Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-14
FILIPINOS ARE
NOT READY FOR
INDEPENDENCE
SECRETARY DICKINSON SEES No
HOPE FOR PRESENT
GENERATION

Secretary OF War Dickinson, VINO
recently made a visit to the Philip
pines, has just issued an extensive
report on his trip. During the sec
retary's stay on the islands. from
July 81 to Sept 3, he inspected
practically all the public institutions
and army posts and held many pub
lie hearings. The administration of
the various departments were found
to be in generally satisfactory
condition
The secretary speaks very sympa-
| thetically of the aspirations of the
| Filipino people for Independence
and says that the public expression
is very general in favor of the
same, but that many of the con-
servative and most substantial men
would view such result with con-
sternation.
| Referring to the fitness of the
| Filipino people for self-government,
| he says:
There are very many highly
educated Filipinos-many men of
talent, ability and brilliancy-but
the percentage in comparison with
those who are wholly unframed in
an understanding of, and the eXer-
else of. political rights under re-
publican form of government Is so
small, and under the best and most
rapid development possible under
existing conditions will for a long
a delusion, if the present policy of
control of the islands by the Amer
lean people shall continue, to en-
courage the Filipino people in the
hope that the administration of the
islands will be turned over to them
within the time of the present gen.
Grafton =
: Secretary Dickinson states that
peace, law and order prevail in all
parts of the islands. Ladrones or
robber bands are almost If not en-
tirely suppressed and the head
: hunting tribes of Bonto, who a year
ago were engaged in taking heads,
riculture and other peaceful pnr-
suits and enjoying the comforts of
life. All the wild tribes are be-
3 ginning to see and appreciate what
4 is being done for them.
very deep and widespread in
S terest is being manifested in educa-
q old and the burden of taxation for
D education is cheerfully borne.
a Good progress is being made in
learning the English language.
i, The secretary dwells at some
h length upon his Investigations rela-
t tive to the recent sale of friar
S lands, which was given much motor
r iety in the last session of congress
: and the public press, but found no
g basis for the extreme statements
}. then made.
e The financial condition OF the
e islands is very satisfactory. there
n being surplus of $6,394. 1886.
S The Agricultural bank appears
# not to have been of the assistance
y to the agriculturists which was an.
d tisipated from it's creation. This
is has been due to various reasons
r principal of which is defective titles
e. to property offered as security. OF
y the sos applications for loans As;
r were refused, principally on account
lie of defective titles. The total none,
j. loaned up to June 80, 1910, aggre
st gated $142,225.
is An inspection of the railroads
IN shows them to be well constructed
and well maintained with rollin,
Of stock and equipment in first-rat
la condition, and the companies wer
n making every effort to promote agri
lg cultural progress along their lines
r. The number of miles of road nov
st in operation by the Philippine Rail
is way company is 1862, with construe
cd ton work progressing as rapidly a
ok possible
tie The statement of exports and i'm
IS. ports shows that the foreign bus
'st mess of the islands has greatly in
go creased since 1907.
I'M
TT. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THAT