The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-10

20 look over the nelQ, anu we TOOK lnt
id off and showed him the whole busi-
ness. We showed him where we had
one section that could produce as fine
tobacco as could be grown in Cuba
but there was only a very limited
area of that class of land. That Con-
gressman went home, and has been our
friend. His own people, who grow to-
/ bacco. did not like him for a time
but he has educated them. now.
I'VE only want a fair deal l be-
leve that the time is coming when the
American people will insist upon fair
ness in the treatment of the Filipino
people"
The conference of the Governors end
ed here although Acting Governor At
kinson escorted General Smith on board
the Mongolia and saw him off to San
Francisco. Before going to see the
Acting Governor, General Smith called
upon Judge Henry f. Highton, whom
he had known since General Smith
was boy in a San Francisco law Of
flee. The greeting between these two
was most cordial. and it would surprise
none of the friends of Judge Highton
or of General Smith if there should be
something more material than even a
renewal of old ties of friendship grow
ing out of the meeting.
AS to the proposed Department of
Insular Affairs, that is understood to
have the approval of President Roose-
welt, and Governor Carter also favQrs
it strongly.
TALKED VERY FREELY.
General James F. Smith, who will
become Governor of the Philippines
upon the retirement of Governor Ide
on the 18th of September next, talked
very freely to a representative of the
Advertiser who had shared his tent in
the field in the old war days.
Manila is changed since the old
times" he said. "The sanitation of
the city has been looked after, the
moats have been filled to the great
| disbursement of the mosquito pest,
and we have opened the mountain re-
sort of Benguet, which has a climate
in the summer months as delightful
as that of California There is malaria
in the islands now only where new
ground is opened-and none at all at
Benguet. The island climate, in fact,
is healthful-a thing people are begin
ming to find out and appreciate.
I'VE have cleaned the city, and have
the best street car system in the world.
l. was built by Philippine labor, (which
has turned out to be one of the best
kinds of labor. But each man must be
paid for his own work. The gang sys-
TEN will not answer. Then, if you
want them to do their best you must
give them a cockpit, and hire a string
band and let them have a concert or
baile every night if they want to,
| They will show up for work bright and
early the next morning. They are re-
liable and dependable, and they work
hard They built the Manila street car
system in the quickest time that
work of that kind has ever been done.
But do not think you can get them
to come here.
'Will l go to Washington? ! suppose
l will be dragged there. but / am not
going unless they call me. l am on a
vacation trip, and must return to Ma
nila in August, leaving the mainland
early in that month. If Governor Ide
will not consent to hold on, l am to
take the Governorship on the 18th of
September l was to have taken hold
earlier. but he held on to give me my
vacation. He Is not at all well, how
ever.
NOT FOR SALE.
81 do not believe that Ambassador
Wright has been instructed to negoti-
ate the sale of the Philippines to ia
pan. The islands will not be sold,
THE islands are very peaceful now
I rla To. D,,I 10,
ON Samar. and l do not regard that as
serious But it is not true, as has been
reported, that Governor Curry of that
island has said that he wanted to wage
II war of determination upon those
Moros. He is not at all that kind of a
man. Indeed, II anything. he is in
clined to go to extremes in the matter
of conciliation
But you know how matters grow as
they travel, and how people long
way of look at things. They are see
| lag the Philippines as through mi
oroscope. and so the perspective Is de-
| feCtive They can not know the truth.
/ II was like those stories OF trouble ~
| Canton, Right In the middle OF all
| that, tourists came and went In CAN
| ton with only the same old Chinese
\ guides, Just as you used 10 do sight
[ after the Spanish war, and nobody
/ thought OF harm.
There is trouble In china yes,
There is the boycott, THAT IL serious,
But travellers are safe In the coast
| cities, as they always were, The Phil
ippines are tranquil, an but part of
samar, ana the IAgals are peaceful,
business conditions are improving
denerai smith VIII return by way of
Honolulu in August, ANA an eflort VII
be made Ia get him 90 stay over, 90
visit the valoan1 and inspect the sugar
plantations, and generally Co make
himhelf thnroughly acquainted with the
Hawaiian Islands In HIS party yester-
day Wa Assistant Treasurer harreli vi
lhe Philippines on route home 90 Min
neroia inF q vacation of several