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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
senator Perkins on Asiatic Trade.

Senator George c. Perkins has contribu-
ted to a recent number OF the 'Independ-
ent, an article on The Open Door as
Seen From the Pacific Coast" which pre-
sents some interesting facts in regard to
the growth Of our commerce with the
Far East. While the Senator has much 10
say as to the peculiar advantages of Cali
fornia, the increasing demand in the ORR
ent for American goods, which is the key
note of his monograph, furnishes eneour-
agement to the agricultural and industrial
interests Of the whole country. He points
out that China has already taken our Pc
troleum and our cotton, which makes the
open door interesting to Pennsylvania. to
Massachusetts,, and to the whole South"
and now the Chinese are beginning to ask
for American breadstuffs. The total ex-
ports from the Pacific Coast doubled in
ten years. the greater portion Of the com
modities being wheat, which shows an in
crease Of more than fifteen millions dur
ing the decade ending with 1898. 1t is
not cOntended that the entire amount went
to Asia, but a very definite idea OF the
growing popularity OF AmAriean products
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
FOR HER BROTHERS SAKE.
A Girl Takes vows That His Hearing
WAY BE ReStored.


CHICAGO, H., Feb. 23.-Niss Mary
HOlway. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. ". c..
HoIway. wealthy Chicagoans. yesterday
took the VOWS as a member Of the Order
Of Poor Clares. binding her to poverty and
silence The initiation was performed TN
der the service Of the Holy Ceremony OF
Clothing. and took place before the con-
vent altar at Fifty-third and Latin Streets.
She is twenty-five years old and attractive
in appearance. She is pledged under her
VOWS 10 maintain absolute silence for
twenty-three out Of every twenty -four
hours.
Miss HOlway was led TO take the veil
in the hope that her sacrifice would lead TO
the ultimate cure Of her seveu-year-CId
brother. who is deaf She had been told
Of the miraculous cures which had been
performed by the clOister nuns. and six
months ago she began the study OF the
VOWS and duties Of the order The con-
vent was crowded with relatives ard
friends. When the VOWS had been regis
tered. the bridal garments were removed
and the sable cloak Of the order was don
ned by the new sister Of the Order OF Poor
CI9TCC
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
A Widows Two Pensions,
From the Detroit Free PressD

(From the Detroit Free PreSS.)
When n widow IS ganted a pension il is for
life, unless she again uarrics. when her pension
is for ever forfeited, yet MIS-. Lucy Welle. who
lives az Flat Rock, Wayne county, can claim
that she has drawn two widows pensions. She
was married 20 Garrett Chase, Twenty-fOurth
Michigan Volunteers, and he was killed on the
first day Of the battle OF Gettysburg. july l. 1853
She granted pension his widow and con-
tinued to draw il while the war was going on
and until she married another Michigan soldier
John Welle, a number Of the Seventeenth Mchi-
gan Infantry. Welle died May 10 last. She has
Just been notified that her claim has been granted
and she viii again be placed the pension rolls
a widow. This is said to be a very unusual
case
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
definition of n Dachshund.

(From the saturday Evening Post)
This is what the boy wrote about the dach-
shund: The dachshund is a dorg, notwithstand-
in appeerencis. lie has fore legs, two in front
an two behind an they amt on speekin' terms.
l wuuzt made a dockshound out o. a cOwcumber
an fore matchis, IN il lookt nacheral as life.
DOCkshounds is fairly intelligent cOnsiderin' thare
shaip. Thare brains beiu' so far away frum
thare tales IL bothers them sum to wag The lat
tur. / wunst roo a dockshOund who was TOO i'm
pashunt 10 waite till he Good signal the hole length
Of his boldly when ne wanted to wag his tale, So
he maid it up with his tale tibet when he wanted
il to wag he would shake his rite ear. an when
the tale seen it shake it wood wag. But AS Ter
me. gimme a bull pup with peddygree."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
The MononoItst,s Pnrndirc.

(FrOm the New York Commercial Advertiser)
II is a singular fact that in China everything
tend, TO organization and Capitalization. both Of
capital aud labor; il Is the land par excellence Of
the rnonopoIist and the trades union; every in
dustry. almost is welded together in an oTgauiza-
ton which more than holds its own against the
Chinese monOpolst. mercileSS and TapaCiOus
here as ne is everywhere, and even more so. since
the human being. where there Is such over
plus is the least 20 be considered of all animated
creatures. As an example. il may be said that
the public wells from which the water il sold
by the ,ucketful in Pekin are all controlled by
one maa who has secured this privilege from the
Government for a good round sum: this well
Inenopclst controls the price Of water 10 a certain
point that is as far as the Chinese will submit %
being taxed: forbearing as they are, there Is a
limit 60 their endurance beyond which the wise
win not go.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
Punctuation NInrks.


There has been a talk about punctuation in
a meeting q the school teachers, lately. There
are no rules Of punctuation. The best punctua-
ton is that which the author himself makes to
bring out his meaning. II teachers will tell
scholars the purposes Of commas. cOlons. semi
colous, periods. exclamation points interroga-
ton points, daslies, parentheses, brackets and
the like that viii suffice. scholars can then use
them at will, inteligently and by temperament
so TO speak Women write the most charming
letters in the world. but they know no more
about punctuation than birds do about the chro-
ms scale.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
An Example of Boer ChivnIry.

(FrOm thS Pail Mall Gazette.)
A private letter from officer at the front
gives a signal instance Of chvalry the part Of
Boer commander II appears that during the
fatal charge at Magersfontein a party Of two
otiC ers and twelve men rushed, with sublime
he- oism. mp 10 the muZzleS OF the rifles in the
BOer trenches. 50 impressed the Beers by
this extraordinary gaantry that. moved by q
common impulse. they cast their own weapons
aside and. coming out Of their trenches in over
whelming numbers, seized the valOrOus fourteen
and dragged them into the works. Then, after
causing them 10 be disarmed, the BOer commander
exclaimed: There, You are free to 90. We
will not reopen fire until you arc safe within
your own lines. One cannot fight against such
courage as yours.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

From Harpcr's BszarD

There was a bit Of fence opposite Rowley's
drug store in T, Kan, and as il proved con
venient 10 loungers il was brOI-en down more
than once. The owner, after putting it in order
a second time, fastened a baTbed wire on the TOP.
There was fun for the clerks for while watch
ing those who, when just about 10 sit down, sud
denly concluded that business called them else.
where One day a f. rmer in from the country
lounged up to the fence and, without noticing
the barbed wire drew himself up and sat down
squarely lie didn't jump, he didn't swear; he
merely got up and remarked, cOolly: 4 think
I've dwet on that point long enough"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

may be obtained from the single state
ment OF orr Consul at Chefoo that the
value of imports Of -four from the United
States to that port alone rose from ten
thousand dollars to seventy-five thousand
dollars between 1893 and 1898, while the
increase in cotton goods was nearly as
large.
The possibilities which the development
OF Siberia affords for American trade and
enterprise are also dwelt upon, and the
writer confirms the fact set forth in the
report OF the special representative of the
San Francisco Board of Trade. Mr. Bunker.
that there was no danger of competition
with our cereal products. as "she is not
producing foodstuns, and it is doubtful if
she can"
Senator Perkins draws from this sig
nificant data the logical deduction that
the great essential to the extension OF our
future commerce with the Orient is the
prompt construction Of the Nicaragua Ca
nal. which. he says. would inevitably ben
eft the Atlantic quite as much as his Own
Pacific Coast
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
The Equine American.
From an Kansas civ star. ]

The Missouri mule has won the highest common
dation for his services in South Africa, and IL Is
announced that the British War Department Is
now in the market for Missouri and Kansas horses
Il is the main object Of the British command
ers in South Africa 10 increase their mounted
force TO cope with the Beers, whose great strength
is in their mounted infantry. So the Missouri and
Kansas ''bsrbed steed'' is 10 be mounted BY Brit.
ISL and COlOual troopers who viii endeavor q
fright the souls OF :heir nimbc BOer adveryaTies
The American mule will work in the pull and
the American horse in the push Of distant warfare
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

ferno than to a hospital under the protec-
ton of the Emperor of Germany. II is to
be hoped that this alleged scientific zeal
has not reached American hospitals. II 1t
should. the Iroquois Indian might justly
reproach US with having replaced his bar
barism with more barbarous civilization.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
Color in Medical Practice.
CFrom the Chicago Chronicle)

The use OF cOlOrs as a part Of medical treat
ment is not enc. Red light. for example
has been recently advocated in the treatment oil
measles and smallpox. Jean Gaddesden cured tHt
son Of Henry l, King Of England. OF smallpox Sy
surrounding the Prince with scarlet clothing him
in scarlet as well as all his attendants and hav,
ing red carpets and hangings in the ROOM TIA
record shows this succeeded so well that his face
rot Scared
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
A Curiosity.


From the PHILADELPHIA Call.)
The soldiers Of the Fitch Home for soldiers and
Sailors at Noroton- Conn. have presented unique
cane 10 Governor George =. Lou=sbury. IL Is OF
natural logwood, and upon il carved likeUesscs
OF the Governor aud Admiral Dewey the batticsiip
Maine the State arms and the state Capitol ana
representation OF marines. cavairymen infantry.
flags and cannon. All the work was done with a
iackknife and file.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
CARLISLE INDIANS ENLIST.
Three students to Join the Army il
the philippines.

Ihrec >tudcntN 10 JOIN the Nrmy In
the philippines.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Feb. 23.-Three In
dams from the Carlisle Indian School yes
terday enlisted in the United States Army
with Capt James :. Rogers at the Army
recruiting station here There we're FIVE
Indians who wanted to enlist, but one was
refused on account OF bad eyesight and
the other was taken on probation. L. s
Ferris a Klamath from the northern part
OF California, Arthur BOnniCaStle and
Samuel Baker, from The Usage ReseTva-
ton, Okla. we're the three accepted. They
will be assigned 10 the cavalry arm Of the
service and will be sent 10 Manila at once.
Emanuel PoWlas. an Oneida from northern
New York. was the Indian taken on proAa-
ffun
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

Secretary Gage is not impressed with
the Importance OF Macrum's exposure OF
British indelicacy in stealing our consular
cipher and utilizing the same for the pc
rusal OF United States CdiciaI correspond
ence. Mr.. Gage calls Aacrum an ASS. "
SO be it. il the rndearing term is a relief
to the feelings Of our FIRST lord OF the
Treasury. He knows Wh.t IT is 10 be a
target for epithets.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
AmerIca,4 Liquor Production.

(From the Indianapolis News)
During the last year Is, s02 9Ol bushels Of grain
and lgs 5lS gallons OF molasses were used for
tbe manufacture OF liquor in this country which
produced lO7. CHS 100 gallons OF spirits ana .05T
sos gallons Of rum, making total of 100, 2s5 Gas.
This as about one gallon and half 10 every man
and child in the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

iFr0Ul IUU-C-I
Drummer Gn Diukeyvillel- village band
seems 10 be better than it was when 1 heard it
Tavern Iandlord-Yes. there ain't SO many Of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

CFrom the Cleveland Plain DelIer)
81 suppose Hogg Of Texas thinks his candidacy
would efcctua!ly control the nations enthusiasm
'How s02'
He'd naturally expect all the rooters to be
on his side"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

The Hanna Rockefeller Ship Subsidy bill
has been nursed back 20 life, and will be
pushed with all the power of the Admin
istration over the House Of Representa-
tives. There is much in il for a certain
infant oil industry, and il is not unjust TO
suspect that there also is million in it
for the Republican CO. upton fund
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
,,hat Exnerience viii Do.

(From PUck)
Edith-IIe no longer turns down the gas before
kissing me!
EtheI-He has probably gotten use 10 yOul
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
\ Promotion.

CFrom the Chicago NewsD
WiIiiIm-Pete doesn't call his girl a colker any
more.
now"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

There seems to be reason for crediting
the story from Hongkong that AguinaldO
has escaped to the Island Of Formosa and
by this time is in Japan. whittier several
Of his adherents have gone 20 meet him
He will now have the benefit Of mail and
cable facilities again. and we may conf
IDENTIFY expect that his fellow Filipinos In
Congress will shortly be once more in
active eruption.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

Are we to understand from the remarks
OF Mr.. Grosvenor, OF Ohio. in Congress, that
the present attitude of the Administration
is regret that we ever took the Philippines.
and OF resentment against Admiral Dewey
for his performance OF that feat for our ac-
count? Mr.. Grosvenor is kind enough to
speak of the great naval commander as "A
gentleman who went out into the Orient
with little more power than he had au-
thority,' the consequence being that the
first thing we knew he had captured the
Lord knows how many islands out there. 20
What can such talk mean? Is the Admin
istration about to turn itself inside out
and, discovering that expansion involves
destruction to the trust and monopoly tar
if system. become violently anti-imperiaI-
isticc We have long since lost the ability
to be surprised at anything: hence. il
would not astonish us in the least to see
the Republican Vice Presidential nomina-
tion offered 10 Edward Atkinson.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
CURRENT HUMOR.
1 Strange Fad.

.-Gimp's funeral TOOK place today remarked
Barlow 70 his wife
Dear ne. is Mr.. Gimp jo-d.'' SAID Mrs. Bar
low.
No. replied Mr. Barlow. say3ccIy; lit is
merely fad OF Gimp's 20 be buried alive"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

He (musingIy)-Weu man proposes. but
She (meauingly)-No be don't, he Just keeps
making one think ne is going to-
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-08-08

big Seq fan life len9ere uobOloe Spnet
al Big"
9pbt rpiiet forlob jee ben ftaftelS
Manb og bah meb ct befpmret Djerte
til 5erren, at ban bog life maotte
ripe bam bort, fsr ban buuoe funoei
Noaoe.
Ralte Mor9en f6r afOtten 6 ltoo jes
dlereoe isen foran bans 3pr. pa
man lutfeoe OPP for mig, ipur9te je9:
n 6Oorleoes aaar bet meb Canal Das?"
Soaret lsb: IS MOr9es ticii9 blep
bans Sig br9notl" = o9Oorleoes opoe
ban?" ipur9te jes meo bauenoe 8slt.
- Sans bebenife Slagtninse iOnreoe:
yOmtrent / iamme SinostilItnnb, lom
ban par /, bu bu fOrloo BAN / @aar.
9an talte no9et iOruirret 9sieri ON of
vforn99te" o9 ybeteabe", men oi fun.
De life i%oritao, bpoo ban mente ber'
meo!"
0ette 8ubltab far mig i9eunem6jers
let, o9 ie9 tunoe life mere bolbe mine
2aarer tilba9e. Oct bar ct ulptialigt
Deosleie - o9 en- upOrli9 Qouariet for
os Nael"
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-08-08

han eniteoe nc9et az mig, faa baooe
le9 for lGnse iiben bentet bam bjeml"
0a ban tom inb i bet nsle In9fam
mer, tunoe ban neppe 9entenoe i'm
table Ssn. 9an tultebe fig neb oOer
BAN, tpsieoe BAN % iuooe:
Seq uilbe for l9nDe iioen babe til
9ioet big, beriom lee bare buooe pitt,
at ou bee9reoe bet. Ru oil ieg tags
big meo i go9nen % isre big biem. "
Wfen Sgnnen Tunrebe: Ygtei. tare
5aber. jes oper 10 bog ies ian og
lali9 / bette aammer, nu ba jes Ueo, at
ou bar tilsiuet mig"
90 oerpun f%ortalte ban fin 5aosr,
buOrIeoes 5eius bauoe tasen BAN Ii.
Naabe. - No9le Cine ienere orog ban
fit iioite Suf, og bans frigjOrte Sief
orOs inb enonu berll9ere 8Olis enb
ben, iom bans 5aber baube tiltantt BAN
Der pnn Serb.
punoerIi9e archaeological" flyer
bn mnnife. 90 bog er ben tun en- iuas
sIfslnns at, bunO Der rsrer fig i ben
T0Oers 9isrtet ION bar elitet Os meO
EN- eOi9 aarliobeO (5er. 81, 81, %
Ium er reoe til of lsbe ale fine iortobte
5enner Os 8etre imsoe meo ap5 os
JaUntog, iauinart De blot bill Uenbe ON
til BAN.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-08-08

9ebr9ere, at be par Ilse az sobt Rrlftue
Iom be epri8e Beboere at ben %ciuiIie,.
reoe 0eroeu. peigeiom bisie fiber be
unbsr Snnoen % OeHs 5slser Os
brsmmer ON @uOs Rises aomme /
6erIisbeo; be tGmper fig = beuiOit eGer
ubeplbf : fremao mob eps oe 6reb.~
Ser er mango 3ioniiter iom @olpu-
I'll: be er life 6riltne, men man Tan
maaite 19e, at be &c lite langt fra
SUBS &i9e," O9 baabe til 9erreu. at
ban oil bjaIpe Dem til at gore Striotet
belt no o9 BRUCE benz os 3 onismeu iom
Uatoler til at bragg Dele bet 9enitribige
SsraeI til 5reIien.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-08-08
3iOnismens Sirfnin9er.
af qoftor @. @urlan b, MisiionGr blani
Seoerne.

0interen i S~pbruslano baooe uaret
lang os itrsas. 2anbboerne leo unoer
9unsersneoen, Staoboerne iufteoe un-
Der Stuuosninsen af aft screenings
liz os De itebie ltiaenoe priier. Meo
boitten @leoe bilite life Wenneifeber
meme be isrlts UaurIolens Straaler oe
be ersnne Spirer, Der brpb irem, buor
Sneen par imeltet.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-08-08
iOm uil befenOe mig"
fNlattb. 10, 32).

@n for iao 9ar lioen niogo Mislio:
n9r, 9eupolt, Der bar ub9oaet fra Iris
iionsbulet / 8aiel, bar / fine Grin.
orin9er" meoOelt fSlsenoe Opteoelie:
seq bauoe bpppise Sumtuter ON ben
triiteli9e Sunobeo meo en- lGro 9inou
ueo Naun Canal 9as, Der unoerpiItt
mig / bet binoitanife Spro9 O9 oerfor
me9et Oiie Tom III mig; bog ionot leg
life, at ban bar fommen til en- troenoe
OuerbeoiSuin9. Gn Gag bprts ie9, at
5un bar blepen ips; ftrats be9ou Ieg
mig til cam o9 iurot BAN li9senbe far
fig lp9. SEQ ialte meo BAN, minotoe
BAN ON pure mango Snmtnler og bno
BAN tn9e lin 3ilHust til Rriitus. 0nn
gap mig intet Guar, laa at ieg. siter at
je9 / en- bel 3ime aIuorti9t o9 inotrGn,
senbe. men ior99ues baooe taft meo
BAN, 9if beorauet bjem. yi9ife BAG
beie8te ieg bam i9er, men iunet life
beors Suogan9 hos BAN, iaa at je9 meo
opb 8eorgUelie igste Gniombeb o9
Ssn anbefa!ebe bans Sic! til 9erren.
Du9en eiter git leg otter til bans 5us.
Oa is9 traaoie ino / bans B9relie,fanbt
le9 BAN oBenoe. 9iu = iRnfte ie9 =
MI er Der inaen 9io al Iptloe, MI 99ls
Der bet at iale aabsnt % ligefrem reb
BAN. rSomal 0us.@ iusoe ies oers
for I'll BAN, 0bu er meget ip9, o9 le9
tror, at bin lib bernebe life er ret lang
mere; Iorism oeriOr life at isge Jreo
meb Cub" - .5es ueh 9obt," iuareoe
ban, vot ies operleuer life oenne Dag"
= Stu oa, ueobleo iee, lao beeer
jeg big inoit9noi9t: il ben til ariitns!
Du ueo, at oine Aisuoer sr inte., os at
Der life err sioet Uienneitene no9et anoet
Noun nnoer pimlen. boori De funbe
uOroe %lrelite, eno Seius ariItu gtnun.
8 Dag, / Dag enonu bar hu lio III at
isge giaaoe hos baml O., il bog iii
8riltus. iualanse enonu 6reliens Dag
parer, for Of on life, igr bin Gag er /
Oroen, Ital blioe talot frem for bans
0omltol, bubr ou life mere oil finoe
bam iOm 6reiier, men iom Dommer.
8, buor Itr9fteli9t oiloe bet life o9re
for big, ON ou nu, meoens ban enonu
tllbpoer fig iom 5relier, iom barmbiers
Zig 5relier, uiloe forfaite BAN o9 iaa
bisiet matte msoe BAN iom OOmmeren.
iom ben fotiaroelise CONNER, uosn at
funne linoe ytnnbe merel"
Sau bsrte pao mig meo ben itsriie
Opmarfiombeo; oerpna ipntes ban at
Iamle al ben arait, ban enonu bauoe
tilOuers, reiite fig Op fra fig eeie os
tiltalteoe mig ct 8lit, iom ies aloris
oil tunne 9lemme - 5ortoiuleIle fob
malet paa bans 9luf9t. sDu ueo lite, "
ubbrsb ban meb bruot Stemme, vbuao
ou talerl Deb ou lite, boao Der ltaar
/ bin Bog: ooo iom forn9ster mig for
MenneItene, bam uil ies osiaa iorn9sie
for min bimmelife 5aoer; % boo iom
Hammer fig ueo mig Os mine Orb, oeo
BAN Oil jes o9iaa famine mig for min
Jaoer Os for bans @usle." Obi / ID
9ar bar ies nu ienot @oon9eliet, os /
Z aar bar jes baoret BEND oerbeuisning
| mig, at bet par min 4llst o%ltentli9 at
tenbe Rriltus; men jes bar life 9lori
bet; jes bar flannel mig peo ariitns
%operfOr Wenneltene. je9 bar iorn99tet
boml" 9erpaa log ban ct orenenoe
Slos imOb Jig 8rpit og raabte: pJor'
oemmellesoommen itaar Itreoet berlnoe!
Seq er %fortnbtl" - s bet famine greb
ban f~rampnetis ON min arm, ilpnseoe
mig meo 5ortuloleliens arait lnnst
bort fra fit leje % raabte: Bort neo
The Conservative, 1900-11-08
doubt if they have anything like what

doubt if they have anything like what
we call conscience or moral integrity
they have, in some cases, simply super
stitious fear. The only thing that ap
peals to them is the spectacular. But
they are so initiative that few good
examples would advance them rapidly;
but I doubt if their natures can be
changed. They are industrious and pa
tient; but their wants are so simple and
few that they are improvident. I see
the labor (0 societies are bowling about
the pauper labor of the Filipinos. They
could not live in the United States and
would not if they could. There is not
half the danger of cheap labor from them
that there is from the hundreds of
thousands of our native Indians. The
labor of the PHILIPPINES is not cheap. An
Irishman can do more work in day
well, than eight or ten of them can do
badly. It is the same as to carpenter
and other work. People have from five
to ten servants in house where at home
we would have but one or two. Yet
the housework is simple, and nothing
compared to that at home. The Cotton
Mills officials tell me that, in time, the
Filipinos become skillful operatives
but the cotton comes from the United
States and the fabrics produced are
only of the coarser qualities like cheese
cloth, bagging, etc. Their shoemaking
is very crude-indeed everything is.''