The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29

take to his heels if the Filipino followed
him
The Chinese intermarry with the Fill
pino women TO q large extent. There own
women are not allowed in the country
and the lower class of native women pre-
fer them as lords and masters to their own
countrymen 1t is very common Tor Fill
ipino man to be deserted for a Chinaman.
The former lets the woman support him
and the latter supports her AS a conse-
quence the traces of Chinese blood ere
very noticea BILE in the general population
of the islands.
Nevertheless, the race prejudice is very
strong The Chinese and Filipino hate
one another with a cordiaty that is
amazing. The Filipino is a natural agri-
culturist, while the Chino is a trader;
therefore. in any business transaction the
Chino will gain advantage over the native
and the native takes a great pleasure in
numbering him sooner or later. Even in
the native courts Chino's life was not
valued at more than 60 cents, Mexican,
and under the old regime, save when the
Cinnamon were killed at wholesale so that
the highways were actually Uttered with
their remains, or when dead Cinnamon had
influential friends, the bloody demonstra-
tons were not noticed at all. A street or
alley too short and dark for distinction
east from the Gale Rosario. and is in
habited by Chinese almost exclusively, is
considered one of the most dangerous
throughfares in the city. Pedestrians take
to the middle of the road in passing it.
and it used to boast of a murder almost
nightly.
Chinese Gambling.
Every district inhabited by Chinese is
a nest of gambling dens. During the
Spanish days gambling was licensed, and
the raids which the Americans have made
in these places of vice have surprised the
unworthy proprietors very disagreeably
The licensed cockpits were many of them
owned by Cinnamon and the referee at a
cock fight is always a Chinaman or chi
nese mestizo.
Before Spain's departure Chinese p1er-
chants held entire possession of the
opium trade but since then it has become
unavoidable on account of the excessive
duty and the opium merchants have re-
turned to China, or undertaken other
things, outwardly a least.
During the troublesome times of the re-
bellion against the American forces in
the islands, the Chinese might be SAID TO
have been ION the fence" Those within
our lines were apparently friendly. Inc
weather class said and did nothing. The
pettv merchants opened their shops eau
tiouslv whenever the streets were clear,
and the peddlers and coolies made what
money they could out of the army. There
were crowds OF followers, too, who loot
ed houses and stole everything not guard
ed by gun. After a time 1t was discov-
cred that these Chinese followers had
picked up empty shells and sold them to
insurgents. Following that discovery
neither native nor Chinaman were al
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lance of the rear of our army unless
they were workmen in the charge of a
guard.
Theinsurgents also made extensive use
of coolie labor. The trenches which they
occupied were dug by Cinnamon, some
of the petty officers in the insurgents ar
INV were of the Chinese persuasion, and
Apuinaldo's chief advlsor-and an able
one. too--was Chinaman. Obedient to
his mastering passions. the CHINO serves
wehere he can gain the most. He Is
rarely troubled by conscientious scruples
either in these islands, or in his own
country
Not Confined to Manila.
The Chinese have not confined them
So YES to residence in Manila, but have
snread both north and south and east and
vyest throughout the Philippines. To be
sure. the natives i'm the country districts
have promptly dispensed with them. but
around the towns they have been toler-
ated because they will work, ana GER
tain amount of labor is necessary In spite
Of the Indifference of the native. In tne
northern portion of Luzon-the part Dor
Il rng on Lingayen Gulf, with Dagaporf
/ as rs largest city-the population Is more
/ tban one half Chinese. The people are
nearer the Chinese in physical proportions
] and their language-or dialect-diners
| from the Tagal This ls explained by old
residents in the island who say that some
Years ago shsre was an uprising against
the Chinese In and about Manila, anc