Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-01
SEES CHANGES
IN Los ANGELES
ARMY OFFICER MAKES FIRST
VISIT SINCE 1867
Gen. Buchanan. Predicts Great Future
for Angel City--Believes United
States Should Hold the
Philippines

Brig. Gen. James A. Buchanan of the
United States army, who was stationed
at Drumm Barracks, near San Pedro,
in 1867, passed through Los Angeles
yesterday on his way to Washington,
ID. G., where he will retire from the
service Of Uncle Sam.
For the past several years Gen. Bu-
chanan has been stationed at different
points in the Philippines and he has
seen that country grow rapidly under
American rule.
Gen. Buchanan is strongly in favor
of the United states retaining pos
session of the islands and he declares
the islands will become valuable as
set to this country.
UNITED States possession of the
Philippines Is a question that Is rap
idly settling ITSELF" said Gen. Blu
chanan yesterday when seen at his
headquarters in the Hotel Alexandra.
'In the eight years that the United
States has had possession of the Phil
ippines the natives have learned more
of the English language and the GUS
toms and manners of the United states
inhabitants than they did of Spaniards
and their customs in the hundreds Of
years they were under Spanish rule.
Would Hold Islands
II am strongly in favor of possession
of the islands by the United States.
Their sugar productions would be of
little use to us on account of the limit
ed amount they are able to produce
but the hemp productions in the south
ern islands of the group will become
a valuable asset for the United States
Besides, there are extensive timber
lands of the most expensive and beau
tiful woods. These are all of great
commercial value to the United States
1.-THE only thing that is holding
down the Filipinos is the absence of
free trade. At present the only coun-
tries with which they can carry on
trade are Japan and China. Their
principal product of commerce is sugar.
and the Japanese hold them down to a
very injurious extent.
"The recognized price paid for sugar
the world over is four cents. The
Filipinos are compelled to accept any
price the Japanese and Chinese are
willing to give them 1t has not been
more than one and three-quarters cents
for the past few years. With free
trade and a protective tariff the Phil
ippines would progress even more rap
idly than has ever been the case in the
past few years under American rule"
Finds Old Chaplain
Gen. Buchanan Immediately after his
arrival in Los Angeles yesterday To-
Gated Chaplain Allensworth, negro
who was chaplain of the Twenty-fourth
infantry stationed at Drumm barracks
when Gen. Buchanan was in charge.
Chaplain Allensworth retired six
months ago and he is one of the best
known negroes of Southern California.
During the days that Gen. Buchanan
was in Southern California Los Angeles
was a village of 10000 inhabitants, of
whom Gen. Buchanan said about fifty
were Americans.
Yesterdays visit to Los Angeles was
the first since the days of 1867 The
growth in the thirty-nine years that
have elapsed since then has worked
wonders in the entire southern part Of
California. Gen. Buchanan stated yes
terday that with such phenomenal
growth there is no question about the
future of the City of Angels. In the
course of the next fifteen years Gen.
Buchanan predicts a population Of
nearly 1000, 900, with a city that will
embrace all the country from the
mountains to the sea.
Gen. Buchanan, accompanied by his
valet, left Los Angeles last night on
the California; Limited over the Santa
Fe. He stated as the train pulled out
of the station that he would return to
Los Angeles next December and spend
the winter season here. He expects to
be accompanied by his daughters, who
are at present enrolled in eastern uni
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