Show HE NOT HE FOH governor general smith in message to philippine assembly says americans should rule deplores Dep loses growing gulf between americans and ali pinos and urges that they act in unity for best interests of both manila the philippine assembly y opened on monday with simple slin ale ceremonies 0 e president presiding the first business to come before tle body was the annual message to the as of governor general james F smith which read in part as follows my last word to the filipinos Is that until the great majority and not n a small majority of the citizens are prepared to mal e intelligent use ube of the franchise until democratic usages and customs have permeated throughout the population and become a part of the dally daily life of the people until the power of unconscionable agi gators and demagogues Is broken un til education has created a just pub lie sentiment which specious ments merits and false doctrines cannot de stroy until a citizen has not only the power to judge but also the courage to act tor for himself the best future of the islands lies with the land which has given the filipinos Fill pinos freedom of speech liberty of the press freedom of worship the right of the accused to meet witnesses against him face to face the exercise of the franchise free ree schools antinomy ant onomy in municipal and provincial affairs the right to participate in making laws through the assembly and many other rights liberties and privileges not enjoyed by peoples which had independence and national existence for hundreds of years governor smith deplored the grow ing gull gulf between the american and rill pinos in the philippines and strongly urged that they draw closer together and act apt in unity for the best interests of both his ills message sharp ly criticizes criticises the municipal govern ment of manila and the municipal police force the personnel of which he said was not equal to the public servants of the city the provincial government cover gover nor smith pronounced pronounce 4 to be entirely satisfactory the annual report on the revenues of the islands shows a decline of about a million pesos about tor for 1908 under the figures of 1907 |