Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-30
INDUSTRIES FOR ISLANDERS
FilipinOs Build Hopes on Adoption Of
Senator Dietrioh's Plan
UNITED STATES MAY HELP COLONIES
Alteration of Duties would Result in
Establishment of Extensive Manu-
factories where only Raw
Material IL Produced.
(From a stan Correspondent

| Brewster Cameron, who is the represent |
ative of the allied business interests Of
the Philippines, has been in Washington |
! for some time past with view Of get |
| ting the republican party interested In |
doing something substantial for the Philip |
pines In the way Of reduction Of duties on /;
exports from those islands to the United /
States. Mr.. Cameron was at one time con- |
nected with the Department OF State as
! special agent, and was greatly interested !
in securing evidence In the famous star |
! route cases. He is regarded as an ex- |
ceptionally able man and his Views rela- !
tive to our tropical possessions are ex-
ceedingly interesting at this time. Mr.. |
Cameron, speaking of an address which
Senator Dietrich delivered In the United |
States senate on February a. says that |
the plan outlined by the senior senator
from Nebraska is as simple as ideas OF
great practical value usually are. and that
their conception was the work Of states
man. In writing to the committee Of the
allied Chambers OF Commerce of the Phil
ippine islands, Mr.. Cameron says: "It 10
the consensus of opinion, so far as l have
been able to learn, that It will not be the
permanent policy OF the American congress
TO encourage the people Of the islands In
the production Of sugar and tobacco for
the reason that the American farmers ex-
pect to be able in few years to grow all
the sugar and tobacco they consume. The
attitude OF congress toward these two Phil
ippine interests is regrettable, but It never
theless is undeniable fact, and 1t will
be no kindness to conceal Il from the people
OF the Philippines who should be frankly
told that an effort will be made to discour-
age the growing of sugar and tobacco In
the islands, but that those who engage In
the cultivation Of purely tropical products
| will be protected in the enjoyment Of the
American market, which II is claimed, will
assure unbounded prosperity to the islands.
THE people OF the Philippines are now
4 for the first time confronted with the start
ling fact that there are a number Of in
fuential senators of the United States,
members OF both Of the great political
parties who question the expediency of
giving the Philippines a permanently free
market in the United States for their sugar
and tobacco for the obviously selfish reason
! that nearly every state In the union can pro-
duce as many OF the states are now produc-
ing both of these commodities in steadily
increasing quantities. Under the circum-
stances II is Of the highest Importance to
the permanent welfare of the Philippines
that IL should be the future policy Of the
people to Immediately engage In the culti-
walton of those purely tropical products
which cannot be produced in the United
states, and TO develop their production
to the fullest extent"
To Build Up the Islands.
Senator Dietrich's plan contemplates the
idea OF placing a stiff export tariff upon
all raw materials which leave the Philip
pine islands, and he would permit articles
which are manufactured from these raw
materials to be exported free, or nearly
ell d,t Tn nj thar ia
senator suggests that whatever duty might
be collected from the exporting of the
finished articles should be for the purpose
OF revenue, but that the duty which
collected on the raw material should be
; large enough to encourage and build up
the manufacturing industries Of the Philip
pines. In outlining his proposition Senator
Dietrich cited, as illustration Of his
thought regarding the treatment Of the
Philippine islands, the case of hemp. He
, said he would place a heavy export tariff
, upon raw hemp, but permit the finished
, products from hemp to leave the islands
. free, or practically free OF duty, this
recommendation on the part OF the senator
being upon the theory that America will
maintain the "open door" policy in the
Orient 1t is obvious that II the people Of
the United States must pay as much to
bring raw hemp to America, where labor is
r expensive as 1t costs to bring It to Eng
land Germany or other countries, where
labor is cheap, hemp and other raw ma
terials will go cheerfully to the European
countries for manufacture and not to the
$ United States, but by placing high export
e tariff upon the raw material these articles
would all be converted into the finished
products Of the islands. thereby assisting
very materially in building up the manu-
A featuring Industries of our Pacific posses
sions It is confdentally believed that II
Senator Dietrich's plan is crystallized into
Y law by the next congress, investments and
Developments in the islands will follow
n on a scale that few countries have ever
4 known and Mr.. Cameron, who is an opti
4 mist along these lines. said in the course
e of his talk on Senator Dietrichs speech
r that "ladronism must of course be stamped
Z out. or all progress would be arrested but
q that accomplished and protection given
against foreign countries on all purely
tropical prod I35s the PHILIPPINES are des-
: tined to become the richest spot in the
eastern world"
= shakeup I'm POStOflce Department.
The anticipated shakeup in the Postoffice
department is under way. Assistant Post
master General Robert ]. Wynne. who is
measuring up to the expectation Of his
friends, mas determined 10 De the urBt
:, assistant postmaster general and not per-
init some head Of division TO run his
y department. In consequence OF the fear
I less action Of Mr. Wynne there is fric-
! tion in his department which he proposes
to wholly eradicate or he will be asking
the president TO name his successor. As
. Il is, however. Mr.. Wynne has the presl-
, dent at his back, and II is expected that
there will be very lively doings in the first
assistant postmaster generals once in
i the next few months. George w. Beavers,
| general superintendent OF the salaries and
, allowance division OF the Postofice depart
ment has rendered his resignation for
| the purpose Of entering upon a business
: career In his home city of Brooklyn. other
: designations are expected to follow closely
upon the heels OF Mr.. Beavers. In con-
y nection with his determination to be the
head OF his once Mr.. Wynne believes that
| there should be = reorganization Of the
whole Postofhee department and he pro-
poses to bring to bear all his knowledge
e TO the accomplishment Of what to him
J. seems to be an absolute necessity for the
I Of he A.