The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

1t is the expressed in
tenti0n of the administration to give
as many minor Offices as is possible to
capable Filipinos. The direct promise
OF President Wilson has been that
ultimate Independence for the islands
is the Democratic intention.
Members Of congress think tAAt
these things already done for the 11h-
pinos in the way Of encOuragemsst
mean that the bill Of Representative
Jones OF Virginia to give the islaAAD
actual independence In 1891 will nse
b pUshed for some little time. Tho
appointments to omces and o&hAe
things are taken by some msnbsrs
a. sumcient acts Of encouragement -
the Filipinos that eventually IL
Democrats can be trusted to give
them full liberty.
1t vas the set intention Of tho
Democrats to pass the Jones blu OF
substitute for It either at the special
session now drawing to . close or u
the early days of the regular session
which will begin in December. Ths
administration seems to have tskss
the wind out Of the sails Of congress-
Mr.. Wilson has heard some thinSs
from men who have made Philippine
conditions study and 1t seems not 1t
all unlikely that he has been moved
by what he has heard to oppose i'm
mediate consideration of the Virginia
representatives. measure.
Wilson rhinks They Should Wait.
The reports of the officials OF the
bureau Of insular affairs are not alto
gether cheering to men who would
like to give large measure of free
dom to the Filipinos Immediately. It
is likely that these reports have in
fiuepced the president In part and
that the private advice of the officials
have influenced him in greater part.
1t is said by some men that Mr.. VIII
son intends to give such recognition
to the Filipinos as the administration
legally ecu. and thus to appease them
SO that they will be content to stop
demanding that the Jones bill receive
the sanction of congress at once. In
other words. 1t Is said the admins
tration seems to believe the is knders
are not ready yet even for d alified
independence and that it is bs ter for
them Ito wait yet awhile"
When the Jones bill first WI intro
duced the Democrats in congre flung
themselves with enthusiasm to the
ranks Of independence Rep senta-
tive Jones, it Is said, 10 confid, t that
the Filipinos are prepared fol larger
liberties and the heavier du, 10 Of
self.government. 1t may be tat In
December the house of representa-
tives. If not the senate. will find itself
In direct antagonism to the admins
tration on this Democratic platform
question Of quick liberty for the
wards across the sea-
Interest In q. o. p. Convention.
Members of congress apparently
are taking q much keeneS inter
es: today in the forthcoming meeting
Of the Republican national COM
AAAASsSS sAA@A SA0J eAo An IA0 S0AISoSys
antitrust or any of the other legisla-
tion under consideration or to come
under it within the next elk months.
Democrats, conservative Republicans.
progressive Republicans and Progress
sives all are either gossiping or talk
ing seriously. and in some cases ap-
prehensively, concerning the outcome
Of the meeting Of the committee
whose duty will be to call the repre-
sentatives Of the Republican pity to-
gether in extraordinary natiors Il ses-
sion. r
Republican leaders who are clined
to progressivism and those v . are
inclined to extreme conservati,i have
written on the subject of the Asther-
ing Of which they hope much /. fear
more. The fear of the conse, Ativss
concerns itself almost wholly tth an
attempt on the part Of the 4 iegates
to the convention to make dsclara-
tion of principles. Progressive Repub-
licans In Washington say that the con-
vention will consider only changes in
rules, but they seem to feel that an
attempt will ba made to put the dele
gates on record as In favor of policies
which the Republicanism Of the old
time did not sanction.
Among the progressive Republican
leaders there seems to be sincerity Of
desire that nothing shall be put over
on their friends of reaction" when
the national convention assemblies.
From what these leaders say, how
ever it 10 apparent that they believe
it will be almost impossible to pre-
vent the delegates from taking mat
ters into their own hands and making
attempt to secure the passage of reso-
lutions or the giving of some kind Of
an intimation that the party intends
to cut loose from some of the policies
OF the past and to take up those which