The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07

for most powerful political influence and
manipulation throughout the Christian
part Of the islands II properly improved
They selected for this purpose a Filipino
ney-General n had not rendered very
effective service. an Gov. Forbes advises
me.
"Mr. vi,lamor has cease to be execu-
tive secretary. presumably because Mr..
Harrison found him untitled for the place
and therefore he has oeen promoted Ia
be what? To be president OF the Cniver-
sity Of the Philippines. an institution
founded by the Philippine Government.
In II English Is spoken.
The qualifications Of Mr.. Villamor TO
preside over an institution Of this sort,
having an enrolment Of 400 students,
islands Mr.. viliamor had very great
difficulty In understanding and speaking
English. I submit that this promotion
to be president Of such n university IA
grotesque and can only be explained by
the political necessity Of retaining him
In Office ana the official necessity Of re-
~, owing him from the executive secre-
taryship.
"DifYicuit az the duties as executive
secretary were one would suppose
that even II Mr., Carpenter was to 20
" blOV ucT netu HE NSSIStAut VI iOH8 GA
perience and faithful service. Mr.. WEIGH.
would be retained. but the political axe
fell upon his neck and he was among
the resigned because It is said that
under the previous Administration he
had not properly conducted an investiga-
ton of the chief Of police. Mr.. Forbes
found no occasion to criticise him for
this. but Mr.. Harrison seems to have
been better advised.
What was done with the vacancy
made by Mr.. welch's removal? It was
filled by Stephen Bonsal. whom Mr.. Har-
rison brought with him to the Philip
pines and who. as Mr.. Garrison vouch-
safes to US. is a Democrat. Mr.. Forbes
advises me that Mr.. Bonsal was brought
out to the Philippines at tho expense Of
the city Of Manila and was then trans
ferred to the payroll Of the government
OF the Islands. lie had no familiar itv
with the delicate duties OF the office OF
assistant executive seer rotary. This was
soon apparent by his transfer to a
newly created public utilities board.
where he vas able to give the Govern
ment and the public the benefit OF his
eminent fitness a. a professional jour-
nalist. The executive secretary's office
at the last accounts was vacant. The
duties. 30 far as they are performed, are
being carried on by h private secre.
tary Of the Governor and h Governor
himself.
Gives Letter From Forbes.
Space does not permit me TO go into
other instances to show that the same
destructive spirit has been manifested
in all the departments. After my article
appeared ] received the following letter
from MIR. Cameron Forbes. formerly
Governor-General OF the islands
"I regre, to have to say tina, the evi.
dence which comes to me from all sources.
from Americans. FIlipinos. army men and
civilians. In and out OF public service.
dents familiar with II. all bears out In the
main the correctness of your description
OF conditions as they exist In the islands
not some one TO rise up and defend the
present order of things. but except for
such defence as has been made by those
responsible for presen; conditions ! have
ALLOWING for the necessary p%artisanship
OF my friends and for the fact that those
to say the thing which they believe would
be pleasing to me 10 hear there IL still a
sufficient unanimity In the expressions that
have come from the islands to convince me
that the spirit OF the personnel IL abb
solutely broken. The best men that We
had In the service have very generally
,ic,,iariy those higher nm In the .ervic,
~ ,wenty-two chief, OF i,npor,ant burcau s
ard once, excluding the Post and Geo-
Je,ic survey the chief Of which is an.
nnir,aJ nv tho pepa r, mont Of CONNER
Ia IA shin r,on for dc1oil. OF usually ,wo
xaars a. a lime. only ain n. hos. Who held
,ha n".I,ion Two wears nvo now reua,n'
80, ,hos. az ,eer change. ,v, nnIv ,e,nain
4. ,hs ~.ry;ne tn. resi- are ,o,r - ,,
- com nt,,.tinn Of the rscords ~ ,hs
length OF service Of bureau chiefs az March
:. iair showed that nfteer ou, Of ,wenty-
o%. American bureau chief, had been an
av.r,ye ~ seven wears In his thor no-itiOn
stay.n a 4, ,ha Covarn men, seryIce in
~. i.I,nJs rhis ,ac, would no Far IN ais.
nrov" any statement Of insts biity under
the n,eyious regime in tho matter " bureuu
cshIsfs Verv r.sneciyuiiv yours.
:. ~. C,NERoE Forbes.
.y h,vo also recaiyed since the nuh.
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il'atlon OF my ar'icle, " '"P! OF u paper
by Prof. /. indse Blayney or the Rice
Institute. Prof. Biayney was sent around
IN. world nv the Kahn ~nda tn
~, ,,t,,s a. mo n,i"n, 10
STUDY IN" ,oi"'''p"S III ne '''c"'' nv
was picked FOR this task from among
many applicants. lie SAYS
IT 4. the opinion OF all Americana and
,or.iy,ers thai the ,nyi,iahIii,v ~ IN.
II the good name OF our governments