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A state commission to study the race problem

A state commission to study the race problem

The writer suggests the creation of a state commission to study the race problem and propose concrete solutions. The questions the committee ought to investigate include the following: 1. Does crime increase or decrease with education among the negroes? … 13. Does a complete separation of the races improve or aggravate the relations existing between them? … 24. Does the example of Hayti show that the negro cannot be left alone?

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-24

Letter from David Jessup Doherty to William H. Taft

Letter from David Jessup Doherty to William H. Taft

David Jessup Doherty updates Secretary of War Taft on various situations in the Philippines. The Leyte uprising is being resolved peacefully. Doherty believes that diplomatic, rather than military, measures are the best way to solve uprisings. Doherty also believes that the land tax policy in the Philippines is unfair to many Filipinos, and that an internal revenue tax would be better. Doherty also writes about the prospects of independence, as many groups and factions want independence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17