The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-06


are and are of no expense, while
here is ready market for all that
are raised. Tobacco is also raised ex-
tensively and the cigar and tobacco
business of the islands has grown re-
mai&ably, especially since the pass
age of the Jones bill which has more
than doubled the exports to the Uni
ted States.
At the Exposition.
"The Filipinos are looking for
ward eagerly to the completion of
the Panama canal and are planning
on a big exhibit at the Panama Pac-
iflc exposition to be held in San
Francisco in 1915 and are already
gathering produce for the big fair
as it is known to them. believe
that the exhibit from the islands will
be revelation to the citizens of the
United States"
Professor Frederick W. Taylor. d.
rector of agricultural in the Philip
pines, came to the United States with
Colonel Darlington and is now at
San Francisco arranging for man.
moth exhibit. One of the chief at
fractions at the exhibit, he states,
will be the fine timber or the islands
which is famed throughout the world
and will be shown off to its best ad-
vantage.
Athletics in the islands"
"Well I should say yes, and here
the sturdy form of Colonel Dorr-
ington Strengthened up and his eyes
cleaned as he is a genuine athlete,
and has done much toward promo
ting athletic sports at Manila. He
stated that Filipino ball team was
soon to come to America and would
clean up some of the best teams on
the Pacific coast and might get as
far in the interior as Boise and give
the team here drubbing Athletic
training is the thing which has done
more for the Filipinos in develop
ing them into sturdy race than any
thing else, he said. At present ap-
proximately 100000 native boys in
the islands are playing baseball Bas-
ket ball, he said is also popular with
them and the girls as we'll as the
boys play the game well. Last fall
we had Olympic games at Manila, he
stated, "and the sum of $4,000 was
expended for sports while natives
from Japan, Australia the Straight
settlements and the Philippines took
part and some remarkable records
were made. Athletics form a part
of the education in the public schools
and for that reason the youths have
developed marvelously'
Great Asset to Country.
Colonel Darlington believes that
the islands will be great asset t.
the United States and that the ma
tives will not be ready for fndepen
dence for many years to come. He
belives that they should be held az
part of Uncle Sans domain. He
states that they are the natural dis
tributing point for the Pacific and
Manila should be the warehouse for
the eastern world. In his opinion it
will be if the islands are held by
the United States government. Many
people are of the opinion he stated
that the islands are costing the Uni
ted States vast sums of money, but
this impression is entirely wrong,
for the islands are more than self
supporting and have been for a num-
Der of years The only cost to Uncle
Sam he says, is the keeping of an
army there and its maintenance there
is no costlier than it Is at any other
point. Colonel Darlington thinks
that every American should be proud
: Of the achievements of the United
, States government in the Philip
! pines. When they stop and think"
he declared that for 300 years the
natives there have been IN a state Of
Instruction and warfare and that
the government has in less than 20
years established peace, built up in
. dustries and educated thousands Of
the natives into intelligent and pros
: porous citizens the achievement il
| one of which every American car
justly be proud Of
GRIEF FROM LEGISLATION.