CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 556

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to

take measures of self

this they readily agreed

protection

To

551

to

I gathered that his

general

Japan coincided with regarding

ventured

views

what I

surmise. Japan

is

;

financial

with Korea Formosa2

is

and

engrossed

in Manchuria -

her

position

very difficult

for her

2

***

system of Monopolies

she possessed

was bad

and she is

obsessed with the idea of preparing

for

the next war with

Russia

Colonising projects

and friction

with America or

elsewhere. I gathered

with no trouble

that

he surmised

that

Japan regarded

it

as essential

that she should practically

dominate

China

if she

was

to remain

the great power

in the Philippines

and

of

the Far

East.

General Edwards had

told

me

of the

Taft

Policy

for the good

of the

natives

an altruistic policy

to

lead

them

to

Self Govern-

ment. I said

that

I concurred.

The good

of the native population

was

the paramount aim

and the best achieved depended

on

the population.

It might

be possible

certainly

in Africa, he

said that

Self Government

was

not for

a century

1

in India though

the population

was intelligent

it was split

into so

many

rival races

and

race

was

a factor

to

deal with

In the Philippines but

it was

more

homologous

I had

seen

a

coloured

race capable

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to take measures of self this they readily agreed protection To 551 to I gathered that his general Japan coincided with regarding ventured views what I surmise. Japan is ; financial with Korea Formosa2 is and engrossed in Manchuria - her position very difficult for her 2 *** system of Monopolies she possessed was bad and she is obsessed with the idea of preparing for the next war with Russia Colonising projects and friction with America or elsewhere. I gathered with no trouble that he surmised that Japan regarded it as essential that she should practically dominate China if she was to remain the great power in the Philippines and of the Far East. General Edwards had told me of the Taft Policy for the good of the natives an altruistic policy to lead them to Self Govern- ment. I said that I concurred. The good of the native population was the paramount aim and the best achieved depended on the population. It might be possible certainly in Africa, he said that Self Government was not for a century 1 in India though the population was intelligent it was split into so many rival races and race was a factor to deal with In the Philippines but it was more homologous I had seen a coloured race capable
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to take measures of self this they readily agreed protection To 551 to I gathered that his general Japan coincided with regarding ventured views what I surmise. Japan is ; financial with Korea Formosa 2 is and engrossed Manchuria - her position difficult very her 2 *** system of Monopolies possessed bad and she is with the idea of preparing for the next war with Colonising projects and Russia in her with America or wants and elsewhere I gathered no trouble that he surmised that Japan regarded too it as essential that she should practically dominate if China she said the great power In the Phillipines that of the Far to meant East. remain General Edwards had the Taft natives altruistic policy to and Policy for the good lead was an of the to them Self Govern- ment. I said I that concurred. good the paramount best achieved depended of the native population that the should be aim How that good was · on the population. It might possible certainly Africa, he While be that Self Government was not for century 1 said that in India though intelligent was split and rival races race to deal with into SO many in the Philipines but to come would be} more had a the country a it was in 1 it never We " rival religions that an Government was impossible homologous I Personally native had myself seen no coloured race capable
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to

take measures of self

this they readily agreed

protection

To

551

to

I gathered that his

general

Japan coincided with regarding

ventured

views

what I

surmise. Japan

is

;

financial

with Korea Formosa 2

is

and

engrossed

Manchuria -

her

position

difficult very

her

2

***

system of Monopolies

possessed

bad

and she is

with the idea of preparing

for

the next war with

Colonising projects

and Russia

in her

with America or

wants and

elsewhere I gathered

no trouble

that

he surmised

that

Japan regarded

too

it

as essential

that she should practically

dominate

if China

she

said

the great power

In the Phillipines

that

of

the Far

to meant

East.

remain

General Edwards had

the

Taft

natives

altruistic policy

to

and

Policy

for the good

lead

was an

of the

to them

Self Govern-

ment. I said

I that

concurred.

good

the paramount best achieved depended

of the native population

that the

should be

aim

How that

good

was

·

on the population.

It might

possible

certainly

Africa, he

While

be that

Self Government

was

not for

century

1

said that

in India though

intelligent

was split

and rival races

race

to

deal with

into SO

many

in the Philipines but

to come

would be}

more

had a

the country

a

it was

in

1

it never

We

"

rival religions

that an

Government

was impossible

homologous

I Personally

native

had myself

seen

no

coloured

race capable

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