The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-04-27
PHILIPPINE POLICY
CAUSES BITTERNESS

Since the inauguration of the policy
Of the Democratic administration In
the Philippines, according to G. B.
take charge Of orchard properties in
the Dee district after 16 year resi-.
dence in the Islands. q complete and
depressing change has taken place in
the insular business conditions.
Because Of the methods Of Cover
nor General Harrison. President Will
sons appointee, whose every move has
been to favor Island politicians In op-
position to the interests of American
busines men. a decided bitterness
against the administration has been
engendered, says Mr.. Compton. who
during bis residence in Manila has
been connected with the leading news
papers Of the Islands. "A good many
Americans in the government service
have been dismissed. Formerly no
politics existed among the Americans
on the Islands. Today criticisms di.
rected against Mr.. Harrison are very
severe. Many Americans are with
drawing their investments and are
leaving for Shanghai. where, although
it Is not generally known, q United
States postal agency is conducted, and
mails are distributed at the same pos
tai rate prevailing in the United
States"
According to the returned newspaper
man the policies adopted by Governor
General Harrison have caused property
vaules to drop to the bottom.
sMorsla roa1 oakafa That fnrpnopIv n
sold for three pesos, in gold sl.60. can
not now be sold for one peso per yard, :"
says Mr.. Compton. Il do not say
these things to knock Manila. own
property there myself. My statement
simply gives the facts"
Mr.. Compton says that Governor
General Harrison, a Tammany man
and formerly a state senator In New
York, has been indifferent In his rela-
tionships with American business in
terests. "He has never attended q
meeting of the Manila Business Mems
Association. he says.
The majority of Americans In the
Islands, according to MIR. Compton, do
not think the natives of the Philippines
are fitted for independence for years to
come.
at 10 my personal opinion" says
Mr.. Compton. THAT we should as soon
as 1t can be consistently done. give the
Filipinos their independence, that Is, If
we conform strictly to the Monroe doc
trine. But ] think IL will be from 20
to rs years before they are fitted to
maintain self government.
"Japan disayoWat anv intention of
coveting the Islands. But to every
American in the Orient is 1t apparent
that she looks longingly toward the
Archipelago. At present the Islands
have a Japanese population OF about
1000. About 10000 Chinese reside in
the Islands.
MIR. Compton declares that he has
settled in Hood River because of the
scenic attractions of the district.
IL have travelled around the globe
twice." he says. ~ have seen the
Swiss Alps. the mountains of Japan
and the Trossachs beloved by Sir Wal
ter Scott. And l think am qualified
to speak when say that the Cascades
are more appealing than all of them.
| have travelled down the Rhine. the
Nile, the Hudson and the Thames. al
though the latter has no particular
fame for it's scenery, and the scenic
grandeur of the natural ramparts OF
the Columbia river gorge have more
impressed me than the wonders of any
other part of the world. The Columbia
river highway. l predict. is going to be
renowned throughout the world"