Evening journal., 1900-03-05

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ful variety Of tropical native life, rang
ing from alf-civilization and barbar-
Ism down to absolute savagery. Ger
tainly there are brigands and pirates.
If one would search for them, and wild
men, among the islands Of the Philip-
pines, into whose country Spain has
not yet penetrated, though she has
claimed possession these $50 years.
There are many natural marvels,' too,
in forests, streams, mountains, lakes,
volcanoes, boiling springs, and vast
agricultural and mineral wealth that is
waiting to be developed.
Manila is ancient enough TO be ro-
mantle, modern enough to be comfort
able and strange enough to be inter-
esting. In the same crowd on the Call
jala, where the citizens promenade af-
ter the heat of the day, one sees a bare
footed Spanish friar, with tonsure, tell
ing his beads as he moves slowly along
with downcast eyes, and an English
man on a bicycle, with a bag OF golf
clubs over his shoulder, off for "once
over the course before dinner" In the
streets one sees the dashing turnouts
Of the officials. with their liveried foot
men; the rude carts, drawn by water
buffao, and that Yankee-Japanese pro-
duction, the jin-riki-sha, which is now
I'll over the Far East. The dress Of
the people is as varied. also, from uni
forms of white and gold TO the breech-
clout of the native.
With all its picturesQueness, how
ever, tourists have not visited Manila
in great numbers, and in this it differs
from nearly every other port Of the
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sible for this. Had the government Of
the Philippines recognized that globe
trotters are an excellent advertising
medium and encouraged tourists, it
would have done well and brought
much money to the islands. Instead
of this. it discouraged visitors by treat
ing all comers with suspicion.
There are some 5000 Europeans in
Manila and other ports of the Philip
pines. but by far the majority live in
the capital. The Chinese are many
times as numerous, some estimates
putting them as high as 100000. The
middleman in the sugar business Is al
most always a Chinese. He arranges
between the Spanish or half-caste
planter and the English exporter. He
speaks pidgin English-"business" Eng
lish, the Volapuk Of the Far East-be-
sides Spanish and several Chinese dia-
lects.
Next in number among foreigners,
after the Spaniards, are the English
and Germans. There are other nation
alities represented, too-almost all, in
! fact. Trade, however, is in English
hands. Time and again American firms
have disappeared. only to reappear as
English firms. This has been because
J England takes care of the interests of
her subjects and protects them against
harassment.
Spain annoyed American firms with
impunity so long as they reused Moth
ing more serious than the protests of
the United States Consul; but when
the British Consul began TO speak, as
he always spoke, on behalf Of British
firms, Spain was humble and helpful.
SO long as Spain was in control there
was little opportunity for Americans in
the Philippines. The Spaniard there
has always regarded Americans as so
many oranges, out Of which he could
squeeze the juice with ease and per-
feet safety. The signs of the times in
dicate a change in this condition Of
affairs.
Outside of the Spanish colony in Ma
Mia there is little care for the fashions
as they change from season to season
in Europe and America. The same ma
terial and cut does in summer and In
winrer-or, more accurately, in the wet
season and in the dry. There is never
any frost and never occasion for fur
naces or open fires. Except for cook
ing there is plenty OF heat in the at
mosphere the year around.
Men wear white duck suits, with thir
flannel or silk underwear, no liner
! shirt or collar, white pith helmets and
I white canvas shoes the year round
= The Spaniards and the Spanish half
4 castes go in for style little more. Th'
3 spaniards are naughty and fond Of dis.
4 playing their uniforms Of blue or white
r and their gold trimmings. The half
= castes. or Mestiza, are equally fond O.
= display, but their attire is something
. Of a compromise between European
I and Chinese modes.
e Besides the one year out of sever
- that all foreign employees Of the grea
e mercantile houses represented in Ma
8 Mia have given to them as "hom
y leave" there is a months vacation
( each year, a regular holiday eacl
a month and all the Saints days. an
T. Spanish. French, English, German an
a American holidays. Not to observe
{ Saints day in Manila is sinful, an
s every one holds such sinfulness in es
n fpecial detestation. Figuring in all Q
n the Saints days. Sundays and genera
. holidays. there are 129 days in eac
8 year when these people do not work.
T. Clerks earn from $500 to 5000
- year, besides having lodgings found.
e mess allowance, medical attendanc
y and travelling expenses. In many case
; their rooms are over the offices. The
r work from daylight till noon. rest fc
9 two or three hours and then work ii
d five o'clock; but they have much free
dom in choosing their hours and al
a hurried only on mail days.
e There are many excellent bands i
d Manila, and open-air concerts are giy
d en- every evening in fair weathe
k Theatrical companies. both native an
e foreign, play through the season. III
d Mestiza chorus. girl is alluring. In II
o cathedral and the churches the mus
d is always good, though it is startling I
: the newcomer to hear, as he will !
some services, a Gloria from "Trova
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