Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-11-21
FOR TIE HERALD.
UNCLE SANS EXPERIENCE
In GOVERNING ORJENTALS

In GOVERNING ORJENTALS
BY ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER.
Late Assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral of the Philippines.
Continued from last weeks issue)
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
In view of the recent passage
by Congress Of bill providing
for the establishment of Postal
Savings Banks in the United
States, it may be interesting to
know that such institutions have
been in operation III the Philip
pines for some time, and that
their continued success attests
the wisdom of their establish
ment in 1906. At the close of
the last fiscal year there were 293
banks in operation with nearly
5000 depositors. AS indica ting
their popularity the number of
banks, the number o. depositors.
and the amount Of deposits have
grown rapidly each year. These
banks, aside from affording abb
solutely safe-depositories, are
encouraging the people in saw
ing their money, and thereby
overcoming their natural ten
dencv to improvidence.
When the enormous amount Of
money the people of the United
States have lost in recent years
from the failure of banks, and by
defaulting bank officials, is con-
sidered, it is a wonder the es-
Enlistment OF the postal savings
banks has been so long deferred.
There can be no doubt of u1ti-
mate success of these banks, or
of their popularity, and benefit
to the people.
REVENUES AND SUPPORT OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
One of the most common mis-
apprehensions among the Ameri-
can people is that the Civil Gov
eminent of the Philippine Is
lands is maintained out of the
United States Treasury, and is
costing the people of this coun-
try a great-deal of money. The
truth is that, the Civil Govern
ment of the islands has been
self-Sustaining from local reve-
nues from the beginning of its
establishment. 1t has an annual
income from customs duties. III
ternal revenue, and other taxa
ton ofabout SIS, 900. 900, which
has thus far been sufficient for
it's needs. The American gov
eminent does not contribute
penny to the support of the civil
insular government, or for the
works of internal improvement,
or education of the people. 1t is
not intended, however, by this
statement to minimize the cost
of the Philippines to the Ameri-
can people, for in addition to the
$4,000, 900 paid Spain for the
isla nds, the $1,000 900 given by
Congress to relieve the fanir e
stricken districts, and the cost Of
putting down the instructions;
the amount of which will never
be known, the islands have been
a tremendous indirect cost to the
United States. The fortifica-
ton OF the island of Corrigeder
at the entrance to Manila bay
cost the American Government
something over $4,000, 900, to
say nothing of the army trans
port service, and the large mill
tary and naval forces the situa-
ton requires TO be maintained
out there. Furthermore, and
worse still, there can DE no doubt
that the possession of the islands
is in large measure responsible
for the alarming increase in our
expenditures for naval and mill
tary purposes.
PROBABLE OUTCOME, AND CON-
SEQUENCES Likely TO REsULs,
FROM EXPERIMENT..
Thus far we have seen bit one
side of the picture, which may.
perhaps, be flattering to our
| national vanity, despite tile oc-
casional shadow thrown across
Il. but nov We are to see th {