The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1900-10-24

readers attend and note the conditions
described by the commissioner, which
are making for the glorihcation Of Goo
and the bsRtihcation of the Mckinley
Administration in the Philippines:
When Dewey occupied Manila there
were exactly m,ee 6dis in the city on the
American plan. The proprietor of one
Of them promptly invited curiosity and
custom by running up the stars and
stripes on its roof and painting in large
letters on its wall: The only bar open
when the Americans arrived"
In point Of fact, as the commissioner,
with due regard for accuracy, pointed
out, ''the claim made by this saloon il
not wholly fair, as there were two hotel
bars-three in all"
As against these three saloons in Au-
gust, 1893, there were in Manila, in
Nay, 1900, the month of the commits
sioners visit, 81, 100 places where intox-
icating liquor is openly and publicly on
sale, without counting any situated in
alleys OF the hundreds Of blind pigs
these last are conducted by natives for
native patronage, whose stuff is SO viii
famous that it would sicken and kill the
hardest long-shoreman on American
soil to-day.
OF these 1,109 places, 1903 are full
American bars, where all kinds Of IL
quors are sold, including mixed drinks.
Then there are rs beer houses, bottle
houses and liquor-selling grocery stores.
OF houses Of prostitution also granted
wine and beer licenses there are 175.
These are the 400 saloons" which Nc
Kinley's apologists insist are all there
are in Manila. The rest of the /, 100
drinking places are ''vino-selling native
and Chinese 'shacks.'" These figures
were obtained by the commissioner,
plodding through street after street and
pricking them on his map Of Manila
Each Of the native shacks," which is
licensed by the American Government,
hangs on its wall its license to sell
vino" or native wines" They are
not the old Spanish licenses, but are is
sued this year and bear the signature Of
Lieutenant Bishop. They cost three
pesos $3.50 per year.
Thus comments the observing COM
missioner: THE fact, then, looms up
against clear sky that, instead Of the
American saloon taking the place Of the
native vino shacks, as the celebrated
Chaplains Pierce and Freedom have
told the world it does, the Americans
hare opened nearly four hundred grOgger-
les Of one sort or another, as an additional
contribution to the viceS ,chich The ndtireS
already had.
"IhiS does not include he saloons OPEN
ed in other cities or the 200 canteens scat
tered about the iSlands."
The scarlet woman has hocked to Ma
Mia from every corner Of the earth. II.
s. Nevens. the ChristisniEed Rouman-
ian Jew, who organized the Purity So
ciety Of India and who has made an in J
telligent study Of the Philippine condi-
tons estimates that during the first
year Of American occupation, 800 prosti-
tutes came to Manila" Our President
provided against this form Of pollution
by requiring the strictest examination
Of every woman who entered the port
Of Manila But when the rule forbid
ding the landing Of undesirable persons
ut New York is openly ignored by the
agents Of this Administration, how
much more easily may it not be broken
In far-away Manilai 1t is common re-
port that a Tip" Of $50 to an American
customs officer at Manila will pass the
most brazen harlot to participation in
the Christian civilization" Of the Fill
pinos. Even army officers are accused
IF having imported dissolute women,
not only for their own purposes but
also for those benehcient adjuncts OF
civilization, the post canteen. Several
II these Official houses Of prostitution
nave been opened in Sulu, Gen. Kobbe,
who is in command Of the district, be-
ng credited with having executed this
brilliant idea
Thus writes The N,D Voice commits
Toner Of the Sulu establishment"
I'm this archipelago, az we'll as in
houses Of this sort are un-
Inown. Women Of this character are
Ilso unknown. The chastity of the ma
i've Moro women is sacredly protected,
There is no such thing known az rape
md kindred offenses. The natives are,
moreover, the fercest fighters in all the
The officers were afraid