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Governor Taft said that the Filipino's
ability to ovado the truth was Ihb most
marked characteristic. I wns impressed
thnt Etnelio Aguinaldo was uneasy,
real uneasy about something. He is
pleased that the army officials did not
bclioad him. but gave liim his liberty.
From what I have gathered, his appai
cnt uneasiness arises from the advertis
ing given him by Mrs. Cougar, who
suggested his nnme for the "presidency
of the toal Filipino republic yet to be
established. He has no ambition in
that diieclion but is anxious about his
proposed mammoth banking project,
application for which has gone to the
war department. His sou is attending
an English school in Manila, the teacher
being an American lady on the pay roll
of the Insular jovernincnt. On being
told that the teacher had remarked Hint
that his son was very bright and did
everything in u military way, possess
ing a military bearing, Mr. Aguinaldo
was quite pleased and was so glad to
hear it that he requested the interpre
ter to repeat the statement, which he
did, pausing smiles of gladness to chase
each other over his contenance. , I was
glad to note this evidence of apprecia
tion on the part of a father. If ap
pearances arc to be relied upon, Aguinal
do is no more than twenty-four years
of age. Hut considering his history I
would not bo surprised to learn that he
has passed the thirty-fourth summer.
In height ho is above the average Fili
pino, though he lacks inches of reach
ing my shoulders, a measurement taken
as 1 bade him good bye in the vestibule.
1 was fortunate in being in Manila at
a lime when all the provincial governors
weie in the city. After meeting them
at the Taft reception, together with the
caidinal sent from Rome by the Pope
to adjust the frinrs' claims, I also saw
them as the artillety, cavalry and in
fantry marched in icview around the
luneta in honor of the governors' visit.
As the majority of the governors arc
Filipinos and one battalion of the
army marching in review was composed
of Filipinos wearing American uniforms
and canying American guns tinder the
American flag, it is needless to state
that the applause was tcmfiic when
that battalion marched by with perfect
steps, each soldier as proud as if he
wero king of the universe. I questioned
their former commander in legard to
their loyalty. He replied that no
American soldier was more loyal than
they. I saw some of Dewey's compli
ments in Manila, holes made by his
well trained cannon.
One of the' interesting places to visit
in Manila is the "bonc-vard." so called
because there the bones or undecayed
bodies of the dead aie thrown when
the rent for any loason is not paid at
the mortuary. I walked through this
hideous place amid putrescent skulls
and bones and was very glad whon the
task was over.
Harbor improvements to cost $3,000,
000 are now in progress. When com
pleted the largest ships can discharge
their cargo without the bothersome and
expensive transshipment now a neces
sity. Through interviews with American
school teachers, I learn that the native
children are quick in mastering the
English language. One teacher asset ts
that a class of girls aged 12, beginning
last June have translated an English
book of 125 pages into Tagalog. He
also says that they are obedient, having
had less trouble in controling 400
Tagalos than he experienced in manag
ing twenty Americans. This teacher
has a dictionary of 7000 Tagalog words
ready for the printer. The natives
provide the school' buildings and pay
the native teachers while the Insular
government pays the American teachers
and provides American text books gra
tis. Through I Dr. F. V. Atkinson,
superintendent of the department of
education, I learn that while much has
been accomplished, the work is not
yet thoroughly organized accoiding to
his ideal. Several Filipinos aro now
m America as students and many more
are arranging to entet the stales for
study. So groat is the desire to attend
American schools that provinces and
towns aro planning to pay the oxponsos
of students in America who manifest
extraordinary genius.
Some Americans thrive here
physicallywhilo many others not
so easily acclimated became little
more than walking skeletons and arc
forced to sail for China or Japan on
periodical vacations. Occasionally this
tropical climate sends its victim on that
longost of vacations without the con
venience of a return ticket.
I shall not venture to draw my bow
in a political discussion of the Philip
pine question but simply submit my
observations though very, much ab
breviated, and shall consider my do
tour to the archipelogo not vain if per
chance I have succeeded in helping
any one in his understanding of the
Philippine situation by the introduc
ition of oven one diminutive ray of
light.
Canton, China, Dec. 27, 1902.
After spending ten days on my tour
to the Philippines, I returned to J long
Kong by the British steamer "Yuen
Sang." The trip was very rough as
we weie forced to face a heavy north
west monsoon the entire distance of
630 miles.
An item of unusual interest now oc
cupies the public mind on this side of
the Pacific. The crew of-the battle
ship "Glory," the flagship ot the Brit
ish Asiatic squadion, boasted that it
possessed the banner rowing team of
the world, having won every race with
the navies of the Mediterranean sea,
the Indian and Pacific oceans. When
she came plowing into the Hong Kong
harbor, her officers spied the battle
ship "Kentucky," the American flag
ship of the Asiatic squadron, com
manded by "fighting Bob" Evans. Not
having contested with Aarncrican
muscle the world's honors were in the
balance until the stars and stripes
should be left trailing in the rear. Con
sequently a challenge was immediately
dispatched by a special detail to the
"Kentucky" to determine whether out
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lion tiiougiit it wont) wtule to con
test for the championship. It was duly
accepted in a business like way without
any boasting or apparent manifesta
tion that success was even expected,
whereupon the Brittish bragged that
they not only expected 'to win easily
but also had big money to stake on the
race and desired to know whether the
Americans wished to cover it. After a
short consultation report was made
that the "Kentucky" was ready to
cover 25,000. This fairly astonished
the Britons who 'were unprepared for
such an. immense proposition. A
smaller amount was agreed upon and
the time for the contest was set. The
boats were to have four men each
and the race to begin four miles out
from Hong Kong and end at the battle
ship "Glory" in the Hong Kong harbor
where all the city could witness the
American defeat and the British
triumph. Newspaper reporters were
present to chronicle the event. Every
body was prcsnt that could get leave
of absence. The race began. The
Americans used the long slow stroke,
twenty-two to the minute while the
British quartet employed the short
rapid stroke, thirty-two to the minute.
American muscle and training had not
been in vain, for before the harbor was
reached the most splendid flag on earth
was far in the lead and the faces of the
British spectators began to lengthen
like the shadow of the maple as the
sun speeds down its course toward its
western couch. Soon the "Kentucky"
braves weie sufficiently in advance to
safely draw in their oars', rise in their
places, doff their caps and, waving
them at arm's length, give three shouts
for the land of the free and the home
of the brave. This was done three
times before the goal was reached, and
the boys did not stop there, but rowed
around under the bow of the British
flagship, turned on the backward course,
crossed under the stern, and again
passed the goal ahead of the boasted
British team, who had been victors on
the Mediterranean, the Indian and
Pacific oceans heretofore, but now
were vanquished completely by Atneri
can athletes such as are proud to of
fer their services to their country and
secure the enviable opportunity of rid
ing the ocean under the waving stars
and stripes. Not one word was printed
in the English newspapers of Hong
Kong regarding this all absorbing event
while columns were devoted to insignif
icant games of golf and cricket, which
were witnessed by a handful of people.
The defeat was so overwhelming that
the typos either refused to set it up or
the editors were ashamed to chronicle
their loss of money and boasted posi
tion. 1 was informed that the Ameri
cans won more than S 10,000 on the
event, which I think is to be deplored.
Betting is neither more nor loss than
gambling, and is stigmatized by every
nation of importance in that no action
can be brought in court to collect a
wager.
Invited by Chaplain Hall, I visitod
the mammoth battleship of the British,
and was simply amazed as I was shown
her man killing devices and equipment,
such as guns thirty-four feet in length,
mechanism for loading and firing, range
finding appliances, electric and hy
draulic apparatus, twelve-inch steel
armor, powerful search lights, and rig
ging for protection against torpedoes,
I was informed that this battleship
holds the championship of the British
navy for marksmanship, the target hav
ing been struck nineteen times in twenty-five
shots with the twelve-inch thirty
four feet guns at long range. Since
our superiority in certain particulars
is admitted, 1 asstue you that there
will be something "doing" if theso
moiiBlcrs of the British and American
navies ever lock horns, and it is hoped
that they will never have occasion to
test cachother on the high seas in teal
earnest. E. C. Horn.
TH GIRLS OF KASHMIR.
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They Are Not na Ilenutlful a
Ther Once Were.
The girls of Kashmir in former times
were sold and cnrrled nway to too
Punjab, In India. They commanded a
large price, and parents in moderate
circumstances for centuries past havo
been In the habit of parting with their
daughters to place themselves In easier
circumstances, nnd the dnughtcrs havo
generally been quite willing to escape
from n life of penury nnd labor to ono
of opulence mid case.
A laboring man In this tart of India
cannot earn over $2 or $n n month,
while many receive for their daughters
ob high ns 1,000. There nrc some cases
where $5,000 was paid, but the usual
price hits boon from $100 to $300.
The practice became so common as
well ns so damaging that n severe law
was enacted prohibiting any one from
removing nny woman from the coun
try, but It Is said that the business
goes on now as It has done for hun
dreds of years, nnd to that practice
may bo chnrged the fact that the wo
men of Kashmir are not ns beautiful
ns they once were.
The process of taking nil the beauti
ful girls away, leaving only the ordi
nary and ugly ones to continue the
race, ltns lowered the standard of beau
ty. Most of the women nnd girls per
form field labor ns much ns the men.
nnd their dress Is of the coarsest nnd
plainest materials, consisting of n gar
ment like n nightgown made of white
cotton. There Is no effort to have It lit.
Tho condition of women in Kashmir
Is n very sad one, but one from which
there does not seem to be nny present
..escape. It Is n constant struggle to
live, without the least hope of nny nc
cumulation or of ever seeing better
days.
The men only receive about 5 cents n
dny nnd the women generally nbout 3
cents, nnd that will provide only the
coarsest food. Philadelphia Inquirer.
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