Show 1 IN Tilt PIIIIIIMMS Si If the United states undertakes to establish u civilized form of government I govern-ment on the Ihlllpplne latandshcr tusk will not be un easy one Itut the < probability Is I that UH soon as the nn f r tlu learn the difference between oppression I op-pression and what may be called tho tj law of llbcrtj tins will eagerly aid the Americana to maintain order Thera I should be some Lxceltent I opportunities for our eilteriulBlns IK 1 B who go there J Ir nt the call of the countr > to do good 1 f In more direction than on Spanish rule In the Philippines has i i been of the medlac al order IKr poor d und roud 1I0hlemn ho B gone there for no other purpose than to make their I fortunes as best they oould The favorites 1 favor-ites of the ministers were sent there t I nil official positions and no native was e yer allowed to tharp In the harvest j The officers became wealthy from the taxes exacted from the people I It l stated that eCry man and woman In the Philippines was annually assessed ten pesetas about two dollars mere for the privilege of existing and that If a person had emplojmcnt he hid toy to-y thlrtyfHe pesetas Anyono engaged en-gaged In trade c en If his sale U con lined to a bunch of bananas pays a license and the severity with which 111 ec7r yac I all dues are collected Is accounUd for i by the fact that the governor genera leoelves I a large percentage of all taxes he Is I able to collect Tho system seems to be similar to that In force In the Turkish empire where tax gatherer k I manage to Veep whole provinces In absolute ab-solute destitution Of late years the Introduction of Sla sonic orders In the 1hlllpplnes has given tho natives nn opportunity of holding secret meetings In which K nlr helr grievances nit the clergy veP 111 nB h ot The members hove been Imprisoned dei rtcd or executed At one time 400 Masons were summarily tried and deported de-ported to penal colonies and Dr Hlrnl It will be remembtredwns killed by order or-der of the Spanish tourt The people flew desperate and rose In rebellion as u lost rort Thy will 1001 upon the bo > s from the United Btnte aH their ovlnr rrom hondogo an1 hall thl arrival with joy and our soldiers will find thousands there willing to Rive their lives for the cause The latent advices from Spain state that n largo army ii I about to embark from Harcelona for tho rhillUInee If this l true n strong escort will un douhledly nccompny It nnll unlB lIewy can 1 > ICenl It from landing our 100 mol IInd It nt Mnulla nha1 of them In that case s omo 1lImlnory work will have to bo done before a i form of government can be establlshc Tlicro will be a chance to reap honor on the fluid ot battlo and to enroll many a name on the long list of Amer can heloes |