The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
GARRISON ASSAHS TAFT AND THE LATTER HITS BACK IN
A DISPUTE OVER DEMOCRATIC POLICY IN THE PHILIPPINES

ness Of the Administration by that btu
reau depends the growth of a sinking
fund to pay on $1,000, 900 Of bonds issued
for the friars' lands
"1n the outset those who are re-
sponsible for the purchase did not ex-
pect the lands when sold to pay the
amoun OF the bonds. II was not a
speculation In land-!t was IA political
purchase to prevent a second revolution,
which certainly would have ensued by
the custer of $1,000 tenants upon these
lands.
Under the wise and complete admin
istration OF Capt. Sleeper, by leases and
sales on easy payments enough land
had been disposed Of to give every hope
that a sinking fund could be created
that would meet the amount Of the
bonds. In spite Of the delicacy Of the
duties Of this position and the great
SUCCESS he had had In II Capt. Sleeper
was stinmarily removed the day after
the first night which MIR. Harrison mad
spent In the Islands. and In his place
was appointed a Filipino named Tfnio.
who had been an insurrecto general,
bu who had not the slightest knowledge,
either from profession or experience, In
the complicated system OF the LANE
| Office.
Capt. Sleepcr's able assistant was also
removed. MIR. Tinio took charge and re-
tanned ofice for six months. Then
charges were filed against him for mai
administration. on the ground that he
had permitted relatives OF his ia &C.
quire titles 20 public lands without
having performed the legal conditions.
Tinio was investigated and formally &C.
quilted before his resignation was ac-
cepted. During the six months when ne
was In Office the arrearages upon
friars' lands. which II 10 Of the utmost
| liz, o. - NO.. 40 .alx- N. lttsI. Aa ..-,tAr.
had Increased TO more than 900 1000
pesos.
Internal Revenue Drops.
1.-THE internal revenue income greatly
decreased In the islands. and while II
was partly due 10 paralysis caused by
the European war. II had long before
the war began fallen below the normal,
largely because Of the substitution Of
native inspectors for American inspectors
in the bureau. with exactly the same
result from laxity and political pull as
in the case OF the Bureau OF Lands.
The effect OF a lowering of the stand
ing OF the civil service Is generally not
Immediately evident In governmental
work. The Filipino xhib!t at the fair
Was al excellent exhibit and was due
To the momentum OF efficiency which
the old Government had had.
THE same thing Is true of the schools.
The superintendent OF the schools sue
ceeded In inducing Gov Harrison 10
Illustrate An attempt to injure the schools
similar TO those which had been made
In other departments, and while the
revenues of the Government are not
sufficient to educate all the children In
the Islands. there is legs breakdown
in the educational department han In
any other.
THE Bureau OF Science. in which Is
the Manila Hospital. and in which DR..
Strong made his reputation, has been
greatly demoralized. and the hospital,
which was the best appointed and
equipped hospital In the Orient. is now
sadly lacking In its usefulness by reason
OF the withdrawal OF the physicians and
the stan which had given It a world
wide reputation. A wasteful reorgan-
ization OF the courts was effected in
order 20 give more FilipiHos office.
The generalization hat the change OF
policy has had upon the service OF the
Americans who still remain can hardly
he exaggerated. My sources of informa.
ton are Dean Worcester. who 10 the
best Informed man In respect to tho
Islands and its government that know
Gov.-Gen. Forbes. who keeps in touch
with the Islands by correspondence
Nice-Gov. Gilbert. whom l have seen and
talked with after he revisited the Stands
and spent some time in Manila during the
present government. and from whom
receive letters on the subject, and Danie'
X. Williams, who is Il prominent at.
torney in the islands. who WAS formerly
In the Government service as a Judge o,
the Land Court. and he IL In every re.
spect well informed as to conditions pre-.
vailing there.
"Whep this e,atopap, q. coD,,anr.A =
think | was justified In saying that the
generalization in the present Govern
ment. due To the blind and foolish policy
OF President Wilson and ~Governor-Gen-
eral Harrison. IL confirmed by every re-
port ! received from the islands
some Informnnts Not Named.
while I have given the names Of GER
tain OF my informants. 1t Is impossible
for me to state or recall many Others
who have been in the islands and given
the same reports. There are those In
the religious missions who have CON
firmed them. but their position in the
islands makes II unwise to give their
names.
1.-The chief part of Mr.. Joncs's article
was in reference to the Decentralization
of the American civil service and the
short shrift which had been made Of It's
members. lie pointed out the unsatis-
factory condition of the Philippine Gen
cral Hospital, the difficulty In collecting
revenue. due to the substitution OF
Filipinos. the wasteful reorganization OF
the courts, the grievous error in the
appointment OF "A Filipino TO be executive
secretary In place of Mr.. Carpenter, and
he emphasized the lack of experience OF
the new commissioners and OF Mr.. Har-
rison n described him as putting into
operation the principle, ITO the victors
belong the spoils.'
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