Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-06-06

eve need a better consular service
but how are we going to get it? So
long as our consuls are dependant on
party supremacy? Echo answers,
never. Our people in the Orient are
watching with pride and interest the
wise course being pursued by Senator
Hansbrough and expect great results
in the future. II more of our people
would honestly study the needs OF
China they would soon find out that
by SO doing they were rendering the
greatest service to their own country
and people. What proves beneficial
to one-third of the population OF the
world must be beneficial to mankind
in general. How could China be sup
piled with commercial railways, steam
navigation for her inland waterways.
postal system, telegraphs, telephones,
banks coinage, ETC., without it's result
ing in great good to mankind?
"True it is that China, with her
great natural and undevelOped resOur-
ces, and such a large population of it,
telligent, peaceful, economical people,
possessed of such great vitality, would,
under modern industrial methods,
prove dangerous competitor in the
markets of the world. Then, in the
language of distinguished English
statesman. when the barriers
which preventOfree access to the in
terror of the country (China) shall
have been removed, Christian civiliza-
tion of the west will find itself face to
face, not with barbarism, but with an
ancient civilization in many respects
etfete and imperfect, but in others not
without claims to our sympathy and
respect. In the rivalry which will
then ensue, Christian civilization will
have to win it's way among a sceptical
and ingenious people, by making it
manifest that faith which reaches to
heaven, furnishes better guarantees
for public and private morality than
one which does not rise above the
earth.'
'The situation in the Philippines?
Well, have been SO long absent from
the islands that it would not be wise
for me to venture a statement as to
the political situation.
''Great changes have taken place
since 1 left Manila and the political
atmosphere appears to be much clearer.
Such was the information l received
from Benito Legardi, wealthy and
influential Filipino OF Manila, whom
I met in Chicago some time ago. Mr..
Legardi was formerly vice-president OF
the Filipino congress but now a leading
spirit in the new federal party, and l
might add, one OF the ablest men in
that country.
"We have in Judge Taft an able re-
preventative in the Philippines and
the country will soon see the results of
his policy.
"Why the natural resources Of the
Philippines are something wonderful.
Under a wise administration that
country will develope with wonderful
rapidity. Great care must be exer-
cised in the appointment Of officials
for the islands. Wemust official
corruption if we hope to lgain the con-
tidence of the Filipinos. The best
American manhood must be sent to
the islands. We are not only being
tested by the Filipinos but we have
the attention of the nations of the
world as we'll. We will not be found
wanting.
"The Filipinos are bright intelligent
and anxious to learn our language as
well as anything else we may have to
teach them.
II shall be very much disappointed
if the Filipinos do not make marvellous
progress during the coming year.
But few Of our people understand or
know what those people are capable