The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-30
SALAD FOR NATIVES
DUCE GARDENING INTO
PHILIPPINES
HE TAKES SUPPLY OF SEED
Cultivation of the Soil Will Be
Agre oabIy Varied with Chasing
Observation-Disclosures
for Soldiers.

A cool and appetizing vegetable salad,
or a Mauser bullet, served hot? Such
an embarrassment of choice viii probably
confront the agile Filipino in the near
future. For Maj. Phillip Reade when
he sails with 500 schoolma ans Sept IG
for the Philippines on the transport War
rem, will take with him several packages
of garden seed for the purpose of iStro-
ducing market gardening in his district
Peas, beans lettuce, cucumbers, mel
ons, radishes-alI these and other vegeta-
bles 1 shall do my best to raise in the
province of CaVite, where my regiment,
the Fourth, is CHARTERED, said the major
yesterday. From what l have learned
of the climate of the islands, there seems
to be no reason why these vegetables can
not be raised there the year round
Wherever [ am stationed l shall imme-
6iately start garden The vegetables
will be fer the use OF the soldiers in addi-
tor to their regular rations. Judging
from what l have heard concerning the
method of living of the Filipinos, garden
ing is not a popular fad there. The only
market gardens to be found on the ISL
ands are located near some of the larger
towns, and there are only few of these
gardens. Perhaps, when the native has
cultivated a taste for fresh vegetables
his passion for guerilla warfare may grow
cold.
Brass bands, uniforms and arms are
not all of an army, and in d country
like the Philippines, where there are con-
slant skirmisheS between the troops and
the natives, the more domestic arts cllI-
tivated by the soldiers, the reader will
the natives be to submit to authority
and adopt civilization. The province of
Cavite, where the Fourth regiment is To-
Gated is about four times as large as
a Tr ~
ern islands The regiment is distributed
among six towns, San Francisco de MaIa-
bon. Innus, Penes Das Marinas, Indany.
Nalc and Santa Cruz. The largest town
has population Of 5000"
Maj. Reade leaves St Paul Sunday
morning fer San Francisco. whence he
will sail Sept. is on the transport Warren
which was originally the old Scandal She
has recently been oVerhauled and thor
oughly reftted The passengers on board
the transport will include 500 school
ma ans, who will guide the small Fill
Pine along the fioWery paths of knowI-
edge. -s-...s-.
IF the United States intends to fol-
low England's example in regard to keep
ing her troops only a certain length Of
time in her tropical possessiGnS-and the
death rate of the English troops in In
dia shows the wisdom of such a meth
od-she will have TO increase her standing
army said the major. During the 25J
years that England has had possession
of India no regiment has been quartered
there more than three years at time.
At the expiration Of the three years the
regiment is sent home or to some other
Of the colonial possessions, and another
one sent out to take it's place. Expert
ence has taught her that three years Is
about as long a period as officers and
on no ST. Il =
it seems to be the disposition Of the
United States to follow Great Britain's
example. But when you consider that
only three-fifths of our troops are at
home and five-eighths abroad, it seems
a difficult matter to keep up the rotation
system. The army ought 10 be enlarged.
or at least there should be more officers. 5"