Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-10

does the city of Manila compare with
say the city Of Atlanta?"
There Is but little similarity, of
course. Manila, you know, is an old
walled town. that has grown far beyond
it's walls. There are numerous mag
houses of all kinds, and other evidences
of great wealth, far beyond the idea
that seems to be commonly prevalent
in this country.
What about the rural population as
compared with ours?"
1T won't compare with ours, Of
course. The people are simple, semi
savage and unambitious. Each family
has it's little hut to live in and devotes
such time as it cares to to the produc-
ticn of hemp, copra, etc. To give you an
idea of the simplicity of these people,
let me tell you Of an incident that oc-
Cured once as I was travelling along
an interior trail with a detachment.
Some of the men had opened a can Of
tomatoes, and having disposed of the
contents, threw the empty can into the
doorway of a Filipino hut. The grand
father, grandmother. father, mother
and children came out to examine the
thing closely, all having been excited to
the greatest wonder by the red label
on the can"
What about the social conditions
among the higher class Of Filipinos?
II can say very little on this subject;
The higher class of Filipinos has had
but little to do with the Americans.
General Macarthur undertook to give
a reception or two, but the attendance
was slight. Here Is a source OF great
trouble. The Tagalogs had the Idea
Of establishing a monarchy In order
that there might be nobility, privi-
legged class. They care absolutely noth-
ing about the masses except to use
them as taxpayers and burden bearers,
and it is because the Americans stand
in their way that they hate our people
so cordially"
"Do you think that the Americans
will ever succeed in restoring complete
order in the islands?'
20. I have no doubt Of that. I can
see signs of great progress since have
been there and it is getting better con-
stantly. There Is but little organized re-
sistance now; but the trouble is we can't
catch them. They have a good system or
outposts, their fellow countrymen are
friendly, and whenever a detachment OF
our troops makes it's appearance In
neighbOrhood, the insurgents make 1or
the iungles. They are little better than
brigands, and in a few years more, 1
think all resistance will be overcome.
A great many schools have been es-
tabished and hundreds Of American
school teachers are at work on the
young Filipinos. They are bright, am
bilious and glad of the opportunity TO
go to school Education is really the
solution of the Filipino question. When
this is accomplished the rest Will be
easy"
DR.. Bratton told little of some or
the fighting he saw. He was at the
taking of the Bocave forts on the Is
land of Cebu in 1899, and also witness
ed the taking Of Sudlon Hill. on the
same island. The regulars did some
good, hard work here, and as usual the
volunteers got the credit in the news
papers.
What about the commercial possibll-
tiles Of the Philippines?' the reporter
asked In conclusion.
THE opportunities for money making
are good, according to my judgment.
Not so good, of course. as they Will be
later on when the work of pacif1cation
has been completed: but still very good
indeed. Big British commercial houses
control most of the business now: but
see no reason why the Americans
should not take it away from them:
There is much money to be made out or
sugar and hemp raising; also hard-
woods. that abound everywhere,
and neither Is the great mineral Wealtn
of the country to be left out or con-
sideration. 1t is great country, capa--
BILE of being indefinitely developed, ana
If it does not eventually pay us back
more than it has cost or can cost, my
Judgment is badly at fault