Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-14
TgRR1BLR SCENES THERE.

A coLeRED soldier writing ia the
New York AGE from Manila. Philip
pine Islands, under date Of Aug. IL,
1899, says:
81 have mingled freely smong the
natives and have had talks with Amer
lean colored men here in business, and
who have lived here for years, in order
(Eilipinol dissatisfaction and the res-
son for this insurrection. and must
confess they have q Just grievance. All
this would never have occurred IL the
army or occupation had treated them
as people. The Spaniards, even If
their laws were hard, were polite and
treated them with some consideration :;
but the Americans, SO soon as they
saw that the native troops were desi-
rous OF sharing in the glories as well
80 the hardships OF tne hard won bat
ties with the Americans, they began to
apply home treatment for colored LSe0-
pies: Curse them as damned niggers,
steal and rsvish them. rob them on the
street Of their small change, take from
the fruit vendors Whatever suited
their fancy aud kick the poor unfor-
tunate IL he complained, deseerste
their church property, and after fight
ing began, looted everything in sight.
burning, robbing the graves.
This may seem little tall-but
have seen with my own eyes carcasses
lying bare TO the broiling sun, the re-
cult OF raids on the receLtaclss for the
dead in search fer diamonds. The
troops, thinking we would be proud to
emulate their conduct, have made bold
OF telling their exploits to us. One fel
low. q member of the Thirteenth Min
nesota, told me hew his boys did !;
another, n Tennessean, told ms OF how
some fellows he knew hat cut CD a ma
tive woman's arm in order TO get q fine
inlaid bracelet. On upbrsiding some
fellows one morning, whom I met while
out for walk Il think they belonged
to Nebraska or Minnesota regiment,
they were station ed on the Malabon
road } for the conduct of the American
troops toward the native and especial
| ly IS to raiding, etc the replywAs:
do you think we could AFFORD to stay
over here and fight these damned mig :
gers without making it pay all it's
WORTH The Government only pays Us
$l3 per month; that's starvation
wages. White men can't stand it,"
Meaning they could not live on such
small pay. In saying this they never
dreamed that colored soldiers would
never countenance such conduct. They
talk with impunity Of 'niggers" to our
soldiers never onc5 thinking that
they are talking to home "niggers" and
should thew be brought TO remember
that at home this is the same vile cpl
tibet they hurl at US, they beg pardon
and make some effeminate excuse
about what the Filipino is called.
want to say right here, IL it were
not for the sake OF the 10 0OO, 900 black
people in the United States God alone
knows on which side OF this subject I
would be. And for the sake OF the
black men who carry arms and pioneer
for them as their Representatives, ask
them to not forget the present Admin
istration at the next election. Party
be damned We don't want these
islands, not in the way we are to get
them, and for Heavens sake put the
party in power that pledges itself
against this highway robbery-expan-
sion is too clean . Dame for il.
Qua readers can draw their own con
illusions. White soldiers have testifi-
ed to the existence of q similar eondi-
tion Of affairs but-we draw the cur
tain.