Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21

I HNAaA AA'N NN ANhA"N NAAtA N"''"f
! They would do 80 On meat and other
staple articles N j did not prevent them
Ne have. you know, The right % hN
/ prices. 1 can make meat cost 81 or 90
cents a pound boy q stroke of nay pen
when you have thoroughly paclhed
the islands will they stay pacihed, on
| viii we have continual rehelliOus as In
/ the South American Countries
Il fear there win be occasional re-
bellious,' was the reply. THE Tagalu5
are natural politicians and schemers.
| They are revolutionary IN their ten
/ denotes, and for a long time there VIII
De some among them who win foment
| trouble for their own personal aggran-
| dizement and profit
GIVE me some idea OF AguinaldO,
| general Is he q strong manf'
mo said Gen. Otis ~ do not con-
slider Aguinaldo "a man Of force or pa.
| trotism He is a silent fellow. and
| has gotten a reputation for wisdom by
| keeping bic mouth shut He has shown
| by his actions that he has little per-
sonal bravery. and that he also went
| into the war Tor what he could make
out Of g. / believe Mabini 90 be the
stronger man OF the two. | have him
now under surveillance here In Manila.
| For a time ! even permitted him 10
write for the papers but he began 10
| attack the United States government
and | had TO stop him.
A WORD ABOUT THE FRIARs
How about the friars?' 1 asked
81 can't just say what will be done q
| TO church matters. The question OF
| the friars Is one Of the most serious
ones we have 70 settle Archbishop
/ Chappelle thinks he viii be able to ar
range II so as they VIII be able 10
/ stay and hold their property, but many
/ Of the FiliDinos do not like them, and
| In many places they viii not be per-
mitted TO come back 10 their churches.
/ They are causing me great deal OF
trouble Just now they are clamorlng
/ TO have their catechism reclted daily
| in the public schools. / have told them
1 could not permit that, and that II
parents want their children 10 have re-
lgious instruction they must get II
| outside the schools supported by the
government We have had fuss with
them as 70 the marriage question, and
| there viii also be considerable trouble
as 10 titles and church property
TOO SOON FOR RAILWAYS AND
OTHER INVESTMENTS.
The conversation here turned to the
possibilities Of the islands and / asked
General Otis II he thought there were
many opportunities here for our capt.
| talists.
He replied that the resources Of the
| country were enormous. and that there
would undoubtedly be many chances
/ for money making as soon as the cOun-
| try was perfectly quiet.
AT present said he, we need the
| army to keep peace and put down the
| insurgents, and We cannot spare troops
| 10 protect American enterprises, such
| as the building OF railroads. There Is
/ no doubt, however that there are many
| places where roads can be built at
| profit a number OF lines have al
ready been surveyed, notably some
about Laguna d. Bay and into the
| southern and eastern provinces There
| are men now In Washington trying to
| get concessions for constructing such
roads
'-Then there are other projects con-
| templated which viii be carried out
/ later on. Some things are hampered
| by the spanish concessions, such as the
| cable and other matters, but they will
be satisfactorily settled"
GREAT CHANCES FOR MONEY
MAKERS
As 10 the general outlook for the
| DEVELOPMENT OF the Philippines along
| profitable lines. / think II Is good and
! that there viii be many opportunities
| for money making here In the future.
! The country Is beyond conception rich
and much Of IL has hardly been
! scratched There are large tracts OF
! virgin soil there are deposits OF IRON
L the Nnnl do
4 poslts are said 10 be extensive and OF
! good quality. The mountains are full
| of minerals and they are practically
/ unprospected Agricuturally there Is
no better soil anywhere than In most
parts ot these islands. The land VIII
support many times it's present popu-
| lati0n.'
THE QUESTION OF LABOR
.,How about labor. general2 It is
said the Filipino will not workY
N think that is a mistake, replied
General Otis. These people have
| never had a chance to work for good
| wages. They have never been PAID lot
/ their work The spaniards gave them
| about SC in silver month, about 10
~e,,tg goid "a day. and many OF the Of
! hcials took out a commission from these
wages. Since we came the cost Of
labor has risen The men are receive
ing the full wages agreed upon. and
| thev are working very we'll ! believe
| NO have already proved that the FIJI
pinos can do the work OF the country
and that they will do 10 II they are
| feirlv paid At first they could not un-
| derstand why we did not withhold
portion Of the wages Tor ourselves
do you think they VIII ever become
| friendly to the Americans
yves" replied General otis when
| through us they see the times becom-
! ing good. themselves growing prosper
! ous and their country rich. Many OF
! them are afraid we viii form trusts and
| monopolize AN the good things Of the
Islands They are afraid the FillpuOs
viii be degraded as laborers. They DO |
not trust us yet but In time this dis
trust will pass away
"Then YOU think our occupation Of |
] the Philippines a good thing, geucral?' /
/ asked.
whether It Is good for ms or not we 1
! have acquired them IN such way that 4
| h Is impossible 20 give them up.
have never been an eNpanslonist and I
| / doubt whether ] ever win be one On
! the ordinary sense of the word, but the
! Islands have been forced upon us and
we must go ahead and do our best for
them"
THE PRESS CORRESPONDENTS.
How about your trouble with the
newspaper correspondents? They have
| claimed that you have withheld the
/ news OF the war and have not allowed
the whole truth 10 be sent 10 the pa
| pers."
At this question the generals face
| darkened and ! saw that ! was on dell
| cate ground. He answered. however.
| saying
Il have tried 90 have the truth sent
home and have intar,orel with the cor
| respondents az little as possible
How about the charge that you have
increased the numbers OF the Filipino |
| dead?'
hat IS not true was the reply IL
| have always been conservative IN my /
| reports OF our engagements. and have