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Miscellaneous. 



by discouraging the coming of capital, 

 thus impending and delaying the arrival 

 of that time when a national existence 

 will be possible. 



The success of an administration varies 

 directly with the degree of confidence 

 and assistance given by the people them- 

 selves. The desire and ability to assist 

 the Government is characteristic of suc- 

 cessful democratic forms of Government, 

 and I invite the Filipino people to bring 

 to me their recommendations and sug- 

 gestions of measures for the betterment 

 of their condition with the certainty 

 that I shall always be ready to receive 

 them with sympathetic attention. 



To the Americans I say, those of you 

 who wish to see the fullest measures 

 of American successs in these Islands 

 should deal courteously with the Fili- 

 pino. Speak to him fair ; deal him fairly, 

 and look after his interests as though 

 they were yours, as indeed they are. To 

 those who are engaged in business I add, 

 do not feel it necessary to make a big 

 profit on each transaction. It is not 

 important that each transaction should 

 be profitable to you ; it is important 

 that each transaction should be credit- 

 able to you. The great axiom of modern 

 business is that a trade to be a good 

 trade must be a good trade for both 

 parties. A man to really succeed in 

 business must have his clients and cus- 

 tomers satisfied. Safe profits are made 

 by economies in operation, in transport- 

 ation, in methods of production and 

 manufacture and not by charging high 

 prices. See that your customer gets his 

 full money's worth, and that the goods 

 which he receives of you are as 

 represented. Those who do otherwise 

 are enemies to the successful adminis- 

 tration of the Islands. It is not that I 

 object to large profits— on the contrary 

 I should like to see all the merchants 

 here accumulating wealth — but that I 

 believe the methods I have suggested 

 will result in a greater volume of busi- 

 ness that will in the long run yield larger 

 and safer returns. To all of you I say : 

 Have confidence, turn your attention to 

 those occupations which are fitting fco 

 people in time of profound peace. There 

 is not on the horizon discernible any 

 cloud which indicates the possibility of 

 any kind of disturbance in the present 

 status of these Islands, either from with- 

 in or from without, by insurrection or 



war. The United States is strong, deter- 

 mined, fixed in her policy, and not to be 

 dissuaded or coerced. The development 

 of the Philippine Islands will proceed 

 along the lines originally set forth, 

 strictly adhered to by. each successive 

 administration and by gradual processes 

 in lines of declared policy, not by spasms 

 or jerks. 



There seems to be in some quarters 

 a fear that with the new administra- 

 tion there is an intended change of 

 regime; that somehow or other the 

 people will be made to suffer by the 

 exercise of something which they de- 

 signate as "the strong hand," I hope 

 that my hand will prove to be strong 

 in justice, in maintaining law and order, 

 in helping the weak and distressed, in 

 combating the forces of evil. No people 

 want a weak or feeble government. 

 The only persons who need fear the 

 exercise of a strong hand are those who 

 fear justice, or those who for reasons 

 of their own may be planning evil. 

 The man who is loyal to himself, loyal 

 to the people, and loyal to his oath of 

 allegiance to the United States need 

 have no anxiety. I think that the char- 

 acter and history of the present Presi- 

 dent of the United States is a guarantee 

 that no man will be allowed to remain a 

 Governor of these Islands who uses his 

 power in an unjust cause or to the dis- 

 advantage of the rights of the Filipinos 

 as guaranteed them by the liberal pro- 

 visions of Congress. 



In friendliness, in co-operation, there 

 is strength ; in recrimination, in hostility, 

 there is weakuess. Let us all reach out 

 the hand of friendship to our neighbour, 

 and endeavour to promote an era of good 

 feeling, of ample confidence; of mutual 

 respect, and of co-operation that we may 

 all secure the realisation of the main 

 object to the attainment of which all the 

 energies of this administration are here- 

 by pledged ; namely, the material pros- 

 perity of the Philippine Islands. 



Erratum. 



In the article on Paper-making Fibre 

 on p. Ill, under "Tests to be applied 

 . . ."the fourth, should read "it must 

 not require cultivation."— Ed. 



