Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-12
Volcano Marshall ExpOunds GlOries
LAW PRACTISE,
Spanish Law and Spanish Art Of Manila

heart trouble. That girl became mir. I
rored on his mind. He pursued her
not as the villain in the play, but with
laudable and honorable intentions.
They became acquainted. The &C.
advanced, for they ex-
changed beetle nut whether at the
cockpit or at church services this his.
of moment The maiden with the !.
wealth of embrowned shoulders expo
sure, and the young man with the |
two gane.cocks became enmeshed in |
bonds of love. They were married and ,
started housekeeping In an unfurnish-
ed room with rice and fish attachment.
Now the maiden. unlike 1opsy, had I
father. He was not consulted about |
the marriage; his dignity was offend. |
edit Is strange how some people in I,
this life maintain dignity when they
cannot maintain anything else. The
father went to a Filipino who was &C.
quainted with the iniquities of the so.
called Spanish law. The father did
not want justice; he wanted revenge
and so-called Spanish law always al
fords II.
The approached Filipino found, on
consulting the statutes. that a young
woman who married without her faith.
ers consent could be thrown into pris
on; aye. more, that not only she but
her husband could be incarcerated.
The case was heard by an American
Judge.
I should like to have been that
American Judge. would have dis.
missed the case II had lost my job:
and If wouldn't I'm a blind beggar
imploring on church step the gift Of
candle to see my way.
This is a true story. II has been
told in the columns of the press far
more effectively than | have narrated
| Il. But II impressed me as being so
outrageously indecent that | have re.
told II.
You have a plaza called Plaza de
Cervantes. | know of but one Ger.
vantes in Spanish history. the author
OF that great work Don QuiXote:
work which pricked the bubble OF
knight erranty in Spain in the dawning
of the seventeenth century; work
I
Manila, massive in masonry. are crum.
bed in dust; a work that will gather
| lustre as long as literature survives
and till man returns to savagery. Don
Quixote OF Mancha, his lady Dulcinea
de Tobosa, Sancho, Panca his squire,
and Rozinante, the Don's courser!
Who has not read with joyful pleasure
their thrilling exploits? The charge
on the windmill. wherein Don QuiXote
says Although ye should have more
arms than the giant Brlareus. ye sha
pay for it," The tales at the inn in
which is narrated the novel of THE
Curious Impertinent," which. in my
Judgment, is the greatest story ever
told.
Where was Don Quixote written? In
jail. Cervantes was victim of Span.
ish law. being incarcerated for heresy.
sometimes think that there are a
few Americans In official life in this
archipelago engaged, like Don Quixote
in charging windmills: and II I don't
I'm Cayite milkshake of unknown
parentage and age.
In the plan of pacifcation and concil.
iation now going on so extensively In
this archipelago think the expendi,
ture of a large and overwhelming lot
of nickelsteel bullets would be emf.
nently appropriate and highly beneh'
cial in lasting results. After this eX
penditure should come American law
and no other The American people
want no law Of revenge. but of justice
Let these divine words be inscribed
on the portal OF every court house
chapel. church and cathedral in this
archipelago: "Justitae Dedicata."
In the interest of pacifcation and
cancellation, hope that | shall not be
considered apresumptuous II | kindly
make a suggestion in this public man
ner for the kind consideration of tn,
Civil Commission. | hate to be con
sidered In the smallest things forward
and especially in making suggestions
The Commission has furnished me {
, precedent for the suggestion an
! about to make. It Is found in the fac
that a commission of two Filipinoi
and one American passes on the quail
= fications Of American practitioners ap
plying for admission to the Manila bar
MY Suggestion Is lnlS' Let the CON
missioners pass an act for Commits
sion of three members; the Commits
sion to be known as the Press Commits
sion. No candidate shall be eligible I,
bc a member OF this commission I'm
: less he is OF Filipino extraction and al
expert boloman. The duties of tn
! Commission shall be to pass on tn
qualifications OF all Anglo.SaXon news
, IapeT men who have not been attach
cd 20 Spanish.speaking papers il
Spain or other Spanish countries; can
didates seeking newspaper work in tn
Philippines to he examined In a eel
! In the wall surrounding Manila prop
! err The examination to be most rigor
ous in character, conforming to re
IGulrements made by the three bolomer
, Any unsuccessful candidate who ma
!, make his escape from the cell alive
y in the interest OF pacification and cor
u ciliation, shall be deported.
The salient advantages Of such
commission are apparent to the veries
dullard. But there Is one, lest II Nigh
y