The San Francisco call., 1905-06-10
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.

pecting industrial conditions in the Philippines One by
civilian observer who that in order to teach the Fipo
bring the islands high state OF indus
trial efficiency production absolutely necessary to Tigioy
exclude Chinese and other OUTSIDE aDoT Inns f the scene
that tropical people be taught to work. regardless OF tner
physical necessities
Reliable reports are to the this seasons hemp crop
lack of labor to cut it. Manila
hemp staple the market cotton 1t is IN unVer
sal demand for rope and cordage has substitute that a
proaches excellence those is produced only III
the Philippines The other island staples sugar ana TOBACCO nave
competitive production parts OF the earth Hemp
Philippine monopoly all the land in the islands suited to IT'S
production action the supply would not overtak te M
mand enough affect the price ct with popuiaton
nearly dense that OF Belgium hall OF this valuable crop goes
unharvesd Nothing clearly disclose industrial ona
that the Fpnos have not yet been taught to
work. and that the necessities of life for them are produced SO
nearly spontaneously by the bounty nature that they e no neeo
to toll
has increased so rapidly the
The Dutch Commissioner all the schooling
Maays learning has failed their tropical
working population of half million Chinese They work regardless
of tropical and wind and weather They in the fields and
required
representative of the Dutch Government is now this
try to see anything from study of technical
schools that may be usefuy applied in teaching the Maay to
We fear he will be disappointed The Chinese the only
race on the earth that faithfully conditions of
1t is this that them to be consd
cred pest of all other against them
Javanese Malay work Holland get commercial
production of the colony and therefore the service
able Chinese Z
The second opinion Philippines from Com
mand Coffin OF who has been the islands since the
Spanish and his Washington official business
only Philippines far progress
will be the free admission of Chinese who ready
labor while Fipnos subborny persist leading lives of
indolene This that have the problem Holland
Commander Coffin that the Fpino complain that they don't
have good under Government they had under
them and in missionary spirit have
with their cock fighting gambling and other
civilian observer looks things
The naval commander the islands
with the of practical They show problem from
The theorist does how generations must
while teaching the Fipnos to work. how
hemp be lost and what expense incurred during the
tropical people has been taught to work unless
involuntary have any method by which
teach voluntary labor to the Filpnos
Ne have passed the of enthusiasm and brilliant expecta
regarding Philippines and will be the practical
about Commander Coffin gives it his professional
opinion need defensive works the islands
expect retain them against all possible The
be protected by forts earhworks and guns
Golden Gate and the bay OF San Francisco But
of the Golden Gate is population only
that of Philippines, which produces wealth
Philippines fifty years Beyond Manila Bay
population that the prohibition of cock fighting while half
OF the hemp the field The situation solution
the and genius of the American people That so
on will be reached have doubt but living prophet
reveator among tell what it will be-