The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-11
RULE BY
FORCE IN
THE EAST.
No Hope for Peace
for Years to
Come.
PEOPLE STILL
HATE AMERICANS
Reasons Why the Filipino Does
Not Become Reconciled to
American Rule.

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"A said Joseph K Oil of Atlanta,
Georgia, yesterday morning, but 1 am
of opinion, which is shared by many
army officers and others whom 1 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. Oil, who is the correspondent at
Washington of the Atlanta Constitution
land the London Daily Telegraph, pass
ed through the city in the China on his
way back to the United States after
trip around the world, made in COM
pany with party of members of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Senator A. o. Bacon, of Georgia, was
at the head of the party and as the,cor-
RESPONDENT has been ever a warm friend
of Judge Bacon, they journeyed to-
gether.
The other members of the party,
which left New York in the transport
Mcclellan, We're 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
- Of hn A1oT1 &c
of the government for the complete as
similation of the islands. Since October
the senator and writer have been tour |
ing China and Japan and both are now
hurrying home to take UP the work of
the winter
Despite all the reports to the con- |
trary" continued Mr.. Oil, the coun- |
try does not seem to be ready for any |
pure civil government as yet, owing to |
the fact that there is no security or /
immunity from attack from a 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 an out
break.
There is 1 am afraid a mistaken idea
of the people there. For instance there
is 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 solicited, so
~ fS Il | ,
ing. The one central thought around
which all ideas of that country must
be built, is that the rich and influential
control absolutely all the people. There
is no middle class or any fighting for
the control. There have been state
ments that the majority of the people
are in favor of American rule. That 1
believe falacious for the reason that the
minority of the people control the coun-
try absolutely.
''Of course, it is naturally thought that
the selection of the rich and influential
men of district TO take the offices
means the complete pacification of the
district. But it must be remembered
that these same men would be the lead
ers, in the event of Philippine independ
ence. and as they draw their salaries
they cannot help but think how much
more they could secure the heads of
the departments, under a system which |
would approach that existing before the
turnover of the authority from Spain to
the United States. The Filipino does not
understand that a public Office can be
other than 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 it is
a loss to him in the amount he pays over
TO the government, in that If the Fill
Pine nation should become power, he
would then collect just what he wants.
In Governor Taft the president has !
chosen a most capable man for the work
OF governing the islands. He is essential
" an executive official, and ne is making
the administration as sound as he can
The difficulty is deeper than that. in that
there is involved all of race prejudice
and the enmity of the brown man for the
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 10 learn the English language But
fh-y are not doing this from any feeling
OF readiness. 1t is because they have
2 deeper hatred for the American than
Tor the SpaUia-d, as they believe they
should have been given a brown mans
government when there was a change
lhey refuse to be reConciled 10 a change
Oh masters merely; they want a change
Of conditions
There has been much talk abou, tho
enIlSting Of the natives to carry on tho
policing of the islands. That win never