The U.s
general,
&
Military foramos.) Congress. is to have a mus over the proceedings of this legislative,
Filip mo delegate is to sit in Engress. To realize the full meaning of this project, it
is nacero ay to consider the previous expeñene of the Filipinos in self-firement Practically they have move.
Spanish rule was
Their constitutin under
in the based outline, as
follows. It rested on the 'cabeza de barangay!
who was, affairently, at one time a
O
tribal headman
but had long been werely
forcement agent; who had to collect such taxes, as the not farmmed out, of to be mor
or lass responsible for order in his "hundred"" The 'cabiza' was appointed by the 'mumintoul tribunal', which administered a
Pueblo ir township. It is in cast in with this tribunal alme that popular suffrage appearsi the constitution. The 5 members of the Fretremal whe elected
ly
12
delegates, chrom by the Prinpallia."
prisons who had held the thire of
the i... by ex cabeza de Farrangay,
1
or had sat
on previas municipal tribunalo, or paid $5-0
Captains of the
Rand-tax. The unipal tribunals of a province
^
elected a minority of
necimonty of the mencters of the provincial council. f the provincial
the councils elected a vary small nummoity of Commit of administration, which was entirely under the thumb of the foramor-General, who was merely
a puppet, acting in response
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to the strings pulled by the Colmial Office in madrid. 'Ileus, the only experience, which the Filipinos have in self-foreument is that a vay small propertied class elected delegates, who
mundity apported, or tribunals, which elected a
megfris
of committers, was of councils, which show again
minority of an
aroantly, which had
elected
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no practical influence at all. I share of & self-fort was further reduced by the fayl that the 'prinapalia in electing the delegates
ital
guided almost entirely by the Parish Priest who was fequently, if not always, under the control of the Spaniel Gorsement:
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The Americans intend to enurut the muirupal tribunals of Provincial Councils into town a county-councils con the American motel, elected by the natures. The qualification for the Franchise is not fixed, but it is
suggested that it shared to wither a property of Education or both. American Gumis Sichers" whire advice must be asked &acted "foon" are to to appointed to advise these councils. It is estimated that time shanto by one American official to army 250, 000 nations, They are to excrase supervising expecially in financial matters. The Commission also considers that a consideratte
degree of inpervision by the central for the marila is needed,
langs measure of Home Rule showed be onceded in local affairs.
but that a
It is, I think, impossible to read this report withicht- Coming to the conclusion that the Americans are making.
Furo
grave errors, or at least, runing shoes risks Americans în turo material pondo (1) The propatrù of
It is laid down as
to be employed is ray small.
a fundamental premuple that no American is to be
the emplayed in the Civil Surice, where a Filipino can to Employed instead. The Heads of Departments & some of
but most of the cene Secrands Judges are to be Americans are to be hating. The danger of this course is shown by
have atwo shewn themselay Filipinos in office
the
fait.
that
It bo sitter incappable or dishonest, with out american until (b.180.) The proportion of 1 America Commissioner to 25%, 000 nations is also too small, This is about the same treat prpatin
in British India, but the Crucissimes appear to forget (that the men who open up new teritori
with a
life-long expartne in India are youally men
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r(i) of natives, 8(a) that the Americans have in their
dealing forth with the he grows the Red Indian, them! themallas thoroughly incapable of dealing with native Races. Inovcores the position of the American