The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09

told the circumstance, and asked what
would the British ships do in case he
fhe German) fired upon the Americans.
Capt. Chichester said that he was sor-
ry, but his instructions forbade him
to disclose them. Then he added that
he could direct the German admiral to
a gentleman present, who knew and
might tell him. The German was much
gratified, and asked for the name and
address Of the gentleman referred to-
Admiral Dewey, on board the
Olympia" replied Chichester, thereby
making the Dutchman very sick.
The population is large. The area is
Illinois and Indiana combined Q20, 900
square miles), and the population IS
about 100000, or about equal to the
population of those states, which we
think pretty we'll settled. This popu-
lation is all native, and from a three
months study, which I do not pretend
to be anything but superficial, 1 firmly
believe the population to be thoroughly
undesirable. If we could annex these
islands without the population, 1 should
be strongly in favor Of 50 doing, be-
cause Of the possibilities Of great
wealth to result from INTELLIGENT de-
Velopment. But the population is a
great drawback. There are yet 1.O0O.-
O00 wild savages who have never been
brought under the Spanish yoke, and
should We annex them permanently,
many of those poor people would have
to be killed. Then Japs or Hindoos
would have to be imported to do the
work, for these people do not and will
not work; the easiest thing in the world
for them to get is food. They have no
ambition for the comforts that labor
brings. 1t is a fact that the feeble
efforts heretofore made by the Span
1ards in the development of the islands
have been baked by the unwiilingness
Of the natives to labor. 1t may be that
American treatment will inspire the
native to work, but the fact remains
that this will take many patient years
The islands are too densely populated
ever to be subject to American colon
1zation, save by the agents of capital
lists; they will provide no new homes
for Americans in great numbers. 1 be-
Heve that these islands, properly
handled, would produce great wealth.
but not for hundreds Of years could
they be Amerlcanized.
There is not much I would care to
write about the native, as he Is person.
ally repulsive. He is filthy in his per-
son; he cheWs the betel nut, which is
infinitely worse than chewing tobacco:
his hair and person generally are thick
With Vermin, and he is neither truthful
handsome, brave nor stalwart. I don't
know whether Malay stock is good or
not, but I think it bad originally. and
300 years Of Spanish misrule has GER
taiEly lowered 1t to a very low point.
1t is unfeastble to comprehend the
workings Of the Spanish mind. The
charleston in coming out here stopped
at GGahan, Of the Ladrone islands,
and captured the garrison. The Span
lsh governor general excited much pity,
as he was torn away without being
given chance to say goodbye to his
wife, who was about to be confined
But he lost that sympathy by inciden-
tally remarking that a month previous
40 Philippine (native) prisoners had
been sent to him to guard, but he found
1t lnconVenient to guard them, and so
ordered them shot He told this of
hlmself with as much unconcern as
would have in taking a nap. We learn
eo later that this man had the reputa-
ton or causing the death Of 10000 ma
tiVes While he was governor Of CaVite
province. This must be exaggerated,
yet there must also be much truth in
it.
Aguinaldo is the insurgent leader
mere, and he is now a thorn in our
side. We believe now his whole am
bition here was to loot Manila. We
prevented him from that, and would
never permit him to enter Manila with
such intent. He learned that, and
soured on Americans. He had thou
sands Of Spanish prisoners, who were
starving, which was in violation of his
promises to the admiral. We furnished
physicians and rations to these poor
people, and during the next night
Aguinaldo moved out with between
1000 and 5000 Spanish prisoners, and
had them all shot. Now he wishes TO
know by what right Americans land on
the soil Of the Philippine republic with
out his permission