The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
s-srar PHILIPPINE Correspondents.
fBy 5. E. DeRaekin.l

e-zrsar Philippine Correspondents.
lBy 5. E. DeRaekin.l
zAuBOANGA, Meo Province. P. l.
Nav l. Is07.-The position Of the Phi
mines as a whole. with reference Il
~ trade OF the Far East. is an idea
one. even today but with the compile
,ion Of the Panama canal their value
10 the United States viii be beyond
compare.
OF. control Of the Philippines, and
The recent Titan struggle in Korea
and Manehuria, are but incidents In a
movement which has as its ultimate
object the control of the Pacific.
william H. Seward knew whereof he
spoke when he declared that hence
forward European commerce. Euro
pean activity, however effectively they
NAV increase in intrinsic Importance.
and European alliances, however, in
innate they may become, will sink In
relative mportnce-meanwhi the
Pacific Ocean, its shores, its isles, and
the vast region beyond, will become
the principal theater of events in the
great future Of the world" The pro
phetic ken OF Thomas H. Benton en-
abled him to see the day when the
\ rule and empire of the world would
belong TO the route to the Indies, and
to the nation which controls the COM
merce of that route.
The Panama canal, the Hawaiian, I
Aleutian, Ladrone and Philippine Is
lands place the American nation in
absolute control of the Pacific, and
they can no more escape the RESPONSE
bility of their position than they can
cease to be progressive people.
Climate and Health Conditions.
The climate of the Philippines is
pleasant, equable and healthful. 1t is
doubtful whether any other country In
the world Is more favored in this
respect Malarial fevers are relative
ly few, predaceOus animals unknown
and insects and reptiles prejudicial to
human life or health extraordinarily
few in number. At the level of the
sea throughout the entire archipelago
the mercury rarely goes below so de-
grees or above 80 degrees Fahrenheit
during the entire year. From the mid
die of November until the middle of
March the climate is delightful, and {
from that time on until the latter part |
of June it is not during the middle of q
the day, but considerable less so than c
in many parts of the United States in t
the summer. t
Area of the Philippine Islands.
me area of the Philippines equals n
that of England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales and the Islands are capable of n
a population of one hun s
lred million people. 1t is doubtful if a
On the face of the earth today an area n
so large as that of the Philippine T
Islands can be found which contains 3,
such vast population together with IL
such virgin resources in every line of a
industry. So prodigal is nature of her 81
lifts, and so productive is the soil of II
he archipelago that only a scratch W
lere and there Is necessary for the h,
upport of eight million people. 1t Il;
must be remembered, however, that
marked success is attained here only
S it is attained in other countries,
hat is, by intelligent and energetic II
York. This being a new country, &c
lany more opportunities offer here Ii
han in the United States, but those l
tho expect success to wait upon them NJ
will fail here as there. I'll
Vhat these Islands need Is class Of NJ
turdy pioneers such as made that ca
reat empire lying west of the Missis- "
ppi river to blossom as the rose pa
len with winning hands, honest OF
carts and a small amount Of capital. &c
he statement so often made to the Ell
feet that white man cannot labor W
this climate is not true. Those tie
no are afraid Of little sunshine can pc
nd some excuse for not laboring in &C
~ country. As Mayor General Leon. pr
d Wood, who Is also very eminent Tn
lysician, says, "there is nothing in
e climate of these Islands which m,
long residences here Al Yea
oral life, with plenty of hard work, tn
II be found to counterfeit, In most co