The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-04
l6y Mayor Geptge, II. Bowers OF the
" PhiitpN4li1 ssEQnstabulafy.)

: Phiitpns1s saEehstabulary..)
The Philippine aijfa nds are now en-.
loving an area of Prosperity never be-
Tore known in their history. The in
haeitants have creator personal lib
erty. greater security of life and pro-
perry. better educational advantages,
better schools. more amusements, and
= nlsher standard Of living than ever
oeiore. l do not say that the archi-
pelago could not be made more pros
porous, that peace could not be more
secure. that the schools could not be
improved and the people brought to 4
higher standard. but in THE thirteen
years OF American. OCCUPANCY a good
nes1nning has. been. made. ~ !;
\ Cnder n other. system Of govern
nlent THIS prnersss could not have
been made, Roads and railroads have
opened to the markets Il country rich
IN products: Take the town of Ala
mlnos. IN La Loguna. for example.
est coccanut region. Before the rail-
road reached there.i it was a village of
about goo shacks and a dozen houses
constructed Of wool. and cocoanuts
brought $3.50 per 1000. From the
DAY the drst train entered that town
the price Of cocoanuts has never been
Alamincs is a thrieins town twice lis
former population. with almost one
hundred substantial buildings com.
pleted. or nearing completion. The
town OF San Pablo, on the same line,
Is another example.
Their Share In; Government.
The F9ltpinos now have IA ~reat
snare in the government and their
number increases each year. The have
complete autonomy in the municipali-
ties: they elect. two-thirds of the pro-
vinclal governing board and the mem
ners OF the asseinblS-the lower house
of the legislature. Four of the nine
members of the supreme court. four
of the nine members of the upper
house Of the legislature. half of the
Judges OF the courts of first instance
(circuit courts) N all of the justices
OF the peace are Fiiipinos. In a num-
Der OF the provinces the entire. pro-
vincial governing board is native. This
is because almost one-half of the pro.
today all the municipal employees, 30
per cent Of the provincial employees
and so per cen of the officials and
employees Of the central government
are Filipinos.
At first sight this would appear to
be good proof of ability to govern.
But their success is due to the sup
Filipino official is compelled to be a
success. The provincial governor has
authority to remove, for cause, any
municipal .offlcial. The governor-gen-
eral has the san, authority over the
provincial and municipal officials. The
provincial treasurer is appointed, and
he is a member Of the provincial w.
eminent board. He visits each mu-
nicipality every month and reports
derelictions of duty. to the provincial
governor. Another check coming
through the Americans is the Phillip
pine constahulary. In each provincial
capital is maintained a headquarters
and command. The commanding Of
fcer is almost invariably an American.
Through a system Of patrols and con-
tact with the people he is informed
OF every condition Of the province.
As soo as an abuse. irr%egularity or
crime is reported he takes steps to
fright 1t.
Money in Elections.
The Filfpinos are far ahead Of the
Americans when it comes to running
for office. In ono province after the
last election one of the candidates for
governor told me he spent $4,000 ana
that his opponent spent $4,000. These
sums are large when 1t is considered