The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

wanted to be In the fight when sick and
wounded should have the most praise.
On the Gay OF the battle Of Manila l
found three men fighting in the trenches
who were in the second stage Of typhoid
FEVER and had left their cots for the
1 Thjrt Ihere never was time when the
hii teSilsh was not ready to fight. The
great difficulty lay in prevailing upon the
sick to remain in shelter while the rest
We're engaged.
NAL Moves G. Robinson spoke Of the
WORK IN the city of Manila, where the
regiment was placed on provost guard
duty and was given the task of restoring
order. He paid tribute to the faithful
work or his men In all the difficulties Of
tnelr work and spoke Of the magnitude
vi the TASK. A city with no sanitary de-
pdftinent Was to be cleansed and put in
nealthy condition, and that in a tropi-
cal climate; order was to be restored in
a hotoed of riot and crime; protection
was TO be afforded citizens and an eff
clent system of police protection afford
ed. Inc details Of the task were graph
1cally described. 81 -
Max Brack. member of Company C,
was called upon to give an account of
himself and to tsll@iwnether or not he
was AFRAID at any time during the cam
palgn' Ihe embarrassing situat on was
renewed by frank confession Said he
II aom.t that l was afraid during
afe, iiddhpatgn. AFRAID Of the Filipinos and
a dba1 b tLat L might be killed. Not only
ttnae. out L was afraid a great many
lines. ne night of the Tondo fight
ran ran Gown stairs and into the yard Of the
poaa ,s guarters, positively shiverlng Ike
a man In snow stoa m from fright Mt
Tar on a dle was raging and the crack
ing or me bambGos maze sound exact
~ nk e., that of a rifle fire. 1t was DARK
that I thought of home and deyoutly
wished that | was saving wood In our
GA PACK yard. rather than in the center
saw wood, either
o. 6ut wa was not the only man who was
airalo IEese were plenty of others who
were IN my condition and not ashamed
to admit 1t. If there was a man who
passed through cur Experience without
| De1ng afraid. l have never seen him,
livery vo- unteer | have talked with has
a ready sdmltted the charge. L was
AFRAID and am ploud of it. There was
a aia solder un4er hot fire yet who
al lf not feei d .quaim. YOU Old Soldiers
vii testiIy TO that. A night attack when
| rom iit ana expect any moment to be hit,
nerves.
Concerning the native characteristics
OF the Fll1p1nos. Charles Collins Of Com
pany H. said
possess little imagination and little in
Vent1Ve power. Trey are able to COPY
things as the Chinese do. but are hot
able to work things out for themselves.
Three hundred years association with the
Spanish has MADE them almost a Span
lsh race There is. hardly Filipino who
cannot read and write his native Ian
Suage, and the better classes are very
lntefhgent l know Filipino ladies who
possess liberal educations have adopted
european customs and are excellent mu-
SlclaHS. Ihe@better classes are educated
ana possess many of the characteristics
OF the Spaniards. their teachers and
leaders for three centuries
everybody goes to church.
dresses for church. and no ore is even
seen On the streets dl unk. Examples fur
nlShsd by American soldiers who mad
looked too long on the bowl. brought
They are honest among themselves, but
CRAFTY and keen in their dealings with
foreigners They possess several beau.i-
IN traits A reverence and respect for
tEeir parents Is most marked. svscy
child is taught implicit obedience ard
made to feel tFat to his father ard moth
er re owes the greatest considerau n
houses: as the cid. destitute and infirm.
as Well as the orphans. are cared for
bH relatives Who4cOnsider it their duty.
'lhey nave vices which are also marked.
GS mDilng amounts to a passion. Every
F1!1p1no, is averfeieus and will steal any-
thing he can lay his hands on provided
It It RS Is OF small value. man will take
have no fear. but If YOU give him 70
cents and tell him to buy a cigar. he will
take 1t and leave town at once
With prorer training and examnIe +ha
rllioinos arnfrht be easily brought to a
high STANDARD of civilization. All thew
need is prnner help and assistance
Private Haskell also spoke. giving some
account of the achievements of the reg
iment. Col. Davidson. Of Columbus, O.,
.was present and spoke. Among others
: who gave short talks were: Mai. Espy,
Capt. Bunker. jim Krch. Robert Get
ton and number OF the volunteers.
81 Miss Pc ttgeissr contributed several
pleasing vocal selections. and Lou Wilkes,
a popular amateur%entertainer. furnished
rnerriment.