New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-22

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prepared which has passed the House aufhhoF zn
structOn OF railroads, with guarantee or income
f eSt for h no eReedns IN most
cases a guarantee of smaller percentage would De
10 The main trunk line from Apart Manila the
eang protabe BUSINESS WOULD ProSsy require
assurance of per cent dividends: Inc OPPOSE,
ton OF those who oppose the investment OF any
American capital in the islands which shall iur-
two countries than is absolutely necessary may
postpone the passage OF this BIZ Until the next next
delay but am not discouraged, for as long as l
f 2e es IN cams Of the Phppe
upon Just and generous government t1r sucn au
proper development OF the material resources O.
incident not 10 the opposition of a majority but
to the opposition OF a small minority while II ~
apt to try ones patience, ought nevertheless not
to discourage.
CHARACTER OF FILIPINO LABOR
come now to the question o. labor. which has
been made the basis for the most dscouraging ac-
Filipino is tropical iaboreT. In times past
large amount Of rice has been raised IN the islands
sugar and a large amount OF hemp, and they all
as the abor Of P9b the 2 The chn
men; who have been SAID by mistaken persons 20
do not number 10000. and none of them do any
siaSds The Filipino Is Ratnray an agrcuITist
When you 60 through his village in the middle OF
the window or on the seat in front of his house.
you You T DO nS know that he has been up at
O'Clock In the morning and has worked rom that
gin work again az o'clock and work for two or
The American merchant is loud in his denuncis-
ton OF the lnsu!iclency Of thSS fIl!p.H1 WI,
doubled since the Americans went there. and he
has heard the tales OF how cheap labor was before
OF labor in the Philippine Islands with that In
a fIS less ali oVer China am not conendng that
lebo for hat Ia bOrf "a he world
! ably. when economy in wages and efcienTcy IN
IS that the labor conditions n the Philippines are
The city Of Manila has under its control and in
fits employment about three thousand laboTers. and
to 3 .. Mexican. and there is no complaint what
ever the part Of the authorities that their work
Jenartrnent ~ the a-rov has hort the s. mo
Der. and their reports Of the efficiency Of Filipino
employed really as coolies on the Benguet road IN
| the difficult drilling and construction work.
| about three thousand natives and while their Ell
| accomplishment OF work IN proportion TO the pay
they probably get through about as much
at Mana-ths Atlantis Pae!c ian, and Gulf Company
! thousand FiIi1inos IN their quarres At FIRST they
| found IT very difficult to secure worSmen. but now
o about n' per cent Of white foTemen and the rest
They give to the na nd I f
! fiesta days they give them vacation They have
| leans These experiments show only that the solu-
t uS@ the the fpnos hoW to work Sir William
! Van H6rne rerorts that ne found much difficulty
ways because the natives were not acquainted with
how the work should be done. but that by means ans
that then they made good laborers feel sure that
Fillpinos
MINES. sTREETCARs. ELECTRICITY.
There is doubtless great deal Of mineral wealth
IN the Islands but will b be ayaa6e only after TER
an Island with bonanza mine In IT. though al some
distant day such a vein NAV be discovered there
quantities. There is now between the islands con-
| large number Of ships engaged therein. without It
the islands could not live Is their arteral circu
proved by introducing American generous methods
or dGanng WIN e puoiiG AoTn{ 1890 ~ Pn
which will be completed next Thanksgiving Day.
tKpsnsVe features Of Manila life and viii give to
the Of the e of nS at aS. GgT 9Tn
There is no city in the world where there Is so
that. people may not walk about safely under ta.e
DO away with the necessity for many OF these con-
| veyances and the streets will be less used and their
tinnous fall Of water in streams within practicabIe
o. Manila to furnish ee s S5 % e6
cca this Is an imnortant aid ID. TO manufacture
have dealt in the export trade in the islands have
earned large profits during the occupancy of the
| HEALTH OF THE ISLANDS.
1t is said that the health Of the islands is such
! not true The climate does prevent from going
into the sun In the middle Of the day and so pre-
vents his working in the fields laboring man,
but &c is entirely possible for to live in the ISL
ands for years and. II he does not neglect the
binary rules Of hygiene TO be free from bad health.
| The province of BenRuet, which is $50 miles from
Manila, and which Will soon he reached by rail-
road and electric road I'm twelve hours, offers
| climate quite like the summer climate or the Adj
rondacks or Of Canada Under the land regulations.
which into force at the time OF the Adjournment
| OF Congress- a summer capital is TO be established
| md TOWN lots in the sarne Mace he
| offered at public auction. Americans engaged IN
| business at small cost buy lots and erect
| rs they choose, except the months OF August and
| September. which are usually so wet to make II
| Improbable. During the remaining months of the
year the climate is beautiful. the temperature going
down as low 30 degrees Fahrenheit and rarely If
| ever, reaching so degrees.
| II is estimated that than five millions OF
acres Of land are owned by natives IN the islands
ard that the remainder sixty-dve millions is owned
| bv the government. This remainder will under the
chase at the adjournment Of the present session
Congress- There is prospect that the land viii
| he taken up by both tlIplnoS ana Americans. The
! ma ximum Irritation for purchase by company is
$500 acres. This limitation is much too low for the
cultivation OF sugar but is sufficiently extensive for
| the cultivation OF other products There Is pro-
| may stock I'm land companies, SO that probably
| the limitation may be evaded II private profit
| course would be danger TO prophesv with
tanty, but with change in the hyGienc conditions
| that surround life, due TO an effective board OF
| health with a supply OF pure water from the sink
ing OF driven wells all the country, which the
pendng bill in Congress will encourage, feel
/ that the population will rapidly increase
THE ANTI-IMPERIALIsT PETITION.
pinos. and not entitled to pass single act
| or to approve a single measure that has not that
| as it's chief purpose But 1t so happens. and 1t
/ fortunately happens, that generally everything
| for benefit of the FilipinOS and the