The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
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David Wallace Returns From
the Far East.
HE TAKES A DARK VIEW
Of the Condition of Affairs in
the Philippines
He TAKES A DARK VIEW

David Wallace. for years manager OF
the Whitaker interests in this city re-
turned yesterday from q six month 9 visit
g points IN the Orient in the interest OF
81 American commercial firm that COZ
teuplated the extension Of It's business 10
the far east He has made his report TO
the company discouraging a proposition
T. establish a branch at Manila. He
takes a gloomy view Of conditions u the
Philippines from a commercial standpoint
and goes so far IS 10 predict that The
United States VII not possess the Islands
TWO years hence.
..The trouble with Manila IS this said
1Tr Wallace. the Americans VII never
consent 10 take their families there Il
5 NOT disirabIe place 70 I've IL. The
Philippines are overestimated from &
commercial standpoint Nothing IS pro-
duced there but hemp, TOBACCO and cane
ard The latter VIII nave little importance
commerce IIy IL the beet sugar Industry
IA this country continues ~ lis develop
mont
ssBut hasn't Manila importance - dis
triburiuE point for American goods II
the Orient2" 3Ir wallace was asked
Not the least II We develop our trade
IN China VIC can take or goods there
direct without The necessity and cos- OF
transfers and resElpment Shanghai and
Hong Kong are ports as open % our
commerce ~ Manila
Mr.. wallace thinks the English firms
already in business ar Manila VIII never
be supplanted bv American merchants
He says Americans are afraid 0I invest
ing in Manila and that practically no
American capital IS go'ng there He SAYS
that Il seems 70 be understood by Amer
icsn capitalists that the United States
win not continue In possession Of the
Philip ines He does not know upon what
this belief is based but he saws i is com
mon among American capitalists
Mr. Wallace was AZ Manila On Thanks
giving DaV and met Wendell Mclaughlin
s. the dining room Of their hotel Mr.
Mclaughlin was the frst and only Ntch-
fla man he ret during his i've months
abaence from home. lie met cd friends
whom he knew in Scotland. some he
knew ia England and some ne knew in
other quarters Of the world. but not z
Wichita man save Mr.. Mclaughlin, did
he meet.
The last day he was IN Manila he wit
messed the most violent earthquake that
CITY had experienced In years II was
going 20 the wharf said A-r wallace,
when I felt "a fearful sickness coming
over me-. Then I uoticed the street heav-
ing and swelling like q wave in the ocean
It knocked me OF my balance and had
great dificulty in walking. The sickness
that came over me vas ike sea sickness
and want 70 ten Won riehc now that
fear possessed me. The disturbance was
unusually severe although no houses fen.
principally because they are built to re-
sist earfhouakes. I am night glad I eI-
perenced the sensation Of such an earth
quake but 7 assure you thar one is
enough Tor ne.
SIR Wallace thinks that Shanghai Is the
coming city OF the orient as it is the
key IN a large portion Of China He be-
lieves Il has Il great future and II IS not
improbable that he may live there. re
has very catering offer from a Shang-
hai firm and has been given time GO con-
salt With his family and friends before
accepting IT,. by cable He says Shang-
hal IS a very pleasant place 70 live. but
b SAYS an American would naturally
dislike 20 so there and ALLEVIATE himself
from his own race and kind. He saws
this Is especially true IN the case If
uar having q family OF American chill
dreu
Hons Kong. h says. is q great big
warehouse II controls the trade Of seven
provinces OF China. but he does not think
Fl has anything like the future Of Shang-
hal.
NJ Wallace vas also at NagasaIi and
Toxic. in Japan. He Speaks weI OF the
japanese. They are the people the Chi
nese are watching and from Vhom they
are borrowing all their progressive IDEAS
II doesn't make any difference what the
balance Of the world offers China she
- not ready % accept il unless Japan
has accepted it,
Mr. Wallace spent a few DAYS ~ Homo
Hula He says that conditions there are
noI very satisfactory. owing To the labor
problem. The exclusion OF the Chinese
from the islands is materially affecting
The country. as cheap labor is required
there for the development Of the plan
teIions.
'-Tasing II all ard all said Mr.. Wal
lace. Wichita IS the fnest place 60 Eve
IN. that I have seen. equal opportunity
considered