The Lamar register., 1898-09-07
Men srrr.s HARD TASK.
us.i Lie. p.far. ths oer.rssr of Tn.
philippines

American has ever been hoBored with q
mls.iou like thar assigned to Gen. Mer-
rim and none has ever entered upon 4
,ore dialcnlt task Il is hard enough
4, deal with homogeneous race OF civ
ulred men, but the 1890. 900 people
,xaiting the adyent Of Gen. Merritt are
,t BADLY mixed as any equally large
body Of people on earth The native
.leueat predonlinates. though. like the
spauisrds. the Chinese have acquired
vsry substantial foothoId. and the two
udeiy varying races have largely In
,f-miuEiea their blood With that Of the
native Inhabitants. The mestiEos. or
ulrsd races. greatly ou;numbcr the
spanlAras and exert decided influence
n the islands The great majority OF
he merchants and landed proprietoss
trr The descendants OF spanish fathers
ipd natiys mothers, Although quite
exclusive. the best spanish society ae-
EI;s nesilro women In large numbers
10 Us eirrleG Most OF the subordinate
u-eers OF the government bsiouE to
his class As rule the male natives
are s ood-nRturcd. snperxtitious and
lary set. bu; the women manifest much
industry and are said 10 be As Sirtuous
as any Sc, OF women on earth. The
i.scsadants Of Chinese and native
Suzez are much more industrious and
,ats-pTisinE than the natives OF the
pare blood When he has conquered
TIE Phillppsnez Gcn- Merritt Will hnd
slzssi; In difseal, position and much
tno~iedge zad great tact win Be re-
,sirsd 70 manage the heterogeneous
cas- o, people. varying from Malay
pirates 10 accomplished English husi-
r-ss Inen- A radically new system Of
rpT,rnmsai will have TO be introduced.
| that al present IN vogue being AZ least
osutzry behind the times Spain ssnt
Ire ruord to the West indies and heId
,As aatives In subsection By brute foree.
| sAs ADOPTED n diferent course With the
Philippines In lieu OF soldiers she
s,sf priests and In place Of forts erect
e eAurrhez- Her priests converted
| kogsznss cf the natives to Chrisiianity
I'd have IN the past controlled thern
ts,tsr lkaa a large standing army
oeElt have doae. Often has Spain. when
b sat saHncisi straits. appealed 10 her
eastern poaessions Tor extra r1ouey.
aaa sever In vain. the devoted priests
h.4ys managing to raise and forward
fhs szans demanded. IL is a ycritAblc
,zp.re tha; Gea. Merritt goes to take
rosssztlon Of In the name Of the An-rt-
cs- people Tbs islands number about
f9a and coutain about fs0. 600 square
nDss. territory equal 20 nearly three
faurths of the entire German empire
10 con1uer and establish authority tn
SazA = vast. widely scattered territory
ls II t;seis no trifinx task. particularly
sAsa Il is remembered ,hA; some Of
iAs Islands have never been fully sI-
flsr,d, much less civilized. The eoun-
/try zus; be eiAkssd a. hiiiy and noun
flisous. one peak rising to height OF
lQeoo feet. white ave are over s.fsea
fsrs above the sea level The entire
rszntry from sea 10 sea. Including hills
sht mountains. Is covered xith a dense
.s1iiru2ioal vess;ation. the Philip
f.ass occupying about the Eams iAfi-
fSte a. Cuba There are three distinct
p~asous-eold from November TO
March, bot from March TO June and wet
frou July TO October. Terrific than-
rssstorns occur In May and June. Coal
Soznts In Immense aepoalts. the
se.ls. many of them on the cosat, run
fiaE from ten 20 twenty feet In thick
fssA Iron ore. the equal Of that found
Sweden, exists In great abundance.
p also DO deposits Of copper None of
Aess have ever been developed TO any
focsiderahle extent. Gold exists in all
Pc Islands and experts declare that
failious could easily be taken out. AMI
pa life is very generally dirused: ey-
Tything on earth that walks. runs. nies
sStmS lnhabitins these Islands. The
ora Is remarkable. there being 4.4Ts
lsiine, species Of flowers. The prod
lets include almost every Kind OF fruit
I'd grain, coffee, sugar. tea, rice. pota-
oss. European vegetables. a hundred
ints Of bamboo and the famous Ma
la hemp that has become ouch a ne
essiiy in American manufactures. A
irieult task has been laid out for Gen.
ssrritt, but a rich empire awaits his
objection. No one doubts that he will
'ovH equal to the task. though he will
lneounter great difficulties and suffer
enous tisappointments. He Is a thor
Ugh American and has been farmer.
AEyer, soldier and practically a MILL
ny governor on our American from
er. where he has come In contact with