The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
White Men Can Never Hope to
Find Homes in the Phil
ipDines.
ipDineS,

Gallup. N. NJ, Dec. 6 -Representa-
tive David A. DeArmond OF Missouri,
who is en- route to Washington, was
seen here between trains aud asked
regarding conditions in the Philip
pines. from where he has just return
cd. Mr.. DeArmond said:
1.-THE Philippines are an odd mix
ture of good and bad; they contain
rich land-picturesque wastes In
places the climate is not bad, though
everywhere enervating and for many
dangerous, il not deadly.
The islands can never he the lit
abiding place forthe whit, man. Like
oil tropical lands, the dark race only
can dwell there permanently Open
ings may be found for American cap
ital and enterprise just sthey might
be found in the tropical regions of
America
Almost anywhere in Central or
south America, or in the West Indies
the pecuniary sky is as bright, and
the money making land as alluring,
as in the Philippines. Never can the
American citizen hope to find n home
in the far.away islands, though there,
as in every quarter of the globe the
Spectator, the promoter, the cap
tains of commerce may or may not
make fortunes. There, as elsewhere,
while a few succeed the many must
iajl. and # health he sacrificed, as
very often it must I've in the tropics,
success will be failure.
For the great American masses the
Philippines offer nothing hut an i'll
crease II the burden Of tnXntiOn, a
last growing pension roll. very many
untimply deaths and many more
wrecks. physical, moral and mental
Tue people OF these lands are very
far below us in intellect, inheritance
and development
CAN NEVER EQUAL AMERICANS,
They never can rise or be raised tt
the level Of American citizenship. I'M
less they have advanredand we droT
bnck for a few centuries until com
mon condition between theirs ol 10
day and ours of to day is reached.
The great body of Filipinos are IL
norant, lazy and primitive, the lev
are intelligent, active and abreas
with the ranks of civilization TIN
long years ofSpanish oppression an'
spoliation have made suspicion, in
sincerity and hatred OF the whit
man, n longing for II dream OF indie
ppndence amounting to a mas'e
passion or inspiration. 1t is tn
souvictiuu Of many weft=IufUrme'
American soldiers over there tina
the spirit OF resistance to alien wi
be dead only when the Filipinos ar
dead.
NOT EASY TO FORM ESTIMATE.
Opinion differ widely as to the IL
aividual Filipinos, some End hi
amiable and rich in talent goot
while Others esteem him as treache
GUS, worthless and altogether bal
1t is not easy to form Il correct est
mate Of people whose Language OF
cannot speak and who cannot spec
our language, and whose country '
are holding by force of arms. b
lieve it is not unreasonable to "a
the Filipino rather high for bis IA
and cline, though low indeed meH
ured by our high American standar
Are the Filipinos fitfor seli-gover
ment? II such self-gOvernment
the Americans are capable OF
meant, the answer is no: and tn
never will be. But if dark-race &c
eminent in the land Of the dark re
is meant, it is not unreasonable
answer yes.
We were not 'forced by the e
pencies of war to take possession
an alien land" beyond the Pacific,
President Roosevelt says, and, b
ing committed the folly OF CIV
$2O,OOO,O 900 for this "alien lar
and its Pandora box OF evils, we
not '.forced" by present "exigenci
to squander hundreds OF milli'
more and thousands OF live inexp
menting in an "alien land" with W
ever must be in fact an "alien" T
pie.
General Chaffee, commander
eur armies in, the Philippines,
Governor Taft, head OF the civil
srnment, impressed me as a
.-o nd oatimahle gentlemen.