Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-10
FRED GRANT in THE PHILIPPINES
He Gives Some OF His Queer Experiences in Campaigning in
Northern LuzOn.
Copyrighted. 1900. by Frank G. carpen-

Copyrighted. 1900. by Frank G. Carpen-
ter
Manila, February ?, 1900.
met Gen. Fred Grant today as he
came in from the field to consult with
GenOtis about the operations in north
ern Luzon, and later on had a chat
with him about his work and the peo-
pie among whom he has been cam
palgnlng Gen Grant came here almost
Immediately after leaving Puerto Rico.
/ saw him last az Ponce, having trav-
eled with him from san Juan around
the island. He looks today the picture
OF health, and he tells me that he has
been well ever since he came 10 the
Philippines. He has been In the field
and on the firing line since last July,
and has been campaigning In both Tie
northern and southern parts OF Luzon.
GEN. LAYTON AND THE FILL
PINOS.
Our FIRST words were about Gen.
Lawton whose body By the time this
letter Is published will have been In
TERED In the United states. Said Gen.
Grant.
"The death Of Gen. Lawton was u
great loss 10 the army, and / believe
Il was also a great loss 10 the Filipin0s.
Gen. Lawton was their friend, although
he fought them TO the death. He was
big-hearted and generous. and he often
cautioned me that | should be- careful
IN my treatment Of the people lie
wanted the wrongdOers and the rebels
l.stN t.. That
the natives here might realize that the
government was just and strong.
you We're not near General Lawton
at the time OF his death, were you,
general?" | asked.
mo; ! was In the mountains OF the
north He was killed at San Mateo.
within a short distance Of Manila He
was In the front and was as usual pay
ing no attention to the bullets flying
about him. II has seemed to me that
he was not careful enough IN such
matters. He enjoyed the action Of bat
tie and was anxious TO push the war
TO a finish. He thought Il was almost
ended, and had advocated the increase
OF the army that peace might come
just as soon as possible"
AMONG THE TAGALoGs.
'@Tell me something. general. about
the people among whom you have been
campaigning"
''You mean the Tagalogs, I suppose"
replied General Grant. There are. you
know, many different races here with
different characteristics. The Tagalogs
are the strongest race in LuzOn, and
they are the most civilized Of the Fiji
pinos. They make UP the greater part
OF the population OF Manila, and there
must be az least a million and half
OF them on this island They are the
richest Of the natives and they occupy
the hest lands"
How about the holdings Of lands
here. general2 I have thought the es-
tates were all small"
THAT is so Of nearly all the property
held by the natives" replied General
Grant. There are some large estates
which belong TO the church and TO for
eigners. There are some also which be.
long to the mestiz0s, the descendants Of
natives who have intermarried with
foreigners.
Give me some idea OF the Tagalogs,
General Grant said /. How do they
look?'
THE Tagalogs are much like the Ma
t"s' IA eiptdioNNfs ltplltu dtntIdl
Grant. 'They have about the same
features and many OF the same char
acteristics. They are. believe, a cross
between the Malays and the aboriglnes.
They are a clearly people, both as Ia
their persons and houses. They are not
80 well educated as / had supposed
considering their churches and other
advantages. have found. In fact
very little education outside Of Manila,
and am trying TO remedy this by estab-
fishing schools wherever | GO"
AMERICANIzlNG THE FILIPINos
How can YOU do thlsg" | asked. 81
thought the whole island was in a stat,
OF war"
1T Is easily done wherever we hav,
driven out the insurgents and have helt
the country for any length OF time
What ! have done as soon as I hav,
taken possession Of a municipality wa.
10 give It's people a civil government. {
police and schools, | would call tn,
principal citizens together ana tel
them I wanted them 10 manage thei
Affairs hereafter for themselves.
would have them choose an alcalde, o
presidente. who should govern them a.
the head man Of the town. and ap.
point under him tenlentes, who shuult
be the heads Of the divisions Of tn,
municipality. a municipality here in
cludes more than the town itself II 4
district, You might compare il TO on,
OF our counties and the divisions In 4
10 the townships, The presldente Is III,
head Of the whole and the tenientes ar
the heads Of the townships. After thes-
men have been elected they meet II
council and pass ordinances as TO taxes
revenues and the general government
OF the municipality They appoint tn
police and collect the taxes on meats
markets, etc. They issue all licenses
and in fact, govern the town"
How do the people like III"
They say they are pleased with Il
and they take hold OF Il. II is very hard
hoWeVe- ia make thafi, understand Tho