The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-18

ac,rired only through the individ-
ual. will have to serve TO JUSTIFY tnis
presentation of matters too persoiih'
otherwise to be of general interest,".
They are here presented as samples VI
the conditions under which Americans
live and labor in the dreadfuiiy Hisu'i-
derstood island of Samar. Ana pe IL
said by way of introduction that this
island. having an area n little less thaii
,ba combined area of the Hawaiian
Islands. has a population little over
ouarter of n million and Is capable OF
supporting ten times its present num-
hers Being the last of the Philippine
Is,ands to be "pacified," it has not yet
fully recovered from the fearful ordeai
,hrouyb which 1t passed in nineteen
hundred and one and two, though 's
nowers of recuperation are to me d
standing wonder.
Learning a few days in advance 'h"'
on the 2Sth of october the payfnaste'
of the Philippines Constabulary WAS
going to start across the lslahd OIL d
nay trip, of course taking an aIhpie
guard with him, and, having oliciai
business in connection with the eouca-
tional work in the localities to be VS.
ited the writer decided to accompany
the party and enjoy its protection.
Starting from Catbalogan, the capi-
tai of the province and island, situated
near the middle of the west coast, we
took native dug-outs at five in the att
ernoon to go to Paranas. a town some
twelve miles down the coast. The BOAT
In which I embarked had not gone be-
yond wading depth when 1t careeheu'
filed with water and sent me ashore
with wet feet, minus sii'ai' an 49,.
of natural dignity. Nihe ia! ''
shoes got thoroughly ury asa'n. 49,.
Paranas we reac"ea ~ -,
night, This was once the secohu .o""
in size and Importance OH .his is,inu
but its glory has departed. otter'S
destroyed and burned up III 'iiile Vi .i.
war, it has not yet recoVereu i's p'e
tge ana may n.y. tsa.on OH houses with a
population little, If any, more thah
three thousand. Flnancia1!y 'ne "
nicipality" of Paranas, inciuoihs VIC
country for some miles around, Is not
badly off as Philippine municipalities
go. 1t supports local government, in
cluding two schools, one for boys ana
one for girls. AS these were In Vaca-
ton owing to the rice harvest, my
business was wholly with the ''prest-
denta." or MAYOR. who according to the
custom of the country, and in spite of
,ba enoctments of the Commission, Is
an outocrat almost absolute in local
oroirs And do NOT imagine that this
nnl,ae only IN the "presidente" of
r ~ tbo+ wish 10 condemn
i"'".'"' ,ra;tho, ., srch s,,,,,,,,,,ttors
'''s - .,.,'. -, w. foc+
"ou'u 'e III "''V' H".'N. ,,rr
AS ple party was 'o p'o9 W. ,,,,,t
In the morning 'rahSa''eu ny IT,,
ness with the preslueh'e a'
is said to feel somewhat u'ii''ri
ward Americans, put OF th's s"" ~
indications, He talked business pe
fectly cheerfully though called OUT VI
bed to join in this midnight CONFERENCE
t11rScRy TRIP.
Somewhat belated by the uneNpect-
ed. which happens in the Orient with
n certainty little understood IN the
Occident, we set out at half past hNe
on foot for Loquilocan, having taKer
only a cup Of coffee before the star
was made. As was not brought W
to breakfast on n SIP from money
suckle and in this respect have no
changed my early habits, this proved
rather trying. The tran was noun
tainous, rocky, muddy anu silppe'E
first in turns ana then All AT ','.,
We did not get our teet we, on tn'
trip, for the simple reason ,ha' ''1
We're already as wet as water Nou'
make them we sol ihuuuy' 'u' W
friendly rain ana the sWolleh n'ou"
tain streams dld mucn 10 he'p US uU
OF this dithculty' we paSseu WI
SuaHas on our way anu WIN 'ne','
beEulled my stomach LOT '',''e' y,
at last II reNoltea against SUI" ',eo
meht ana was humping at the uo"'
OF my prali', apparently 'hi'Nii!s u
same must De asieep' Wheh' az ia
past zen we erI!Neu az Eo9u..oOo
mere we met WIN u'sn ', 'l1'''v
lhe uheApec'eo H"Nlls se'Neu "no'I