The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-12
DISSATISFACTION
AMONG NATIVES
Sinister Outlook in the Philip
pine Islands.
UNCLE SAM CRITICISED
Large Element Ready to Re-
sumo Instruction.
UNCLE SAM CRITICISED


Friday afternoon one of those individ-
uals popularity known as The Man on
the Street. was sitting at a table in
one of the city's fayorite dining re-
sorts when a newsboy entered with his
copies of the Manila Times. The Man
on the Street bought one and glanced at
the headlines. The first thing mat
caught his eye was the cablegram an
nouncing that the lower house had pass
ed the bill appropriating s3.0e.0oo for
the relief of the prevailing agricultural
distress in the Philippines Spontan-
eously there fell from his lips the fol-
lowing, addressed to everybody in gen
eraI and nobody in particular: What
do you think of that, The United States
government has appropriated 100000 TO
relieve the poor people of the Philip
pines Yes, poor people, I'll bet rpy lie
that three-fourths of that sum goes 10
buy guns and ammunition
In this rough and unvarnished critique
of our governments policy we believe
there lies food for sober thought AMI
serious comment We are not inclined
to be alarmists. certain public oracles to
the contrary notwithstanding: but we
do feel it is about time that we should
consider and appreciate some of the sin
lister possibilities latent here among these
people. While as rule we are disposed
TO put the thought of such behind us
yet now and then II will intrude itself
General peaceful as Is the political sky,
Yet the horizon is not altogether with
out its suggestion of omninous cloud
"a To i0ht h<rn IL La
In spite OF all our benevolent policy il is
generally recognized that there is a large
element of disaffection, none the less real
because usually repressed, and IL the op-
portunity arose it would not hesitate one
doubling a second in dropping the mask
of apparent quietude and resignation,
and resuming its old role of insurrec-
tionism. In spite of perfunctory denials
from prominent Filipinos it is patent to
every one that a large part of Tondo
today is a little better. so far as the
spirit of its people are concerned than n
the early days of 90 Even officials al
nit that it is the haunt and breeding
place Of the ladrones or self-styIed revo-
lutionists who infest the city's environs.
In Tondo these find sympathetic at
mosphere and an easy refuge.
Another significant feature is the tono
perveding many of the pieces now PLAYED
in the Tagalog theatres. While "Hindi
AGO Patay," just suppressed. was che
most glazing, yet through nearly all CT
these native dramas there runs a sub
tie. seditious undercurrent. II any doubt
as to the temper of large part of these
audiences is held by any one let him
H.
uinaldo's March. The house goes wild
A moment later, when the strains OF
THE Star-Spangled Banner arise, the
profound If not contemptuous silence az
fords a most striking and what should
be, 10 US, most significant contrast.
So much for part of the native popuIa-
ton of Manila. Another straw in the
tide is the remark of a Filipino pro-
vincial governor one of those who was
was most strenuous in advocating the
bill recently passed by the commission
granting provincial governors authority
to issue permits to bear arms. on the
way up TO Manila he is quoted as saying
to another Filipino that he was anxious
to get rid of Americans in his province,
official or otherwise. as he thought the
Filipinos were quite capable of ruling
themselves. That this individual had
any sinister purpose behind his 'conten-
ton that the provincial governors should
be empowered 10 distribute arms we
would Of course. not impu-e: neverthe-
less we were glad to notice that while
ostensibly granting the governors gen
orally the desired authority. the COM
mission introduced some most effective
checks into the original scheme.
Were we so minded We might cite many
other most significant indications Of TIE
temper OF a considerable portion of rhe
Filipino or at least the Tagalog people
today. Perhaps sufficient. however. have
been given 10 serve our purpose.
IL is in view Of such a state OF affairs
that we regard with some seriousness
the remark Of The Man in the Street
concerning the possible use 10 which a
part OF the $4,000 appropriations may
be put To some the assertion doubtless
appears absurd; but the absurd frequent
" has most incOnsequent way Of De
coming real especially with a people con-
stituted as are the Filipinos. As d
general thing, moreover. we are inclined
to accept the estimate OF The Man in
the Street" IN regard to these people even
in preference 70 that OF our government
with ell its secret sources OF inf0Tma-
ton II is just J question whether or
government. besieged with its benevo-
lences and IuIled into security IN he
balny atmosphere 81 Filipino orscialdosa.
Is IN a position nightly 10 divine ne
real temper Of the multitude. and We
believe that as a rule .i would b :he
last 10 discern any II these symptoms
which arouse IN The ordinary indiviitzIl
vague feeling OF disquiet and spDre-
fension.
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is tha, there f. nc real cause f5r
alarm. ard thst ne have turned or
backs forever on the last % genera;
instruction. but. ike China. this - a
land where there are some things tnat
cannot Be ina Siaed. there "a nothing that
cannot happen. Moreover these psossis
are Of the Malay rzcs-ard this l. r.
tropics.
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