Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-06
Kansas General Explains Their
Idea Of Public Office.
POLITICAL MORALITY NOT COMMON

with Few Exceptions He say"
There Are No Prominent Fiiipiaos
with Any Sense Of It-Regards 30
tive. =. Hopelessly shiftless = Is
lands Wealthy In Natural me-
sources.
Among other things which General
Frederick Funston said In recent IN
terview on the Philippine situation
with reporter Of the Los Angeles Her
aid were the following:
III one could except very rev NEIL
Of whom Chief Justice Arellano ID INC
tvpe. there are no prominent Filiplnos
who have any sense of political morai.
ity. Their idea of public place is that
II gives them an opportunity to Cypress
. their enemies, reward their friends OF
To All their own pockets with pubilc
/, money. .,,,,.
/, I'm my opinion the greatest possible
: mistake that could be made by tne
United States in dealing with the I'll
ipinos would be to give them any form
Of elective legislative assembly COM
POSED Of people Of their own race. A
Filipino legislature would merely gave
opportunity for a number OF pestilen'
tial agitators to keep the country STIR
red up in state of turmoil by holding
out to the people a vain hope of ultl'
mate independence.
81 do not feel prepared to state an
opinion as to exactly what form OF
government should be given them. 1t
seems to me that the present commls-
r sion could not be very well improved
upon.
"All the officers, in my opinion, ex-
cept municipal and provincial officers,
should be appointed by the governor OF
the islands, instead of being elected by
the people, for the reason that If the
people were allowed to elect their own
officers agitators and schemers would
be chosen to ill the offices to the ex.
clusion of the better class of natives.
The moral influence of troops will
make the Filipinos understand that
any uprising would be summary
crushed.
1.-The islands are enormously wealthy
in their natural resources. but the peo-
pie are hopelessly shiftless. The re-
ports of the untold agricultural rich
ness of the islands have not been exag-
gerated. but the development Of the is
land resources depends largely on the
labor supply. Not ! per cent of tle
ablebodied Filipinos will work steadily
A Filipino will work for two Or three
weeks. then. having little money, will
quit work and remain away. utterly
regardless of the interests Of his en-
ployer. Not until he is reduced to a
state of absolute want will he return
TO work TO this rule there are a few
exceptions. House servants. cOachmen
and men who hold positions of that
kind work steadily and faithfully for
the same employer for years.
I'm the opinion Of many people who
understand the labor situation in the
Philippines the industrial development
OF the country depends upon the intro
duction Of Chinese and Japanese labor.
A Waite man cannot work in the Phil
ippines with any comfort The climate
conditions are such that an American
laborer cannot do heavy work in the
islands There are tens of thousands Of
acres Of uncnltvated land. and in the
cities there are tens of thousands of
ablebodied male Filipinos who will not
turn their hands to labor of any kind
except when 1t is absolutely necessary
to keep the wolf from the door This Is
not, in my judgment. war condition.
1t is a natural falling of the Filipino
race. doubt If education will take
this out of them.
The islands are a good place for an
American with capital and for skilled
American mechanics. Skilled mechan-
les are quite sure of employment. while
there is practically no opportunity for
the American laborer. This ais largely
due to the fact that 1t Is impossible for
people not accustomed to the climate
to perform heavy labor"