Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-16
GETTING INTO MANILA.
The Information Required of All Who
Are Permitted 70 Enter the City.

The Information required OF All w mo
Are Permitted 70 Enter the City.
1t was easier for that man to pass
through the eye of a needle than to en-
ter the gates of heaven, so said the
Teacher of old, and a. more modern
teacher has arisen to ordain the same
difficulty as regards entry into Manila.
Why? Is this city s1len a much-to-be-
denied paradise? Surely those who
have had much experience of it will say
Mo- with a capital ~. And yet, be
fore ore can enter here, one has to
write perfect and complete little his
tory of ones self authenticate it and
hama 1t over to the special department
which holds the key of Manila.
Upon enlbarking on board steamer
at Hong Kong bound for Manila one is
handed a large sheet of paper and on
this paper is an array of questions, all
relating to the would be voyagers most
private and personal concerns-an ar
ray III to brighten the timid traveller
and cause him to change his mind as
to the destination of his journeyings.
First in order. of course, is the column
for the full name half the name or in
tials will not do. 4 stern fate DEGREES
a truthful statement Of your age. No
giddy young thing of 40 is allowed to
pervert the truth and drop any of her
years. She must not figure on this
document as ''.2.3 ) ears and : months"
Sex" is the next question, and John
Thames Smith hD FIJI 70
nounce that he is not feminine" eye..
though he may be effeminate. Whether
you run in single or double harness
must next be confessed to. or woe be-
tide the preyarieator Occupation.
whether able to read and write, nation
ality. last residence seaport for land
ing and final destination in the Philip
pines are some of the further questions
to he asked, and then, to prove that
the intending traveller is no would be
stowaway. he must state the fact of
his possession or otherwise of a ticket
to his destination, and. Furthermore, he
or she must even say whether the ticket
was purchased with his or her own or
other peoples money. Then the condj-
ton of ones finances must he declared
and the actual sum of money eohstl-
tuting ones worldly possessions, and
III 30 or less how much each one has;
so that If one has thirty" one must be
very careful not to Under or over csti-
mate the amount
Is the immigrant going to Join a rela.
tive that relatives name and address
must Ice given. If he has ever before
been in the Philippines. whether he
goes to work under contract or other
wise. are vital questions 10 be truth
/ fully answered.
/ Whether he has ever been in prison
aImshouSe or lived ON charity, probe
! deeply Into his most intimately private
affairs For. though hc might never
have been in prison. the truth-telling
/ traveller mi2lt feet that hc should say
! If he has not that he ought 10 have
/ beon. while The answer Not yet" to
/ iiie question whether he Is p0lygamiSt
won't pass,
4 Finally. the condition of his health
must bc stated his mental as we'll rs
/ ySieal-au If he tells the truth " hen
! he arrives at this stage OF the self-eX-
animation he viii be very apt To say
bordering ON insanity" And then, 10
close M. he must state whether he is
/ crippled or drformed Ii he have only
the $50. made 50 much point IF he
may be mentioned rs crippled fiuau-
cially. and ny the time he gets through
he will In an probability conclude that
there are other green fields and pas
| lures new and direct his footsteps to-
ward them. MIuila American.
An honest man is the mobiles, work Of
| Cod -Pnne