The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-13
Philippines Will
Prove a Great
Boon.
5ENATOR DIETRICH
SEES PEACE SOON
The Islands VIII Be Sources oil
Great Advantage When
Developed.

II. b1EIhiCa, junior senator
and former governor of Ne
braska, is one of the passengers
In the Nippon Maru. He is accom-
panied by his daughter and has lust
come from a visit to the Philippines.
Senator Dietrich was one of the party
which went cut wkth Adjutant General
Corbin and went all over the group of
Stands during their stay. The party
had intended to stop here on the way
out but just as the transport had load
cd and was ready to start for this port.
there was prevalent in San Francisco
report that there was plague here,
and as result the load of merchandise
Tor here was taken out of the ship, and
the voyage was made to Manila direct.
Speaking Of the work being done in
the Philippines. Senator Dietrich said
last evening:
The future of the islands is safe in
the hands of the men who are IN au-
thority there and believe that the
country will prove great thing for the
United States. or course all depends
upon the government but where the
clyil authority has been inaugurated by
Judge Taft, it is working well and the
people seem to be contented, and be-
teVe viii be prosperous. Wherever we
vent we saw the people plowing up
lands which had been without cultiva-
ton for three years during the war and
this land will be put into rice and hemp
at once. and the result will be that the
old time trade of the country will be
restored.
The country is rich beyond question
and the need Is that Americans. go in
and develop 1t. This will be done with
out doubt and the people will find that
there is great wealth waiting to be ex-
plotted. There is no reason why an
and the trade which will come from
our occupation Of the archipelago will
be sufficient to attract any number of
American business houses in the near
future. At the present time there Is
decided growth In the trade of III,
Islands and the Americans are getting
their share of IL. OF course there is
still much of the country that is under
r,lfli R~xAf ic
not over in some parts of the islands,
but this win not last long as the out
ook is for peace very soon.
The hope of the country lies in an
honest administration of the govern
ment, and this we believe will follow
the course of the administration as at
present being inaugurated by the Taft
commission. There may be chance
mat in the rush for places the islands
may be filed with too many office hold
ers But this will work itself out and
o. the true American sort, which will
Dc revelation to the people there.
During our visit through the islands
We were of course brought into close
"uch with the army, and Gen. Corbin
spent mis- time In the inspection of 1t
&ad the workings of the various de-
pdftments- He was much pleased with
Ne army as he saw it and we all were
s0hVlnced thas there was nothing to be
Nesired In the methods of the COM
uander. Gen. Chaffee Is surely the
''snt man for she place and his course
one which will result in a cessation
" hosttlities as soon as they can be
brought to an end.
As 10 the future of the islands 1
DeUeve that there Is much to be done
~ Ihe way of opening up the many
sYurces Of wealth. The people must of
sO1FSe be the workers for a long time,
'1 the Americans who will be attract
mere win be the directors OF the
prlses. The people are not as in
sSUlous as the Chinese or japanese,
-' they work in the fields and make
~. 80 showing so far as they go. They
improve under the rule which is
~ being established and / believe
sa st 'ne longer the. islands are in our
'u tne better we will be pleased with
returns from them.
american capital can find invest
~. there and the result will be that
H Oh the trade of the East win come
iS country through contact with