Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04
WHOLESALE DENUNoTArroN,

An Associated Press dispatch. dated
New York. oct. 4. tells n story worth
reading II says Army Secretary Pey-
ton. of the brotherhood Of ~. Andrew
has Just returned from the Philippine,
and that he dCnounces the American
soldiers there In severe terms.
Mr.. Pcyton. Il appears, was sent TO
the Islands under tho auspices of tho
religious brotherhood mentioned, Tor
the purpose of naccrtnlning what were
the chances for Protestant missionary
work among the natives. lie returned
with the report that owing 60 the de-
bauchcry OF tho American soldiers, and
the tr,utorous activity Of Catholic
priests. no Protestant missionaries can
DO anything there at present
OF the American army he saya'
ut ia practically useless TO undertake
10 do anything there until the Unltod
states troops depart or reform. THE
United States has Ia and around Manila
az this moment, about 1900 druuknrdH,
rakcs and gnmblcra. OF course, there
are exceptions. but they are not worth
mentioning. when the American
troops landed In Manila, there was only
"a saloon or two IN the whole place, Toe
NNN aNNNliN ~ a NNNl7NhNNH 4 N'Nf NV
$50, or more, saloons, the typical places
of the western frontier or worse, aud
the saloons are moro respectable than
AFRO many Of the other places within
the city which Americans have either
planted or kept alive by their support
Il win be remembered that when Ad-
mirni Dewey approached the Philip
plnc8. tho Spanish governor issued a
proclamation settling forth Ia substance
that the Americans came IN order TO
| destroy the churches, outrage virtue
and open tho ioodgatcs 10 all manner
| of crime and immortality hut, thon
the Spaniurd was an enemy, and might
ln this fac, sec some Justification for
the PRONUNCIATION OF outrageous false
/ hoods. But what excuse can an Amcri-
can citizen, ana % missionary have for
/ laundering tho American army before
/ the world2
The Catholic priests, Mr.. Poyton
| charges with having Joined the insur-
gents against tho Americans. In fact
Il may be gathered from hla report
that. In his Judgment these fathers are
very active In keeping the flames OF re
bollion burning. lie Is reported as fol-
lows:
when tho lnaurrcctiou was at itH
] height many Spanish priests wero
] driven out and left the island, Win
| the coming OF tho Americans O. common
| danger has brought the rungalos and
] Spunllrds together, ana old sores have
] been honlgd. To-day not only Lu4un,
/ but the Islands iu the west and south
! are covered with frinra who ARE active
| us they never were before, Everywhere
] they aru preaching Co the people thus.
/ BEHOLD those mon. They are e SAM
| pie OF Americans. America ia AN ind
| drl, or. what s tho same thing a Pro-
teHtant nation Sec tho danger NJ light
| lnr the mother church. An lnhdcl ma
tiuu has uunt the dover NJ ltH men here.
| and behold theml Your lots may be-
. hard you may have had grievances
In tho past We may have Hnned. but
| your state is certainly better than that
of the Americans. You are moral You
are religious
"Just AZ long nH these priests have
! a. 900 Americans there and such Ameri-
| cans, as examples OF what they are
pleased TO call an inndol civilization,