Show PHILIPPINE PROGRESS As s ono one American drops from office in the Philippines Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines and his place is filled by a native the quick minds of that race begin to take in the fact that thattie the tie inv invaders ders of their country after all are there not as conquerors who came to despoil them but missionaries missionaries missionaries mis mis- to stead steady their people up into the thc light of real civilization and as that is more and more imS impressed impressed im im- im- im S pressed upon them the truth that liberty as a part I S. S of the great republic will be a loftier lofter state to them themI than they could ever attain to as an independentS independent I S power rorer Tr Traces es of t this is are already being seen in the I character of their native bearing and in their literal literaS litera litera- S l' l ture The change that has come to their leading men is wonderful They realize that they never S. S knew what real liberty was until the Americans Americana came and a sense rense of security is upon them which the they S uever never never felt through all the centuries of Spanish rule The most convincing thing however is to to see a aS S government founded in justice to rich and poor to the high and the lowly alike As matters are arc progressing progressing progressing pro- pro gressing when after a while the government shall S prepare to turn the full control of the islands over S g to their own people the request will come people to never forsake them but to permit them to toS S I always be a part of the republic blie I |