The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Nebraskans Tell of Conditions
That Make Prosperity
Impossible.

came across some of the prettiest corn
fields | ever saw in my life. They don't
know how to raise it and they don't know
how to shock it. The introduction of our
farming implements would be beneficial,
but l hardly think a white man would be
able to farm there profitably. The eli
mate can be endured when one gets
thoroughly acclimated. but that takes
some time and in the meantime man
is working under discomforting circum-
stances.
PRIVATE FRED MANN, Company
M-The Philippines are thickly settled.
and their natives are prosperous. Some
of my colleagues differ with me in regard
to the possibilities of the country, but
am still convinced that the islands will
prove a benefit to our country. Their
farming land is hard to beat. You can
land was worth it l wouldn't be down
there fighting for it. Around Malolos we
saw the pretuest country you ever laid
eyes on. L think the Introduction OF
American agricultural methods possible,
but the introduction of the American
labor system is out of the question. Any
thing that can be raised in our Southern
States can be raised down there. Their
sweet potatoes are simply delicious. In
predict that they will make rich strike
there. Right in the streams along the
country through which we passed gold
sparkled. Many of the Montana boys
PANIED it and said it was excellent in
quality. We wore our blue shirts part of
the time and worked in them, too, so I
see no reason why a white man can't live
there can come pretty near living
there and doing anything those negroes
shoulder. I would not be surprised X
they could pack a stove or piano. The
idea of making them citizens of this coun-
try is preposterous.
SERGEANT OWE, Company M--Tne
introduction of American labor principles
in the Philippines is utterly impossible,
according to my judgment. The natives
and Chinese work all day for a quarter,
rf hos
The country is rich and fertile, but be-
lieve it impossible to raise good cereals
there. Wheat raising is out of the ques,,
ton. The country is thicllly settled and
the people seem prosperous. ! am OPP
posed to making the natives citizens Of
the United States. In any case they would
never be any more than they are now
of lower type even than a Chinanan.
PRIVATE E. E. SUTTON, Company
MI think 1 could work in the Philip
pines without much discomfort. After i
right. Our American methods of agricul-
ture could be introduced without much
trouble. but I doubt whether an Ameri-
can could grow rich off the products OF
the soil The land there is hard to get,
and its cultivation would be a father
tedious occupation for a white man. With
capital a man could clear up a foUtune,
but a laborer stands little chance. The
introduction CT our labor system and the
abolition of theirs is impossible If a
ments for farming, with good horses, he
could get along all right. Their corn is
poor in quality-sOmething like our own
ninety-day corn. The islands might bene-
fit capitalists who invest their money
there. but I don't think they will ever be
benefit to the masses of our people.
PRIVATE H. B. COPSEY, Company
M-The idea of remodeling the labor sys-
tenn of the Philippines is impossible. The
Filipinos are of the same grade as the
Cinnamon. and they work for % cents
day. l don't think the country is worth
I fighting for. I can work almost any
where at almost anything, but l can't
work in the Philippines. The climate is
not suited TO people of our race. L am
decidedly opposed to giving the Filipinos
the rights of citizenship.