Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12

Special correspondence
81. Louis. Dec. 9.The Filipino eN-
hibit at the Worlds fair in ST. LOUIS
next year will be an exposition within
an exposition. Many persons who have
visited the grounds within the past Few
weeks ana watched the hundreds OF
men at work constructing buildings OF
large dimensions at various points on
the forty-acre Filipino reservation have
been led to express the opinion that
the display made by the Philippine Is
lands will be the most interesting SIM
gle feature OF the fair Every one
expresses unbounded amazement at the
magnitude of the exhibit, as lndlcNleu
by the size and number Of the buildings
now in course OF construction ana lhe
others mapped out on the grounds
The annual report Of the eXpobltioh
board, which has headquarters at Ma
Mia and is preparing the various eA-
hibits for the Islands has just been re-
ceived In st. Louis. II contains tacts
and figures calculated to Increase the
amazement of those who have merely
seen the work of preparing the GROUNDS
and buildings in progress.
This report carries the information
that IN to the end OF September no
less than 43,162 exhibits had been gath
cred by the exposition board. Ihefe
were at that date 1881 separate eN-
hbitors. Every island In the great
archipelago from which 1t was possible
TO obtain an exhibit was canVasse1 pE
agents OF the board, and articles OF IN
terest and value were brought together
from every nook and corner OF the Is
lands. Points never witnessed before
by white men yielded treasure 10 en-
nance this great collection OF curious
and attractive products,
Thousands OF natives and Americans
In the archipelago have been at work
for a year and half In assisting the
exposition board to prepare the eNhib-
its. When the enterprise was hrst
launced there was slow sailing Tor
time The board confesses that at the
beginning of the task the 'manana
system prevailed and 'phllipplnistis'
seemed to be endemic and very con-
tagious. BY exertng extraordinary
efforts, however, the thrill of the great
Louisiana purchase exposition was sent
throughout the Islands, prominent ma
tive men'and women became Interested
and enthusiastic, the common people
enlisted In the cause, and ere long the
contagion of enthusiasm has spread
from island to island and province to
province, until even the non-Christlan
tribes became interested and every FL
lipino who has heard OF America was
shouting for the success OF the Phiip-
pino exhibit
Less than three years ago. under Cen
Emilio Agunaldo, the Fillplnos were
fighting against the authority OF the
United States government In the Is
lands. BY force of arms they sought
10 prove their ability for self-govern-
ment. Now they are fighting n battle
of peace, with the same end III view
by the showing which they propose to
make at st. Louis they hope to prove
10 America and the world that they
have advanced far enough toward the
standards set by white civilization 10
be permitted to govern themselves
Whether or not they will be able u
demonstrate this claim with any de-
gree OF practical success II Is not 10 Dc
disputed that the exploitation Of FLIP
ino progress and standing that VIII be
made on the forty-acre tract assigned
10 exclusive use of the Philippine people
and the auxiliary displays In the
general exhibit palaces VIII con
vince the western world that the
little brown men Of the archipelago are
very well along on the road toward SUI
perior civilization
or the 43162 exhibits gathered by the
end of September, 1884 belong 10 the
department OF manufactures, r9oi I.
agriculture, 1874 to forestry o,AS 10 rsl
and game, $3.50 to horticulture, 2,oO'
40 anthropology, 2,l02 to liberal arts
1915 TO education, 729 to mines ano
metallurgy, 49S 10 fine arts, 2o2 TO trans
portation. 1870 to military supplies, IA tc
machinery. 8 to social economy and one
TO physical culture.
All departments mentioned IN the OF
Hclal classification of the WORLDS FAR
except electricity, are represented N th'
Philippine collection. The exhibit u
represe nted in 1893 groups out OF ia aho
in 800 classes out Of SOL THESE ilBure'
give an idea as to the remarkaply I'll
versifed character of the EXHIBITS iron
the Islands,
The aim of the Philippine exposition
hoard Is to show the natural riches o
the archipelago and the great resources
witch 4 possesses In the fertility OF III
soil. and Ia present the activity and IN
telljgente OF It's people to the view o
The world. To this end the board hai
enlisted thr cooperation or competen
mon In the various professions, poliu
clans cffciBls of the government sci
entists artists economists priests
tradesmen agrlculturists, manutac
turers--in short men in every branch o
human activity that is represented II
the Islands.
The hoard has named It's eXclusiy,
reservation at ST. Louis, the PM
ippine exposition and no one who ha'
studied the plans as portrayed on IN
bueprints, or who has seen the Phlllp
pine buildings growing under the work
mems hammers, can call II anythinl
other than an exposition.
The history OF the collection OF tn
Philippine exhibits is the story Of
struggle. Gov. TAFT Of the philippines
while in the United States in the sprinl
of 1902, conferred with President Roose
welt and Secy OF War Elihu Root, an'
II was decided that the Philippine In
sular government should devote at leas
100000 10 the preparation Of thor
oughly credtahle exhibit Gov TAT
succeeded In Increasing the working
capital Of the enterprise by having al
lotted 10 that purpose 100000 from III
Worlds Fair company Hon jon
Jarrett. then commissioners general L
Asia and Australia for the World
Fair, visited Manila To enlist the inter
est and cooperation of Flllpinos an
American residents In the enterprises
MIR. Gustave Niederlein of the PHI
adelphia museum was called to Manil
as special commissioner for the philip
pine exhibits. Mr. Niederlein present
ed 10 the Philippine Civil Commlssio
n plan which pronosed the establish
men. of n permanent museum az Ma
Mia and the holding Of preliminar
exposition in that city, and the found
ing Of a Philippine Academy OF Ar
Science, Commerce and Industry tn
idea ~ these proposed institutions wa
10 unite professional men, official
feathers priests. economists artist
and business men n every branch In
grand effort 10 further the interests =
the Worlds Fair exhibits from the l7
ands. /. was intended thcreby TO max
"A full exploration ~ The Phifnrine ls
nnds and collahorate for brilliant di'
play cf the natural resources and "
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