The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-13

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Discusses the Philippines.
Capt. r.. 3. Ely, 22nd U. S. infantry, has just retury
m the Philippines and last week he spoke before
dents of the University. Capt. Ely is an old Univer.
y and a former resident of Iowa City. He is a brotl
law of Miss katherine Barber formerly assistant princi
the Denson schools. In the course Of his remarks to.
dents Capt. Ely said:
Il have been in the Philippine Islands for over a
year. | have lived there in allthe different seasons.
You have read in the papers a great many things
that are true, but the Philippines have been
m%aligned. 1t is not bad. Perpetual summer, it
might be called. The temperature is neither very
high nor very low. If a man takes care of himself
he will be all right in the Philippines. There are
excellent openings in almost every profession in
the islands.
Since the ports of the islands have been opened
by General Otis, the commerce, both exports and
imports, has increased wonderfully. The ports were
closed by the Spanish except to Spain. Hemp,
sugar and tobacco are the principal exports. Ex-
eellent lumber is also exported. Every one that
is connected with commerce is prosperous now.
When | first went to the Philippines everything
was Spanish. We could hardly make our wants
known at the stores. Now everything is English.
In the stores one could hardly find a Spanish
talker if he wished to show off a little of the Ian
guage.
The Fiipinos are very adaptive. Show them
howto doa thing and they always know how. They
are very initiative. They are much like the japanese.
Ina hundred years the influence of the bright Amer
lean influx will have made the island the equal of
the realm of Mikado.
1.-The sentiment of the greater part of the educa-
ted Filipinos is preference for American protection
until they are able to set up a government Of their
own. | do not think that independence. is what is
desired by the FiliPinos. They realize that they
are split up into factions. There are many divisions
in Luzon alone. The Tagalos and Kegalogs kill
each other at sight almost. The Tagalos and the
Macabeebees are enemies. The Maoabeebees were
faithful to the Spanish and are faithful to us. We
have four companies of Macabeebees scouts in our
service. Iagalos have been tried but have proved
treacherous.
.'The~t pamphlets of the anti-expansion party in
the United States have had a great influence in
strengthening the cause of the Instruction. They
were sent to the Philippines via Hong Kong, print
ed in the language by Aguinaldo's official paper and
scattered broadcast. General Lawton said. NOT
more than a week before he died, that any man kill
ed from that time on might almost lay his death to
the antl-War party in the United States, for the on
ly hope the Fiipinos hung on was that the anti-war
party would force the president to withdraw his
army.
.'Lawton was very popular with the army. He
had a large, magnificent figure, being six feet tall
or more. He was a daredevil. and the wonder is
that he was not killed before. When he rode out
on his last reconnoitre he made a magnificent mark
for the sharpshooter. He wore a white helmet and
a coat that had faded until it was white. He rode
a black horse. He was known by description to
the Filipinos. He was killed by a sharpshooter in
a church 300 yards off. 1t is said among the peo-
pie OF the island that there was a price on his head
and that the sharpshooter who shot him received
twenty-five thousand dollars. He. was generally
held to be the best general we had in the Philip
pines.
.The war is practically ended now, most army
officers think. There is no more than a geurrila
warfare at present. Aguinaldo hasn't been located
Tor some time. The policy Of declaring that all in
surgents captured hereafter will be treated as out
laws, will practically bring peace