The San Francisco call., 1899-08-03

come citizens.
! CORPORAL G. w. CONNER. Company
! D-From what I saw of the Philippines
they seemed to be sufficiently populated.
| In fact 1t contains q pauper population.
Apparently there is no land that could
| be had by Americans for agriculture, as
it all seems to be in the hands of others.
| The islands are no place for a white man,
as they cannot stand the climate. Again,
the wages are such that white man
could not lower his dignity and work
for them and exist Nothing but rice, to-
bacco and corn could grow there. Wheat
would dry out in the hot season and in
! the wet season drown out. do not think
| the islands would be profitable to TINS
| country because the conditions are so dlt-
/ ferent 1t would be hard to get the ma
/ tives to work under our system of labor
laws, as they are too independent. The
climate is unsuitable to our race. 1t is
either too warm or too wet. If you were
TO ask every man in the regiment whether
the Filipinos should be made citizens you
would get the same answer-No. The peo-
pie are too easily controlled by one power
and that power is the church.
PRIVATE J. 4. RUDDY, Company D
1 do not think the Philippines are lack
ing in population. 1t is more thckly
I populated than 1 have seen 1T In the
| United States. 1t would be easy for new
| corners to. secure land in the mountain
regions, but in the farming country the
lands seems to have all been taken up
and IS under a high state of cultivation
To me it seems good cattle country.
The products mentioned in the question
would not thrive there. The country is
| more suited for sugar-cane, rice ana TO-
| bacco. I do not think Americans can Ia
Dor there. If they have cattle they can
oct lnfh
| Chinese and the natives do most OF the
hard work / am unable to answer
/ whether there would be an Improvement
in the Philippines if our labor laws were
introduced there. l do not think our Ia
Dor laws would suit their form OF gov
ernment. The country is unsuited for
white man to live there except in winter,
and then it is disa greeable. In my opin-
ion it weakens white man to live there.
do not think the natives should ever
have the chance to become citizens, as
they are unfit for the dignity. They are
not to be trusted voting or In having
ANYTHING to say about running the Gov
ernment.
PRIVATE ROY A. NEWBY, Company
fThere are no indications OF lack OF
population in the Philippines. In fact,
the islands appear to be pretty Wen set
| tied | do not think the opportunities for
obtaining land for agricultural purposes
there are very good. So far as crops are
! concerned L think that nearly all cereals
! can be raised there successfully. Corn is
grown in great quantities there now, and
there are lots of cattle and hogs in the
foothills and mountains. l think Ameri-
cans can labor there although they could
not. of course, compete with the Chinese
| coolies. who do nearly all the hard work
! The islands, in my opinion, can be made
| profitable by the Introduction of our sys-
/ tenn of agriculture there and the enforce
ment of our labor laws. l do not, how
| ever, think the climate is at all suited to
people of our race. AS long as they do
not try to work in the fields. and take care
of themselves, they are all right The
| FiIipinos would make good citizens, as
thev are intelligent and intensely interest
| ed in everything American.
PRIVATE H. E. TAFT. Company D
The Philippines are not lacking in popula-
| tion. Every house contains ten or twelve
/ small-sized families. The islands "shine"
in population if in nothing else. l think
the chances of getting land are very poor.
| What the church does not own the En-
glish residents do. Wheat and barley
/ would dry out in that climate. You can
raise cattle and hogs. It's fine cattle
country There are not many cattle there,
but what we saw ofthem were fat and con-
tented Americans could never do COM
mon labor there and stand the climate.
If a man has the work done by the na-
tives he will get along. All the heavy
work is done by the Filipinos nd the
/, Chinese. / do not think our labor laws
ran ever be introduced in that country.
IF Won do not have to undergo hardShipS
! the climate will suit you If you do 1t is
unfit for you. The Filipinos are too treach
ero,Is to be made citizens. You could buy
them off TOO easily and they are unfit to
be the equals of an American.
PRIVATE WOODS. Company D-The
islands are not lacking in population.
There is very little chance for an out
! slider getting any land, as it Is held by
the church and English syndicates. The
climate is such that American products
could be raised there, such as corn and
rye Wheat and barley might also be
raised. but not to any great extent. L
don't think white men could labor in the
| fields because of the heat and the price
paid for labor. The negroes work too
cheaply The Chinese and the Filipinos
are .he only kind who can work there.
/ The labor laws of the United States can
never be enforced in the Philippines, as
the conditions are different Some of ur
! race can withstand the climate, but II is
not a climate that suits active people. It
makes them lazy l don't think the Fill
/ ipinos should be made citizens of the
/ United states, because J1ey are pTeJu-
diced and every one will fight until they
are killed before they are made citizens.
PRIVATE ]. L. REILLING, Company
D-There seems to be plenty of popula-
ton in the Philippines. Land would be
/ difficult to purchase. as it belongs to in
dividuals and is rented out. The whole
country seems to be taken up and devel-
oped by cheap labor. Various products
are raised there. Cattle do not seem to
/ thrive or account of the dry climate 1t
is too warm for white people. The least
exertion fatigues them. The coolies do
the heavy work in Manila, but the Fill
ipinos do the farm drudgery. The labor
laws of this country would not in my
/ opinion apply to the islands, because of
the changed conditions. The white race
can stand the climate. but the heat i'm
pairs their energy. l do not think the in
habitants of those islands are entitled to
! the rights Of citizenship and they should
never be allowed in this country, as they
will be of no benefit here.
SERGEANT BENJAMIN DUPJIS.
Company D-From what 1 saw of the