The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02

Thomas r. Evans. senior member of the
food stuff importing and army supply
firm OF Thomas E. Evans & Co., of Man
la. arrived in the city yesterday from
Vancouver, b. c., having come direct
from the Philippines via Hongkong He
is en- route East to contract with the big
packing house men OF Chicago. whose
representative he Is IN the islands, on
matters OF trade.
Mr.. Evans has been in the islands since
their occupation by the United States.
and his house is the largest in any line
i OF trade In Luzon. Last year his bust
ness, as evidenced by papers he has with
him. was between s250p,0oo and ss,oooooo
every cent representing merchandise i'm
ported from the United States.
He went to the Philippines in June 1895,
and IT was on his steamer that the first
troops were landed on the Manila side
OF the bay, from transports, when they
took up a position in the historic Camp
Dewey. from which the march on Manila
was begun on the morning of August IS,
1898. Shortly afterward. Mr.. Evans re.
ceived contract from the government to
supply the army with fresh meat After
the occupation OF Manila he established
his present house, and since has furnished
the army with many other supplies and
has done a large wholesale business
about the Islands.
Gold I'm the Islands.
He has with him several ounces OF coarse
placer gold taken from the streams
about sixty miles south Of Manila, and q
nugget weighing about s. In gold. found
sun further south. He has had mining
! engineers prospecting in all parts OF the
islands. and says that so far, gold has
not been found in quantities that would
warrant the introduction OF machinery.
but that II is no doubt there.
"A short time ago l sent one OF the
largest mills OF this CITY," he said at the
Butler. yesterday. "a 1000 sack trial or
der OF -four. The shipment arrived In good
order, and upon tests by my own chemist
! and also the government expert. II showed
1 better result than any -four we have
had. We expect TO do big business in
THIS hour from now on.
The Islands will be at peace within six
months after the election. The present
guerrilla warfare is being kept alive by
| Bryan's speeches and the Democratic
! press. Some few robbers stiIl remain in
/ the Interior and hold out hope TO others.
! They get their strength from the impress
sion that they are working on the SYM
| pathy OF the American people. and will
| secure enough votes for Bryan to elect
| him.
Home Rule Fails.
$50 far as turning the islands over to
the Filipinos. In case Of Bryan's election,
a thing being done European nations
| would not allow Il. They would simply
step In and swallow up the great key to
/
capable of governing themselves has
been demonstrated in the large number
up in all the towns occupied by the Amer
lean troops. The only idea Filipino has
Is to get an office and conduct II after
| the manner OF the misunderstanding
| everything, irrespective of where the bur-
den may fall
Independence in the Philippines would
be many times worse for the people
themselves than is the government OF
| China for the Chinese. These are facts
that no man who has spent any time
/ there can deny and as I am not poll
/ tician In any sense I have no reason TO
speak other than the truth.
'"rhe Philippine islands are the key to
the trade Of the Esssern Pacific; , Ten Ten
United states government. Will be the
distributing point of the whole East.
,b ssensd largest res ' sSppnr BORT IN the
! world When the United States completes
the needed improvements in Manila bay
and about the city of Manila. all Of which
have been planned. Hongkong will be a
small port compared with Il.
Manila win he the distributing point
Singapore. the strait Settlements. Ton
kin and all the far East.
Revenues Already Adequate.
"Or the islands themselves II can be said
there Is not a foreigner there who does
not wish they belonged 10 his own govern
ment. There is sufficient area OF suitable
I H--"~N-
the world can use.
'arhe revenues Of the custom house OF
the city Of Manila now run from SSEa n0a
10 81 .0oo.eoo month. and are wholly ade-
auhte TO care for all the expenses Of n
civil government fer the islands. Under
| spanish regime these revenues amounted
20 about $4,000 month our docks al
| Manila simply won't hold the goods tina;
are. awaiting to be piled upon them.
The civil government OF the city Is
building warehouses and extending the
dock space a. rapidly as possible with
lumber, principally brought from Wash.
'neton. and yet we can't ind room for the
In two years, with war lasting e greater
portion OF the time. and for an tina time
e being unsafe 20 40 far into the intc-
rior,
Civilization Demands Occupation.
When conditions have become settled
and capital and TN the soii and de-
velop the other resources Of the iSiauds.
4 you can form some idea Of the reai value
IT Is the general belief among all whr
have paid any attention 10 the matter
that some day the source Of the placer
q se large bodies ~ copper ere. an aii y
which are very rich, in several OF the
The richest Of ali the Philippine natur.
~ products. 50 far however. IL coal
Great fields In an undevei0ped stata ara
@ BE found IN almost every island. n
q coal os good quality some N these
aeies ARE four or ave miles square or
tHha a coal field IL being developed and
the warshlps are using the product with
satisfactory results, II was certainly q
great stroke OF fortune for the United
States when tbs Islands Ten inte our POS.
session.
THE situation Is 3ssi this. II ~ Aga.ns,
every principle cf civilization "a fask II
returning the ISLANDS 70 the natives Muir
der, arson and robbery would be every
where prevalent
IT would he cruel - abander the great
masses az natives to such a rule
The commission sent over by the gov
eminent Is composed % the right kind o.
uen. The commissioners take active
! charge today. Since THAR arrival fhvy
have been holding three educational meet
inEs each week AZ which the plans OF the
american g0HsrnmcEt are EXPLAINED
Crest crowds have attended and the PEG.
pc, ater lrarn!ng what Is ~ be- dane