Evening star., 1901-09-28
NEW YORK OFF THE ORIENT.
A Washfngtonian In Honolulu Tells of
Conditions in Manila.

A WashfngtOnian In Honolulu Tells of
Conditions in Manila.
From the Honolulu Advertiser, September 9.
Manila is the New York of the orient"
said Edward Eugene Easton of Washing
ton, D. c., who is one of the company in
the Doric on his way back to the United
States, after a trip around the world, which
has included stay in the Philippines. Mr.
Easton has given some of his impressions
in the form of articles in the magazines,
and will add to this everyday history Of
the country. after his return to his home
He continued:
''The entire round of life in the orient
has been changed by the appearance Of the
Americans in such numbers as have been
travelling since the war. Prices have gone
up at least so per cent Whenever an
American sees anything he wants he gets
1t; whenever he hears Of anything he wants
he goes to see 1t. AS q result all along
the main Travelled roads there has been an
advance In the prices OF even the necessa-
ries Of life, in the 'rickshaws and the most
common of curios to such an extent that
the old residents comment upon 1t in every
city one enters from India to Japan.
The most popular man in Manila Is
Judge Taft. and while it is Of course too
early to foretell what will be the result Of
civil government now being established, I
believe that it will surpass expectations
Already the people are taking up American
customs and 1t will be only short time
The courts are being organized and the
people are finding that they are free and
are becoming satisfied in consequence. The
greatest effect of the army scandals is out
side Of the Philippines. In the treaty ports
the English, Germans and French say:
That is your American army, but to the
Filipino there is little at which to wonder.
as he Is accustomed to such things from
lnr,r No ton, rry3f6 he Cv,o ,fSl, of
English will soon be the language Of
the east. The order that Spanish is to be
the language of the courts in the islands
for five years will have little effect. The
soldier very rapidly. Even now, where
there is difficulty in the native or the Chi
nese understanding the dialects Of the diff
ferent provinces 1t Is customary for them
is to be noticed all over the east, and 1t
will be only a short time until the language
has become the one in which the business
of the country Is transacted.
"AS yet the business in Manila has not
been organized according to the best ideas,
but this is because of the great amount of
1t which has been done. 1t Will not be long
until the trade Of the east will be domi-
mated to great extent by the transactions
at Manila, and it now seems probable that
the great houses will have their branches
there, and will control their Chinese and
Japanese business from that city.
Japan is in a peculiar condition, with
the great war indemnity spent in public
works, and with standing army and navy
which is great drain upon the resources
of the nation. The nation is just as proud
as ever. 1t has an army which is the won
der Of the world. as shown by the atten-
tion paid to it while in China, and during
the negotiations for the recent loan when a
proposition was made that the nation put
its customs under the direction of an ad-
ministrator as China has done. the sug-
gestion was not given any consideration at
all: it was peremptorily turned down.
1.-THE prestige of the Americans in the
orient has been greatly increased by the
appearance of the soldiers in China: where
they were seen to be the best of all the
allied forces. Trade is good and the Amer
lean importations are increasing"