The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-09


ballot may be given. there is no doubt
that we, of the upper class, can control
I employ 100 men nOW-in good times,
more. All these would vote as I say
An educator of Cebu. who has lived
among the Filipinos for twenty-five years
and one of the abIest men I ever met:
For general health and for all human
conditions 1 consider this climate unex-
eelled in the world. When 1 left Europe
twenty-five years ago ana came here my
health was wretched- Here I am never
i'll The resources Of these islands are
simply marvellous. Think of the agrieul-
tural richness of Negroes. Think of the
mineral wealth of Cebui For forty miles
one continuous coal mine The coal is
excellent It is far better than the Japan
coal. And there are very rich copper de-
posits over yonder-nobody ever worked
them yet. There is gold here, too. Here
dust-it was scooped up from one of our
streams here. 1t proves the existence
of very heavy deposits at the point from
down. In another island there are very
rich gold deposits. Let me present you
with this nugget 1t was picked up just
as you see it, I have seen nuggets from
there as large as your thumb-pure. solid
gold. Why are they not worked? Oh, we
have been SO far out of the world you
know-the world has forgotten US. And
then the strange apathy of the Spanish
government and people. But that is all
capable of eIf-government- That ought
They sIe straneiv c6ildisb Th "a 10 not
themselves understand clearly what they
are fighting for. independence to the
common people means anarchy, or rather
socialism. To the upper classes, it means
piaeed in re hands Of the beonIe fbev
be well to make English the language
Of all the islands-but dear me. what a
Why. my dear friend, we have been
teaching them Spanish for 800 years
very badly even now. They are not
bright-really they are stupid They re-
learn with great difficulty Come into
the islands with practical common sense,
perimentally. The islands can be made
great blessing to you. and you to them.
curse
gentleman living in Sulu and who
has spent his entire life in various trop-
zeal countries said:
The resources of these islands are
not even guessed. This land we stand on
grows cocoa. sugar, rice. coffee. and hemp
and all of the finest quality. As to the
health the conditions are perfect I am
thoroughly acquainted with Asiatic and
the ideal climate of them all. l hone YOU
are not commemorative such A thing as
would be a hideous mistake Thev are
utterly incapable of participating in gov
eminent. Maybe in some places munich
pal government might to a limited ex-
tent, be put in the hands of the more
competent natives. but, even then, I
fear it would work badly But govern
-A-~--e -
mean continuous civil war. I want you
people to succeed. but you will ignomin-
a weak or a half hearted government
here. have spent my life here in Bor-
neO. Java, Straits Settlements and other
such places, and I know this people thor
oughly. You have a glorious opportunity
here and you must not ruin it"
will close these few extracts which
are fair sample of a great number of
others, all of which willing to sub
nit to the senate at any time, by reading
a few suggestions made to me by the first
statesman of the far east, who has had
practical experience with similar prob
lens In the course of several long in
terviews he said:
You must establish government over
the islands because it is intellectually to
if you do not, another power will un-
doubtedly take them, involving the world
sible. As to the form Of government you
should have a gOveFnor general of great
sub-officers of districts and under them.
still lower officials for the municipalities
CHOSEN by the people. You should en-
ploy the ablest natives in the govern
them on your side The courts are the
most important consideration of all.
whatever else you do In the armed
forces, don't give any native superior
much for them in the beginning Do it
gradually, as the years go by 1 think
your course Is Clear Ion treat with
them until you defeat them. You must
do that. You can not treat and fight.
Make English the language of the courts,
schools and everything else. Let me
impress on you the necessity of confer
ring your benefits on them quite grad
ually. If you give them too much, they
can not appreciate nor understand. nor
rightly use it. and it will thus be thrown
away; but If you give them the blessing
of free institutions gradually, YOU fur
nish a source of constant gratitude In
the other way, you exhaust yourself at
the beginning, and besides fail in your
good intentions"