The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-12
THEY KEEP HIS PEOPLE DOWN.
What "A Filipino in savannah Says
of Spaniards in His Native Land.

There Is a Filipino in Savannah His
name is Marcito Crisostomo and he is
engaged with c. L. Lane, at No. POO st.
Julian street, west, In the conduct of a
hotel for visiting colored folks.
Crisostomo. in some respects, resembles
a Jap. He has the same coal black hair
and small piercing eyes that characterize
many OF that race. His skin is swarthy,
he has high cheek bones, and it is not
difficult 70 conceive that his race and the
japanese and Chinese have much of COM
mon blood and origin. Crlsostomo believes
that he is a half Malay and half Jap, a
combination which IL said 10 be not I'M
common on some Of the islands of the
Philippines. where many Japs have set
tied and intermarried with the Malays.
Crisostomo comes from the island of
Cabo. near the island of L,on, on which
Manila is located. He has not been home
in number of years. once he got away
from the islands and Spanish domination
there was little desire to return. If the
Americans take control of the Islands, he
says, he may 20 back to see his folks,
but never while Spanards rule with an
iron hand.
THE Filipinos have no show" said he
yesterday. the Spaniards keep them
down. Once you get up little, get lit
tie property or a little education and they
come down on you like that" and Girls
ostomo ground his heel down on the floor
to illustrate his idea of what Spanish
domination means in his native land
They are hard on our people" said
the Filipino sadly. They tax them every
way you can think Of Every one has
to have piece of paper, for which they
charge much, TO 20 about at all, and IL
they catch you without 1t, they put you
was evidently referring TO the passports
which are said to furnish large revenue
to the Spanish officials. after 10 o'clock
at night in the village where he lived"
the Filipino says, mo native could be on
the street. If he was found out after that
hour and did not halt when called by the
soldiers, he was shot without delay. The
Spanish guards Travelled in couples, and
considered the shooting of Filipinos good
practice. If the native halted when call
ed upon his chances for SIX months or
more q hard labor for the benefit of the
Spanish rulers was quite good. 1t was
such things as this that brought on the
series of reyolts that led 70 the revolu-
ton that was in progress when the war
broke out between this country and Spain.
Crisostomo believes from what he has
seen of this country and what he knows
of his people that if the United States take
hold of the islands peace and prosperity
will soon come and the Filipinos will be
happy. 1t is easy to make a living there
he says, and without the burden Of taxa
ton and injustice that Spain has made
them feel they will become contented
and slowly progress.
Crisostomo shows signs of quick witted-
ness, is evidently of active brain, and IL
he is a fair sample of his people there
is no reason why they should not make
Roadway. While probably of not as shigh
a type as the Japs, the Fillpinos are
doubtless decidedly ahead of many of the
Africans and Chinese in point of natural
intelligence and aggressiveness.