The San Francisco call., 1901-12-05

ONGRESSMEN Edgar Weeks Of
n Michigan and D. A. de Almond Of
II Missouri were among the arrivals
~ Yesterday on the transport Han
cock from Manila After leaving
the dock they went Immediately to the
California Hotel, and left last evening TOT
the East.
Roth representatives have collected a
great amount of material which they
feel assured will be of much benefit to
them while discussing the Filipino ques-
ton in Congress. Mr.. Weeks said, when
asked about conditions in the islands:
There is a popular idea that the Philippines
are oyer-populated. This is a mistake There
are thousands of acres Of fine land that has
never been touched by either plow or hoe This
land would produce splendid conee. "A poor
man should not go to the islands, as there is
no field for him. The price Of labor is cheap
and will always be so on account of the eli
mate The natives themselves can only work
portion of each day. During the hot weather
they have to lay off several hours in day.
or they would be Frustrated by the heat
100000 Wild Morros in Jungles.
In my tour of the islands / found that the
In the interior, only a few miles from the
beach. the land is covered by dense jungle:
In these jungles 25O, 600 Morros live. They are
of the Mohammedan faith and have never
been ruled or conquered by any nation spain
did rule them and the United states Will
be a long time bringing them to observe the
law They don't want any religion but their
own They ask to be allowed to follow their
own religion and declare If their request is
granted they will not interfere with the white
men.
was only thirty-f1ve miles from the scene of
the massacre of Company G of the Ninth In
fantry. During our tour We took many des-
perate chances of being caught. The Govern
ment is putting more ginger into its way OF
ruling the natives, and that is the only way to
get along with them. The Filipinos cannot be
taught to love a government, but when they
are afraid they obey the laws.
The question of the Sultan of Sulu and his
harem is a very small matter when you are
confronted with the great questions that are
now involved. The Sultan lives in a dirty,
tumbled-down house and he may have several
wives but he is very insignificant individ-
ual. I do not fear any trouble with him.
Thinks Aguinaldo Not Intelligent.
1 saw Aguinaldo and spent half a day with
him. He is not an intelligent man, and think
feels that he is inferior in intellect to the
meeting him you impressed with the idea
that he is a very foolish person, that he
wants you to believe he is. He seemed to me
to be wearing a mask and was not clever but
believe that his display of friendship sin
cere. The general opinion among the military
men is that Aguinaldo should be allowed to
escape. He is a dead issue and is no longer a
menace to the United States. 1t is supposed
that he does not want to run away, he
would at once be assassnated by the friends
Luna be killed and the deceased soldier s
friends will kill him the first opportunity in
revenge.
The new method of educating the natives,
Refined. handsome young ladies from Vassar
and other colleges went down to the Philip
pines to educate these natives They were dis
tributed among the islands, some Of them be-