The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-02
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MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES.

pines and the American position IN
| Porto Rico j. shown most distinctly by
the results in each case. In Porto Rico
there has been friendship, cooperation,
and complete harmony between the
American interests in that island and
I the native interests. There has been
at no time any protest in the way Of de-
| mand OF Porto Rico for the Porto Ri
7 cans: no violent defamation hostile 10
/ ;hc American republic and insulting to.
wards the American people. Every
! thing has been harmonious and coop.
erative in Porto Rico, and that island
has enjoyed aud is enjoying a pros
peyity never before dreamed of in It's
history. There has been no limitation
or restriction upon American invest.
ments in Porto Rico: no hand holding
back American enterprise and develop
ment. The consequence is that the isl
and has been made garden, the people
are prosperous and happy, and their
greatest idea is to become citizens Of
the United States.
In tho Philippines. on the contrary,
we from the first declared against
American enterprise. American develop
ment and American investment. We
restricted the holdings that Americans
might have in Philippine real estate;
we discouraged American enterprise
and American investments in the Phil
ippines in every possible way. Our
policy in the Philippines has been :" The
Philippines for the Filipinos, y and the
Americans were warned 30 keep ont
under penalty OF Federal prosecution
rected against American prestige Con-
seauently. We have been able 70 do but
little in the Philippines. save IN the
way OF making some roads and opening
schools. American enterprise. Amerl-
can vigor, American industry have been
not only discouraged, but have been ac-
lively headed off or suppressed. The
consequence is we have had IN the
Philippines an anti-American sentiment
from the first. We have been obliged
TO fight native preiudice, native antag-
onism and native forces in arms. But
there can be no doubt whatever or the
fact that il we had allowed Of the same
opportunity for American investment,
American enterprise and the all.con-
ouering American spirit 20 have its
way in the Philippines, the same as u
has had its way in Porto Rico, there
would have been no anti-Amerlcan SEN
timcnt in the Philippines, there would
have been no complaint Of American
AGGRESSION. and the Filipinos, like the
Porto Ricans. would now have been
clamoring for admission as citizens of
the United States in place OF ciamorlng
for n separate government OF their own
and the withdrawal Of the guidance
and protection OF this country,
We have been directed TO these re-
aections BY an editorial on Philippine
Mining Possibilities in late number
of the Manila Times. and we consider
il worth while 10 reproduce that edlto-
rial in full. as follows;
Despite a number OF disconcerhns ana
discouragiug failures the mining lnous-
tr,- NJ the Philippines is really In more
pronisinE position than IL has ever peeh.
Heretofore the industry has always oeeh
Handicapped by lack OF capital ana tais
condition has been directly Responsible
for a number OF failures. the men VINO
undertook the development OF the par
ticular properties being without means
properly to develop or equip them TOT
practical and profitable mining. mex
perience has also been an element In
non success and a considerable sum OF
money has been wasted in misdirected
and unintell.geut effort But OF the two
causes. lack Of capital. rsther than cap
ital unwisely expended, Is responsible for
the failure 10 develop the really great
mineral wealth of the country. One
particular district received It's greatest
setback In the form OF severe storm
which disabled It's mills but II is now re-
covering and faces an encouraging out
look.
Two events In gold mining have served
| TO reinspire confidence and revive gen.
eraI interest In that department OF min
eral development. On is the completion
and successful operation OF the large mod
ern mill OF the Colorado Mining company
at It's extensive property In Masbate and
| the other Is the activity and success in
| the gold dredging district OF Paracale,
embraced within which are the Gumaus
and Maligit properties. There can be no
( better advertisement or mineral wealt n
1 and mining possibilities than the sue
| cessful operation Of large producing prop
critics and these the Philippines now
/ have. The Colorado mine has settled
down 10 a steady return OF n large guam
/ tity Of bullion and Paracale, already a
! considerable producer. promises 20 do
much better Large returns are coming
! from the recently completed Guma us
! dredge and Il will not he many months
before additlona! dredEes viii be in op-
J Grafton Pnracale sTas a large amount OF
I proved ground and IL has an assured
/ future. The returns from these several
| properties VIII be known 10 mining men
all over the world and the Philippine
mining proposition that is now submltted
] TO investors goes upon basis that Is
I more substantial than such projects for
merly enjoyed. II Is backed bv results
The gold deposits are b. no means
| confined 20 the two localities that have
been named. The wealth OF Benguet uas
been established. and there are valuaole
gold deposits IN Mndanao on the Yves,
I coast OF Luzon and In other parts o;
these islands. All % these districts mus;
heneet By the success In Paracale and
I Mzshate.
one encouraging aspect of the revival
IN mining interest a. the investment oi
considerable sums IN this new dcvelop,
ment work by Fiiipinos. who arc show,
ing both their interest and their conn
dcnce They should have "A 'zrze mart n