Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-16
PROGRESS CALL is
SOUNDED BY WOOD
IN MANILA SPEECH
American Governor Gen.
eral Assumes Duties of
Office III Islands.
PRAISES ADVANCES
MADE BY FILIPlNOS
General Declares People Are
Imbucd With Spirit of
the West.
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MANILA. oct. li.--LeonarI Wood
became Governor General of ,h.
Philippines today. lie was sworn in
Immediately on his arrival from
Japan and took up the duties OF his
new office.
Honesty. mor:,lii:. economy. Of
hciency. progress ana government Of
IN" people by their representatives
l" the extent provided in the Jones
ell were the kcynotes OF Governor
General Woods inaugural address.
IL is my purpose he said. so
Tar AZ IL lies in my power. 50 to con-
nhct tie government that IL will b.
characterized by economy. c.iiciency
and true progress: govcrn,ncn, o,
the people by their reprcscn;a.ivcs
10 the extent provided in the Jones
b!!I; government charactcr.zed ty
honesty and morality and apprccia-
ton OF tho fact that public office is
public trust; that npess is an abso-
lutte requirement for appointment 10
office.
Calls for stendy Progress.
There must be no turning back.
but steady progress on sound lines
The people OF the Philippines have
made wonderful progress during the
last twenty-three years. / doubt II
any people under the friendly guild
ance OF another have made n create
advance IN the same period.
This has not been accomplished
by the Filininos alone. hut with the
absolutely unselfsh aid Of the United
Slater. acting through thousands OF
loynl and unsel!sh Americans. who
have worked with an eye to tho host
| interests of these islands.
I'm considering the progress made
we must not forget the wor., OF Spain
through the centuries spent in i'm
planting the Christian faith. Euro
pean forms OF administration and
foundations OF law. which. although
covered in places. have greatly ia
ciittated the rapid upbuilding OF rep
resentativc government among n
Christian. self-rcspecting people. free
or caste distinctions, and imbued
with Occidental rather than Oriental
ideas Of government.
Principles Are Similar
although Oriental in Hood and
airth. the people of the Philippines
arc closely allied in religion, in IDEAS
or government. in methods Of adj
ministration and In law TO the great
Christian nations of the West, and
especially with Americans as to form
OF government, civil and religious
liberty and liberal institutions.
AS people you were born and
educated as Christians. There must
be no turning backward in the Chris
tian faith. In this connection IL is
well 10 remember that the first sign
of decadence Of Il people is disrcga rd
OF religion.
"Tha, the people be we'll grounded
in 'hcir faith is essential to real
stability and progress.
Praises Thirst for Knowledge.
Your enthusiasm and thirst for
education and your accomplishments
in building up a sound system OF
public education les beyond praise
We must keep il up. Indeed. we
must extend and improve it. Edu-
cation must be free to all. Your wo-
men must be given equal opportunity
with your men. Nothing I have seen
in the Philippines impressed me more
than the character, loyalty. thrift
and all around good influence Of the
women
THE government must encourage
not discourage. private enterprise. As
general policy believe that the
government should keep out of the
business"