The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-30

That and More - They Were in
Evidence at the Religious Meet
ings He Held in ManiIa-Gen. Otis
Virtues and Faults FilipinOs
Poor WOrkmen.
Bishop ]. NJ. Thoburn, of the Methodist
hurch, and for forty years a resident
Missionary in India, and but lately ar
lived here after a visit paid to the Phil
ppine islands during March, thinks the
United States government is making
Dig mistake in excluding the Chinese
rom the Philippines Bishop Thoburn
mas been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. 5.
Corren, of Holly avenue, and yesterday
afternoon save an interesting account
Of his visit to the Philippines and the
impressions he received while there:
Eyes" said the bishop. thoughtfully'
yesterday afternoon, sit is short-sighted
policy on the part of Gen. Otis to eX-
clude the Chinese. The general probably
goes on the principle that inasmuch as
the Celestial is not q desirable resident
of this country he can't be desirable
resident of a possible acquisition OF the
United States. But the Chinaman is an
entirely different factor In the Philip
pines from what he is here. There he
does the work that the native absolutely
refuses to do. He has no competitors IN
the heavy labor market. The English
men in The strait settlements have en-
Moved the Chinese. The latter prove
themselves 10 be honest, industrious Ia
borers and loyal to the English flag
Some of them have saved money and are
now PROSPEROUS merchants. There are
rich gold deposits in the Philippines, but
they will never be developed INTO mines
unless the Chinese are permitted to LABOR
there" It'll,
The bishop spent most of his time while
in the Philippines in Manila.
1.-THE boys of the Minnesota regiment,
he said. were then doing police duty IN
the town. and they were as courteous ana
orderly a set OF soldiers as one could Wish
to find. There was a good deal OF trouple
with soldiers who obtained leave OF ao-
serce and came into the town, many OF
them getting drunk and engaging IN
brawls, but the Minnesota boys Kept out
OF it all. The two Sundays was IN
Manila l hired the theater, and held re-
ligious services there. Those of the Min
nesota boys who could get off duty were
among the most devout attendants. Their
police work was dangerous and arduous
for the Filipinos were continually trying
to start fires in the city, and constant
vigilance was required to preserve prop
erty.
"One day I was invited to dine with
the officers of the Minnesota regiment,
and that dinner I look upon as one of
the most pleasant of my recollections OF
Manila. 5 20 o..,e.>.
me, I did not meet Gen. Otis. went
out one afternoon to pay him courtesy
visit but was told by the orderly that
unless came at 1880 in the morning 1t
would be Impossible to see him, as ne
was so busy after that hour that he
ate his dinner at his desk. l concluded
1 had no right to intrdue upon time so
valuable. I think the mistake Gen. Otis
is making, and nearly everybody in Man
liza bears me out in this, is that he tries
to accomplish more than any ordinary
man can do, and the result is nothing
IS done satisfactorily. The soldiers are
dissatisfied with Otis. They prefer man
of action to lead them, instead Of one
who sits at his desk and directs the mill
tary and civic affairs at the same time.
They compare Otis to Gen. Halleck, of
the Civil war, who by his business, han
dicapped Grant.
"One thing is certain though" went on
the bishop, there will never be a great
battle between the FiIipinos and the
Americans. The former are no towards
but they are small men, and their method
of warfare is the bushwhacker method
They arr bad marksmen, too. I visited
the outposts of Manila one day and saw
some of them shoot. Not a few raised
their rifles above their heads. as they
crcuched in the trenches, and fired with
OFT the preliminary of taking aim. 1t
would have been wise thing If the gov
eminent had, in the first place, made an
effort to attach some of the Filipinos to
its own forces. All the tribes are not
friendly, by any means, and would be
.0.f. ing to take upon arms against
the tribes with whom they are at
enmity"
Bishop Thoburn left last evening for
Chicago He will return to India in No
yemher.