Show THE TIlE PHILIPPINE SITUATION As w we Ventured to predict on yesterday J Judge Taft Civil Governor of the Philippines who is now in Washington has made male some categorical statements statements statements state state- ments in rl regard ard to the Philippine situation which effectually dispose of the tile sensational stories circulated lat d 1 of late lafe by bj expansionists anti-expansionists and what is left of f the Bo Boston ton Filipino Junta Governor Taft declares that the Government is concealing nothing concerning events in the archi archi- pelago There was a time he admits when con considerations considerations consid consid- sid sid- of military necessity rendered it proper to censor ensor ne news s but that hat tini is past He says that the rumors in relation to alleged camps recently rife in this country are based up upon n na I a misconception Even in the worst period of the tile I war wal noncombatant non natives were treated with extreme extreme ex ex- freme kindness and are so treated now The only ground for the char charges es is that in r rebellious districts district s. s military cordons are drawn around the native nathe settlements in arms and ind are compelled to submit to internment internment internment intern intern- found at large r ment for for- obvious for obvious obvious- ous- ous reasons Governor Governor Taft asserts that the are aref f rapi rapidly rapidly- ny dev developing lopi g. g a affection for our institutions and be believes that the o only ly active opposition to American rule at the present time is being fomented and supported by the Filipino Junta at Hong Kong He mi might ht add that also it is being encouraged by bythe bythe i the misguided conduct and speech of anti in the United States One measure which should go a long way toward toward toward to to- ward bringing peace to the islands the Roosevelt administration is pressing upon Congress It is pr proposed p sed to buy buyout out the land holdings of the religious religious religious re re- re- re I orders and sell the same to actual settlers at a low figure say figure say one dollar and twenty cents I per acre If these friars could be eliminated from th the situation the task of pacifying the and other native tribes would be much easier than it I now lOW is The fhe fact that the friars for generations have been en absorbing the arable arabic area of the chief island Luzon island Luzon has been at the bottom of every native native na na- na- na tive live rebellion for a century It is charged that they have taken the soil from the peasantry without t compensation through grants ants from successive Spanish colonial governors govel But they have a prima facie lade title which would seem to be protected by the language of the Treat Treaty of f Paris Pat and it is probable that the only way to get rid of them honorably would be to bu buy them out If by so doing the natives natives na na- na tives could be placated it is evident that the bargain bargain bar bar- gain would be cheap at almost any price Finally Judge Taft says that he lie has found the Filipino much like any other man in one respect respect- Fair Fail treatment will have its effect on him him and and we weare weare weare are seeking to show hi him that the only qualification required from him in order that he may receive the most liberal usage is loyalty and good citizenship Little enough to ask one would think |