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Bryan in the Philippines
In its issue of December 27 El
Renaclmiento, published at Manila,
printed the following editorial:
"Bryan. This is a name among
names. Others may boast of it but in
thplr ofiRGR it does not mean so much.
: The daily press today fills column -af-
R ter column regarding him and his
Y name is in the mouths of everyone.
L: The events of yesterday claim, special
ft i.i i4., nc iir An nf more
r QOHCc uuuaiotiujj, wj "" v-
than mere generalities.
"Why do these simple people salute
us? Do they treat the Americans
U here this way These are questions
which were asked of his companions
durlnc the trin through Paranaque,
KLas Pinas and Bacoor yesterday.
"'The salutations are for you, re-
KnHprf a tiromment Filipino, 'because
Elf they 'know " that it is you who is ap-
'. proacmng. rnese peuinu uu uj.
?you, but they have learned that you
are here and your name is revered by
pthem.' A ,
"Iri fact few names 01 AinenuuuB
can be mentioned among- ' Filipinos
which will excite more feeling. Bryan
did not need to come here in orcier io
be popular.
"The principal impression produced
by his presence, even upon his adver
saries in politics IS MS consummate
Enmlnhilitv and discretion. Bryan lias
tmade no statements or passed any
judgment regarding the Philippine au
Iministration. He has not given any
Fexcuse for his being cnaracterizeu us
'an agitator or a scoffer at tne enxer
rnrise which the United States, as a
nation, has undertaken in these is
lands,
l Riif rinns this signify that Bryan
l-win nhntaln from collecting data for
C future use? We believe not. One can
"easily hope lor a mguiy vvw-
nnininn frnm him. but a party man
takes his ideas and prejudices with
!Tim wlifirflvec, he eoes: and lie sees
things through the light of his con-
Evictions. " ...,
'There are those who see in tnis
t oriental trip- significant connection
with another trip made oy mm
tthrough the western country, under
the cloak of a. newspaperman anu iruy-
Pir. the nolitician is preparing nis
wPfinnns. The man of the world can
K Vio n Rtntesman even after his over
If, "Vl .11 ....- lilr rlo-fo
throw. The man wno cunecua mo u
in different countries in tne guise 01 a
i democrat and writer would not maite
o fcn nw of nf staff. The Philippine
problem, of international Interest in
the members of his party carrying out
of his ideas.
"Therefore it is impossible to over
estimate the importance of his visit
to the Philippines. Ho Is gathering
the most pleasing impressions. His
reception has not been marked with
official ostentation. He receives kind
ly the attentions of government offi
cials, commands the "respect of Ameri
cans and the homage of the Fili
pinos, an homage which is at once
spontaneous, sincere and cordial.
Bryan with his penetration will see
this.. How much difference between
the .ritual and tho purely voluntary re
ception. How many such have been
given to Americans in the Philip
of our visitors hayo done, with only
a superficial and misleading impres
sion of their people and their needs.
Traveling only whore civilized agen
cies have made travel convenient, he
will not be able to rorm a true con
ception of tho many heterogenous ele
ments, which are comprised in the
term, Filipino people, or realize just
how incompetent 'to speak for 'The
Filipino people' are those orators who
appeared before him yesterday. His
speech, however, warrants tho hope
that he will take a broad and sane
view of the conditions here, and base
his opinions on those conditions. As
to Mr. Bryan himself, if anvthlnc our
tfride in him as a man has been in
creased in that he has shown that ho
is more than a politician, that he is a
statesman, and that ho is more than a
democrat, that he is an American."
The. Manila Times, edited by George
C. Sellner, prints the following editor
ial: "In some ways the speech made yes
terday by Mr. Bryan in response to
the address advocating Immediate in
dependence is an epoch-making e'vent.
The democratic leader has come to bo
looked upon as the foremost spokes
man in behalf of the doctrines which
are held by those whom we have come
to designate, without intending any
unfair reflection, 'agitators,' and the
utmost significance has been attached
by them to all his utterances touch
ing Philippines affairs. To have him
therefore, after a warm welcome and
with fervent declamation In behalf of
immediate independence still ringing
in hid ears, turn on .his hosts and in
our frank, blunt, Anglo-Saxon way,
tell them not what they wanted to hear
but what he believed they ought to
hear, counselling them to support the
plans which the government has laid
for their advancement and progress
toward self-government, and by impli
cation," advising them to forego their
agitation In behalf of independence at
this time, to have him do this shakes
the very foundations of the hopes
which have been cherished so fondly
by these advocates of independence at
tis time. The speech also shows that
Mr. Bryan's real attitude on the ques
tion of the disposition of the Philip
pines is not what many of these agi
tators for immediate independence
have understood it to be.
"Apart from these, perhaps the
leading feature of the speech is the
manner in which there is emphasized
the fact that those Americans who do
Tint TipiIava in prrrnHnf Hia ialnnrlo In.
'thA Pno.ifip. and the shores of Asia, flonpr,flpripp r !, j.i,ft nrA ,,
has attracted the. notice of American the fiends of the Filipino people as
- politicians, j those who advocate immediate inde-
5 "It is undouDtanie tnut me uuco pendence. By a perversion of judg-
tinna in these islands are becoming , pnmmon t.n mnnkinrl tliARA sirM.
I of more and more interest to people tators have come to regard as friends
lot the United States. Bryan win i", among the American people only
'ably find his chief political adversar- those who support the policy of at
ies among the memuers 01 iu j-ulv. once turning the archipelago over to
party. It will be a good thing if, when tneJr inhabitants 'to govern. It is
the discussion becomes warm and timely and refreshing, therefore, to
they are called on to tell what they imve nim whom they term their
learned in the Philippines, ne too wm savior to tell them that those
be able to speak from personal knowl- among nie American people who do
ledge and face them with facts. niot believe the islanders are yet fit
"We are getting on. These visits- to govern themselves are as much
of statesmen from the United States, the friends of the Filipinos as are
in the fight in which ideas, politics tllose wno contena that they are. The
and opinions will figure so m"c" republicans, as well as the democrats,
these islands cannot but be benefited. navG the welfare of the people of the
"Although Bryan may not be a pre-, archipelago at heart, and are trying
sidential 'possibility,' he will always to do what appears Tiest for their wel-
remain prominent in pontics anu m - fare
newspaper work and will always exer
If cise a great influence on public opm-
pj . . . - i. ...til nniin) nn
ion. As a democrat no win wuu
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? Hoarseness or loss of voice
immediately Telieved. Noth
ing excels this sin. ?le remedy
"Believing as we do, conscientious
ly, benevolently, and sincerely, that
the worst that could happen to the
people of the Philippine islands at
this time would be to leave them to
their own devices, we naturally wel
come the attitude adopted by Mr.
Bryan. We are only sorry that he has
not time to devote to a thorough ex
amination of the archfpelago, and its
people, visiting tho almost savage
Igorot, and the entirely savage Moro,
anj the many other tribes of the is
lands. We are afraid that he . mav
One Manila paper prints tho followr
Jng:
The Elks gave a rousing reception
last night to William Jennings Bryan
at the club house on the Luneta and all
Manila turned out to do homage to
their distinguished guest. Tho club
rooms were artistically arranged with
flags and potted plants and the
spacious halls were tho scene of many
groups of wellknown faces.
Punch and lemonade were served
during the evening and the music was
furnished by the constabulary band.
The guests were received by Col
onel Dorrington and Mrs. Dorrington,
Governor Ide and Mr. and Mrs. Bry
an, and were ushered by Messrs. Reis
er, Patstono, Stewart and Fisher.
There was considerable stir when
Emilio Aguinaldo entered the hall and
was ushered up to the raceiving party.
He was introduced to Mr. Bryan by
Governor Ide. Aguinaldo said in Span
ish, "I am glad to meet you and I
have been very anxious to see you. I
have heard a great deal of you." This
was interpreted to Mr, Bryan, who
said, "We have heard your name in
our" country also." Then Mr. Bryan
said, taking hold of Aguinaldo's arm
and turning to Mrs. Bryan, "This is
Aguinaldo."
The Bryan family will enjoy a fam
ily dinner today, at the residence of
their old Lincoln, Nebraska, friends,
Mr. and Mrs. M, L. Stewart. They
will attend religious services at either
the Methodist or Presbyterian church.
On Christmas Executive Secretary
Fergusson will honor the Bryan fam
ily with a big Christmas dinner. The
fattest gobbler in town was selected
by Fergie himself.
Mr. Bryan cannot give definite in
formation concerning his sojourn
here, until he familiarizes himself
with the steamship schedule. How
ever, it was settled yesterday that he
and, his family would stay at least
two weeks. They will travel some in
the provinces, but -will not be able
to make the Southern trip.
At a meeting of prominent native
citizens held in the office of the pres
ident of the municipal board and pre
sided over by that official, the fol
lowing program for entertaining Mr.
Bryan was decided upon:
A public banquet at one of the ho
tels of Manila. -
An evening entertainment at the
Liceo de Manila, at 4 o'clock p. m.,on
January 6, with the following pro
gram: 1. Parade of the students.
2. Address of welcome to tho Hon
orable William Jennings Bryan.
3. Band.
4. Speech by Mr. Bryan.
5. Theatrical performance by the
students of the college.
An excursion to the Pagsanjan falls!
The following committees were ap
pointed For the arrangement of the
banquet: Senores Ramon Genato, Dr.
Jose Alemany and Martin Ocampo.
For the excursion Hon. T. H. Pardo de
Tavera, Juan Cailles, Del Pan, V. Fer
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