The Irish standard., 1903-05-23

I possession of a piece of ccclesiastica
property we refuse to GUST, nor will
we allow force used by any other
party in ousting them. In brief, our
policy is to protect peaccable possess
sion till the courts shall have deter
mined the legal ownership of the prop
erty. Thus far neither party to the
dispute has manifested any DISPOSE
tion to put it to the judicial test.
| Aglipay, however, shows his astute-
ness in this situation as everywhere
else. He has announced himself as
the champion Of the people. and re-
solved to help the people to get pos
| session of their own. At the same
time he processes absolute loyalty to
the United States government and
American institutions. and a desire to
cooperate with the civil authorities in
maintaining order. Since lie has
learned of the position Of our govern
ment, he has not encouraged the vio-
lent demonstrations of his followers
at least Outwardly."
"What is there in the stories we
have heard in this country about the
disrcspcct shown to young women
who go to the Islands as teachcrsW
"YOu have probably heard more Of
this than we have. as such reports
lose nothing in travel. do not know
of any eases OF maltrcatmcnt OF that
sort. IT is a fact that the Spannrds
hold different ideas from ours as to
the liberty with which young women
may 20 about without conventional
protection This difference may have
had it's effect i'm preventing the invita-
tion Of some of our teachers into the
homes Of the richer Spanish families.
Their Important relations, however,
are with the FiipinOs and not with
the Spanish people, and the Filipinos
very promptly accept such a situation
when they understand that 1t is the
customary thing in the United States.
Moreover, the Spnniards are among
the most courtly people in the world,
and the Filipinos have received their
social training from the Spaniards.
The Spnniards treat our young women
with respect, even when not approx.
pinos both respect and approve.
"Thc Filipino is always polite and
always temperate. This seems like n
sweeping statement, but it is fact
that in the three years that have
spent in the islands have never seen
but two drunken natives. 7 do not
sec the natives going into or coming
out of the saloons, so do not believe
they pntroniZe them. The Filipino
drinks his bino, which you have
doubtless heard described as very
deadly beverage. But bino is COR
dial Or liqucur, and is drunk by the
Filipinos as our people drink liqueurs
that is, In tiny glasses and very
little at time 1t is stimuant and
supplies that want of the Filipino in
the moderate degree that suits his
taste. 1t got it's bad name from the
way our soldiers fell to drinking 1T.
They took it as they would take whis-
key. They found it a cheap drink and
eXhiarating. and drinking it in the
quantities that they did they suffered
serious injury from it's effect upon the
brain. Many Of them have been made
insane and sent back to asylums in
this country. Many others are in our
hospitals in the islands. victims not
so much of the bino habit as of the
use Of stimulant intend
cd to be taken by the thimbleful.
81 have attended dinners and other
social festivities given by Filipinos,
and have been struck by their marked
They serve wines Of the
kinds and in the quantities to which
other nationalities are accustomed
out of hospitality to their guests, but
they drink almost none themselves.
1t is sign of their extraordinary con-
that. In spite of all that the
Filipinos have seen going on about
them since the Americans came into
the islands, they do not seem to ba N
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