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some opportunities for American capital"

Yes, 1t would" replied General Grant.
The trees could be easily gotten down to
the little rivers and into Subig bay, from
| Of the world"
How about the other parts Of the coun-
Development"
In some sections they are very good.
| Tne product of rice and sugar could be
| largely increased with scientific cultivation.
| me sugar lands can be made to yield a
| chlnery more sugar could be COTTON out of
the cane. A number of modern sugar mills
might be established here to grind cane for
| the small planters. They could pay the
people as much for the cane as they now get
| from raising and grinding it and still make
| a big profit off the increase in the product.
! There Is more good land here than is gen.
| orally supposed. I went over a low pass in
the mountains north of Subig bay and
| found myself in a thriving agricultural val
| ley inhabited by about $4,000 people 1t
] was from twenty to thirty miles wide hav-
! inS Eta9 soil and luxuriant crops. There
! Is great deal of rice and many cocoanut
| groves. The people raise water buffaloeS,
chickens and pigs There are many such
| valleys in Luzon and also much undevel-
oped country. There is really no book
| which gives an adequate idea of the Phil
ippines. Much of the country still awaits
| the advent Of the prospector"
How about nines?' asked.
I cannot tell you. 1t is said that there
are large deposits of coal and some gold,
btM so far have seen none. The chief
| minerals are found on some Of the other is
| lands"
| The Philippines as Possible States,
| do you think. general, that the islands
| are worth what they are costing us3"
Il think SO, and even were they not do
not see how the United States could have
taken any other course. If after matters
are settled the Filipinos want to be freed
from the United States 1t becomes a polit,
1caI question which the people at home can
decide: At present they have fired on the
nag OF our country. and We cannot tolerate
that Our national honor demands that we
own satisfaction.
Personally, think the people will soon
become loyal and contented. l believe they
will in time govern themselves, as a part
OF our own people. and that one or two
states can be added to the Union from the
philippines. with as loyal citizens as those
| OF any OF the states we made from the ter
rltory which we got from Mexico. There
are from eight to ten millions of consumers
mere. and the Islands will furnish a good
market. They will also be base from
which we can push our commercial rela-
lions with China and the rest of the far
east These islands are on the trade routes
OF Australia, China, Japan and India, and
stop here for coal and food supplies 1 see
| no reason why the Philippines will not
grow steadily in value.'
The Length of the War.
How has it happened that the war has
lasted so long? Many people in the United
States have wondered why the same ground
| has had to be fought over so many times"
Zone reason was the nature of the war
fare" said Gen. Grant. 1.-The Filipinos
would fire upon US, and we would go out
and punish them. Then, as we had not
enough troops to occupy all the places, we
had to fall back. In short time they
would again attack u.s. and we would go
out again and repei them. This was the
case all summer AS more troops came in
we began to advance to the north. We
have now occupied the whole of that region,
and we believe that the war will soon be
ended for good"
Otis and the Conduct of the War.
How about Gen. Otis and his conduct of
the war;"
Il now think that we are very fortunate
in having Gen. Otis here. 1 did think when
L first came there were some WAYS in
which his administration of affairs might
have been bettered, but the results have
shown me that he was right and was
wrong. He has done mighty well with the
material he has had on hand We came
over here with the idea of keeping Manila
only ana with no expectation of carrying
the war into the whole country. After the
spanish war was over the insurrection
came. and just then <he volunteers whose
terms had expired, wanted to return home
They had the right to do so under the
law and the army had to be reorganized
rms was when We were in a state of siege
IN; men =. tne rainy season came on and dur
ing II we could do but little As whole
the war mas been carried on without a sim
gle disaster We have not lost COMPANY
have not been driven out of a single post
nor from single position. Considering the
time and the large number of soldiers nm
der arms there have been very few casual
ues and comparatively little loss Of life
IN lne whole campaign we have lost fewer
fha a..
important battles of the civil war I don't
think there have been more than $50 or at
most more than 275 deaths altogether We
IoSt more men in one day at Santiapo than
we nave lost here in a wear and more
Our death rate up to January averaged
not more than forty to the thousand TAX
ing every KIND OF death into consideration
The death rate of the city of New York is
over twenty-five per thousand This has
been during years fighting in tropical
country. 1t shows that the troops have
been well cared for. and that thew have
been well fed, The feeding of the troons
mas, in fact, been a wonder to the foreign
army men here. One of the French mill
tary omcers who was sent here to watch
the war said that the most surprising
thing to him was that the soldiers on the
nrlng line were supplied with fresh beef
killed in Chicago, more than 1900 miles
| away"
Not n Vice Presidential Candidate.
How about the vice presidency, geueralo
When I left home they We're discussing
your name among those of the possible
candidates."
Il am not candidate" replied General
Grant Il have no expectation of political
preferment, though of course, 1 should
like such nomination, just as any other
man naturally would. I am certainly do
ing nothing to secure it. l came out here
merely because 1 thought it my duty as a
soldier and as long as 1 can be of service
am willing to stay. AS soon as that time
Is over shall be ready and anxious to go
home" FRANK G. CARPENTER
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