The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

MANILA Feb 81 From lightning an /
tempest: from plague, pcstileace. ard I
famine: from battle and murder and from
sudden death" Walking down san
Sebastian Street today | heard strains of
slow. sad music It was the band CT the
Fourteenth United States Infantry An ar
tillery wagon followed, bearing the re-
mains of a former captain in the Thirty
fifth United States Volunteers. Behind it
came six hearses. each with its flag draTed
coffin As the band moved down the street
the crowd-Tagals Chimes, Kanakas,
Spaniards. Germans. Americans, and all,
removed their hats. remained lowed and
reve1eut until the cortege had passed On
its way to the harbor, AMI to the trans
port. which bore the bodies back to
America. Such scenes are frequent in Ma
Mia
But it is not death in battle that the
American soldier fears. To certain ex-
tent he expects that. The sudden deati
from which he prays TO be delivered, if he
prays at all. is wholly different. 1t cer-
tainly is sudden. and as certainly is it
murder. Some night he is on outpost duty.
The rice fields lie steamiug and rank about
him. the tropical foliage waves its ling
arms and twists into thousands Of fantastic
forms. And from sudden death, Good
Lord. deliver us. Among the hordes of
Aguinaldo are thousands OF 'ladro1es''
Uhieves) and bolomen They carry long,
wicked-loolling knives, with Havy Edges
that cut like raZors.
They crawl upon their victim, the soli-
tary picket. through cover Of darkness and
the bush. Their stroke is swift silent. and
sure permitting no defence. The remains
are mulilated. hacked TO pieces, a blood
chilling sight the next morning to his
comrades who, filed with foreboding, come
to seek him. And these are the people
whom the United States is trying TO subdue
and who will in time be subdued but only
after the worst form of guerrilla warfare
has been stamped out Well for the faith
ers mothers, and friends at home that each
coffin is finally sealed at Manila before ship
ment. The sight could hardly assuage
their grief nor would it add soothing
thought
This Island Of LuZon has many scattered
bands Of these bolomen, plundering. muir
dering destroying. Each days issue OF
Manila papers adds an account Of fresh
| outIages, Of new victims. They fee before
the American advance or, when caught,
! plead "Mucho amigo" But their friendI-
ness goes no more when the soldiers who
! have been taught by experience to "sabe"
| their treachery. They are set at work on
| the cascoes lighters, and though they are
! fed and treated we'll. they are taught that
there is to be no trining; that they must
| work out the devil in them And they do
work, without q murmur.
This day. the anniversary Of Washing
| ton S birth has been observed in Manila
| and generally throughout Luzon wherever
! American troops are stationed. The boys
| appreciate it for twofold reason; as a
| patriotic celebration and as a release from
routine duty. Here in Manila. all business
! Is suspended and the shops closed Flags
and tri-colored bunting fly from every
| building and in the streets bands are Civ
/ ing concerts. playing patriotic airs tnclud-
/ ing Hot Time. which now appears to be
| identified with American soldiery the world
over. There were several baseball games
on the days programme. and out at the
grounds Of the Country Club there was some
fair horse racing Last night the elite OF
the city attended public ball at the City
Hall Altogether. the day has been cele-
brated much as II Is in the more enthusiast
tic cities Of the United States. In the
schools flag raising was carried out In
every particular Programmes Of vocal
/ and instrumental music were given by the
children and several speeches were mad,
suitable 10 the occasion by the principal!
, Of schools.
The Malate boys school has the distinc
tion Of having hoisted on its fagpole thu
r first American flag that was placed upoI
an American Institution of learning in th
, Philippines il was soon followed by thu
, raising Of flags on many similar institu
in. ~. hrf he
r may feel that he will 20 down in history a
a member Of the organization that Shove
{ the others how it was done.
e At O'Clock the pupils had all collecte
n at the schooihouse at the plaza and whei
d Colonel French Superintendent Anderson
3, and the principals arrived there was
l. large throng Of pupils, parents. and specia
f. tors present 10 witness ceremony tina
b meant so much to the rising generation.
G All the children gathered in the school
/ and al a given signal by the principal IN
Y pupils all rose in their places The fla
. was brought forward TO the principal
: stand, and while it was passing throuE
b The room every child gave the militar
n salute. which was given as follows:
IS The right hand Of each pupil was up
"a lifted. palm downward. to line with In
=, forehead and close TO 10. While thu
~ standing and in the attitude Of salute th
n Il pledge allegiance TO my flag and TO tn
Ia Republic for which it stands. one natio
n. indivisible. with liberty and justice TO all.
AT the words To my flag" each on
extended the right hand gracefully pail
downward. toward the flag until the end {
the pledge Then the children all joiue
in singing America" The effect Produce
as the voices swelled in the chorus was de
lightful.
lie You must not think of Manila as
le sleepy old town lying under the equato
49, Whatever IL may have been prior TO Ma
. 1895 when Dewey set the Spaniards
III dancing about an American maypole &
E. which the red. white and blue were eve
as lastingly intertwined, it is now an a
" terprisiug. up-to-date town. much resen
p bling an American seaport. Diyest ii
its purely tropical accessories and q
IS difference would be surprisingly small
" is no longer a lazy Oriental city. Amer
:, | can ways have permeated it, as, indee
- | they have the entire archipelago. II
| better element everywhere welcomes u
- change The worst enemies TO lmproV
y ment here are those misguided individual
at home who persist in giving comfort
Aguinaldo and his cohorts and in encOu
aging them to hold out for concession
which are simply impossible Every 50
rd der applauds Mr.. McKinley's attitude
unconditional surrender and the bett
or classes of natives would welcome 1t.
In this feeling I have seen many instances.
an II is the better classes who, in eve
!" town, maintain the beautiful cathedri
TX monastery or convent with which II
he adorned. Whenever the boys attend Sc
n vices the natives make them welcome a
nd extend to them every courtesy We Vi
I'M tied town named MaragandOn. fort
miles from here short time