The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-12

A said Joseph *. OIL OF Atlanta, |
Georgia, yesterday morning. but am
of opinion, which Is shared by many
army officers and others whom ! met
while in the islands, that the control
of the country can not be maintained
without the use of 10000 troops for
many years, at least"
Mr. OH, who is the correspondent at
Washington of the Atlanta Constitution
and the London Daily Telegraph, pass
cd through the city in the China on his
way back to the United States after
trip around the world, made in COM
pany with a party of members of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Senator 4. O. Bacon, Of Georgia. was
at the head of the party and as the cor
respondent has been ever warm friend
of Judge Bacon. they journeyed to-
gether.
The other members OF the party,
which left New York in the transport
Mcclellan. were Representatives JOY of
Missouri Mercer Of Nebraska, Gaines of
Tennessee De Almond of Missouri.
Greene and Jack of Pennsylvania and
Weeks of Michigan. Representative
JOY left the party at Malta owing to
the illness of his wife. but the others
went on through to the archipelago and
spent a month there in inspection OF
the various islands of the group and
estimating of the work which Is to be
done in the carrying out of the plans
of the government for the complete as
simllation of the islands. Since october
the senator and writer have been tour
ing China and Japan and both are now
bttr inr a
the winter.
Despite all the reports to the con-
trary," continued Mr.. OH, the cOun-
| try does not seem to be ready for any
pure civil government as yet, owing 10
| the fact that there is no security or
immunity from attack from Il band of
the insurgents. We were on the island
of Samar only the day before the mas
sacre of the men of the Ninth Infantry.
There was nothing in sight at that
time but this will illustrate the rapid
action OF the people and the amount
of Hypocrisy which marks them. They
may seem to be perfectly pleased with
the events but in reality they have in
their minds only thoughts OF az out
break.
There is ! am afraid n mistaken idea
IL a feeling that the Filipino has no
national love. This perhaps was true
before the recent war against Spain
But since the beginning of the outbreak
which was on at the time of our war,
the people have become solidifed, Sc
that now there Is really a national feel
ing. The one central thought around
which all ideas of that country must
! htl1 iG ba
control absolutely all the people. There
Is no middle class or any lighting for
the control There have been state
ments that the majority of the people
are in favor of American rule. That
believe fallacious for the reason that the
minority of the people control the coun-
try absolutely.
"Ut course, it Is naturally thought that
the selection of the rich and influential
men of a district to take the offices
means the complete pac .iication of the
I district. But il must be remembered
70 that these same men would be the lead
crs. IN the event of Philippine indepcnd-
encc, ana as they draw their salaries
they cannot help but think how much
more they could secure as the heads of
the departments, under n system which
would approach that existing before the
turnover of the authority from Spain TO
l the United States. The Filipino does not
! understand that II public office can be
other than a private snap. The result is
that every time he takes In a little
money for himself and a large sum for
the United States he thinks that II is
, II loss to him in the amount he pays over
to the government, in that If the Fill
Pine nation should become n power, he
would then collect Just what he wants
I'm Governor Taft the president has
: chosen u most capable man for the wori,
, of governing the islands. He is essential
ly an executive official and he is making
the administration as sound as he can
The difficulty is deeper than that, in tina,
there is involved all of race prejudice
and the enmity OF the brown man for tn,
y white and his methods. They have learn
ed from the Spaniard and they are learn
ing from the American. They are study,
ing all the time, and are making every
= effort to learn the English language. Blu
y they are not doing this from any feeling
|. of friendlness. 1t is because they hav,
n a deeper hatred for the American thar
# for the Spaniard, as they believe they
? should have been given a brown mans
A government when there was a change
# They refuse to be rcconciled to a chang,
- OF masters merely; they want chang,
N OF conditions.
= There has been much talk about III,
i enlisting of the natives to carry on tn,
II policing OF the islands. That will neve
do, as there is no confidence felt in an,
OF the greater tribesmen. The Maca
bebes alone have the confidence OF III,
= soldiers, They can be trusted, for the!
have no future except that OF employ
t, ment by the ruling power For man,
It years they have been utilized by tn
It Spaniards for soldiery. Thus they hay
l. earned the hatred OF the representative
+ or other tribes and so they have with
, drawn into themselves. they numbe
=, something 1000, and they live with thei
w. hands against every man of their color
and the hand OF every man against then
Is These soldiers will be in line with tn
l. United States all the time, and the
ST alone OF all the tribes may be depende
is up n for service. 1t Is not alone tn
Tagals. or the Niscayans, or the Ilocan.