New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-02
PRAISE FOR FILIPINOS.
GENERAL REEVE SAYS AGUINAIDO Is 4
FRIEND or PEACE.
TWO UNIVERSITIES IN MANILA. AND sIXTY
PER CENT OF THE NATIVES EDUCATED
TRADES AND PROFESSIONS

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field than the 18th Minnesota. They were
husky, we'll built lot Of men, and the look OF
their quarters at Camp Merritt san Francisco
last year. and their appearance at drill. ap-
preached closely 70 the Regular Army standard
The men had great esprit DC corps. they were
proud Of their appearance. their record In the
militia. and their ability to take care Of them
selves. but proudest Of all, Of their colonel 70
whose urtring efforts they largely owed the
! perfect condition IN which tho outbreak Of the
var found them. The colonel under whose
command they sailed out OF san Francisco Bay
year ago lase July on their long voyage to
tho most outlying Of Uncle Sans possessions,
was g. NcC Reeve. the son Of a soldier. and a
soldier himself from the top Of his head 70 tho
soles OF his feet The record Of the 18th Mime
sofa at the siege Of Manila, rs capture on Au-
gust 49, 1898, and in the subsequent contests
with the insurgents. Is we'll known. and has
added q bright page 70 American history. IN
which there is nothing 70 criticisc and all T.
praise. For the part he played I'm the taking of
Manila. the President and his advisers Justly
/ felt that reward was due to Colonel Reeve and
made him a brigadier-general Manila captured
/ General Reeve put in charge OF the deli
cate and responsible duty Of policing the city.
duty which he discharged with credit 10 him
self and satisfaction 70 the inhabitants
A STUDENT OF THE FILIPINOs
Ills duties brought him closer, perhaps, 10 the
natives Of the city and island than any Amer
! lean officer had been. and he made the most Of
/ lis opportunities. a keen observer. with a wide
/ knowledge Of men and affairs, he made close
study Of the Filipino his habits Of thought and
the possibilities the future held for him as
man and as a nation His opinion all mat
al &c Of rf
and value and when seen at the Wadorf-As-
toria, where he Is STAYING for the Yacht races
sesterday he said
There seems to be much misapprehenson in
this country concerning the Filipino nation,
which is generally regarded As being composed
/ ~ p semi barbaric. uncouth and uneducated peo-
/ pie. This IS, however. far removed from the
/ truth for the natives arc very generally edu-
Gated.
Inside the walled city were two universities
which previous 70 the war were we'll patronzed
by the Fnplnos The University Of San Tomas,
( which was established IN 1907 is one Of these.
! and It has without any exception. the most
| magnificent natural history collection 7 have
ever seem This collection has been cstaloguod
| in four royal octave volumes by the friars and
/ contains specimens OF all the flora and fauna.
/ geological specimens. bugs animals and IN fact.
! every form OF vegetable and animal life 10 he
found in the archipelago. The other is the
! Dominican University, which IS Of enormous
| size and occupies two entire blocks within the
| walled city. and previous 10 the outbreak ot
! hostiltes T. carried no less than i've thousand
names Of native students on IT'S rolls II teaches
| many branches Of education, including aca-
demlc law. medicine and applied sciences. with
the complete necessary paraphernalia in all de-
] ffo1 thprrt OH .
island also excellent schools are to be found,
and have heard It stated by competent authorl-
ties that 90 per cent Of the natives are edu-
Gated. but this l think is an exaggeration. From
| personal observation. however. should say that
| so per cent ere educated. You find female
servants in the Philippines. all forms Of work
| being performed by the men and the Filipnos
had as ordinary house servants could read and
write Spanish and understood figures in their
! simple forms.
THE boys there are educated IN church schools
in the various villages. and l think in their
! schools colleges and school Of applied sciences
thev teach everything there that We do here
in America with the possible exception Of teleg
raphy
NATIVE DOCTORS OF MUCH SKILL
There is another thing ! want 10 speak -
concerning them. aud that Is their entrance into
tho domain Of modern professions. IN English
colonist told me- and found no reason 70 doubt
! HE statement. that among the doctors I'm Manila
there vere two or three native Tagelos. who
ve ere without superiors in their profession, ard
who were accomplished and scientific surgeons
The best dentist in the city and on the island
was General Aravelo. now ore Of Aeuinados
army He is full booded Tagaio"
ali
~ arts and sciences among the natives.
Their working Of gold. silver and iron
metals" he said continuing. IS most skilful
and the jewelry they make is very beautiful
They model we'll m clay and carve wood and
iron in the most exquisite manner Judging their
finished work from the standpoint of a tyro IN
art matters such as I am, II was 70 all appear
arces absolutely correct Some o. the best Of the
ATTORNEYS AZ the Manila bar are natives. and
are we'll grounded in the theory and practice OF
their profession paterno. said TO he the present
head of Agu.naldo's Cabinet, and Mabini Ara
yano. who have accumulated a large fortune.
were both full blooded Tasalos
As matter Of fact, since 1872 the Filiplnos
have sent to Asiatic and European universities
Two hundred ~ their young men annually
There arc eleven schools for women alone in
Manila. ana besides the regular forms Of edu-
cation these women are taught SEWING 'l''-
broidcry and the Ike. as are girls in this coun-
try They are taught by native nuns and their
uee4letvork is wonderful
And how about modern machinery" was
asked. DO they have an aptitude for it?"
You know the complication II steam engines,
and the trouble it is TO get them properly and
efficiently run in some other countries" said the
General For instance, in Mexico no natives arc
employed as hremen and engineers, response
lie work which IS wholly performed by white
men Well on the only railroad on the Island
~ Luzon the Manila and Daguypan Railroad,
the engineers hremen. conductors and brake
men are 81 natives as Well as all the nachinis,s
I'M the ralIroad shops Al The steamers pIyIng