The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
Late Phases of Philippine situation.

Late Phases of Philippine Situation.
There seems 10 be lack of definite
knowledge IA this country regarding
certain phases of the Philippine sltua.
ton, better understanding of which
may 90 far toward calculating the
ptoblems now confronting the civil
commission In IT, archipelago. Some
new and interesting light is thrown
upon the situation by Captain John A.
Parker Of the Twcnty-eighth United
States infantry. writing In The Review
of Reviews. in which he declares that
the revolution since the fall of Malolos.
In 1890 has been the Katipunan soele.
ty aud nothing else. This society.
/ which is strictly military organlza.
ton, declares Captain Parker, was
originally organized to oppose the
Spanish supremacy In the Philippines.
In Spanish times only a small portion
, of the people were members of the so.
clcty and these generally fighting men
In instruction against tic government
JUS afier the fan OF Malolos the FIJI
: pinos formally adopted the guerrilla
system Of warfare against the Amerl
cars Thc last net of the so called
Fliipin0 congress deereed that theSsus
preme council OF the kafipunan soel-z
! ETY. should thereafter assume The pow
ers and duties of the then dsorganlzed
; Insargent garernmcm Aguinaldo, as
supreme chief. then proclaimed that
henceforth every male Filipino Should
be considered fu5Jec; 10 the rogula-
lions Of the aoeiety as at that time re
organized BY the secret promulgatlon
Of this proclamation there was thus es
, tablished ut once system of govern.
: ment witch cxtcnded In It's multitude
nous ramlneadous tocyery hamlet and
,, every barrlo In the archipelago"
The natives are net given any choice
? in the matter OF joining the society
! Captain Parker Insists. bnt are com
, PEELED b. force to take. che Katpunan
q oath. This OATH says the writer. biIlds
= those who take It ITO obey, all ORDERS
e of the society and ali orders Of any
chief of the society without question
even though such order rczult ia Ills
+, own DEATH Each Initiate signs this
oath before the whole society or the
/ CHIEF ia blood from his own veins. de
voting life. property and family to the
, interests OF the society aad subjectihg
himself family an1 relatives 10 tile
most horrible penalties IN case Of trea-
q sen to It, These penalties ara mot
/. vague or Imaginary. They are en-
forced with the most rigid severity
They are so fearful aud the cath Is SO
b solemn aud binding that very few m.
e tlycs lavc yet betrayed the secrets Of
the Katinanaa.
Fear Of secret assassination fenr OF
! The avenelug Knife. fenr OF the most
/, horrible and Inevitable fortunes fear
Ct their nearest nclghbors. fear Of
= their closest relatives fear of the very
I sons. brothers. fathers. who SHIRE fie
1 daily food; fear of an all pervnding.
i. intangible SECRET destructive, almnst
Q occult. power that strikes home and
Q spares neither age. sex nor condition
+ thls and lIirg else" Captain I,nrkpr
insists has been the cause of the aftl-
tude Of the -onle for the last two
years TO the inmrection."
YET lie continues. hr who rates the
Filipino as coward Is mistaken Face
; TO face with unavoidable danger. the
Filipino Is often as cool aud "nervy'
rs any other man. II Is because Of the
dctum of the Katlpunan society that
the Fllipaos conduct n guerrilla war
fare, and not because they fear to
fight In the open. is lie Inference to
be drawn from CAPTAIN Pnrker's afti-
Gle.
As a remedy for The existing condl-
tIons in The Philippines Captain Par.
ler suggests
First.-The formal adoption Of tho English Ian
guage as the language Of legal instruments aud
Of the courts.
seeond.-RaadlHstmeut Of commercial relations
with tie Philippines, 50 that the American fnor-
chant and manufacture viii hnd himsei at a
disadganlage u this country.
Third.-EducaIion along American methods in
free public scbools at which attendance shall ba
compulsory and in which the English language
shall be taaslf. No eli Other American public
schools MurN lAis been dane already In this d.
rection hut the surface only Of the field has been
scratched.
Fourth-onc her point deserves cons ieritihn--'
the land titles IT Tive eouutrv must be quioted IN
some wa tiai II will be passihle FAR trunsf. r.
to>hr made The mineral Resources Of the c6un.
Try are very great rs fgrictlufa RESOURCES
sti greater, but no Aurffican IS safe IN Invest.
monts until some general ssstfm y land trpure is
adopted and clf'lng titles are dstrtminotI Once
his IL done there will he profitable field Tor thc
! farmer. tlle manufacturer and the miner. A. fast
as tho prospretar penefaifs The interior mwlcss.
ness must disappear and rht intimate contact
that iroor eommefeial relations sill bring With
Our own COUNTRY will be The most poserin cdu.
, eating and oisiiizihs agent in out nce posses.
sions.
Santos Dumort's lirlslbla balloon
, may not be altogether safe. hgt It has
, had better lucl. 10 the iratter Of life ana
limb than a sos1 many dutotsobncs.
a new variety or ghrysantbcmnm
S has been aaradd the RlGtr ~TIsggard.
1t Is 10 be hoped tliht 1t II 'bfetiier
e than rs maine ~ '@''f