Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
FILIPINO CHARACTER
DESCRIBED BY AN ARMY OFFICER

Both Friend and Enemy at the Same
TIme-stranger 10 Safe Under His
Roof-Wiil Require Years to Reach
Our Standard Of civIiizatIon-con
ditIons In Luzon Improving.
Denver, Aug. 19.-The Republican
this morning prints an interview with
Lieut.. c. w. Gordon of the Eighteenth
infantry, who has served three years
with the Sixteenth infantry in the
Philippine islands, and who arrived In
Denver yesterday. To-day he will as
sumo his position as first lieutenant of
the company at Fort Logan. He had
many thrilling experiences in the
islands and says he is thankful he was
able to get away from the far East
alive.
Yesterday he came In from San Fran
cisco, where he has been confined In
the hospital for the last month or more.
He left the island of Luzon about the
middle of June and has been busy
travelling up to the time Of his arrival
In San Francisco.
II went to the Philippine islands in
the spring of 1899 with the Sixteenth
infantry" he said, "and I have been
stationed In the province OF Cagayan.
IN .ne n NJ par. " .ne ,sanu y.
nu ~. We weIe ~ IiISe eA'en, S ,.p,
oh rom .ne resi- Vi .ie ,siihu anu u'u
no' Know niuch as ~ VIA. was going
on .., n, any part VI .ne counry'
me rnlpiho, presume ~ Se..,ns
States since SO many soldiers have re-
turned to tell of him. But I do not
think that one can know him thor
ousny un." ne nus inel MN III nis
nal''e .u "n 'a. one 's s aoou,
NM anu lhnt ~ ne can pe one irienu
anu eneS ~ .ne SAINT I'm. a.,u ps ..,
,orM poln Iunc.ons .he mus. 'ul.
~, ~ Vi any lnui.'uua .,a. ., ~ U,,,i,u"
20 ~ 1 .,u. .ne ~,
a,e P,. az viii ~"
uer .ne esee. vi nc . , az - p..
,ecuy saie' "ue "i'e' '''"' ''A'S "e'' ~
ioo is, ou.- :. it,
iney aIe pecuai' anu ~ WI. '. IN,
many years 70 v.nk men up 20 .a ~.
s.ahuarus Vi c'.iiiAn.ioi .la' p, ,.,.ii y.
inns country "a. plesen' ,ne i,pInos
no no. nave ui nue .,, cohcep,ion Va
tne rlsn.s anu Pr,s'ieses VI an hmei =.
e"h cl'i.e". anu uo mo- ', Ano" VIVA, =
iheahs 10 ENJOY .ne hosy 'nn. ue
longs 10 tne average citi~e" OIL 'he
Cnlted states.
put taxing II an IN ar cUnui'ions on
tne isiaua are improving. inIs Is espe-
ciaHy SO III the iha,.er Vi sariisons III
.he army III IL gettlhe so HOW Una. the
oarrachs are oeng maui 50 ina 'ne!
are iairiy naDitapie- when l wen'
there we had TO endure many nardsnlps
Mmch sounu al risht now IN tne zen.
ing, put at the u"e were any ,hihe Out
interesting;
Inc rupinos SPEAK al SORTS Oh ian-
suases' ana they are OF al kihus Oh OFT
slh. suppose there are neatly w nm
euaees useo III the "rchipeiaso- III 'he
sec,loh where l was s'a,ioneu thele
were at least iour. ING oe'.er ciass,
oi COURSE speah sPan'sn' anu mus. VI
theh can UNDERSTAND IL. Ineir own
LANGUAGES are mixtures. mosu! Iounu
ed on me Many roo.s anu lnterin -,
lures OF Spah'sn anu Sninese 70
communicate win the people Is one OIL
tne 9inIc,"!es ina. na'e 10 "e en.oun
,ered AZ nrst. Ihes once hau an aipna-
ne, oi their own; pu. muse 'na' are
aole 10 reau anu VINE NJ" USE .ne
Spahish aipha oet. III met mere are
very ie" tnat can "r'e' h"ue" 'e's
rea9.
was s'"ioneu se'en'! "'es ilon,
where "eherai funston cap.u.N
aguihaIuo. anu ,ne ue'acninen' unu l,,
my coihniahu mas l'a9e sever"i eApeu'-
uohs niter 'ne WHY rnp". "" one
sApcu''ion 'nee W. ioui n
drowned out OF seVenty-nVe, 40 IL was