Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

ncyn do. thai the FiUp.no will disappear
t-t"-3 tn Incoming tide of American emf
TACsc are good reasons for.this belief one
IS. We are of the tropics tropical. and not
even hundred generations could com
pietcly acc.imdtiZe the American. nor adapt
hin l" the conditions Cf this sultry zone.
There * 10 more danger that we will be
-uprl@Itc.i by the Americans than that
the Dutch viii supplaut the Malays in
lava. Thr body Of The population must
+Vcr be native born. aud in that physo-
logical necessity and chronological fact lies
or national salvation. Therefore, even in
the event of American annexation. the Fill
pin0@ Il iii the main rule themselves; nor
can any one else do it 50 we'll
American annexation will give us not the
rule of hated foreigner. but the oppor-
tuntty of political equdlity-where each in
dividual can work out his own destiny on
I-nes of individual choice
Other Effects.
Tho FiHpinos are by nature agriculture
ISIS. The farm suits them better than the
store or factory. The Chinese and the for
cigncrs. indeed, almost monopoize the
trade of the islands. the natives being in
the main producers. or else in the profess
St"ns. And right here Will come the great
opportunity for American commerce. for
the carrying trade of the islands. as we'll
as tn" various kinds OF manufacture, will
soon hr III American hands. and the chances
for Lax" profit viii soon draw many in
VeStOi> To those golden shores.
The hemp, tobacco, sugar. lumber in
d!go, rice and cocoa Industries will thus
alGH" receive a magnificent impetus and
the production nf these articles of export
viii he stimulated. that within five years
their yield viii be Increased threefoId
hard fo. nr..ssif 800 ~ ~ moI L.h
shorn for the benefit Of the opprcssor Woe
to the Filipino who prosper.d, he was
hcccCh in Il thousand ways by the officials
81 me sat" and Of the church. Thus
-" -, "aS Itr"Iie1 ana enterprise of
ca!. fnstnrg also iii.u Ii,a.hE or
aged ana many w. r',,1,. .,iI,.SI . 49,
the scene of their 1,urrGf+aIIa invoStyT,'r,t
after they had lost their Iaef doIIar I no.
member two FrnrIfsEo7an ,,h, "a 1i
cred Il great Iedgn ~ coal IT,, t',,'
lowed at great rxT4r.s,. tn 1a,.ofo,, - I'll
the rnint v-;Iar II Va, atC,,t t i, rit.i
profitable 'rhrr tba o,n,.or+-,I. 49,,
10 in,r,,sa ~se-rict:r,- ~ :. -, ..a...r+,i1 I,,i
every furt ~ enlia,,.C,. ,, .t,a,IJi III
with loss The io1-es.ars rrera finoiiy.
forced 10 Give mn in daerair " r. s-,tr
iarIe in+a,7,iad ~ 49,. Sb6,,I5 1r, ~
Of tbarn Iaft tho isll,ris ~, disonet A.
ofror invastnr IN ,ITnarii,e,+I fri,t71 80 ,,,ira
Thomas Collins Vent into tba SInlbor hnei
,,psl ND s,arn,9 ~, - ~ - - o,,t
v,eaItT u-r,a,1 b. -, i,1,-al,.1 =, n 10 -.
s,It Which a r,,t i da;fi a. it
ino T 49,, b%rIupt 1uase decied asas st
an ,Ini,,e+ T1,.isir-, " "
II On tbus no easily saar y,b,, tho M
tiVes have manifested so little business en-
terprse in the inglorious past Believe me,
~! W IN hIi'w M my wiz pm t
will he encnnrae,ad r. iafnr a15d 10 fnilIs
trial art.
Keen Out Liquor and Politics.
Millions of acres of arabic land arc vet
untitled -rbe,, wait an era of demand To
irnpel them TO fruitfuIress. and America
Ill, - ~. 1,,,,[I ~ 49, ;rcroozi,,o
W. - an -, ,,,
coliilile'c'' 'Hdt VIII ieuouIlu 70 iieI uouplo
advantage. toF IN eAchange 1or the
products of the islands she will give the
thousand and one articles OF civilization
manufactured in America Send US PRAYER
books and missionaries for our rice and
hemp if you wish: but keep out American
liquors and American politics. No one can
drink the strong beverages of the tenn
peTate zone in the PHILIPPINES and live.
Many foreigners. it is true. insist upon
their arrival in Manila on calling for Whis-
kIes and brandies but such indulgence is
sure. even if continued only moderately, to
superinduce n fatal fever. or some other
tropical disease. Many of the foreigners
who have died there owed their deaths 10
the daily tipplc alone. For this reason the
climate has not been 50 dangerous 10 the
natives of wine drinking countries, like
France and Italy. American troops should
he cauu"ned IN regard TO thlS ihSio!ouS
danger. and strong liquors, both Tor your
sake and ours should be Kept out OF the
colony.
Professionalism, viii Not Flourish
PrOtcst anism viii not flourish in the Phil
ippines. The pomp ana ceremonial OF the
CatA"hc Church appeals most strohsly TO
the native Imagination ana no fehsloh
Whch Is waning IN spiehdof anu IN grand
music VIII ma 1oo'hold IN the lsiahds.
There is thus little danger OF The iIIiplnos
ever becoming Quakers. They are very
musical people. Every village has its ma
tive orchestra. and in the PROFESSIONS, Of
which ;he natives are SO fond and which
occur every few days, the music is the
chief feature. Indeed, * may be said that
every Filipino plays some instrument, and
even little children five or six years of age
play the piano OF guitar amazingly Well
II is refreshing to go through the suburbs
Of Manila of a fine summers eve and to
hear the happy people on the wide veran-
das Of their houses singing and playing
popular airs. which the passersby below
viii take up, so that the whole street re-
sounds with melody. Music is truly a great
civjlizer. and 1t has doubtless been a pow
erful instrument in the hands Of the church
to win the natives TO the standard of the
cross To the native however all music
ia divine and n is music OF the STIRRING
oneratic SORT thar most anneaIs TO him
II must he full of movement The soft