The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
They Have Already Baseball
Teams ContsstIng for Aonors.
commerce GAINING RAP Oily
Interesting Intsrvsw W ih Captain Pershlng
VIII, Erought the Moros TO
Their Senses.

New York. Aug. 25.-capt John ].
Pershing, L. s. A, is at the Grand Hotel
taking the first vacation he has had In
four years Capt. Pershing won distinc-
tion by bravery In the Philippines. and
the war department officials consider him
one OF the best-posted men In the army
regarding the requirements for maintain
ing peace and introducing an adequate
civilization In those islands. For this rea-
son he was recalled in order to take po-
sition on the newly organized general
stan. and will be stationed In Washing
ton
During the reconstruction period In the
Philippines Capt. Pershing had command
OF a district In the country OF the Moros'
the fercest warriors of the islands lie
won them over 20 the American way as
much by diplomacy and tactful adapta-
tions of American manners TO Moro Gus
tens as by thrash.ng them In battle.
When seen last Right by reporter,
Capt Pershing SAID that American Occur
paney OF the eastern coast OF Asia was
fortuitous. that the United States had
gained immensely In prestige by It's ac-
QUESTION OF the Philippines, and that
those persons who doubted the wisdom Of
not holding them we're not conversant
with the great advantage that must ac-
cr,ie In a political and business sense. AL
ready. he said. America was regarded
with great respect by those countries on
the mainland OF Asia that until Dewey
famous victory of Manila Bay had never
thought OF America as a world power
AMERICANIZING ASIA.
He said tho United States would domi-
nate the Pacific ocean In a few years.
There is no other country that now ex-
erts more powerful influence, political
and commercial than the United states.
The America nization did not stop, he
said. at the Philippines and adjacent ISL
ands. but was actually visible In the
large cities of China, japan. Siam ana
the Malavian Peninsula. When the Amer
icsn flag Is flown TO the breeze in those
places IL Is now greeted with honor and
the natives OF those cities respect it
quite as much as they do the flag OF any
other nation. They certainly make every
effort now 10 cultivate the friendship of
Americans. which was not always the
case before the Spanish war.
The America nizati ton of the Philippines
IS going on rapidly In some parts. In all
the big towns there are baseball mines
composed entirely OF Filipinos. IN the
schools the popular game Is baseball. IL
is played by the young Filipinos precisely
as In America and the boys OF those
islands seem to take to II as readily as
do those In the United States.
The young Filipino children take read
lily to American text books and they learn
English with surprising rapidity The
the Filipinos towards the Americans a
first has gradually disappeared and now
the natives seem TO be glad TO cultivate
the Americans. They are initiating the
Americans In dress as far as they can
and In their amusements.
COMMERCE GAINING.
The number OF American business
houses in the Philippines is constantly on
the Increase. and the value of this archi-
pelago to the American merchant will
prove very great
Capt Pershing began winning military
laurels from the moment he landed IN the
Philippines. One OF the cleverest or his
feats was the capture OF Bacolod Island.
OF Mindanao. when, with a small force. he
killed a hundred Moros with the loss OF
but eleven men wounded Pershing was
surveying when the Moros surrounded his
little force and tried TO annihilate t. The
deadly Workmanship OF the Americans
easily won the day BY this defeat the
Moros were led TO accept American SOW
ereignty. Secretary OF War Root sent his
personal congratula tions TO Capt Per-
shing for this victory. which took place
last April
During Capt. Pershing's incumbency as
a military commander OF district in
Mindanao the natives were so far won by
his rule that three children were sent 10
him for adoption, and one Sultan sent one
OF his superfuous wives. TO whom the
captain acted as a brother. He had the
children and the Sultan's wife educated
In American ways. He laughed at this
story last night. and said the adoption
meant hardly as much as II would in
America, as II was custom TO send per-
sons for adoption 10 show courtesy