Dickinson spent about five weeks
ia visiting the islands Hc was accom-
panied by Brig Gen Clarence X Edwards.
chief OF the bureau of Insular affairs
After a complete investigation Of the
subject MIR Dickinson exoneratss Dean
c. Worcester, member OF the Philip
pines Commission. and r &. Carpenter,
executive secretary OF the commission.
OF the charges OF improper official con-
duct In connection with friar land transa' =
tons. which were mad" in Congress last
winter by Representative Martin of Colo
RADIO
As a result III his visit MIR Dick inson
recommends that Congress appropriate
the sum Of $3.50 40 for the development
OF the coal mines on the island Of Rattan:
that provision Toe made FOR the retirement
OF the American employees in the Philip
pine civil service: that the limit of in
debteiness for public improvements he
increased from $3.50. go 10 $40 900 .OJ1;
that Congress enact Legislation incr.as-
ing the number of mineral claims which
may be- developed hy singl. person or
corporation In the same vein or lode. and
that the Philippine Assembly hav" au-
thority to enact legislation enabling any
Filipino, as well as aliens. To become
citizens OF the Philippine Islands
Secretary DICK inson ~ also In favor If
increasing the amount II land which may
he hoInestaaded sold 10 indy IduaLs
He refrains. however. from making u
definite recommendation on this point
because the Question IL now being IN
vesslgated by committee ~ Congress.
The work Of preparing the iIIpInus
for popular self government SAYS sec
Rotary Dickinson. ia st.adily progressing
along the lines which have been approved
by you. shall refer NOR" part 'cularly
10 the various kinds of administrative
work, but will here saw that the admins
trafion OF the various depart meats il IN
a generally satisfactory condition and
that the best results ar. haIng attained
with the means at hand and under the
conditions that must b- Contend.-i with
On the whole | heiiev. that the admin
i~tration II the Islands l5 such thaJ n
should give satisfaction T. IN" American
people.
The Filipino people, hs continues.
are substantially in The same attitude as
when you visited them in 1871. Training
IN administrative work and education Is
doing much. hut they have Affected such
small percentage Of III" population that
tho change II hardly sensIbl"
The results he adds. will manifest
themselves in a rapidly increasing ratio
when those who are now being educated
reach an age when their infuenc" can h"
felt in public life. There "a" very many
highly educated Flipinos, many men Of
talent, ability and brilliancy. but IN.
percsntage in comparison with those
who are wholly unframed in an under