The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24

do to consider. the natives in the same
way you would fully civilized peoples
They are to be regarded more as ch1ldren-
The great difference between such half
civilized peoples and the fully civilized
races is that the former lack an adequate
sense of fact. They are easily led astray.
They do not get their full bearings be-
fore they proceed to action, and the re-
suit is that in blind, mobilize fashion they
can be led on and on in any movement
that has once been started / will give
you some examples in a moment OF the
way they are Influenced.
SEEK REVENGE. ON THE PRIESTS.
when I consider this uprising that we
lighting a revolution in its last phases.
1t is the old outbreak against the miscon-
the. United States is being fought, because
it is the United States which now ap-
pears to stand as the protector of the
church. The priests certainly misused
their powers in many ways. me t1Ipinos
fortunes which local priests enjoyed. They
Complained Of the ownership Of the land
by the big religious orders, and of the
corruption of JUSTICE in the. land: Lastly.
cry of the members of the religious or
Now the Filipinos who are in rebellion
seek revenge on the priests, and they also
property which the religious orders pos
sessed. They cOnfiscated much of this
property, using a very clever phrase in
doing it. 1t was ordered that the prop
erty should revert to the state Now in
the Tagaio leaders have urged to the
common people that the United States
IN the PeonT6 ' of R priests a% w lY n
deed this country is bound to do by the
ARGUMENTS THEY MAKE.
Therefore the argument is made that
the United States is the friend and pro-
tutored minds such as those of the Ia
galos the further inference is easy that
priestly abuses would be re-estabiished.
This feeling is one that to my mind lies
a
was that made the Tagalos continue hos
tile to the United States, Mr.. Schurman
said that question could not be answered,
the mixture of elements being too COM
plcated. 'One of the leading motives.
however" he said, ''is found in the fact
that there are men in power whose 'occu-
pations would be gone if the Instruction
was put down There are many of the
leaders who would lose their authority
and their splendid opportunities of grow
ing rich. All through the islands are found
over by men sent out by the Tagalos.
Think what a chance one Of these TagalO
chiefs has in a far-away island. lie can
and remit the balance, and no one would
THINK AGUINALDO HONEST
Mr.: Schurman was interrupted by the
question whether AsulnaIdo was one OF
sonaIiy honest. Aguifnaido's influence he
said, among the people was based on the
as it was to his Interest to abandon ideas
Of personal gain, it was probable that the
common idea of the chief executive was
Mr.. Schurman then continued: Now.
as these OFFICIALS aim to keep their power
present time for them to tell lies about
the United States. They are doing it with
all their souls and are remarkably effec-
Z tive in their work on the passions OF the
uneducated people. In fact, think their
ability to influence the ordinary people in
this way is the greatest obstacle the
United States has to contend with in the
pac1fy1ng Of the 1SIantis-
Some of the lies are damnabIe as
they are clever. Here is a sample of them.
When I was in Cebu discovered a case
in which a lady there had a Filipino SER
want woman who was the mother of a
: little child. One day the servant came to
her mistress and told her she must give
up her place. Why do you do that was
/ the query This was the reply: Well, the
Americans are coming and you know
fba ay iHto On The O4Bte W6nt tt ny
safe. Ihls happened just before | and
which are circulated and believed and
which keep the F1lipinos unfriendly to
METHODS OF THE TAGALOs.
Mr.. Schurman told graphically also how
the TagalOs kept natives of other races
from showing their friendliness toward
the United States, even when it i'm
possible to secure their active participa-
los" he said, - have sent out little bands
Of men to the chief towns of many of the
islands. They send seventy-five or one
hundred fully armed men, and it is easy
for them to keep the unarmed populations
The principle is the same as when three
or 1Our armed h1ShWaymen hold up a
: passenger train. BY sheer force Of nerve
I and guns they make the passengers all
submit to being robbed. The TagalOs are
equally high-handed in their methods
One observation which Mr.. Schurman
made of a hopeful nature concerned the
| increased respect which the Tagalos have
| felt for the Americans since lighting be-
/ gan. Before the first battle" he said.
/ ''the Filipinos teased and tornented and
/ provoked and insulted and outraged our
/ men at will, and because there was no
I fighting in return they thought the Amer
/ leans were all towards. Since that first
/ night, with one or two exceptions there
/ have been no strong stand-up fights and
/ I think they have come to have a whole
some respect for the Americans. A man
/ who recently came in from the country
/ told me that the case now was that the
/ TagalO began to fear God right aWay
| whenever he saw an American Soldier"
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