The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27
ASK ROOSEVELT
TO Be PATRON
Filipino Students at Uni
yersity Want President
as Sponsor of Magazine
LETTER TO WASHINGTON
Buencamino Jr.. Son of FAM
GUS Statesman in Islands,
at Head of the Enterprise
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, March 26.


214S Center Street, March 26.
Felipe Buencamino, son of the man
who was Secretary of State for Aguin-
aldo when that warrior was head OF
the Filipino Government, announced to-
day that the Filipino magazine which
he, with other Filipinos now at the
University of California, are preparing
to issue, is expected to have as its
patron President Roosevelt.
Letters have been forwarded to the
President by the Filipino contingent al
the university, of which young Buen-
camino is a ruling spirit, asking per-
mission to dedicate the new Filipino
magazine to him, and use his name as
patron. Answer to the letter is ex-
pected daily. When the permission de-
sired is given the magazine will be
published at once, all the details but
this having been provided for.
If President Roosevelt consents to ac-
cept the dedication of the Filipino
magazine it will dispel the idea enter
tained in some quarters that the youths
from the Orient. now studying in
America at various colleges, purposed
making their magazine an organ for
the expression of any save perfectly
loyal and safe political sentiments. The
President has been informed of the pur-
poses of the magazines founders. He
has been told that the editors and man
ayers, who include representatives OF
pose binding the Filipino contingent
closer by such a publication, and also
hope to inform the American public OF
the hopes and ambitions of the Filipino
youths now studying here, and the
Filipino public as well.
William H. Murray, business manager
of the Occident, a university weekly
periodical, is supervising the advertis-
ing department of the new. Filipino
number on April 1. The magazine is
controlled by the following officers:
Felipe Buencamino general manager;
Gregoria Jaucian, president; H. Sevil-
liza, vice president; P. Reys, English
editor; j. Aranita, Spanish editor.
Three-fourths of the contents of their
magazine will be printed in Spanish,
and one-fourth in English.
Buencamino Jr., who has fathered
this unique magazine project, was one
of the first of the young Filipinos of
good family to be sent here. His father
is wealthy, popular and powerful in
Manila. He holds an important Of
fetal position under the American Gov
ernment. Although Aguinaldo is now
his intimate friend, and he has been
Aguinaldo's Secretary of State, the ia
nous Filipino chieftain imprisoned
Buencamino when he was at Cavite
with Admiral Dewey, because Buen-
canino brought the demand from the
Spanish Governor for Aguinaldo TO
surrender After that General Mac
Arthur imprisoned Buencamino be-
cause when the Spanish cause was lost
Buencamino had joined Aguinaldo. The
United States prisoner of war eventu-
ally became leader of the Americanistas
and founder of the Federal or American
party of the Filipinos in Manila Now
he practically controls Tondo. the most
populous district of Manila, and is
rated as a great man in Luzon. The
son of this Filipino statesman, Don
Felipe Jr., is a handsome, quick witted
sophomore at the State University, a
ward of President Wheeler, and clever
enough to see the wisdom of dedicat-
ing the new Filipino magazine to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He is destined, his
friends believe. to become, as his faith
er, a famous and influential leader of
his people, their prophecies of his
eventual fame being founded upon such
achievements as this founding of a
Filipino organ in America, while he is
yet but student at the University of
California