Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-23
...oersArioN INTENDS TO
IOa' ,orv OUR OBLIGATIONS
o. TOWARD ISLANDERS,
as1o RICANs DESERVING
-, Will Be Made Citizens of a
F''' ,..rv Problem Confronting
n.mocrats in the Philip
zines Is More Complex.
., GEORGE CLINTON.

IN
y. r.nerous justice toward the people
.Sorto Rico by giving them the am
md familiar rights and privileges
v '-5od our own citizens in our own
p. .aorips and our obligations to-
3D. tbe people of Hawaii by perfect
!. tbo provisions of self-government
y ..sdy granted them, but in the Phil
.aiDes we must go farther
\ apparently is the intention of the
o'.oersts before the end of the pres
:, congress, to make American
s,en, oft of the people of Porto
ono Il is also believed to be the in
.Dtion Of the present administration
! .tempt to put things on what the
n.nocrats consider to be a better
I,.is in Alaska. Hawaii and the Phil
mines Every political party has ex-
,npssed in its platform the determi-
,,6on to advance the interests of the
r.oples who have come under our con-
nj by conquest or by other means.
Hs means outlined for accomplishing
III end by the parties have been as
tterent as the parties themselves,
nt tbe end sought in every case has
been the same.
Not very much appears, compare
evsy speaking, in the public press
bout the Porto Ricans, their aims,
Apir ambitions, their industries and
heir present condition personally and
4 business way. The Porto Ricans
ne progressing and one has only to
fsd the government reports, espe-
aly those on educational matters, to
move the point. The government has
rOmised that it will do more for the
Porto Ricans before long. 1t probably
gll do the thing which seems best to
Inspire the islanders with confidence
d this country, giving them the full
ightS of citizens of a territory of the
United States.
Progress in Porto Rico.
In 1898 when the United States
alt Porto Rico over from Spain there
yS only one building in the land
ghch had been especially built for
ThOOl purposes. The total enroll
nnt in the public schools was less
ban 10000 children Something under
~ per cent. of the entire population
vas able to read and write. Today
here are nearly 400 public school
hitings in the island and there is
school enrolment of 162,008 The
Eleral percentage of illiteracy has
been reduced more than IA per cent.
md In few years it is promised that
VIRTUALLY will disappear
For long time the Porto Ricans
we're regarded as being an INDECENT
people Finally the "laziness" was
lSOvered to be due to disease caused
the nook worm. Within a short
ane $4,000 Porto Ricans have been
cured Of this disease by American
MUSICIANS and they have passed from
eifargy to energy.
The problem which confronts the
lenOcratlc administration In the
Tahppnes is much more complex
lah the one found in Porto Rico. In
le philippines there are many diff
SIeD types Of people, different in
lSOms, in religion and in stages of
aILLatlon. 1t is held by the people
'aom We know as F'ilipinos proper
As' Iaey are capable of self-goyern-
-Fa' and can answer all the perplex-
%qestions of local home rule which
Wy Present themselves.
More Liberty for FiIipinos.
Inc present American administra-
wa seems to feel that the Filipinos
" lou quite ready FOR self-govern-
~SaI and it can be said that appear
SUES indicate the Democrats will
.-% INTO the future the first sug-
nsru date as the one on which the
sue Brown Brother could be turned
WV 10 care for himself. However,
y Tie intention seemingly of the
4 .pOcFats to grant more and more
tues ' TO the wards across the sea
~, me day shall come when they
NC gwen absolut, freedom.
"eCently some of .ne leading Fill
.~ nave said that they would pre-
Nneh they do get their freedom,
lave The United States announce
,, r,U'eetorate over the islands. This
,,,, nv 0e a formal notification, of
n. y 10 the powers of the world
NJ S Me United States would defend
'mpinos liberty, at all hazards
Owen for 5iu Experts.
n, Nse'l''y In these dispatches atten-
a. vas called to the possibility that
,on, sssAiocratic majority in congress
i IN, PASS bill to create bureau
ao.la IA experts the duty of which
Nv ue to scrutinize bills of which
ssr melr introduction to see that
T. 'CuId DO what they. were intend
sBss w. and would contain no So
snssr,. J0keFs," The public probably
kE.'e'ea pretty we'll what
bn Is 1t is something slipped into
ab ~ ~-u which purports to do a GER
l,sFas. out which in reality will
Now mat thing from being done
sson. senator Robert l.. Owen of Ok
NbFe oemocrat, has come out in
aus speech in favor Of what he
A,e,ns national legislative reference
I'd % prepare bills Tor introduc-
,ss,,. 50 that they NAV he as nearly