Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
October 21, 1908
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IN JOINT DEBATE. Tiit and Bryan Express Views on Philippines. Tad Points Out Wonderful Work Done and Their Future. Bryan Would Drop Them as Colony md Keep Only Coaling Station. New York, Oct. 20.The two Presi dential candidates, William H. Taft and William J. Bryan, appear as joint contributors in the issue of Every body's magazine published Tut sday in articles dealing with the Philippines. Mr. Taft has for his text, "What the fnited States has done for the Fhiiip I ines, and Mi*. Bryan discussed. Why the Philippines Should Be Independ ent.” Eleanor Franklin Egan also contributes an article on America’s Record in the Philippines. In opening his discussion of the sub ject, Mr. Taft declares that after the Treaty of Paris was ratilied the ques tion as to the wisdom of the acquisi tion of the islands no longer was an open one. There could be no difference, thereafter, lie argues, as to the extern of our obligations to the Philippin peo ple. “Party lines were not drawn in the Senate when the vote was taken on the question of the ratification of the treaty,” adds Mr. Taft. “The sen ators voting evidently dealt with the subject from a purely non-partisan standpoint and as involving a great question ot national policy, a .“they should have. done. Democrats were found voting for the treaty and Re publicans against it. and vice versa. Mr. Brown appeared at the Capitol and was in conference with doubting and opposing Democratic senators, urging them to vote for the ratilica-; lion of the treaty: and it does not admit of doubt that but for his ef forts and influence the treaty would have been rejected.” That these circumstances led Mr. Mc Kinley to make the commission which was to establish civil government in the islands non-partisan is Mr. Taft's conclusion and he goes on to say that "no consideration of partisan politics at any time entered into the question of appointing the numerous ofticials and employes of the government. There wore perhaps as many Democrats as Republicans thus appointed. This policy has never been departed from, and to day the governor general of the Phil ippine islands is a life-long Democrat. Tin* undeviating policy ol the commis sion, however, lias been, as fast as va cancies occurred which could lie filled by Filipinos as well as by American, to give tile former the preference. As a result of this policy, today three mem bers of the supreme court of the is lands are Filipinos. The attormy gen eral if the islands is a Filipino. Fully half of tin judges of tile courts of first Instance are Filipinos. The governors of provinces and a majority of the pro elnvial boards are Filipinos. All of the municipal ilticers and at least 8,1 per cent, of (lie officials and employes of (lie insular government are Filipinos." Then the establishment of the Fili pi.io government to take the place nf the commission created by the Presi dent and tile inauguration of tin- popu lar assembly .-I year ago is described. “ill tile light of these disputed facts,” declines Mr. Taft, “it is difficult to un derstand how tile action of the Chief Executive, the Congress of the I'nited States and the commission as above set forth can lie denominated a disas tinus experiment in imperialism. So far from its being an experiment in iinoerialism. it is an experiment, and a novel one. in preparing for self-govern ment an undeveloped people who had for nearly 400 years been under I lie domination of a mediaeval monarchy." Mi. 'I'alt points mil t lint the great ma jority of Filipinos appreciate tli.o inde pendence wonlil not be a blessing to I’lein in tile absence nf a protectorate. “F think it may be truthfuilv stated." be says, “that the Filipinos generally (eel that what we are doing there is not a brake upon their legitimate aspirations, bat an impulse given to their growth and •levelopim at along safe and sensible lines.” Mr. Bryan's Views. Mr I r> .in thus lupins his ;«it ill* hues! v require.*- that our po|jly in the Pliitippiiws. tcpuhlit cannot. hold ol onies. for a colonial .novel ament rests upon force, white ifi a Republic* the i;ev rrmnent rests tipon the consent of the Rovfrnm^rtt. To say that the Filipinos 1’Hve no riyht to a. voiee in their own Rovernnient ami in the shaping «d theii awn destiny raises a tpiestitui as t«» man's tnalii liable rights, and the citizens of a fi'Oe country eannot afford tt* raise such a Quest inn.'* "h* l'ry^n' tersely says then t ..at im provement in the is’ands does m>t mean "1a* a better policv- might not have bought stvater improvement. Hr declares the experiment in imperial *sut to have l.een an expensive one and 10 charges the increase in army and t*xl*en«1ltnres to nothing that has hap Blood Wine KIDNEY Dll C 'OLIVER rlLLo Anyone troubled with Constipation ora Kidney or Liver trouble will find these Pills satisfactory in every respect. 100 Pill* 25c. A* Druggists, or will ••nd to your address, postage free, on receipt of stamps or money. BLOOD WINE CO., Worcsst.r, Ms,.. pened In the United States to make them necessary but to the foreign dangers con nectfd with the possession of the Phil ippines. "Suppose,” he says, “that Japan wants tlie Philippine Islands, although tlieie is no reason to believe that she does— would we not be in a better position to defend the islands if they were indepen dent? if tlie Filipinos were in charge of their own government they could have an army and arms and ammunition. We. as n protector, could supply what they needed, and train the scIdieis. Viie Fili pinos woidd be willing to fight for inde pendence. and when we remember how stubbornly they resisted us. wc tan ap preciate tlie aid they would render us if any other nation should attempt to en force sovereignty over them. By reserv ing coaling stations and naval I uses, we would have all the advantages that we have now. without the disadvantages Gt our present position. And then. too. there is Hie likelihood, if not tlie cmainty. that we would secure the neutralization el the islands by agreement, and thus relieve oursehcs from all expense 01 care.” Me. Bryan protests that tlie Demo cratic policy does not contemplate imnie diale withdrawal from the islands, but an immediate announcement of the na tion's policy.” Mrs. Egan’s Views. Mrs. Kgan enumerated tlie achieve ments of America in tlie islands. Roads, lighthouse service, sanitation, hospitals, a medical college lor Filipino students and schools for all grades of pupils are detailed. "Material prosperity in the Philippines." adds Mrs. Egan, “has kept pace with progress along other lines. The most im portant problem, whit li confronted tlie pioneers of development, as it did tlie teachers in the agricultural and trade schools, was the difficulty of impressing upon the heart and mind of the Filipino a sense of the dignity of tabor: for tlte better e’ass Filipino bus always consid ered any kmd of physical effort degrad ing. But in spite of tills there is to the credit of American capital and enterprise tlie making of deep-water harbors where no harbors were? before: tlie perfecting of tlie coast survey and the lighthouse service, which renders navigation com paratively safe in ail parts of the archi pelago; the. development of inter-island transportation, which gives the producer in all the islands regular opportunity to market his produce; the building and maintenance of roads and bridges: tlie be ginnings of tlie development of the coun try’s splendid mineral resources; the con struction and extension of railways, and tlie survey of new lines in various parts of tho islands: and. finally, the furthering of agriculture.” Mrs. Egan concludes as follows- "Tii results we have already attained justify us, as a rVnple. in believing with Mi. I aft that there is no reason why Un success of our national policy oi lining the entire Filipino people for p>pu!.ir government should not eventually he re alized.” FIRE AT MANCHESTER. N. H. Odd Fellows Hall Gutted—250 People At Dance Barely Escape. Manchester. X. H.. Oct. tin.—The re markable escape of ”."itt people, mostly young girls, attending a reception giv en by dancing teachers in a hall it; the third Moor of tiic Odd Fellows' block on Hanover street, was the feature of a fire that damaged that structure, one •>f tlie principal business blocks of the city, tonight to the extent of i6tu.ru. The lire had started on the ground I'oor in a cleansing establishment, worked up the rear of the building and had suddenly tilled Hie hall with smoke before it was discovered. Despite the interruption to the itat.ee of the young people there was no pan ic. Everyone moved last week. Miss Mae V. Haskell came from Au gusta one day last week and visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Has kell. Miss Kva Hathaway, who has been visiting her aunt. Mrs. I,. R Robinson, returned to her duties at tiie Augusta Insane hospital last Tuesday. Winfield Martin from Augusta, pass ed the Sabbath with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H R. Martin. That city and town authorities have l!n right to regulate the speed of au tomobiles and to exclude such vehi cles front certain streets, was the main force of the decision handed down Tuesday by the Massachusetts su preme judicial (otirt in the case of the town of Asiifield. against Arthur Kingsbury. The case was regarded as a lest of the new law and th- excep tions hr. light h\ the d»f was all on lire. The upper story of tin house was ruined. The fire, Mr. Dal., thinks, may have caught from tin lamp which In left burning in his M om. hue no mu can tell positively w hat caused tin- tin*. Five bundled d-.d lars. it is thought, will cover the d im age; insured. I'm tland had a bad fee scare just l» threaten the entire district i minded by Port land street. Forest a venae, Can Ion and Martyr streets. Splendid »voi k on the part el the tire department practically held the fire in the building in which it. originated, at.d the damage outside of that was onlv nominal. So eflu ieatly did 1 lie department ha;; lie tin* lire tha< wood 'll buildings located wit.uin less than id b*d ol the tanning stable filled with ha wen* unt damaged beyond the seorcinhg of the paint on the outside. Twelve wooden buildings in tie* vicinity emight lire from brands and sparks, sparks from the fire itself and some from the big steamers which stood pumping powerful stream*: in lose proximity. With I lie ex ception of that done to the residence of Rog« v MeCratli. at 110 Forest, avenue, no great d,image was done to the buildings which caught lire. Jov/^Efs cgj8SgE FOLLOW THE FLAG and are entitled to the distinction of having been chosen a3 THE NATIONAL CANDY The U. S. Government hat^. waived the question of higher price and placed quality first in its selection. The great fleet of battleships in the Pacific has received shipments of many tons each at Hampton Roads, San Francisco and Manila. Shipment* of “LOWYKY’S” go forward to the Philippines monthly for the army- Wholesome as well as Delicious THE WALTER M. LOWNEY CO., BOSTON Makers of Cocoa, Chocolate and Bonbons
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