| Show RULE BULB satisfactory it is ia urged as an argument against incorporating the spanish colonies es chaily the philippine islands islands in the states that it would be biffl e bialt if not impossible to furnish the cople le of those regions a suitable form adf government government overn ment in accordance with apa american rican principles the islanders it bald d are too far removed to take an intelligent part in national affairs even yore they educated it Is scarcely possible that a population of half natives and is capable age self government or that if they had avage these people would not be an easy y of the first who granted ted to buy votes the question fa t the event of annexation therefore be what one of the many of colonial government shall be rs la wised ed great britain it is further argued would be the country to turn to for fm an object lesson in this regard and that cur try has found it necessary to try ary various schemes eccli ernes in australia tor for instance where the population is intelligent it athas has followed its favorite principle IWIn ciple that the longest tether holds the most willing captive hence australian government is as independent elf bel sufficient and self as the other hand the wy my in india on of political forms is almost A few provinces enjoy considerable independence the petty principalities are held in a sort of vas balage galage ia lage some of the states pay obedi jence direct to the viceroy irrespective of intermediate powers and others are virtually administered by some civil service employed whose position is somewhere Home where between that of a patri arch and a policeman and who allows the native ruler to rule or checks L liim im up ip roundly ac arding to his indi vidual views of the th matter those who believe in annexation lave bave naturally so far not undertaken to discuss the question of the torm form of government to be established itt in the various regions involved they lie in the efficiency om clency of american to solve satisfactorily evera r question as it arises they can not ot admit that the broad principles upon which the american government rests are less potent as a factor in than the principles from whick monarchical systems have wrung the fact is that the science of government la much less intricate than some flome people would have us believe where government is in applied only for y purposes as a means of keeping the masses in subject subjection lon under the Z lew I 1 or tor for the purpose of bene fitting class of people at the expense y Y P y of the many there is sure to be friction and dissatisfaction and various schemes must be resorted to in order to keep down the always active opposition against tyranny spain has been kept constantly poor trying to hold her colonies in subjection but the case is different when government is established for the benefit of the governed as it is sure to be where american principles are applied even savages will soon regard with affection a rule which they by experience learn to look upon as for their own interest they will not rebel against it but rather assist in maintaining it it is this fact that inspires confidence in an intelligent effort to redeem man from a state of savagery it may be difficult to find the right means and men for a work that must be done dome but difficulties cannot be regarded as a valid reason tor for shirking a responsibility manifestly placed upon this government by the recent events |
