The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-17


pacihcation of the archipelago. Here
are a few shining samples Of its
molten lava and suiphurous fumes: =
In Northern California and South
ern Oregon many years ago Major Ba-
ker, OF the United States Army and
the forces under his command effect
ually pacfied the lutte Indians The
thoroughness Of the pacltication was
owing to the order issued by the Major
to his men XIII Nits MAKE lice!' The
soldiers vigorously obeyed the orders
of their beloved commander. What was
tue result? Yesterday where only an
inferior quality OF bawling papoose
was raised there is produced today the
! finest beef in the world. 1t is served
at Manila tables.
A serious. sensitive people might be
shocked at this revelation OF American
methods of assimilation They might
mournfully suggest tnat the mission
aries whom the United states sends TO
all parts OF the sloDe ought to be kept
at home 10 work in the domestic field.
| 1ae Fupnos. being a light hearted,
thoughtless sort Of people, will not
take this gloomy view Of the situation
I They will say that Americans are men
who emhody the highest Filipino
/ ideals-men who remove" the papoose
SO that they may not have trouble in
the future with the full-grown warrior,
That is a form of scientific economics
which the Filipino will rapturously
indorse. Pacify the papoose and the
problem Of Philippine reconstruction
will be solved.
Kill first ana negotiate aiterward,
says our Manila contemporary in its
most sulphurous irony. Then it adds In
humorous vein; Gen. Andrew Jack
son, the greatest of American soldiers
entered Spanish territoT-now the
State of Florida-and thoroughly paci-
ned a number of those who had In
cited the Indians to don their war paint
He hanged them A few hangings or
the Jacksonian plan right here in
Manila would do more to restore con-
ndence in government rectitude than
million and one Investigations by the
Congressional Committee on lnsuar
| Possessions and the government OF
savages by the feeble minded.
The Filipinos cannot read the deuy-
erances of our candid contemporary
without realizing that Americans are
intensely practical people who never
leave anybody in doubt as to what they
mean. We may have a jocose and airy
way OF saying things. We may talk
about the determination of papooses
with the same Indifference with which
We would discuss the killing of flies.
We may speak of hangings as though
they were a popular diversion in the
United States. But the joke never fails
to impress and to convince. The Fill
pino may laugh, but he will not resist
assimilation after our Manila cOutem-
porary has argued the point with him
Americans Will watch with deep in
terest the evolution OF the Philippines
under the inspiration OF the Manila
Volcano Some of them who are con-
serYative and old fOgies" would have
! been better pleased if the ''papOose
I joke had not been impaired to the
FiIipinos. It's funny. of course. and
the natives of the archipelago viii be
immensely amused, but it is one of
those humorous Incidents in Ameri-
can history Of which we are not parti-
cuIarly proud If it viii give the Fill
pinos a better idea Of our nobility and
thoroughness, however perhaps il has
not been told in vain Thai breezy
/ suggestion about timely hangiugs in
! Manila and the amusing little thrust
at the government Of sayages by the
+ feeble minded" viii not please Scna-
tor IIoar and the good people Of
Massachusetts,. although it may tickle
the boys in the Philippines.
The Senate committee on in
sular possessions is now conducting
an investigation at Washington into
conditions in the Archipelago, and yes
terday the Senate began forma
consideration of the Philippine
government blil. If the mem
bers of the Senate want to get ir
touch with advanced American senti.
ment in the Philippines, they shoulC
read the Manila Volcano They VII
/ fina no "sickly sentimentality, nc
3 bogus humanitarianism in its col.
r umns. 1t is a happy blending Of
e molten lava, sulphurous fumes and
b hot sand