The times., 1899-03-06
YANKEE JOURNALISM
In FAR-OFF MANILA
A Paper of Exalted Virtue
and DecOrum.
1t Calls Upon Natives and China
men to Wear Clothes.
An American Press Exponent Dcvot-
ed to subscriptions. ADVERTISE
ments. mud Alarming English.

Accepting the truth of Mark Twain S
statement that city is not good city
unless it supports a church, barroom, and
newspaper. Manila is model town, since
II supports many churches, countless bar
rooms. and two American newspapers.
Copies of the two latter essentials TO
goodness have just been received, and they
are powerful arguments in favor of cxpan-
sion and the PRONUNCIATION of American
ideas AS proof. read this from Free
DOM" published at Manila, Island of
Luzon:"
Something shoulI be done at present toward
compelling natives and Cinnamon To wear more
clothing. This is going 10 he an American city
and American ideas should prevail.
Freedom" is a six-page, fivecolumn
sheet, which contains many good things.
II is edited by Don c. Musser and is pub
lished semi-weekly. While the paper has
the appearance of & backwOods semi
monthly it is easily the best sheet from a
typographical point of view, published in
the Philippines.
But even the editor who runs news
paper in the tropics is not free from
trouble. Here is an extract from the ed
itorial column of Freedom"
Tli, was the first American paper at Manila
soldiers and tars, and confidence has not been
misplaced, although there are among the
rank and tile who fve-tifths dirt and who
never intended 10 pay for the paper when they
ordered il.
The same paper publishes a ne-column
roast" on the American soldiers at Ma
Mia. who have contracted debts with the
natives which they now repudiate and
refuse to pay. The article is readed Hell
N
men in the army corps have no more
decency than a porker, and are a disgrace
TO their country"
Freedom is well supplied with paying
advertisements. These include whole
pages devoted TO the merits of Good
American Beer" The hotels of the city
advertise Tub Baths Free and from the
display given each announcement it twould
seem that tub baths were novelty. One
advertisement reads: Soldiers, Don't
forget Dad Kitchener, who made the first
sandwich in Manila
American bicycles are well advertised
These include "tandems, ladies' tandems.
and combinations.
The Senate Saloon advertises an Amer
lean bartender as an attraction. The
eminent mixoiogist Henry Williams, a
veteran of the Civil War, boys" The ma
tive brewery defines its product as La
The intelligent native compositor has
got in his work on this issue of Freedom. -
Here are some samples of American as it
is set in Manila:
Chinamsn murdered and Cnashed and Hor-
riby cut in the san Sebastian Dittrict
Little les guard duty would leave the boys
10 stand the hot enough little better
TIE California Eight Fiji on immediate pros
pei in unmcasrcd term.
The American. the other paper. is
published daily except Mondays and days
following holidays" The sheet sports
flaring first page. with dispatches labeled
Republication Prohibited A big wood
cut represents an eagle flying over the
sunken Spanish feet in Manila Bay, while
sunset reads. Equal Rights for All"
". J. Mathews edits the American.
which is loaded to the muzzle with hot
stuff" In an editorial headed German
Equiyocation" the editor relates some
strange statements anent the active part
taken by the German colony at Manila
during the trouble with the insurgents
The editorial says in part
1t Is further alleged that German merchants
are IN sympathy with the insurgent movement
Prot Irvine, leader OF the Colorado hand, was
an eyewitness 10 a German merchant paying into
The hands ot one of the inslIrgent commissioners
80, and Prot Irvine states that the merchant
accompanied his donations with best wishes for
Success. A. further evidence OF the fact that
they hand ia glove with the insuTgrnt army.
j. found in order issued ny the German Consul
last night TO German merchants to cosa their
doors today This would Indicate that the Ger
mans are in receipt Of tip as TO an outbrcIk
scheduled 10 take place some time today.
The editorial then cites a letter from the
German Consul, with three letters from
prominent Germans Withdrawing their ad-
ycrtising and subscriptions from the
American" 1t is then stated that no de-
nial has been made OF the statements made
by the American" and the following ap-
pears:
TN The other hand this office j. in possession
oi sufficient facts 10 warrant the publication OF
the article We have the Assurance Of Ger
man merchant that information Wa received
by him which emanaicd from the German Con
-ul, advising him To close lis storc Saturday.
This was aiterward changed 10 Sunday.
II the German Consul deems il necessary, this
paper l. in position 10 quote few other facts
regarding the question under discussion. and
unle~, some OF his ciNzcns are not more careful
in the future tian they have been in the past,
1t - possible the Consul will be put 10 more
trouble and annoyance by having to write
other letters that are more explanatory than the
one received AT this office
The American" contains several pages
OF advertisements and appears TO be pros
porous One advertiser says that he will
give laughing gas for 81 Mex. Another
advertisement states that mo private tele-
grams from abroad containing political
news can be delivered without first being
submitted to the Censor The Olympia
Hotel, the Baltimore lunch bar, and the
Dewey Cafe are also advertised
The news columns contain such interest
ing information from the United States as
the death of racehorse in Kentucky, a
kiss sold at auction in New York. woman
architect in New York, mining in Nevada
and fight between the Evergreen Han
tam, George Dixon. and Pluto"
SAMPSON AND SKATER.