The New York herald., 1921-10-16
USE english, WOOD
TELLS PHILIPPINES
Makes Inaugural Address
at Manila; Also Wants
Christianity Advanced.
SEES HOPE OF PROGRESS
Though Oriental Nation, He
Believes No Step Backward
Likely.


MANILA, p. l., Oct. 15.-Leonard
= Wood became Governor General of the
!. Philippines to-day. He was sworn in
y Immediately on his arrival from Japan
= and took up the duties of his new
office.
= Honesty, morality, economy, effi-
= cheney, progress and government of
= the people by their representatives to
: the extent provided in the Jones bill
:. were the keynotes of Governor-Gen-
= eral Woods inaugural address.
: "It is my purpose he said, $50 far
: as it lies in my power. so to conduct
= the Government that it will be char
\ acterized by economy, efficiency and
- true progress; government of the peo-
= pie by their representatives to the ex-
- iei.t provided in the Jones bill; gov
= ernment characterized by honesty and
: morality and appreciation of the fact
Z that public office is public trust; that
= fitness is an absolute requirement for
! appointment to Office.
. There must be no turning back. but
steady progress on sound lines. The
y people of the Philippines have made
y wonderful progress during the last
s twenty-three years. I doubt If any
: people under the friendly guidance of
Z smother have mace a greater advance
:. in the same period.
Z This has not been accomplished by
= the Filipinos alone, but with the abso-
! lutely unselfish aid of the United States.
= acting through thousands Of loyal and
Z unselfish Americans, who have worked
= with an eye to the best interests Of
. these islands.
I'm considering the progress made we
!. must not forget the work of Spain
. through the centuries spent in implant-
Ing the Christian faith, European forms
: OF administration and foundations OF
law. which, although covered in places
, have greatly facilitated the rapid up
: building of representative Government
|. among a Christian, respecting peo-
. pie. free from caste distinctions, and
) imbued with Occidental rather than ORR
entail ideas of government and of ideals.
! Although Oriental in blood and birth,
. the people of the Philippines are closely
! allied in religion, in ideas of govern
! Elent in methods of adninistra ton and
In law to the great Christian nations
2 OF the West, and especially with Amer
leans as to form of government, civil
and religious liberty and liberal insti-
tutions.
"As a people you were born and edu-
Gated as Christians. There must be. no
turning backward in the Christian faith.
In this connection It is well to remem-
Der that the first sign of decadence Of
q people is disregard of religion.
tl,< Ia - do1 tv,
!. their faith is essential to real stability
> and progress.
Your enthusiasm and thirst for edu-
: cation and your accomplishments in
building up a sound system of public
Z education is beyond praise. We must
keep 1t up Indeed, we must extend
: and improve it,
1.-THE Government must encourage,
: not discourage private enterprise. AS
general policy / believe that the Gov
. ernment should keep out Of business.
1--WE must push forward our public
works, especially roads and irrigation.
, We must give far more attention to
. public health. Too many precious lives
are lost each year that could be saved.
Almost one-third of all children born
in the Philippines die in the first year
of their lives, frightful indictment of
! our sanitary and health conditions. We
lepers for large proportion of them
can be cured.
''We must do all we can to build up
Z fuller appreciation of the dignity of
labor and the obligations of citizenship
so that we may Increase our agricultural
development. expand our natural re-
sources and so organize and conduct our
Government that funds adequate for
the needs of progress and development
!, may be available. We must live within
our income.
Above all we must work together to
the common end of welfare and happi-
(, ness of the people of the Philippines.
We must hold on to sound principles
4 and policies. This is not the time for
!, resh experiment. We must keep our feet
4 on the ground and remember that our
road lies ahead of us, not behind.
I. My purpose Is to do the best I can
to reestablsh the credit of the Philip
4 pines, to build up their commerce. i'm
= crease the prosperity OF the people and
make the Government model of effic-
iency. This cannot do without the CO.
operation and support OF Filipinos.
Americans and other residents Of the
Islands. With your cooperation the work
will be easy, for the spirit OF the people
Is excellent and the natural resources
enormous.
\ I'VE must do all we can to build up
and instruct public opinion, for without
u true representative government cam
not endure In this the press is charged
with a great responsibility. We must
Go everything possible to push forward
the study OF the English language and
make English the language OF the people
OF the Philippines. Nothing will do
more to strengthen the spirit OF
solidarity ano aid in developing an in
structed sound public opinion than
common language.
Establishment of sound, stable rep
rescntative government in the Philip
. pines must not fail for the effect of
efforts which were made here In the
Z Orient 10 establish such n government
. extends far beyond the limits OF the
Philippines. Indeed. IL reaches out ia
I every people who are dreaming of lib
, eral institutions and OF government by
the people.
ut shall not fail. because the United
States has put its hands to the plough
and viii not turn back
I'm the great work before us I be-
sneak your cooperation and assistance.
Working together, we cannot fail"