The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-29
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PHIL.
iPPlNES WILL REQUIRE HIS
EMINENT ABILITIES.
AMERICAN RULE TO CONTINUE
Governor General Must Reconcile the
Islanders to Ths-Some Political
Gossip Started in Washington by
the Appointment.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.


Philippines. There are many FilipinUs
who hold that Uncle Sam should give
instant freedom TO the islands. The
feeling in Washington among the adj
herentS Of the present administration
Is that the islands are not yet ready
for self-rule. one of General Woods
tasks will be to reconcile the islanders
to continuation of government by
Uncle Sam, although the Filipino to-
day has large share in the work of
governing the land in which he lives.
General Wood has been an army
officer for thirty-liye years but Il large
part of his work has been adminiStra-
tive. He is credited generally with
having resurrected Cuba from the vir-
tually dead state to which Spain had
reduced her He also did what all
Americans have conceded was highly
constructive work in the Philippine
islands, where at one time he was gov
ernOr of one of the most troublesome
provinces He was compelled at that
time to meet many difficult situations,
one Of which, the most difficult of all,
had arisen through necessary attempts
to adjust religious differences and es-
peciaIly some of the religious customs
Of the Mohammedan inhabitants.
Arouses Political Gossip.
There is some political gossip in
Washington about this appointment Of
General Wood to the Philippines post
Some men think the American people
designcdly were led to believe that
the general had solicited the place. 1t
is charged by some of the critics of
the administration that this was done
in order that no one might think that,
with an eye to the future, the admin
istration was willing that Wood should
be stationed for some time in far
distant land.
Friends of The administration deny
there was any intention to make it
appear that the general had solicited
the appointment, and of course there
Is denial Of any political significance.
The facts in the case seem to be that
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islands and made a study Of conditions
ne thought it was his duty to take the
place if the administration should
o,yor - ~ him, IN othar ,,,ords h.,
was willing to do his duty by his coun-
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