New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
THE PASSING THRONG

While I was in Manila last year" said resr.
cortright. Of San Francisco at the vvaIso-s-
toria yesterday. II was the sitnes.
THE OF many an amusing incident a.
FILIPINO casioned by the lack Of no.,
UNDERSTOOD. edge OF the Spanish LANGUAGE -,
the part OF our men. One dav
went into Major Bells rooms a. the Hotel c-,...
and as soon as put in appearance fhe Major,
orderly appealed to me to help him out vttb ,bs
washerman-there are no washerwouen in Manna
the work being wholly done By men The c,,.,,--
there is 10 deliver the wash In week bat this a.
tcular wash the Major wanted returned in A snr-v
and had instructed his orderly to itnOrsss on
the Filipino when he came for the dirty Ifnsr-fSas
II must be returned in four days The orderly
who was an oregon country boy. knew ABSOLUTELY
no Spanish the word manana vvhfeb
means tomorrow. and the Filipino knew no English
at all The orderly had been trying 10 explain
what he wanted. until he was nearly distrauzh.
and he hailed my advent as having been expressly
arranged by the fates to help him out. After ex-
planning his difficulty. he begged to tel the
only way he could learn the language was 10
iJ3ssIf ~. - GU tIis a I9r nm % extreate
instruction and AFFORD him more confidence in hIs
months hard study Of the Spanish man isng TSea
But ne pleaded. = don't know the meaning Of
and those clothes have got TO be back here four
beginning See If yo1 cant ra9 om wi qo t9
or comprehension IN the dago with manaua as
lever. Finding me firm in my refusal 70 help him.
the room. grasped the astonished Filipino by the
.Manana! Mammal Manana. Manana. accompany
ing each repetition Of the word with vigorous
shake Of the Filipino and rising and emphatic
infection Of the voice. The Filipino nodded mis-
head and gave enthusiastic signs that he at last
understood what was wanted. and sure enough IN
to him
George Washington once said. IN time OF peace
prepare for war" remarked Robert Halsey Of
Chicago. formerly officer in the
THE WORK United States Army. yesterday
OF THE And the practical truth OF thar
REGULARS. immortal saying has been lately
attested by the Spanish war. and
England to-day is aTOrding additional evidence OF
its truth in South Africa But beyond the actual
fighting with allen enemy the Army has other
and important uses. nos the least Ct which Is the
IS not 10 ind US unpTepared- The Army which IL
National, is part of the power inherent in the
Executive, which is given MIN TO enforce the laws
LOT II the laws or the Government cannot De en-
forced then is the Government cOnfessedly failure
In the Chicago riots, when the strikers Far
placed in the hands OF the Executive, and how
effectual that interference was every one knows
The strike broke when the train bearing the troops
backed into Chicago. with hatcar bearing
Calling gun on the front, surrounded by tae grim
them sufficient for The strikers for they knew
that given the order to fire there would ba
hesitation on the part OF these men and that
they would obey the order TO the letter and TO KIN
protector Of the Deope from themselves and oP r6si
property time OF riots II has politics but Is
National and should IL ever be the sad fate OF
country to be threatened with anarchy and the
would have to depend to check such reign %
Iawlessness. There are many important uses OF
cited you readily deduce OF them. II
is Of vital necessity to such a form Of govern
better footing. with increase in numbers and
general efficiency"