The herald., 1898-11-15
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1S9S.


particularly of California. That is, the
PHILIPPINE prospect of influx of cheap labor from
LABOR IN the new territory. Do not brush away the
CALIFORNIA thought preposterous, even improba
BILE, ithout first looking into it carefully
The Flipinos all barbarians semi barbarlans
There are MANY thousands skilled aboers among them. 1t
said instance that thousand employed in
factory Manila Out of the ten million nhabi
o the archipelago there probably some hundreds Of
thousands who would be glad opportunity I'M
prove condition These people probably
other change whereby they might four five times
their present wages
Why the Fpnos be inclined to visit that part OF
their country lying eastward of the Pacific ocean? Why should
they when here the advantage of settling down to work
for say dollar day, when home they have been
average of onefourh that sum? 1t be
swered that they could employment. Quite likely they
would have difficulty in getting employment at current
but they would have difficulty in getting work at half the
current rates There is where the danger lies. We had
just experience when the horde Italian and other aborer
began pour into the United States few years Wages
here astonngy high compared with rates in Europe
that the foreigners glad take half at first
In that they procured employment with pay perfectly sat
sactoy themselves and crowded out labor that recev
ing decent living wages
But would debar the Flipnos do the Chinese
may say. That is impossible The Filpnos will become a
of the population of the United States the formal
nexaton effected Whether the elective franchise shall be
given them at once question for to determine No
restraint however, be placed upon their part
of the United States From the moment the United States
summaries annexation Filipino baby and Chinese baby and
every other kind born in the Philippine islands, will be the
equal of the California baby in all the rights privileges and
munities of American citizenship.
There getting around this provision OF the
constitution A persons born natuazed in the United
States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof citizens the
United States The Chinese exclusion would opera
tive against Chnaman whose babyhood in the Philippines be-
gan subsequent annexation Again. the constitution declares
that the citizens each State shall be entitled to all the priv
ges and mmunites of citizens in the several State 1t
evident therefore that there will be nothing prevent
Fpnos from coming the Pacific and would strange
indeed. if they should not come in great numbers
An important stimuan to such will doubtless be
speculative importation of Philippine labor No antimmgra
laws such operate to check the flood of cheap labor
Europe could hold against the Fpnos In they would
be specially fayored above all classes of immigrants
of nonrescton This transpac part the country
would veitable Ell Dorado cousins
The facilities for their coming the will be
lent Several steamship lines from this coast including
San Diego ne will touch Manila Cheap seerage fares
will offer inviting opportunities And let it not be thought
moment that the Fiipinos ndoent tmd
would be dsincned to venture the Remember
they belong to the Malay people famous their bravery
daring treachey, criminality and general rascaity