New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-09

Records % the Catholic Missions as Related IN
ing the Political Economic coTnInercIsI 7- anG
Earliest Relations with European ,.,; Nations ms
Translated from the 0riginals EDITED .I gns
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lord bourne. With mans portraits and other
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PIP. 80. Cleveland: The Arthur H Clark Com
pany.
Truly OF making many books there Is no end.
and a single glance ct the reviewers table and
shelves would drive the ancient Preacher to de-
spair Here is a bulky octave. from the Gov
eminent Printing Office at Washington. devoted
in compact type TO a bibliography Of the Phil
ippines. There are S37 pages, and there are thou
sands OF titles. in English and in Spanish. 1t
seems that we annexed in 1898 not only an arch
ipelago. but also literature! As IL that formid-
able photography were not sufficient. here comes
literally voluminous work in addition. There
gre 10 be ffty-fve volumes OF IL, We are told,
and IL is TO cover the story Of the Philippines
from their discovery down 10 the American &C
QUESTION OF thern-the whole era of Spanish rule
Lowelrs fellow lovers of IAN old fashioned title
page" may CLEAN from the one which We have
transcribed above fairly comprehensive notion
OF the scope of this encyclopedia work. Beyond
that, must for the present content ourselves
with the briefest of gances at the eight vol
tunes which have thus far come from the press
1t must be explained at the outset that this
work is not much history a collection OF
the raw materials OF history. The editors-they
call themselves frankly editors. and not authors
have attempted coherent narrative. They
have put together IL chronological order, with
notes. explanations, photographers, ETC. careful
translations OF a vast number Of documents.
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Philippines. These documents. the originals of
which are in Spain and elsewhere, form the
chief authority upon which histories Of our
Asiatic islands must be based For that pur-
pose they are Indispensable. and in translating
them ard publishing them in this convenient
and attractive form the promoters OF the work
have performed a service of great value. Per-
haps nobody VIII read the ffty-fve volumes
through. seriatm, as a history of the Philip
pines. But every one interested in the history
of those islands win prize them highly for pur-
poses Of occasional reference and reading
selected topics.
The first volume deals with the era of discov-
cry, beginning with the bulls OF Pope Alexander
VI in which he drew the line Of demarcation
between Spanish and Portuguese possessions at
The ends Of the earth. Other bulls followed, and
treaties, and disputes and then more treaties
and settlements. There were detailed instruc-
tons 10 Ambassadors and 10 navigators. and or
ders as to who should and who should not go
with the feet. Finally, forth went Fernao de
Magazines, whom know best as Magellan,
con his last voyage. to make his last viii and
20 die. OF all these sayings and doings the
actual words are given, with accounts in the
very words of those who themselves saw and
participated in the deeds. There is, Of course.
much that is superhuous and tedious But there
IS far more that is Of absorbing interest. The
first volume covers the period from 1893 1929.
The second goes back 10 1921. and proceeds
thence TO 1863. That time Of great ad-
venture and OF the beginnings Of colonization.
Garcia de Loaisa made his arduous voyage IN
guest Of the Spice Islands. making his way
across the Atlantic, through the Straits of
Magellan and across the Pacific, and himself
with many OF his officers and men perishing-
Then Saavedra sent out from Mexico-for
the Philippines were part OF that province or
viceroyalty-wIth a letter from Cortez TO the
King Of Cebu, and made his way TO Visaya 10
find three surviving Spaniards, who told him
that MageIlan's eight companions who had been
left at Cehu had been sold captives to the
Chinese. But the Spanish Adventures were not
idaunted by such things Ruy Lopez de villa
lobos went next, TO make another record of suf-
feTing failure and death. AT last in 1864
Miguel Lopez &c Legazpi set forth under the
commands OF Philip II, and succeeded in found
ing the Spanish Empire in the Philippines On
the way he stopped at Guam and took posses
sion Of it and the Ladrones for Spain. The ma
tivos Of Guam were not the easygoing folk OF
the halcyon days OF Leary. L. S. \. They were
knaves who stole things and murdered a
Spanish boy. whereupon Legazpi. TO encourage
the others" burned their houses and hanged
three men Legazpi made a treaty with the King
Of Cebu. ana established Spanish suzerainty
over the island. lie found the MorOs shrewd
traders and was repulsed IN effort to reduce
islanders generally we-2 bad lot. with mo idea
,nent OF priests. 10 convert them: also for sol
diers and muskets. fo= 1-s IL the priests failed.
The narratives Of Lesazprs voyages and ed-
ventures and his work In Cebu. and his own let
tiers form rarely fascinating chapters OF history
rivalling any ever told OF the Conquistadores in
the Western Hemisphere.
The period from 1869 to 1916, dealt with in
the third volume. comprises the close Of Lee
Enzpis governorship the whole OF that OF
Guido de Lavezaris, and the beginning Of that
II OF Francisco de Sande. 1t was noteworthy
time for in IL were laid the foundations OF
practically all the controversies, and what not
that have since Vexed that part Of the world
The rivalries Of European nations for commerce
ard FOR dominion were then developed. I'm
scrupulous Europeans began aggress!ons upon
the mild and almost defenceless Chinese. and
forced The latter TO adopt policy OF exclusion
The masterful white races subjugated the col
ored peoples. Chinese traders and settlers be-
gan 10 flock 10 the Philippines and other isl
snds The missionaries found a vast field for
their enterprise, and began their propaganda,
also their political influence and their CONNER