New-York tribune., 1904-08-10
FILIPINCS FOR PEACE
CHIEFS PLEDGE LOYALTY
Moros and fgOrTotes. Icith Clothes
On. Visit TIE President.

Washington Aug 9.-Eisnt Moro and Izorr,,.
chiefs. part oc tire PhiIDpine display at the :,
Louis Fa.Ir -u.jveued the day at the White EEar.
by calling. picturesg1eIy but adequately cl0ta,J
% Day their respects President Roosevelt Thar
yre-e immensely pleased with ths President and M;
greeting ard Afr Roos.veit was genuinely glad =,
see ths-1.
Tf~ exchanges between Jhe chiefs and the Pr.s
ife2t were informal cUt happy IN their tore
through Anss-o "A bright Afteeu-year-0ld Isorrs,n
boy wro acted as interpreter. the More datto,
aHd the IsOTTOts chiefs expressed their psagura
at betaz RECEIVED by the President and told nm
Ae ni;:,ht depend upon their loyalty to the Amer
can governmeEt President Roosevelt af.,r
shaking hands with each ore OF his little brown
visitors replied tnat Ee was glad OF the 0ppor
tUuity to greet them JO welcome them 10 tss
national capital SE1 70 assure them that the Amer
lean governments desired to promote ther welfar,
prosperity and contcntrneat. As the Presidenr.
kindly expressions were interpreted to them h
AHtero. the dattos and chiefs uodded their head
approval and smiled their thanks
NATIVE GIFTS FOR THE PRESIDENT
The reception took DIace in the Presidents prIva,
office and the adjoining Cabinet .oom While n
vas n progress the members oS the Cabrct AZ
rived tc attend the ssHni-weelSIy meeting. Each N
turn was presented 20 Filipinos, who paid them
the highest respect known TO che Filipino psoDIe
In the course OF the reception the chiefs tErOarb
Antero. presented TO the President some haadsOme
native gifts. Including euriOuSIy carved metallic
pipes. ii beautifully sUlheilished spear and two
shields one Of closely woven native grass and the
other of wood covered with hide. After thev ler
the executive Offices. the FN!pinos We're shown
through the lower apartments OF the White House
The party arrived here over the Pennsylvania
Railroad at S3a o'clock to-day. from ST. Louis
Eight natives were in the party: Aatcnio, chief
Antero. interpreter; LeoUoeis. { priest, and CAo
nou. Judge. members Of the Bontoc tribe OF Izgr
rotes; BacaSsau a chief OF the Snyoc IgOrrstex
Datt0 Facundo, a chief OF the SIorOs accompauisd
BY Gallo ana Lapuchi. two guards armed with Ra
tive short swords. with elabOratsly carved handles
OF ivory aad gold. Frederick Lewis. one Of the
attaches of the Philippine exhibit had charge a.
tie Moros, while T. K Hunt, Governor of one o.
the Philippine provinces. conducted the IgorrOtsS
ne party began its slsht seeing in PittsbuEg
terday. The Filpinos were Intensely interested IN
Breakfast to-day the natives AFTER donning the az
tire they always wear when they appear at
riages 10 the War Department. The SIoros were
gaTeed IN native costume OF brilliantly cooIed
All eIabOrsteiy figured. and wore tuTbsas Of the
same material twisted loosely about their heads
white duck relieved by Oriental scarfs of brilliant
GOlors-
WARRIOR CHIEF SHES AT CAMERA
On arrival at the War Departments the F4ipinos
called first on Colonel Clarence r. Edwards Chief
Of the Bureau OF Insular Affairs. ard held an IN
formal reception while awaiting the arrival Of
Secretary Taft Several OF the party knew the See
retary and manifested their pleasure when he an
peared
On their way to the White House the nathan
We're photographed the east stems 81 the Va~
Department Building Here their native VANITY
cropped out Antonio. when he realized whar was
going on, whipped his fine scarlet scarf from, hfr
waist and twisted it about his head in a pct
uresque tUrban The others adjusted their atJrs
10 conform TO their notions of elegance and ther
smiled broadly while the cameras wers snap1ins
Facundo. one Of the big dattos OF the MOr0s was
evidently nervous, as he faced the camera trigad4
and had 20 Be admoniShed 20 stand still. Ha is a
half brother of Rajah Mudda Mandi the overland
lord Of the Samal 9foros. He Is regarded as one
OF the braveSt meu OF his race and a great var
rlor. but he capttulsted before the cameras
On their return 10 the War Department the
visitors we're presented to General CiilIsspis. act
ing chief Of staff after which thew were showr
through the building. They then were taken II
carriages for 2 drive about the city, VISITING a.
the public buildings and the navy yard Ths
IgorroteS presented 20 Colonel Edwards a set ~
their people.