The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-27

In dealing with the Philippines in his
ANIMAL report General CLARENCE r.
EDWARDS, chief Of the Bureau Of Insular
Affairs. speaks Of the gradual -iilipini-
zation" of the civil service:
lit may be regarded now s an understood
rule that wherever an American for any reason
quits the ice he Is In be relieved 81 far as i
possible with cue regard Ia efficiency by Filipino
AZ an equiv hlrnt al,ry ~ far the duty Itself
b concerned. bu, adjusted TO meet tho dircrcn,
conditions 81 living and the difference made
necessary on the part Of the American employee
BY service abroad and the long distances ncecs
sarily travelled in reaching and returning from
his pos Of duty.
This policy could not b. carried out
IL peaceful and progressive conditions
did not obtain in the islands and If the
natives w.r. not measurablv con,ented
under American rule force Of II go
regulars is in garrison. hut General Ep-
WARDS says that no ~all upon them has
beer necessary during tho last wear,
or seems likely in the immediate future. :
Order is maintained by the constabularv.
. body OF native police commanded by
American army officers Commercially
the Philippines have shown remarkable
prosperity since free trade was estab-
lished with the United States by the
Pawn. law. To summarize:
In both imports and exports the values re-
corded far exceeded th"~- IF any prev ious wear
Imports amounted sl7 ~ AN and were 81 rs
"a In ~ those "r 100 while there was an In
crease Of ~'To@s IN the export total %, sla ~ ss
for 1910 In both branches ~ tine trade the nitei
States was credited with tho large part ~ thc-c
Increases. imports NJ American goods more than
doubling IN value and exports increasing more
than N per cent"
That the Filipinos are themselves
thriving in Gainf,Il occupations Is shown
by the increase in the number Of native
depoSitorS of the postal savings baniSs
from Apt on June 30. 1919 "a S5a7.
They constitute more than 81 per cent If
the depO~itOrs Al the end Of the fiscal
year there We're cr3 hanks in operation.
an increase of fnrty-two over III" pro
vioIls year. 80 steady i IN. Increase of
revenue derived largely from real ,~tatr
loans that the chief Of the postal savings
banks has recommended that the in
terest rate IN depn-itors for 1911 be- adj
vanced 10 3 per cent
In LuZon there are now 3It - miles
of railroad tracks. and IN. Manila Rail
road Company i under contract To Law
900 miles more. A modern foundry and
machine shop has been built at llollo in
Panay, in which island railroad from
IloilO tn the northern port of IapiH was
opened u traffic on August -. 1910. II
will serve Il rich agricultural country
which produces sugar. tobacco. cotton.
rice and corn. In Cehu n line is in oper-
alton from Argan tn Danao Its third
class passenger rate il IL cents n mile.
Freight tonnage on this line increased
500 per cent. and freight revenue ~
per cent. during the year On the
Philippine roads many natives are ON
ployed as agents, clerks engineers
conductors and mechanics. They are
Industrious efficient and responsible.
According to General EDWARDS do
velopmen, in the islands would he much
more rapid II Congress lent a helping
hand. For instance. the bill 10 increase
bonded indebtedness for public works
from $5.T0Op 10 slupOr1, which has
passed the senate and - now befor.
the HOUSE should become n law AZ the
short ses-IO' ~ the financial condition
of the ISLAM. : excellent and the l.Ris-
lation has 'o'l earnestly recommended
by the, go, nor General and the Score
tAry Of VA nler the organic law
only 10 hectares or 3o5 acres. of land
can be taken TO- u homestead. and only
500 hectares or I 2:Ij ) acres. can BE- sold
TO an individual Agricultural develop
ment Is imp.de'i by IN" restriction. and
an amendment to IN" organic law IN
creasing the homestead allotment TO
1873 5 acres ~ hectares and IN. area
of land that may b" sold 10 :. 53o acres
q ,O24 hectares has the approval Of
those informed about IN" real rondi-
tions General EDWARDS also thinks
that development of IN" mineral re-
SOURCES Of the islands depends upon
liberal treatment of prospe"tors and
investors. who at present are limited 10
one mineral claim on the same vein or
lode II Congress had needed the
Philippine Commission the organic ar,
Of July I. 1909. would nave been changed
IN this respect long ago.
Mis- fortunes Of Certain iO. Angeles