Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-23
HAROLD PITT ON
THE PHILIPPINES
Farmer Salt Laker, Now OF Ma
ala. Carries Important Com
mission to Washington.
ursH COLONY DOING WELL
An, Of Them Arc Holding Good
positions in the Islands-will
work for business Interests.

uaroid N. Pitt Of Manila J. L. Tor
,- NJ salt Lake, Is a visitor in the
sg t,iay. He is en- route from Manila
:. washington as the representative OF
~. manila Merchants association and
~. risps are 20 establish a permanent
,-,-ican bureau Ia Washington. from
.,,,b n propaganda for free trade with
~. philippines viii be carried on.
tr,roi5 Pitt was manager for Brad
.-+ots i'm salt Lake prior 10 the out
.or of the Spanish-American war,
b. VAS born here, and his mother stlll
aides al the old family residence ON
,'osf North Temple street. In the Phil
,.ripes he was quick TO see tho COM
rercal opportunities that presented
.s.,,eaIves and remained there after
~ inslrrection Of 1899 had quieted
down. ~. -. A..
nj to the islands during the in-
,,rrsction. Mr.. Pitt was one of less
.ssn "a dozen who remained 20 become
,,,r1anent residents. Others Of the
,,, vere Carolus Young. who see
5,red his discharge from the Utah bat
tsries. Fred W. waite, at one time a
rer known Salt Lake lawyer; carl
pard Lester Young and Major STAN
t5r who BE- now an army paymaster
90 Zamboanga.
ALL ARE DOING WELL
Mr. Pitt states that all Of the Utah
.,i5ny are doing well while AZ Ft.
Mckinley the people Of the Twenty
rirtb Infantry are enjoying island life.
anil recalling incidents Of their stay at
Fort Douglas.
Mr. Pitt viii remain IN Salt Lake
unt1 Friday, when he will proceed O.
Washington. This afternoon ho went
IN lunch at the Commercial club, as
y guest Of President Halloran, and 70
i probable that he viii be given an au-
dience with the board Of governors at a
culture date.
"The plan Of the Manila merchants
he said this morning rs TO work for
free trade with the United states. The
United states has shut out the POSSIBLE
ity Of making trade relations with other
nations through treaties; yet IL is inn
possible for the islands TO enjoy free
trade with tho United States.
" am confident that the beet sugar
Industry has nothing TO fear from
Philippine competition. II We could
get the beet sugar people 20 see this. we
Eel confident that our most difficult
obstacle would be overcome.
WHAT ISLANDS WANT.
There Is no just reason why the
Philippines should not enjoy the same
trade relationships with tho mainland
that Porto Rico enjoys. And that such
conditions are sure 20 come / feel
certain. why take the tremendous
China trade. the Germans, who now
do much OF IT, cannot keep "a stock OF
merchandise a day because they have
no base from which TO operate. From
the Philippines we could distribute
our goods 10 the whole China coast.
with only three days needed IN tran
s.t And fast steamers plying direct
from our Pacific coast 10 our Ameri-
can territory in the Philippines could
keep this center stocked up. while our
casting steamers distributed the goods
TO the China coast
Nr Pitt does not take kindly TO the
fact that the people OF the United
States know little OF the Philippines
ana care less" They should. he urges.
give the far-away possessions q
chance. and with that end In view he
hopes 10 present a case before the com
mercal bodies Of America that win
bring their active support b the tariff
concessions demanded OF the coming
Congress.
with Mr.. Pitt IS his wife and child
reu who viii accompany him 10 Wash
iugton, there 20 make their home pend
Philippine matters.