The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-06

except the main towns, until the rebel
lion. The Filtpinos. are quick in chang
ing g like into q dislike love to hatred
and scorn to love- Two years ago they
hated every Speniard.
COCK-FIGHTING FUN.
II knew the Philippine islands well long
before the rebellion against the Standards.
I have been on trading expeditions all
through the islands, and 1 long since dis
covered what the American spectators
now waiting in Manila will learn-that
any idea of utilizing the Philippines for
great industrial undertakings will come
to nothing.
But this natural wealth is rendered
useless through the fact that you can get
no labor The Filipinos will not work.
So long as they can watch a cock-fight
and bet on a cock-fght they are happy
Gambling is their passion stabbing their
amusement.
81 know man fromGBorneo who want
ed to start wood cutting. l told him his
attempt would come to nothing, but he
refused to believe, me. He got fifty ma
tives together, and for day or two was
confident of success. But his expedition
did not set out. First one delay occurred,
then another. Now the men were ofc for
a cock-fght; now they were busy on
something else. I;sawS him little later,
and asked him how he had got on.
Those - scoundrels,' he said, refuse to
do anything! It's no good trying to do
anything with such people. 1 have given
up the attempt 9"81e
''In the days of Spanish rule trade was
practically in the hands of the Chinese
When our coasting steamers stopped at
any strange port we would put one ques-
ton: Are there any Chinese here?' If
there were we knew we should be able to
do some trade. II there were none we
went away again. A Chinaman can make
money anywhere.
But there is little or no chance for the
American or European business man In
the Philippines. When I was in the Phil
ippines, before the rebellion, there was
great discomfort with Spanish rule One
continually heard Of Spanish sentries be-
ing shot, and the soldiers themselves were
disconnected with the government Wom-
en- would come together each night in
crowds at every shrine and spend the
night in praying for safety and shelter.
You would walk out in the morning and
come across a party removing a sentry
who had got kriss in him in the dark.
81 quilted the islands for a time on an
expedition to India, and last year returned
to Manila. In January last 1 went to Ma
lolos, with the knowledge and permission
of Gen. Otis, to see Aguinaldo. I was
anxious to get to the islands of the south
would help to insure a safe conduct"
What do you think of Aguinaldo?"
asked
AGUINALDO SELLS PASSES
"I cannot say that I entertain so high
an impression Of his abilities as some
people seem to do. But you cannot form
much idea of man who is surrounded by
sentries and before whom you have hum
bly, to make a petition. I told him what 1
wanted. He said he would give me a
pass, but could not be sure that it would
be of any USE The people I intended
visiting might not recognize it, he said.
He promptly asked me how much I had
formerly paid the Spanish authorities for
a similar pass. l replied that I had given
S.. Well he said, you must pay me
$40 now, for we want all the money we
can get I paid him $50 and received my
pass.
"Coasting steamers go from Manila to
various points on the islands, and have,
I believe, been one of the chief causes
Of the spread Of the rebellion. They
are mostly manned by Tagalos, the great
tribe Of which Aguinaldo Is one, and all
Tagalos stick together like pitch to tar.
They are one people, and they do every
thing for each other. They are the most
active of the natives, and you find them
everywhere. Even the American steam
ers have to employ them They make
1T their business to whisper horrible
stories Of American cruelty, of native
triumphs, Of the glories of Aguinaldo.
They ever work to infiame the native
against the white man.
81 was told aslot of animals could be
had in Mindanao, and [ went there, land
ing at Davao. / saw Mantoute presi-
dent of the state, and he gave me ia
vOrable accounts Of the place. If
stayed, he said, would find all the ami
mails 1 wanted, and it would be easy
to go away when wished, for a steam
er called every month"; and would take
me further I settled down with Man
toute, engaged a native boy, and pre-
pared an expedition. My boy was a
married man, with a wife and four chill
dren.
ST had not been many hours at Davao
before l found that affairs were in a
critical state. The people were much
agitated and very suspicious. They be-
lieved white men to be divided into two
races-dark whites, or Spaniards. and
fair whites, Americans. 1 am a fair
white, so 1 was promptly put down as an
American.
You must remember that each island
regards itself as Independent, and elects
its own government There is a presi-
dent over each island or part of an
island, and though the chieftainship OF
nized, they would not permit him to
interfere in their internal affairs. The
presidents sometimes POSSESS a certain
authority, sometimes they do not, for
the people are not submissive even to the
rule Of those they elect. I have known
one or two presidents who possessed real
power, but they were exceptions
"Cotobato is the chief of these and he
keeps every one under him in strict
order. L once asked him how he could
do it, and he told me the secret of his
government:
If any one Is troublesome he said.
If any one refuses to do what he is
told, 1 cut off his head and we are done
with him.
JOHANSENs NARROW ESCAPE.
"On the 7th of February the people at
Davao formally declared the establish
ment of a Filipino republic. They made
quite a holiday of it, and I had to take
part in the rejoicings. 1t fell to me to
do my share by designing a flag for the
new republic.
ION the 9th of February went up the
country. The night left sixty soldiers
of the Basias rose in rebellion, their ex-
cuse being that they>did not like their
president, a half-caste Spaniard. The
real secret was they got hold of soma