New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-04
PUILIPPINES' GREAT FTTJ RE.
COUNTRY LIES FALLOW TO WESTERN
PUSH AND ENTERPRISE
GREAT ~ RESOURCES AND NATURAL ApN\N-
TAGrS-fII. THAT Is NOW NEEDED Is
coon GOVERNMENT AID LID
FRAr. POLICY TOWARD FOR
EIGN TRADERS.

COOP GOVERNMENT AND \ LID
FaAL POLICY TOWARD FOR
EGGN TRADERS.
Tho PhilIpr,inc Islands constitute one Of the
greatest archirclaGocs If tho world They lie
IN the north trouic zone. and separate the South
China Sea on the west and the Pacific Ocean
on the east OF the south the Celches Sea,
three hundred miles across. separates this arch-
p,,ago from Islands Of the Same name. ON IN"
southwest two island chains. the Sulu and the
Palawan stretching to within n few miles OF the
coast Of Borne". inclose the large Sulu sea
Next to the great seapor, OF Manila are the
ports Of Ilolo and Cchu. on Islands ~ the same
name. in tho central part ~ he archipelago
There are half dozen other islands In the cen
,ral ard western part Of the groups. the areas OF
which rongo From, that II Rhode Island to that
Of Connecticut Among the Inhabitants
iwarfed race Of Negritos. now driven Into the
mountains and interior lands. seem to he the
descendants Of the ahoriGinos. The bulk OF the
population is Malayan. of whom there are
numerous tribes The dlrtIest and most pagan
IS known as the Igerrotes. and Yet they display
very exemplary qualities. They are one ~ the
most important mountain tribes ~ Luzon' ana
are among the population who virtually escape
omnivorous Spanish taxation. They are sood
farmers. laying ont terraced fields or III" noun
tains. constructing irrigation canals and having
considerable reputation az metallurgs's.
Their domestic morality IL favorable IN con-
trast with that Of their neighbors
CHINESE 10 THE BANKING.
Another element If the population are the
Chinese and their mcstizcs. or descendants OF
mixed Semitic and native blood There * 'arc"-
" community or these islands where the
Chinese are not found. Petty trade and bank
ing Is almost entirely In their hands Euro
pears and their descendants are no, numerous
here although there - a considerable breed ~
half-cnstes. derived from European fathers
DISCOVERED BY PORTUGUESE.
on MAY u. 1921. the Portuguese Fernando
do Magalhaens (MageanD landed on a little ISL
and south Of Samar on the eastern coast ~ the
archipelago Forty-siX days later he persisted
of tho east coast 81 Cehu or Zcho. on" ~ tho
central Islands This exploit made the country
known 70 Europe II was not until the clos"
Of the sixteenth century that the archipelago
passed under Spanish domination. during ~"
reign ~ Philip II
SPANISH SETTLEMENT IN lH5
About the middle Of the century an expedition
sailed from Mexico. n Ave shiis. but accom-
plished little In 1865 Don Miguel Lopez he
Legazri reached tho Islands and founded n
Spanish settlement a. the town u Cc1u. and u
is in his correspondence that the name 4 Philip
pin" Islands r. first recorded II was given IN
honor 81 his sovereign UnGer this monarch an
ecclesiastical organization. principally u mo-
nastic orders was established As H. \. Web
s,or says. Tho subIugatlon of the Islands
thanks 10 the exortlons u the Roman Catholic
missionaries and tho large powers placed in
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course. without Aghtng and bloodsh'd but with
out those appalling massacres and depopulation
which characterized the conquest OF South
Amorica Contests with frontier rebellious
tribes. attacks by pirates and reprisals on the
mart Of the Sparlarda combined with volcanic
eruptione carthquakes and tornadoes to break
the comparative mono;cny of the subsequent
history"
INVADED ny OTHER NArION7
In 1909 Ave Dutch ships appeared In the
philippine Islands to blockade the forts. but
were driven ~ by the spaniards. Incursions
were also made 10y Chinese pirates at different
points. The most celebrated OF these was the
invasion made by Ii Ma Hon. who. with two
thousand men landed In Manila in 1872. hut
WAS defeated and driven of by tho Spnniards
, and natives under the leadership OF Juan de
Talccdo In 1862 the capital was taken by the
British but was restored 10 Spain two years af
terward for a ransom Of S5OO00Jo. which was
never collected.
GREATLY OPPRESSED AND TAXED.
The history Of these islands during the nine
tccnth century has been one Of oppression re
,,rict!ons Of commerce. and ferocious taxation
In which the cccleslastics used their influence
fox .he support Of the Spanish sovereignty
In, rh.
spiracy was discovered before the day appointed
for the rising. and the pans II the nsurrec-
tionists were Disconnected. Yet when the au-
thor,ties proceeded to arrest those known to be
! involved the rebels mustered In force amount
Ing to several thousands. but dispersed
when they offered battle in the nclghborhood Of
Manila The insurgents established Themselves
I'm the province Of Cavite on the south shore Of
Manila Bay eight miles southwest Of the port
Of Manila and held It until tho arrival Of
twenty Ave thousand reinforccments from Spain
and OF considerable naval fleet enabled the
Government to suppress them Here was the
scene Of the late battle between the American
Commodore aud the Spanish Admiral.
SOME NATIVES UNsCBDUED.
In tho inaccessible mountainous parts Of the
Island there are still unsubducd snvages In the
last census returns the number OF natives not
subject 10 tho civil government and paying
no tribute is given as Coz So; while the number
0. natives paying tribute Is returned as JjOl 1856
The climate Of the Philippines varies llttc
from that OF other mountainous and tropical
Up TO EVENING or NAY ?.
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