Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-20
sna cerrepenan. Of Me Dcne N.vs By ltanl g earpenr

served in Porto Rico for year and
then went to the Philippines. | met
hin when he was leaving Porto Rico,
and afterward visited him at Angeles,
IN Luzon, He there had a large MILL
tary district under his charge. and We
Travelled over II together, visiting his
several posts. over mountain and val
ley with band Of scouts In front Of US
10 draw the IRE from Filpinos In ann
bush I've rode, passing through many
towns and villages, visiting camps in
the wilds of the mountains and fordine
rivers The ride was a hard one, for
much Of Il was through the beds OF
streams 50 heavily wooded that we
could scarcely see the sky for the
branches overhead, At other times the
grass was higher than our heads as we
rode through a on nur horses / re-
member ! hsd 10 hold my hands IN
ftont Of my face 20 keep the grass
blades from scratching It.
The trip almost wore me out, but
General Fred Grant thruve upon Il and
was fresher al the end than at the be-
ginning. That was In 1899, when he
was about 80 years OF age. lie Is now
30 and seems 10 be younger than ever.
lie succeeded well I'm the Philippines
lie was Engaged In several battles and
IN the guerilla warfare, which followed
the active fighting. lie was the first 10
bring his district to accept ciyll gov.
eminent After | left him ne was sent
to southern Lu2on and later 10 samur
ana Leytc, whore he received the sur
render Of the last Of the insurgenl
forces About year ago he returned
10 the United states and took charge Of
the department of Texas Since theh
he has been sent to Chicago.
PHILIPPINES AS FRED GRANT
SEES THEM.
| asked Gen, Grant to give me his
opinion Of the future OF the Philippines
based upon his stay there. He replied
II think the Islands a valuable pos
session, and that they will eventually
he an important self-sustaining colony
OF the United States. They are OF large
extent ana their soil Is very rich.
80 far the political conditions have
been such that there has been but little
Incentive 10 develop the island. Under
the Spanish rule both church and statc
worked against rather than for the
good OF the common people Wages
were low and the opportunities OF the
poor SO few that there was but little In.
centiYe to work and practically no
hope OF poor man becoming rich by
his labor, This is now changing. The
projects under way to build railroads
viii result In cheap transportation and
there win I've Encouragement of yal-
ues all around"
win the people ever make good
American citlzens2'
II think they VIII. although II will be
a long time before they viii be able TO
govern themselves II their govern
ment was left 10 them as they now are
revolutions would be Of frequent occur
renee and ! doubt " the people would
not soon be Ms badly off as they were
I'm the days Of the Spaniards. They need
education. and this we arc giving them.
We are otecting their interests In eV-
cry possible way, and think they be-
gin TO realize It."
THE RICHES OF LUzoN
do YOU think the islands are natur-
ally rlch2'
Yes. Nearly all have excellent soil
and there IL much magnificent timber.
Luzon has valleys which will raise SUI
gar and rice, and these crops might be