The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
AT THE HOTELS.

There is an undeniable charm to life
IN the Philippines. and the best proof of It
Is that people who spend a few years
there rarely wish 10 go back TO their
former homes whether I'm the United
States or in Europe" said Mr.. W. Z.
Pulliam, at the New Willard Mr.. Pull
lam has been in Manila for the past six
years as special deputy collector Of Gus
toms. and so excellent was his record
that he was lately appointed agent Of the
United States for the collection Of rev
enues in Santo Domingo. to which coun-
try he viii speedily journey. having re-
'ceived his instructions during the last
few days in Washington.
1T would be hard, continued Mr. phil
lam, TO give in detail the reasons that
make life so agreeable in Manila and
.other parts Of the archipelago. one OF the
chief causes, 1 think. is that existence
over there is so largely an out-of-doors
proposition. One wears the same clothes
.all the year round The climate. while in
la degree enervatiug. is not nearly so op-
presslye as the summers Of our large
.cities in America. I think. too, that a
man of moderate income can live in more
.COmfort in Manill than almost anywhere
else, People keep three or four servants
lat no greater expense than one would be
lin Washington or New York From Aus
tralia comes the finest beef mutton. but
ter. frozen fish. and other sea food at q
very moderate cost, and the most deli
cious native fruits are 10 be had for a
trlfe
THE Filipinos during the past year or
so have made excellent progress. Natur-
ally bright Of intellect. they are catching
the American spirit, and the young folks
are beginning 10 converse in English
with great fuency- In a few years Eng
lish will be IN general use. which the
Spanish language never was Il must be
borne in mind about those people that
they are not pagans. like other Orientals,
but that they have for centuries been be-
levers In Christianity
'The notion of ever disposing Of the
islands seems an absUrdity to any man
who has lived there for an extended Pc
ri0d. The scheme Of sUrrendering them
TO another power is unwise from every
point Of view. For one thing they will be
for years a good field for our
own enterprisng young men. There
ling American to get wealthy I'm
raising hemp. COcoanuts. trading. or
practicing a profession. Ever since Ameri-
can occupation there has been a harvest
in Manila for clever doctors. dentists. en-
glneers. and the Ike. and skilled men in
every occunation are in demand. In the
mercantile business the Chinese at pres
ent have the advantage and probably will
retain il for many years.
THE FIipinOs are looking forward with
keen anticipation 70 Secretary Taft's visit
in September. They revere him 70 a de-
gree that can scarcely be understood IN
this country. for they feel that I'm him
they have not only a most active friend,
bat one who is in full sympathy with
them and possessed Of an insight into
their needs beyond any other American"
Mr. lie Roy Park. special agent for the
Isthmian Canal Commission. who has
been In Europe for more than a year
getting lab0rers for the Panama Canal.
told a Washington Herald reporter at the
Willard something Of his work in foreign
lands
L have secured a great many men
during the year" said he. from the
northern provinces Of Spain. that part
that goes by the general name Of Galicia.
These people are called Gallegos-pro-
nounced Gy-a-goes-the double having
the sound Of y in English. For centuries
these northern SDaniards have been re-
noVned as working men. They are not
Of extra size, but muscular and strong
and very excellent in sticking 10 their
jobs They are quite poor at home and
the 81 a day In gold they are paid on the
isthsus makes them quite willing 10
migrate. Next in numbers TO the CAL
legos come Italians and Greeks-in all
about 6,0o9 for the year. A very few
FrenChmen may be included. but not
enough 20 be a factor in the total. French
men are not of a migrating habit, and
think France too good TO leave.
Il will shortly go back 10 Europe 10
continue this work Of securing laborers
There are now about IS .00o Of all nationali-
ties on the canal, but unless we get fresh
supplies all the time there Will inevitably
be a shortage The labor problem. 50
far as the canal Is concerned, has been
solved by the introduction Of this Euro
pean contingent The Greek. the Italian,
and the Spsniard fill the bill. Either OF
these will work twenty-siX days out Of
the month as against eighteen on the part
Of the jamaican negro"
Mr.. Jackson Smith, the man on whom
Uncle Sam relies for the great task Of
bossing the manual labor on the 18TH
mian canal. OF housing the men who do
the hardest work, and Of feeding them. is
a guest Of the New Willard. Mr.. Smith,
in the opinion OF everybody who has
visited Panama OF late days. is the right
man in the right place. He has made
good all along the line. and has richly
earned the vacation which he Is now TAX
ing He told a Herald reporter that
work on the waterway was progressing
in the most satisfactory fashion: that
everybody connected with the project was
buoyant and happy. and that his trip here
had no significance outside Of a little
breathing spell during which he might
find time TO visit his old home in Gin
Cinnat and recuperate a bit before re-
turning TO his post
Hon. Tams Bixby. sole surviving mem
her Of the Dawes Indian Commission. Is at
the Raleigh. In reply TO a Washington Her
aid mans question as to whether the con-
sdtution for the new State Of Oklahoma
would be ratified by the people, Mr. Bixby
said: There is a great deal Of oppCsi-
uon to the constitution. especially I'm
Oklahoma. In the Indian Territory a
majority Of the voters are In favor of
II. One very great objection TO it is the
gerrymander Of the counties by which
it is next 20 impossible for the Republi-
cans % ever get control Of the legisla-
ture. But it would be no surprise 10 see
the vote given for adoption, as many are
anxious for the Statehood without further
delay and rejection Of the instrument
would mean its indefinite postponement."
Mr.. S G. R0thschiIds, collector Of Gus
toms at indianapolis, was seen by