Suggestion to Introduce mentary System Criti Manila, Sept. 16.
Amendment of the Philippine or-garlic act $0 as to introduce a form Of government. modelled after the! British Parliamentary system urged by Mr. Henry L. Stimson, former Secretary of War. Mr. Stim: eon visited Manila last year and conferred at length, Sergio Osmens proponent of The an American Governor-General with certain powers of supervision and veto, a Filipino Prime Minister, and a Cabinet, the members of _which are to be chosen from and responsible to the Legislature, Dissolution of the Legislature and a general! election when the government fails to command a majority are also provided.
Dhe plan has met much criticism from Americar residents of the Philippines, who hold that it would Tend to a repetition of the disasters which attended the Harrison regin" Mr, Harvison left most of the busi-mess of government. to the legislative leaders, who functioned as a Cabinet responsible only to the Legislature.
An alternative suggestion has been made, that if the parliamentary aystem is introduced, certain depart-monte of the Government should be reserved to the Governor-General. These would probably be the constabulary, the non-Christian tribes bureau, the audit bureau, and others. Tt has'also been suggested that in ease of maladministration of any department under native control, the} Governor-General should be a thorized t6 take it over until the abuses be correeted.—Reuter.
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