The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-16
DETAILS CONDITIONS
IN THE ISLANDS
Former Salt Laker Talks About
Affairs in the Philip
pines.
HE PRAISES THE WORK
OF GENERAL WOOD
Adverse Legislation Is Keeping
American Capital From
Making Investments.

S. B. Johnson. now OF Manila P L.,
But once OF Salt Lake and newspaper
man, is guest at the Knutsford en-
route to his home via San Francisco.
Speaking In a general way on topics Of
the Islands he said: II have been In the
East TO raise money for investment in
enterprises with which | am connected d
and have been very successful. 7 also
nave brought with me several expert en-
gineers and superlntcndents for work out
there l shall sail from San Francisco
In July on my return
Il am interested In and built the rail
way there and have an Ice plant and
electric light plant In course of erection.
also shall have 100000 lumber plant
In operation soon after my return
owing 10 adverse legislation American
capital Is not freely seeking outlet among
us. StaSnation has largely followed this
kets has made matters worse. Free sugar
would help develop large tracts of land
American people need not fear our pos
sible output OF sugar for il all we raise
came mere duty free IL would not be more
than ll2 per cent of the total imports.
II the duty were removed We could not
double that amount In five years. We
are handicapped by poor labor and
scarcity of men even at that.
Was With Bryan.
MIR. Bryan2 Well. ] was with him
good part of the time he was there and
he was very careful In all he said He
LETT very good Impression on all who
heard him. ! sailed in his company from
Singapore TO Colombo and found him
Shrewd, careful and exceptionally we'll
informed man
women? Nonsense General Wood came
there with the prejudice of most people
against him because of alleged favor
itism of the President He took the most
IA gl oil md In h,s
was the most popular man in the islands.
Americans nockcd into his jurisdiction
because they felt safe there. All ele-
ments Of our diverse population would be
delighted to see him advanced AS to his
killing women in Jolo. the American peo-
pie made the same complaint against
Hell Roaring Jake Smith and as a re-
suit two years OF warfare and hundreds
of lives were lost 1f' they do not let
Gen, Wood alone 1t Will be the same In
his case. ] sincerely hope that Gen
Woods work Will be permitted To stand.
Corbin in Command.
General Corbin? When he took COM
mand his first work was to reconcile the
civil and military factions and bring
harmony out of discord. He has sue
ceedcd In obtaining more cooperation
than ever was known before, He Is
man who does things. and I rank him
next TO Gen, Wood.
Men with capital can fnd good invest
menis there especially In hemp, but 1t
seek work. The conditions obtaining
there are against them.
our navy AZ long as we are a nation
we must have navy and II may as we'll
be at Manila as TO be tea drinking at
Newport in America The army Is now
about 500 men. and only one-third OF
them are in active duty These men
would be supported here If not there.
and the only difference Is the difference
Of cost between here and there.
AS to Chinese Boycott.
The Chinese boycott / am glad to
speak word on that point. Ny SYM
pathies are all with the Cinnamon The
boycott is not because of exclusion, but
because of the indecent treatment of those
who have a right to land in America. The
boycott is effective and is continuing.
Some American firms find their business
cut down go per cent with no new orders
coming Australia and New Zealand have
vastly more effective exclusion laws than
we have. but no boycott The Chinese
are partial to Americans, and would like
to trade with them. but constant indig
mites have soured them.
II hope the boycott Will continue Till
the last dollar of American trade is killed,
or the people mend their ways toward the
Chinese. | have seen instances, when |
was Consul at Annoy that no man In the
world would stand. of abuse to Chinese
Permit me to say that Salt Lake, to
ME after ten yesrs' absence is reye-
lation / am proud OF her success and
glad my friends who stayed by her share
In her popular welfare"