The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-12

determine, when the tins arrives.
their own destiny, We are seeking
TO arouse n national spirit and not, AZ
under the older colonial theory. to
suppress such q spirit The character
OF tho work we have been doing is
keenly recognized In the Orient, and
our success thus far followed with not
little envy by those who, initiating
the same policy, find themselves hamp.
cred by conditions grown UP In enr.
Her days and under different theories
OF administration. But our work Is
far from done. Our duty 10 the Fill
pinos Is far from discharged. Over
half million Filipino students ave
now IN the Philippine schools helping
TO mold tho men OF the future into a
homogeneous people. but there still
remain moro than a million Filipino
children Of school age yet to be reach.
cd. Freed from American control the
migrating forces OF common edu'
cation and common language will
cease and the educational system now
well started will slip back into inefil.
cheney and disorder,
An enormous Increase In the com.
mcrcial development OF the islands
has been made since they were vir-
tually granted full access TO our mar
kets three years ago. with every pros.
pect OF increasing development and
diversified industries, Freed from
American control such development
is bound to decline. Every observer
speaks Of the great progress In public
works for the benefit OF the Filipinos.
OF harbor improvements, OF road and
railways, OF irrigation and artesian
wells. public buildings, and better
means OF communication. But large
parts OF the Islands are still unreach-
ed. still even unexplored. roads and
railways are needed In many parts,
irrigation systems arc still to be In
stalled and wells TO be driven. Whole
villages and towns are still without
means OF communication other than
almost impossible roads and trails.
Even the great progress In sanitation,
which has successfully suppressed
smallpox. the bubonlc plague, and
Asiatic cholera, has found the cause
OF and cure for beriberi. has segre-
gated the lepers, has helped 10 make
Manila the most healthful city in the
Orient. and to free life throughout the
whole archipelago from It's former
dread diseases. is nevertheless incom-
plete in many essentials OF perma.
nence in sanitary policy, Even more
remains to be accomplished, II freed
from American control sanitary prog
ress ia bound to he arrested and all
that has been achieved likely to be
lost.
II the task we have undertaken Is
higher than that assumed by other
nations. its accomplishment must de-
mand even more patience. We must
not forget that we found the Fllplnos
wholly unframed In government, Up
tC our advent all other experience
sought TO repress rather than encour.
, age political power. II takes long
time and much experience to ingram
political habits OF steadlnes8 and ell
cheney. Popular selfgovernment ulti-
mately must rest upon common habits
Of thought and upon 4 reasonably de-
veloped public opinion. No such foun-
dations for self government, let alone
independence, are now present In tho
Philippine Islands DlsregardIng even
their racial hpterogeneity and the lack
Of ability TO think as nation. It is
sufficient 10 point out that under lib.
cral franchise privileges only about 3
per cent. OF the Fillpllos vote and
only 5 per cent OF the people are said
to read the public press. To confer
independence upon the Filiplnos now
ia, therefore. to subject tho great mass
OF their people to the dominance OF an
oligarchical and, probably. exploiting
minority such course VIII be as
cruel to those people us It would be
shameful TO US
Our true course 10 to pursue stead.
fly and courageously the path we have
thus far followed; to guide the FIJI
pinos into self.sustaining pursuits to
continue the cultivation Of sound poll.
tical habits through education and po.
litical practice; to encourage the di.
Modification OF industries. and TO real
ize the advantages OF their Industrial
education by conservntively approved
cooperative methods, ut once check.
ing the dangers of concentrated
wealth and building up q sturdy, in.
dependent citizenship.
Regulation Of Water Power.
There are pending before congress
large number OF bills proposing TO
grant privileges Of erecting dams for
the purpose OF creating water power
in our navlgable rivers. The tendency
OF these tills has brought out an I'm.
portant defect In the existing general
dam act. That act does not, In my
opinion. grant sufficient power TO the
federal government in dealing with
the construction OF such dams to exact
protective conditions in the interest
OF navigation. II does not permit the
federal government as condition OF
it's permit. to require that part OF
the value thus created shall BIO ap
piled to the further general improve