Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-01
MAJOR YOUNG
IS AT HOME
Says There is Much Of Promise in
the Philippines.
NATIVES ANXIOUS TO LEARN
Are Sick OF the Paralysis OF the
Sountry Resulting From the
Long Struggle.

Major Richard w. Voting who has
spent oar three years IN the Philip
pine Islands, while the wars With Spain
/ ana With tue Fiiplnos have been 10
lff p So "a ,prne8 here Yesterday az
( ternuOu ulid Grove Oh one, 30 his nome
where he was seen by a News rep
/ reseniatiye
II did not enjoy my trip home in
| one sense-it was too long said the
major we were Obliged TO run down
70 Honolulu, long distance out OF our
| course, 90 get coal This made our trip
on the ocean cover a period Of forty
days, but otherwise the voyage was
pleasant enough"
Speaking of the islands whore for so
long was his residence, Major Young
said:
THE war IS finished so far as organ
lied opposition is concerned, but there
are many bands Of brigands who ply
their murderous vocation much 90 the
annoyance OF the American authorities
and the distress OF the peaceable ma
tiVes, whose lives are unsafe when out
side the protecting care OF the United
States soldiery Many Of them mas
querade under the guise Of soldiers, but
they are wicked men and 20 about
plundering and numbering wherever
possible. Scores Of these banditti. how
ever have been apprehended by the
American authorities and upon convic-
ton, after a proper trial. they have
been hung or otherwise executed. This
method has been pursued Of course.
only In cases whsre the act committed
was crime as ra-dlstingushcd
from military operations or depreda-
tons Where the men proved 20 be in
surrectionist soldiers they were given
long terms Of imprisonment.
Ny health has been good during all
Of my stay In the Philippines. The elf
mate there is reasonably hpalthy-much
more so, ] learn than that OF cuba
AS To- business conditions fl Is DIN.
cult 90 say what may evenmate. For
o long time there was no opportunity.
on account OF the war. % devotion me
resources OF the islands. ana what Inc
business possibilities VI the Islands are
10 win be impossible % forecast until
everything settles down
Indications point t0 iha existence ~
minerals, such as gold copper. iron and
coal, but n can not be- said az this time
that mining In the Philippines Is going
90 be success In sugar and hemn
the Islands are certainly very rich
There Is a dearih OF labor. The people
of the Philippines. like those of am
tropical countries are no lovers ~
work. and In this they are not unlike
Americans and Europeans. who live I'M
the trouics They are an 10th 90 do
much hard work This difficulty OF get
Tins labor, and conditions that may
groW out Of % may Jointly form for
our government the most ANNOYING
problem that 10 may be called upon to
adjust
NATIVES Of tho Philippines want
their country for themselves and they
object 80 The importation Of Chinese
coolies io do The work necessary to de.
vlop theindusirial resources. while cap-
slsts who enter upon these business
h6ds must necessarily import these
coolies 90 carry on their work. I ann
afraid this may prove a grlovous oues-
ton 90 settle. These Chinese coolies
are the greatest workers on earth.
There Is not o. nation that can compete
with them The cooiio On Alaska WIN
do MS well as viii the coolie in tho
Topics-he can gee along anywhere Ii
TIE American government permits their
importation there viii surely be discon-
tent
THE natives are heartily sick OF the
war. Tho country has been paralvgqd
for siNyears and they are ready 10 quit.
They are Ike The japanese i'm the mat
ter OF learning being very quick and
anxious IA study.
YES, the Fiilpinos make very good
s'illerz. They are brave enough In a
Vty. III .pr0hahly on account on their
J. ysica deficiency they shrink from the
sh.rh o. a hayonei charge.
There Is great deal ~ promise IN
the hilippines, and there Is no end OF
desire on the part Of the natives to In.
form themselves upon every possible
subject"
SPEAKING Of his plans Tor the future.
Major Young said he would al ones en-
ter upon the practice Of law 10 this
city,