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Show LIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES. Secretary Long took the statesman s view of tho conditions In the Philippines Philip-pines In his a (Uh ens on Lincoln birthday birth-day before the Middlesex club at Uos-ton, Uos-ton, wien he said: "Here the wile student looks not to the sporadic incident inci-dent of ,i tight here or a riot or mui-dei mui-dei there, but to the fact that school i ure established, that roads are hullt, that business glows und that Ameilcan tlvlllfutlnu Is thero to stay anil to bless," continuing, he mado u forecast fore-cast as well as an uxlom when ho aald. The question of the Independence of lliese Islands which may ono d ly be a substantial and vital question, is to-daj to-daj un ucadeinlc question. Men may iiiuke speeches for paity effect, but there Is no paity, there Is nn community commu-nity In tho Vnlleil States that for one moment Intends tn abandon, or would take the responsibility of abandoning, the trust we are now under to give those Islands the pat mention, the government gov-ernment and the civilization which we inn selves enjoy." Aa tho Hochester Demociut and Phionlcle well says, Secretarj Long has been ramlllar with the whole Philippine question rrom the (list, and with the views of Presl-dent Presl-dent McKlnley and now of President Hoosevelt, und may falily be, said to be voicing Ihem In these remarks, to which may be added, and the sentiments senti-ments of the vast innjorlty of tho Ameiltan people ns well Gov. Tart has Illuminated the country on the Philip) Ino situation, In his tesll. mony before the Congressional committee. com-mittee. Hn is cool, cireful and thoroughly thor-oughly Informed, sn ns not only to give Information, but to keep out tho nils-Iniormntlon nils-Iniormntlon that the Democratic mem bers or the committee constantly strive to inject Into the proceedings. No part of his testimony, however, is more pertinent perti-nent and exnetly what should bo said than what he li reported this morning ns enjlng, viz. that a straightforward pronouncement from thla country na to Its intentions In regard to holding the Islands is much needed and would effect ef-fect widespread good. The lack of such pronouncement la responsible In our Judgment for the whole tioublo there with the nntlves. If there hod been nn authoritative statement from the flr't that this country meant to retain tho Islands, but that It would give the people cveiy personal tight enjojed by any citizen of the Jlepublic, with loent self- government so far as they were competent compe-tent to enny It on, tho nntlves who welcomed our forces ns delivered would, wo believe," have been content. Hut we sat down, saslng nothing, allowed al-lowed them to ullegc their Independence, to set up a government of their own without remonstrance, to exercise ucts of sovereignty without being called down, und finally came the clash. Gov. Tuft In recommending this definite pio-nuunceiiK-nt hus touched upon the sore spot of ull our dealings In tho Philippines. Philip-pines. , |