Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-28
COLONIAL GAIN.
Gen. Edward Reports on
Island Possessions.
System by Which Natives Are
Filling in Offices.
Increase Of Imports and Exports
In Philippines and Porto Rico.

Washington, Dec. 27.--Under the lib
eral but economic administration given
By the United States officials in direct
ing the governments of the Philippines
and Porto Rico. these insular peoples
are improving rapidly, as shown by
the annual report of Brigadier General
G. r. Edwards, chief of the bureau of
insular affairs, to the secretary Of war.
He directs attention to the fact all the
higher officers Of the Philippine gov
errment are gradually "Filipinizing'
the lnsular service; that is, where an
American drops out of the service his
place is filled with Filipino if one can
be found to fill the position efficiently.
IL this way the Filipinos gradually
are being prepared to take hold Of the
government themselves.
The imports, exclusive Of gold and
silver and government supplies, We're
So, ,06i 900, of which $10,115,opo was sent
from the United States. The exports
in the same period amounted to $50,
Scales. Of which SIS, 600 QUO came to this
country. This was an increase of S..
U01.0 900 over the year ended June %,
1909 The total Of imports from this
country represented an increase of S.
600 00t
The report shows that OH all the is
lands that have q zen recovered wholly
or partly from savagery, the improve
ment is so marked it IS almost ircon-
CelTable. The people are ciamoring fof
citizenship under the United states and
want tins government to protect them
ioleVcF.
IN Porto RICO tac showing IS as good
says the report. The people want cit
lGensLlp under the American Tag and
are so pleased with what has been done
Tor their islands they do not want Il
change.
II would appear tin | IIt@d STATES. Us
director Of l2r-olt iusGlar provinces,
IS demonstrating its policy grows more
successful every year Natives Of tho
iSlan1S ask Tor REVISION or the organ
&c law, but III different relations. Inc
chiet OF inSui"f affairs recommends '1c-
ton should be taken by the senate
next year to give the people what tlcY
need in modihc2tion Ut the lew 1t IL
also recommended that Congress
should ratifE the plan to Permit IN
crensinG the limit Of bplucd I0Gebttd-
ness for public improvement WORK IN
Mania, tebN ana l'ollo 70 Slg'ooVpV1'
This bill IS III the House ~ Represent
tatlFeS, Dat Tie senate h4s passed IT,
The postal savings bahk system E2S
taken With the native unexpectedly
we'll. In the year The number Of L III
plno deposit0rS increased to Soft. ana
50 per cent. are native. Nlplno5' mere
arc 233 banks in operation, with -5e,-
2S1 pesos in deposit. Inc bureau now IS
placing real estate loans at ana u
per cent. and the people ere learning
to turn their money over WIN prollt'
The chief Of the postal savings banks
recommends the interest rate pe IN
creased from ~ to per cent
There arc 311 miles OF railroads IN
operation and others arc beng built By
the Manila Railroad co. Ihere are A
miles of the line to Luz"n to be bult
Freight rates have been reduced by
placing many commodities IN lower
classes and third class passenger
service has been established at l.
cents a mile. Passenger traffic on the
roads has increased l3S per cent. III
the year and Freight tonnage mas m
creased 800 Per cent. ana tue frclght
revenue ~ per cent
In paper currency the United states
treasury department during the fiscal
year sent to Manila 2,o0o,90Q pesos in
two peso notes, 1,5ug,pgU ~ five peso
notes and $4,000 III 70 peso notes. In
silver reeoned the san francisco mint
delivered to the Phillpplhe government