Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

10 VISITORS.
remarks there was an ominous silence
for few moments, when Antonio, an
Igorrote chief. stepped forward and
asked permission to speak. Literally
translated this is what he said:
Me know big chief who fight Ameri
canos. If you great chief want me go
back to home and bring head of little
chief to big chief. This stop little chief
big chief say so. Me kill little chief or
die
While the President Is said to have appre-
ciated this sentiment. he, said to Antonio
that the Americans were perfectly ca Fable
OF caring for such of the little chiefs as
were causing trouble, and that all would
come out well before the end.
Antonio reiterated his desire to be of as
Slstance to the President, and mumbling in
his native lingo that he would fix the little
chief If he got chance the party was
ushered out of the Presidents private Of
fee. With the President when he received
the Filipinos was Secretary of War Taft,
who had been too busy to see them at. the
War Department. This being cabinet day,
Secretaries Hay. Shaw and Metcalf arrived
at the executive offices before the departure
of the Filipinos and were able to see them
for q short while.
Through the White House.
From the executive offices the Filipinos
House. They were taken through the
house by Chief Usher Stone, who pointed
out the various points of interest.
In the great lobby they were first shown
a portrait of President Roosevelt. This
they appeared to admire, especially so as
they had just seen the original. On the
opposite wall they were shown the portrait
of the martyred Mckinley. AS they looked
carefully at it they were told of the tragedy
re,lO fhA tIyrti nly- nd
great President who was assassinated at
the exposition. They listened attentively
and with great interest.
After hearing the story of Mckinley the
party started off for further views of the
White House. For a moment the visitors
stuck their heads together and there was
a great murmurlng in their native tongue.
Finally the interpreter got on to what they
were saying.
They want to see a picture of George
Washington" said the Interpreter, who got
his cue from little Antero, the Igorrote who
has excellent command of English, de-
spite the fact that he Is quite young and
has never been In this country before.
"They want to see the man who saved the
country for the Americans. the man with
whom they have heard their Aguinaldo
compared
Forthwith they were marched to the dip
lomatic room, in which hangs the lfe-size
portrait of the father of America.
they tGsv got Stood IN and front pszeo Of the
rapturously for several minutes. They
remained silent and thoughtful. When asked
what they thought of him they spoke in
words of great praise. Good man to look
at. Big, strong man. Much better than
Aguinaldo." said little Antero. the inter-
prefer. after hearing the comments of his
associates.
Little Antero is only fifteen years old. and
has attended school ever since the Ameri-
cans first established these institutions in
the archipelago. He is still attending
school at the Philippine reservation In st.
Louis. He talks English very well and
catches on with remarkable quickness. He
is particularly careful about his pronuncia-
ton and has little or no trace of the foreign
pronunciation of his English words
From the diplomatic room the guests
were taken to the rear portico of the White
House so that they could get a good view
of the Washington monument, and this is
where Datto Fecundi. who has always been
friendly to the Americans, made some wise
remarks.
Col. Edwards told of the monument and
said that its erection was a tribute to
American skill. He told of how the Ameri-
cans generally found a way to accomplish
whatever they set out to do.
why said Col. Edwards to the datto,
those Filipinos that are holding out
against American authority are Holsters"
This remark was repeated to Datto Fecundi
and the meaning of the term Interpreted
for him.
The Wise Datto.
They are worse responded Datto Fee
cund ''rhey know not what they do. l
have frequently told them they must give
in; that the Americanos will make them
do so before they much older"
Datto Fecundi is a willy old chap. He
has a craftiness in his eyes that would
stamp him as a man of more than the or
binary intelligence of his people. He has
made a study of everything he has seen
since coming to this country, and especially
since coming to Washington. Through an
Interpreter he told a reporter for The Star
that he was amazed at the vastness of the
country and the beauties of the capital city
and that he had learned great deal s.cce
coming here.
east room and viewed with awe the gold
piano that Is used for musicales during the
season. Little Antero tried to break off a
piece to see If it Was made of solid gold.
After viewing the east room the visitors
were taken to the basement, where they
were shown the bric-a-brac and the por-
traits of the former mistresses of the White
House.
After making this tour of the White
House they were taken again to the War
Department. where they We're shown the
various cIrios. consisting of the types OF
uniforms worn by soldiers of the United
States since the war for independence and
on the navy side the types of warshps
and their evolution.
1ney were then taken TO luncheon, ana
during the afternoon continued their sight
seeing. visiting the various points of in
terest throughout the city in carriage
under the direction of guides from the
office of Colonel Edwards. The party will
leave for st. Louis tonight at IL O'Clock
Frederick Lewis. one Of the attaches of
the Philippine exhibit. had charge of the
Moros, while T. X. Hunt. governor of one
of the Philippine provinces, conducted the
Igorrotes.
Change Of Raiment.
When the Igorrotes left st. Louis they
were clad in their native costume. which
consisted of a loin cloth from which hung
a light blanket. In this attire they rode
peacefully on until the train was within one
hundred miles of Washington. when II was
deemed wise by their American attendants
for them to don the garb of civilization.
From under the seats in various mysterious
packages We're brought forth the costumes
of white and the costumes OF variegated
hue in which they appeared when they
alighted from the train I'm Washington.
1t was said by one of the attendants to-
day that the Ig0rrates were extremely
uncomfortable in their garb of coat and
trousers, and sthat 1t is safe to predict
that Washington will not be very far be-