Show IN THE PHlLIPPINhS The Independent of thecth instant has an artlcle by Gen E S Otis ou he Philippines which is most interestIng I interest-Ing The article opens with an explanation explana-tion of the expectations of the men still In rebellion In Luzon that the present Administration would be overthrown by the election and how that belief fostered fos-tered by the junta caused the death of many Americans and many Filipinos who were assassinated because they wanted oeace A good deal of space Is devoted to an explanation of how municipal governments rnments were framed for the islands In this very great help was supplied by Chief Justice Arellano mid Attor neyGeneral Torres They with three Ulcers of the American army provided the new legal machinery for the government gov-ernment of the cities and Che island 11QHI and the General says the two Filipino fficers continually used their Influence to restrain the Americans from tIn t-In too many liberties to the people Briefly the plan IB for local Hclfgov rnment subject to appeals or when I necessary intervention by the military j The General explains thai What tho men in rebellion wanted was full con j trol of the Islands and their revenues I without accounting and that the Gov rnment of tho United States should at its own expenfltj protect the Inlands I from outside interference He says that only one leader ofability is still holding out and that the decent pcoplp allwant peace and a stable government under the United States But by far the most interesting part of the Interview I Is the statomontwhere the General explains the effect of establishing es-tablishing good roads and 1 opening J schools He says that the roads he I built wrought the immediate pacification pacifica-tion of the districts through which they were constructed and that the schools were as gratefully received as the I roads lie thinks that those two agencies agen-cies will Americanize the islands i He thinks the harbors should be Improved I and if possible Home measure to secure se-cure land tenure should bo udopted His faith In the future trade of the Islands Is unbounded Our belief is that tho present Congress I Con-gress should provide for the building of at leant 300 miles of railroad on the Island of Luzon I ought not to cost much Fortyton rails could be laid rls down there for 2500 per mile The grading would all be done by cheap labor a couple of sawmills would supply sup-ply the ties and the whole expense would quickly be returned In the cheapened movement of soldiers and army supplies Then It would pay But the real reason for building it would be to pacify the Island The locomotive pushed through the haunts of wild tribes Is a missionary unequaled Say nge man is awed and quickly becomes subdued before it Of course with it should go tho I I schoolhouse The schoolhouse makes I available the minds of savages as readily read-ily as the railroad carries to market their products The Philippines are going to be an empire of wealth nnd Manila Is to be one of the great depots of the Orient and It will be easy to cause the transition transi-tion to begin to take form during tho coming year If Congress will put do Its part |