The San Francisco call., 1899-12-28
WHITE MANS BURDEN
IN THE PHILIPPINES

NEW YORK. Dec 1.-THE Independent
f1r the current week VIII contain an arti-
Gle 10y Jacob @. Schurman. president OF
Cornell University and chairman OF the
lultcc States Commission 10 the Philip
pines. entitled our Duty 10 the Philip
pines.' The following is an abstract.
We have FORTY ~ nfty tribes 20 civiIze and
seven or eight az these tribes have some 50. .ulg
members each. On the Island ~ Luzon there
BE- unc tf-be ~ 100. 900 people who speak one
language as totally different from the ether
4AtE l4Ers Spanish ls fr0eu American. Another
tribe en tle same Island Numbering about 6oe.
ana characteristics as tFvy are lrlm the span
iafit Themselves. Then ln fhc great island 0f
"a niaua1 there are many tubes that are en-
ifeN linefent fipm each other IN the Sulu
Archipelago we come 70 another class of na-
thes. ABOUT whose slst. ius u s-sEeIs % much
hus been SAID recently. These are'al Mohamme-
cane, Ahilc iu Luz9n the natives are all Catho-
lc Dhrlstan-.
The pliests have ruled Luzon 80 long that
their innuencs is wldes.reac, ana the natives
know oi 900 ather form of thrstianlty The
Roman catholic church has been established
there Tor 300 years. ana ihe archipelago was
really governed by the priests ana not by the
spanish clRll Or military commanders OF the
A..glIN raised on the island annually about
sl...,"p was used Tor the church's support.
Bach small church would receive bout $500
ior ne tarport and the priests an allowance Of
$500 We must credit tae church with having
Done great deal of good work amoag the
natives We must reckon with these facts
when we send missionaries 20 the Philippines
Missionaries are needed In the islands. and
hope they viii be cent there ln large num-
bers There .s plenty of work for them 10 DO,
ana hope they wall g. with complete under
standing 0f the situation e. accomplish good
lhey must realize that they are contencing
VIII a Nathc.lc educated population that knows
L.I-liG ahout the une olnerences between
Protestant aects ana denominations. There
iore, u would be highly lmpCliuc 20 send mis-
81 narles az different denonnl nations 70 confuse
The minds oi the people ! DO hope that when
We do send the missionaries We Mlll decide be-
flrehand on one form ~ Protestant Christian n
fI on II fFnHa aaI. rnrH.a
llLplnos VIII then have Catholic Christianity
ana Protestant Christianity presented 20 them
Quute idea how confusing 20 the mlnds OF an
unciNilizcd people the different kiuds Of our
more Intelligent than the Fiipinos regard cur
dlnerent denominations as 30 many different
] think the island OF Mindanao is a more pro-
hhc .neld Tor missionaries 10 begin their work
M than Luzon. The influence of the Catholic
church has not been extended 70 Mindanao and
the simple natives would readily accent the
type ~ faith which the Americans would teach
them. u De- POSSIBLE that IL would h. danrsr-
Gus 10 send missionaries 10 the interior OF the
island ar present. but conditions become
more settled ana the Americans are looked
upon with more friendly feeling this place
viii be a rich field for the American mission
airy We owe it 20 the Flpinos 10 give them
The best IN our religion as well as in our edu-
cation.
believe the lghtng in the Philippines is
ncafly over. and that our armies now lighting
a. Northern Luzon viii soon be required only
q keep down the bandits The organized aruy
has disappeared. and with it, we might saw,
the whole insurrection. Most of the leaders %,
The infuTcct.on have been dispersed or have
been won over % our side.
do not say that al % the insurgent leaders
were dishonest / believe that many OF those
who fought against the Americans were AMI
mated by The highest idea OF loyalty 10 inde-
pendence. / think Agnnaldo is one y this
class and that he is an honest man.
one reason for tho stubborn opposition 10 our
occupation oi The Islands Is a legacy Of suspl.
eion and hatred for The white man which spain
beQueatheo Us The ttipinos know the white
race only by one specimen. spain 20 them reD-
fesents the whole world II Europcans-ths
whole white race-and her authorities made
promises repeatedly 20 them and broke them.
They VIII not to-day trust Americans or span.
laros or any other Europeans. Nor Is IL strange
that tneg dlstrnst the promises Of the Ameri-
the problems that Will require years OF labor -
Overcome; hon cannot overcome IL with words
IL must be dlsfipated hy actual works. They
must have ocular dem0nstration that the WORD
oi the Americans can he relied upon. Not until
then VIII they begin 70 believe Us
Consequently ] have urged II on Congress a nd
TIC president 10 set Up civil government sn the
PHILIPPINES just as soon as the military condi.
ton warrants H. A simple government is What
g. needed, and every PROVINCE ehould have ~ ~
they can learn the meaning Of our promises a nj
intentions The President IS IN possession ot
the fullest Information about the needs and
conditions of the islands and he can fudge het.
ter than We what Is the best thing 20 do Ru,
- soon az a province Is subdued some civil
government should be set up 60 that Us oter.
eta
I regret that tho Americans allowed ,hs 9,
loon 20 set foOthold on the islands Thai hs,
hurt the Americans more than anything else
and the spectacle of Americans drunk awaken,
dihtrutt IN the filirinos. We suppressed n,
cock hEht there and permitted the tayerns :,
flourish. one emf hnsiEed the Fflipino fraf1f,
and The other the American vice. have neyei
teen q flll.ifao drunkard.
In Manila, which Is really a cosrnopolitar
cry, IN loilo ana In other cities we ind edu.
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