New-York tribune., 1913-11-19
rxpects Wilson Methods to
Undo Good Accomplished
in Fifteen Years.
NATIVES NOT FIT
TO GOVERN SELVES"
Promise of independence Made
BY President Described as
Grave Mistake.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l


San Francisco, Nov. 1s.-The Philippine
rocv of President Wilson, which is pre-
s,,rablv being carried out at Manila by
tho new Governor General. Francis Bur
ton Harrison. is denounced by Dean
worcester. former Secretary of the In
terror Of the Philippines, who arrived
from the Orient yesterday. Mr.. Worces-
.,.. resigned before the administration
had a chance TO remove him. but he feels
,oa,,v the methods of the Democratic
administration. which, he thinks, Will
,nsediy undo all the good work which ne
ond others have accomplished in the last
sf,aAn years, at the expense OF so much
toll and hardship.
Mr. Worcester will stay here week IN
,rder 10 work on his new book. and then
hA will 20 East. prepared to take the
,ac,ure platform and let the American
rsonle know how vitally President wilson
tos struck at the very foundations OF our
colonial system in the Orient, ana wha'
,rrenarable damage he has inflicted on
great industries which were encouraged
~ invest millions in our insular posses
,ons by the assurance of American con-
.,ol II Mr. Worcester lectures as he
.o,Ls none Of his hearers will have any
HAcpItv in getting the facts about the
min Of American supremacy in the Phil
ippines.
Control a Dangerous Weapon.
Nr Worcester said to-day that the most
dangerous and important act wmch the
national administration had perpetrated
vas nlacing the balance Of power in the
pbuinnine Commission in the hands Oh
natives. thus giving them complete con-
,rol of the Philippine Legislature.
This mower, he said, would be reflected
IN the administration of the Bureau ot
Land. and would give the Filipino poll
ticians power to promote and increase
tbe custom Of slavery and peonage no"
existing in different parts Of the ISLANDS
II would also give them leverage for IN
calculable harm in the administration OF
the friar lands. he said, and TREMENDOUS
and lnwholesome power over their enc
mics the Moros and other un-Christah
tribes He also cited in his indictment OF
President Wilson's policy the contem-
Mated removal of Director of Public
Health Victor G.. Heiser. for the benent
Of a Democratic politician, and attacks
upon the Philippine civil service law.
Mr. Worcester said in regard TO the
nroroise of independence foolishly made
10 the natives by the Wilson administra-
ton
This was a very grave mistake, as
avery one who has had any dealings with
the Fililinos knows that they are no
more fl for self government than the
Coreans.
Foolish Laws Adopted.
The natives in the Assembly nave
shown repeatedly that they cannot ne
trusted. They have adopted foolish laws
and now, with the majority vote IN the
commission. they will be able TO put
through many measures that will cause
trouble In fact, in my Judgment the
granting Of self government 10 the Fill
pinos would be followed by the same
troubles that were seen recently in Corea
Whether Governor General harrison
vas authorized TO remove the heads Oh
bureaus in the Philippines I do not Know
brt II was very bad policy and most un-
gracious return for good service 70 us
charge men like Charles A sleeper Ior
thirteen years Director of Lands. and not
even give him transportation back to this
country, or leave Of absence in which TO
make the journey.
"All officials in the Philippines have
been used TO the courtesy of leave and ex-
pense OF transportat ton. and the denial OF
this and the humiliation Of being forceu
out Of Office were extremely hard 10 bear
sIeeper's Successor Criticised.
"s,Aeoar whose competency had been
noted by every expert who visited Manila
is succeeded By Manuel Tinio' young
Filipino lawyer with no special tralnlhs
for the work An utterly ineSperlenceo
youth is N administer the affairs OF the
public domain. mineral lands and agri-
cultural lands, including the 10000 acres
Of friar lands.
This appointment alone will result IN
lot Of trouble which may be farreachlng'
for the natives are frankly antagonisl'c "
the plan Of settlement adopted when the
dirlculty over the friar lands came along
Colonel Henry G. Coy. customs cH'ei
and John Leach. director Of printing were
removed. Leach is an able man. lie was
removed because he would not give me
names Of the employees who had shown
him a copy of a protest sent 70 FreslueHt
Wilson regarding the proposed cutting VI
salaries. II was unjust
The effect Of catering TO the tlipinos
has been ruinous TO business on the ISL
snds and II will cause this government