The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-12
Points on the Philippines.

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~, me first United States troops, remain
Il thrre a year, and returned home inval-
Id .,tter an attack OF typhoid fever, and
~ IN his way back TO the islands, has
34 D blief resume OF his Impressions of
stands and their people that appears
Ia. rnirely candid and unintluenced by
..u feeling. 1t is modest withai.
5..s not pose as one qualified to pass
...urpt on the problems of State that
,Ispu in relation to the islands, nor
.. .,. discuss in any manner the wisdom
...,r las been done by the government
.I. army. He attempts no argument
.r, hud, but tells simply what b's ex
..pDr during year S service, which
hit him in intimate contact with
sands of the natives, taught him,
5-.N Lodging at the outset that 'differ-
,uesses, seeing the same incidents,
, here. as elsewhere, arrive at different
...tI..iuns." His sole motive appears to
e., present clearly some points that, in
.. arse otcontroversy, have been exag-
..-fl ou both sides in way that cen
. PERSONS who desire to form usl
..o u.s. He says:
Al one returned from the islands the
...l.ut views held by different people
.s c,untry as to the people, the climate
r be productions are very amusing.
innate is SO deadly that civilized
sunot exist, and the heat makes the
..t., an inferno. The climate is heal
.i salubrious; the country is a verit-
INNER resort. The people are
eilus savages and cannibals. The
are enlightened Christians, and
JOSE -Iucated men. Aguinaldo is an
-1uiuus scoundrel, a bribe- taker,
..-.rs are stained with blood money.
...llu is a pure and honest patriot,
only of the welfare of his fellow
..r Ghe truth may be found between
.. Attemes.
us nothing to say of Aguinaldo.
MS statements relating chiefly to
cal, climatic and productive con
ut lie islands and to the character
upple. Perhaps the re is little that
Nrtu set forth before; yet what
ltch says is SO obviously temper
sncere that it commands conf
We shall pass over what he says
tr-t head, III rely noting one
.Il fact u is not that the Their
rgIsters such an extreme height
he constant never ceasing heat
fNSes ana enervates the constltu-
man from the temperate cline.
may he accepted; An Ameri-
e Philippines cannot work in the
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,ye been informed nv President
land numerous unlitical orators
...,f unr,bar al different tribes or
which tho nn,uIotinn is divided
Latch confirms This but saws that
stand them il is necessary TO cor.
I'D, three the TapaIos the Visayans
Nnrns ..They cnnstitnte move
ac.tenths ofthe 10 600 600 people
,,. everything. and relatively. the
fr,. So few in numbers and small in
as fla he n,wnrthy of notice in a
Consideration - These three ara
nliatAd eacb nref;omin.tino in
.f parts of the arcbjpe,ago. that
,n,ation of the several oToups is
mnch more bomooeneous locally
.na' ranrasrntatinns would Lad ne
...S Two of these the Taoalos. in
.. Tuz,n and the northern mart of
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