The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17

days when. almost singie.handed. he led
tho forlorn hope against Spain. 1t was
then that knew him. and ! must say
that what then saw q him filled me with
admiration. For he everywhere showed
himself able. alert and sincere.
And while I have even moro cause than
formerly to admire his ability. have late
~. however. been led to question his mo-
tives. For. from the point Of Wow Of the
best element among the F1lipinos, he 10
At present pursuing course that 10 work
Ing much detrimsnt 10 his country. For
the wealthy native planters, tho business
mon Of Manila and the other substantial
classes among my countrymen are very
DESTROYS for American rule. persuaded
that only stronger power can reconcile
the differences among the various tribes
and establish a stable and bcneficent gov
eminent. oue which will command respect
abroad and security at home.
There are no less than thirty distinct
tribes In the islandA OF these the most
powerful are the Tagalogs. tho visayans
and the Sulu Mohammedans. who, to-
gether. form about 3ve-eighths Of the ma
tive population. The other three-elgh ,hs
ara savage mountain tribes Of mixed and
doubtful origin. who werc never con-
quered by Spain. and who are AZ hostile
as toward the Europeans These barba-
rians are nomsdic. and they live in prfmi-
tive communities. Their tribal govern
ment IL OF a patriarchal nature, and there
n therefore no coheEiou among them.
They have probably never heard OF tho
Americana, and would resent all efforts
TO civt'izs them. whether made by anti
auated Spain or modern America They
can therefore hardly be said 10 have a
Iii ~
II to live without work and 10 steal all
they can Their views should therefore lie
entitled to bu; little Consideration. ana
they viii form q perpiexing problem FOR
American statesmen when tho islands
shall have been pacified- Such are the
Igcrro-Chinos, the Negritos, the Tfngui-
abes. the Gaddanes and the ether savage
tribes Of the interior.
Now. tho T.gaiogs. Of Ixsxon. who nun.
Der about t00 30. and the visayans Of
the southern islands. who are estimated
at abou. oaD are the true Fsllpinos.
The Inhabitants OF the Suiu prosecsorate,
who number only few thousands. ana
who are al Mohammedans. though civil
ICED. are no different from the natives ct
the north. have so little sympathy with
them. and have 70 far been 10 little AZ
fecsed by recent events, that I shall leave
them out u this discussion altogether
TIE visayans are . far gensier race
than the TAxaioxs. There IL great hos
tfiity between these two races. both 81
whom have been under Spanish influence
for Centuries. ard each % whom 1. ieai-
co.'s % the others power. This bitterness
and rivalry have recently been increased
by the course Of Agusnaido, who has put
garrisons Of the hated Ta&aiogs Ia nearly
all the vssayan towns quitting the latter
into . state Of apparent resistance to
American rIie. whsn. In reality. the Wis
ayAns eagerly desire n. Fur 20 them
nothing could be morn osieus tran tn be
ruled by their hated rivals Of tho north
II Will therefore b. seen that the insuy-
gents represent bus amafi proportion of
one Of many races. and that the insurysnt
chiefs who talk 30 gyanciIoquensiy about
their hattie for the political and cons,t.u-
siorai Independence Of their ceuntry gre
inssncese- For the wwhdrawai Of the
Americans from the islan4x woul1 - he
signal for 4 rHce war that would be car
ysed 10 every part Of the arehacelago
bringing death 20 countless thousands az
Its people ana dessrr<son n every vested
fnt<rsst IN the eosony.-hanSpn Reyes LAla
In Cnihers Weakly