Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-05
CONGRESSMAN HULL
ON THE PHILIPPINES
Thinks Americans Must Remain
and Work Out Problem Of
Possession.
GREAT WEALTH OF The ISLANDS
Believe. That Saving. Can BE Effected in
the transportation system-nelio,ss
Question Solved When Amcri-
cans Can Take Claims.

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s9lN lev Win congressman HUI;
Congressman j. \. L. Huh. acoom-
l#pan;ea ly Mrs lIllll and ,beir d.,3,,i,-
10, Miss A,,a,,, ,;a -.
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'''4.'s s'S ~ we. we 'soVN rs
sSiso' hs'Nihs returned from tllp oil
1 hNe months To the Philippines and
| Japan
,,antai, t,5,Ii ,,.o. =, ,.,.
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N''".''' snoe'H a'tet ms tetuih'
90 satkea ifceiS concerning the Phil
ippines. ana Incidentally asked numer-
Gus questions ON affairs a, home say
| ing he had beer, largely o,,t of touch
With the progress oil Iowa events.
visited Manila and made ii trip
| through the southern islands I.eyte II
vas not possible u visit. as the insm-
gents there are in control. | was With
General 'halfee When he made his tour
OF inspection following his taking COM
mand OF the army and had lie oppor-
tunity TO see much of the actual condi :
lions II has bean charged that went
| To the Philippines IN the interest of my
own business affairs AS a matter Of
fact ! gave no attention to them. not
/ SO much us | would like To have given.
SIMPLY because | d.d not want To place
myself ia the way of criticism saw
tae conditions NJ the different military
posts and visited and talked with the
officers of The civil administration in
| various parts OF the islands. had II
stenosrapher With mo and took stem
oeraphic reports OF Statements | re-
aelved from various quarters bearing
| on the situation IN tho Islands / be
| llcNe The facts have gathered in This
way win prove of inestina.,n whine an,
| my return to Washington. Indeed i
| think eNeiy member Of congress should
take "A trip 10 Inc islands II is si,n,,i>.
impossible to updgrsiana Them mm,,.ss
on,, ,oas ,,I, ~, -,
The conditions as ,ne,.sayis,
I.I,na. -, ~.
e.,,,tain' linn , 80 10y .s's".
eo,ni,,,, ~, WI ~, .aiNN.' az iSAsti con
as ,''..sa ei'g Me",eil on inc islands lie
~, N.''S4 .'ie peiiei tllat the Americans
80, no .lieefai'lNe pnl remain there
,.', |,i'' i'ossess!eh ana Work out the
~ % ..,,i incident To possession
ne sol! oil the islands he said, is
fieh IN the extreme. There is no doubt
~ tiie existence oi valuable mimcra!
Wellth' oppef coal and gold ara
among the minerals Old miners have
assured me of the existence of vaiu-
able placer mines i'll the interior of MIN
dlnao and other islands The timber.
found there Is another valuable re-
source. In Negros there are the rich
est sugar regions in the world. I'm
many parts of the islands corn cam he
grown to ADVANTAGE though corn is no,
a staple product, rice being mu,h n,nra
extensively cultivated
h" population of the islands his
TO 10 900 600 ,eo,in as iao,ll s'o ~ ~
| n 10 d,i,trS, ~ 40 I, ii'd,let OF lac.,
| fornia WHO b,s haa,, 'fe.i ,ioiii " ,
| fucts VOW o.,..e,l, s'''.i'., ing s,i!e
ho.,t ,,.i,h "aS oh .ile same
,1utea INC ,,,,,l.,,, w ap'it. iie S'iil7
than GOO oon ''' 'i.ete iess
"Dja Won nane.t,,,,
of Mlndanao and .t,,e, cn,tha,.,,
of which tha I,,. ~ s' NOS
I'VE ana NOT -, -, ,,l =, n.y. ~ hl,o"n
Mindanao 10 ann ,re.st axtan. w., ~
tho Interior off III, 10 ln...a,, Mflise
plored the n,tiy,ca; In th ii,i,',,
peaceful an nnv,,h No., II, ,bs az ~
Know there is q rr,n,ra ~ 1.,,i,,t,, y
around the coast ~, rhe t,,,a,ie,, = - {
this Moros The two are deadly .ne,,3,as.
and as a matfnr ar r.s, No.
Will have 10 prot,e, ,ha l,,;I,,,,.,
the Noros. or they win lie d,i,,n,, -,
A Moro looks TO mo Nike ~ l,nn,a,Y',,.
Indian The Moros lre frtene,lv 70 ~,
United States. and on This ,,cnt,,,,, .s.S
ploruton of the injector would prnhnl,l
not be difficult. Ti5e interior is ,ln.
bercd, Hike the interior of an The ia
ards. The Moros claim to have a for
tilted stronghold In the interior us5cr.
100000 people are located This is prol,-
ably an exaggeration"
Transnort.,i, az.
"ho Tue army.
~ Mhat ,' ora you find as to the system
~ baliey,. tbarn ~, ' ne
ed i'm me ~ .,s 80 alilss erect
slider there ara s.ve WI sss.eilI. cor
-, q seNeiai ways I'm which
az AZ 10 tn tn. ~ sr lils'''' ,bo,. ~.
wards OF 40 600 mon tb1,a NOV up
think th,. nun,h.rN,if trr,a l -, a'' nor
made less than "a non tn,. sl,,,., '',ouii ~
ana wbar. Iene ~ no i'piht ON the ISL
cn,,ld sr,,.. spNelhniehl SAID 1t
baalth r. tfa 49, -. .he s9iaiefs. Ihe
f,,-,,.d ~ - 1919 ~ s"ou. was in
n.,e,, ,,,', i', , asses Where troops,
- ,J5,,,a,,,. 49, NAp'ie.l, We're trying