Evening star., 1900-08-18

to the Chinese store on Monday and buy
on credit s; worth of goods. At the end
of the week he will pay this s. and spend
the remaining 80 at a cock fight in gam
bling. If he loses he gets credit for the
next week. if he wins he stops work until
his winnings are spent The Chinese is
economical and Industrious. The / -lipino
Is lazy, thriftless, extravagant and gam
bier
Then you think the Americans cannot
get along without Chinese immigratiGn?'
Il think you must have Chinese labor if
tablfsh factories you will NEED it. You
cannot build railroads without it, and, in
fact there is scarcely a large undertaking
in which it is not here a necessity.
First XIII. Then Rob.
II believe the Filipino will do better after
time" said l. They only need good wages
an9 some direction
That will make them no better was
the reply of the captain general of Chi
nese. "You will find them as every one
else has found them absolutely unreliable.
Your Filipino laborer Will work fer you
for two days and leave you without notice
You canrot send him where you please
nor order him You please. He
is treao herous to the core, and you
can never trust him. He may be a faith
full servant for twenty years, and If an
gered he will rob kill you without COM
Function. The element of gratitude is not
in him. Life is not a sacred thing with
him. Other robbers steal if possible with
OUT taking life. the Filipino and the Malay
kill first and then rob. The thief is usually
a murderer before he steals.
His View of American Policy.
/ From what you say, Don Carlos. 1
Judge you do not think the Filipinos fit to
govern themselves
No, do not. and I don't think they will
ever be able to do so. If they ever have
oF ,t,a 7 In
Even the best of them are half savage.
Scratch the surface of the Filipino and you
will find the treacherous, piratical, blood
thirsty Malay. They are jealous Of one an
other. They have no regard for human life,
and when they come into control assassIna-
tions vii! be as common as robbery IS
now.
What do you think of the American pol
icy of treating them / asked.
1t is too gentle. | should shoot the ban
dts and ladrones wherever found. a score
or so of such executions would make the
country comparatively quiet. You can con-
troll these people only by fear. Through that
they may be made respectable citizens. The
Spaniards understood this General Blanco
tried the gentle policy and had trouble all
the time. His succt ssor began by executing
twenty-three of the most troublesome of
the Fiipinos. and for two years after that
there was opposition
Suppose you were President Mckinley,
Don Carlos, what would you do as to the
islands?'' 1 asked.
"I?" replied the rich Chinese. evidently
flattered at the thought. IF l We're the
President of the United States l should
shoot every man who did not support the
government. / might give the people some
liberty, but | should not allow them to
think they would ever govern themselves"
DO you think any of the Filipinos are
real friends of the United States?'
Their lips sweet, but their hearts
are bitter" was the emphatic reply. "They
say one thing to your military governor
and do the opposite. They consult with you
and report your plans and thoughts to the
inSurrectos. No. not one of them is your
friend
This practically closed the interview, al
though talked farther to the cOndi-
ton Of the Chinese and the advsablity of
their exclusion