The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-17
AFTER RAINY SEASON
Arthur Phillips Says Philippine
War Will Close.
+. CHILDREN IN MANILA
Came to Soldiers Camp to
Learn English,

Arthur Phillips, who served IN The
philippines with the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment, addressed the Sedgwick County
Teachers association at the court house
Yesterday afternoon, his subject being
principally a review Of his experiences on
the way over and back. on the firing line,
in the city of Manila and what he learned
by personal contact with the Filipinos'
the neglected, half-fed and half-clothed
people of the island who are so much in
need of a Christian civilization and the
benefits Of our public school system. This
last point made his remarks especially
appropriate to the occasion and very in
reresting to the teachers, who listened at
7entively throughout his brief address.
Mr.. PhiIips began by saying that his COM
many was mostly made up Of college stu
dents. and they studied particularly the
methods Of learning in the Philippines
II the people over there could be SAID 10
have method at all.
The insurgents had grown up, most OF
them. with no idea of learning. He said
the little Filipino children would often
hunt up the American camps and endeaFol
in their rude manner to learn something
and that they were so hungry for knoWI-
. 9ge that they would approach an Ameri-
can soldier and point to their eyes ears
nose and mouth and ask them the names
IN English Of the respective organs. After
4be insurgents are subdued, which he
thought would be after the rainy season
Is over. and the island comes absolutely
under American control, the American
school system will be established and
what a blessing that will be for the be
nIgbfed natives. Education will help
them to a higher plane and a great and
noble duty viii have been performed by
transforming the natives from mental
darkness to a mental and moral light.
Mr.. Phillips described the trip to the
Orient, how they stopped at Honolulu at
the time the Hawaiians were celebrating
over the passage Of the treaty of annexa-
ton by the United States congress. The
soldiers took in the city and played
gameGEbf baseball for the delight of the
natives and others Of the city.
He described minutely the city Of Manila
and the country round about It On their
return the Tenth Pennsylvania stopped at
Hong Kong and Toxic. At Toxic the sol
diers were allowed to spend about eigh-
teen hours ashore and had a delightful
tine in the city, visiting many interesting
scenes.
Mr. Phillips said it begins to look now
Ike Uncle sam intends to push the cam
paign in the Philippines. He said there
is no doubt but that hard work would soon
accomplish the complete overthrow Of the
natives. They could have been whipped
into submission ere this had it not been
for the humanitarian principles exer exist
ing in the breasts Of the American Off
GERS. They would not slaughter the Fill
rinos and would resort to almost any
course before laying the country waste
and numerically Furnishing the inhabit-
ants.
The young soldiers remarks were highly
appreciated by the teachers and when he
had finished his remarks he was warmly
aDplauded. W. N. Sence, a teacher at
JTaysville. offered a motion to extend a
vote Of thanks to Mr.. Phillips for his
splendid talk and it was unanimously ac-
corded him.
Regarding the reception rendered to Mr.
Phillips on his return to his home at Null
vane last Tuesday night, and the big apple
pe which was made especially for the
occasion, the Nulvane Record says:
'Mulvane has seen many parties and
social functions during her history as a
town, hut nothing that equaled the recep-
5ion given Artie Phillips at his home last
Friday evening. The attendance was only
regulated to the number able TO walk
Cor no one able TO get there stayed away.
The threatening weather did not lessen
the crowd or the enthusiasm Of the peo-
Tle. The program as published last week
was carried out as far as possible. al
though several Of the speeches were made
IN a downpour of rain. The biggest thing
OF the evening was the supper. Seven
hundred people partook of chicken, salads
pies, cakes. and every good thing imagina-
BILE, and stln there was some left. For
dessert they had a pie designed by John
logan and built by sam Foudray that
was FIVE feet long and two feet wide. This
pie contained two and a half bushels Of
apples. ten pounds Of -four, the same of
sugar, six OF lard and two Of butter It
was the biggest and hest pie ever baked
IN the state but Il didn't last longer than
key Of beer IN a prohibition town.
Nusie by the band and AIcEee's orches-
ira enlivened the occasion. After suprer
the young people went to the opera house
where they danced and made merry until