Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-20
fAlRCHILD THIykSUNIIED STATES HAS Pledged
FAITH TOREsTORE PHILIPPINES IN due SEASON

II MT. 9lutely. But III
they got their Independence at time
when they would be IN a position I'd
make some suitable arrangement with
Il some other foreign power tor protect
their insular integrity from the ex-
terror attacks of soma less desirable
nation, II would be a different propo-
sition than to be suddenly cast adrift
without any adequate preparation.
4 Senator Weeks-Do you think they
could make any better arrangement
with first-class foreign power than
they have with us?-
i Mr.. Fairchild-I think they could
make a more permanent arrangement.
Il do not think it would be a question
so much of the arrangement as the
lpermaneney of it, l think they want
to be assured they are going to be
protected at a time when they need
protection. They read the papers.
They are very intelligent people. par
ticularly the educated classes-the
so-called aTticulate 10 per cent. We
have devoted all our energies to the
benefit of the submerged 80 per cent
i and left the intellectual 10 pSr cent
to feel at times that they have been
restricted in their opportunities be-
cause of the limitation of the 80 per
cent. Il is very praiseworthy thing
to do; but If the 10 per cent must
wait until the 80 per cent are brought
up to the level of the 10 per cent
there will always be, in my opinion,
agitation and dissatisfaction.
y Senator Camden-What they really
! want, then, is their independence plus
the protection of the United States.
Is that It? =.
Mr.. Fairchild- Either that or the
protection of some other foreign gov
eminent. 49,.
Senator Crawford-Now, those ca
ciques-there Is substratum below
that and in that you find the peonage
and debtor class? =. IL.
Mr.. FairchildI have heard a good
deal about that, but know really lit-I
tie about it.
Senator Crawford-Yeu do not have
anything to do with them?
Mr.. Fairchild-I do not have any-l
thing to do with them; no, sir.
Senator Crawford deal with |
the head men? -.
Mr.. Fairchild- LIN san Carlos we
deal largely with the owners of the
land. We buy the cane from them. |
We do not know what they do. In
Mindoro we hire them men to work |
for us, and we usually hire them
through the head of the families.
Senator Lppitt- What do you pay
them?
z Mr.. Fairchild--We are paying at thel
present time 80 centayos a day.
Senator Lippitt-HoN much is that?l
Mr.. FairchiId-That Is 40 cents gold /
q day; and they are given free fuel,
free hospital medical and SANTA
ton service, and free transportation
from their place of residence to our
plantation.
Senator LippittL You house them? L
Mr.. Fairctild Free house, fuel.
medical attention and hospital SER
vices.
Senator Lippitt-- Ton mean In a gem
efal building-in a barracks?
Mr. Fairchild = Yes: also In indFid-
ual family houses, So g
Senator Eippitt That does not in
eltidea their familiesg
Mr.. Fairchild Yes. 3 sir; water as
well as everything, free-exeept they
have to buy their food. as
Senator Lippltt How many Of a
family work iss'a
Mr.. Fairchildon Only the male mem.
bers;y perhaps q few women work.
Senator Lippitt- Then you are pay
ing 20 cents q day ior i man and
supporting him and his whole family
besides & Is that ii?
MI. Fairchiid- There may be four
or I'VE members of q family-that is,
a man may have q grown-tip son.
But that is about twice
!. Senator Lippitt-If d man has al
wife and three children and he works.
you pay the man 40 rents and support
him and his family AZ IS
1 Mr. Fairthild- House and Water-I
Senator Lippitt-Ani food?
Mr.. Fairchild- Not food. We giveI
them house, water, fuel, sanitary.
hospital and medical attention and
transportation
Senator Iippitt How much does all
that cost? What are you really pay-
ing man? -
MIR. Fairehild--We are really pay
ing about double that-S0 cents gold.
& Senator Lippitt--Frem your stand
point the work costs you 30 cents
Mr.. Fairehild- es, sir.
Senator Camden do YOU give them
! CAMDEN: too? 80
Mr.. Fairchild Yes, sir. Most of the
work Is done by contract and there
ire established rates there for such
work.
Senator Lippitt-You mean piece
work?
Mr.. Fairchild- Piecework, yes.
Senator 3fippitt Under piecework
/ suppose man could make about
he same thing2
Mr.. Faifchild- Some of them will
make much more and some will make
ess So -. &F@s
Senator Lippitt--It is according to
heir capacity? ~ ii
Mr.. Fairchild According to the ca
,acity OF the man, of course.
Senator Lippitt-Yon said few
moments ago you would view indie
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