The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
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|G0RRO7E SHOW
University Students Protest
Bitterly Against the I'm
fair Impressions Created
TAFT GETS SCORING

BERKELEY, Dec. 25-The Filipino
students OF the university have united
IN an attempt to suppress the exhibit
ton OF Igorrotes in various expositions
In this country, declaring through their
magazine, which is published at the
university, that such exhibitions are an
injustice to the Filipinos and that the
coming or money through such exhibit
tlons is unworthy of those who pretend
to be interested in the welfare of the
islanders
Especially do the Filipino students
vent their wrath against the plans of
w. A. Sutherland, the supervisor of
the Philippine Government pupils in
the United States, who is to exhibit the
weird Igorrotes at the coming James
town Exposition. The occasion is also
taken to rap Secretary Taft and the
American administration in the Philip
pines severely.
The university students of Filipino
origin write thus of 1.-The venture of
Superintendent Sutherland and of gov
ernmental affairs:
Another band of Igorrotes, Moros and
Filipinos is to be exhibited in the Unit
ed States. The latest exhibit will pose
at rh 1ne Jamestown (va) Exposition.
Sutnerland. now supervisor of the Phil
lppine Government pupils in the United
States. Mr.. Sutherland has been given
a leave Of absence without paw and
will return to the Philippines to secure
party OF the islands aborigines.
HARSH WORDS FOR TAFT
1t is with dificulty that we refrain
from speaking very plainly on this con-
temptible traffic in naked human flesh
Only statesman like Taft would have
the effects of the whole Philippine ex-
nlblt by compelling thiss conquered
country, which is nearly bankrupt
through war, cholera, rinderpest
change of government, imposition of
internal revenue and land tax and the
general paralyzation of agriculture and
commerce, etc.. to pay for exhibition
trated country, only added to its ruin
by. making the dog-eating Igorrote the
chief attraction, thus sending thous-
andS OF Americans who visited the ex-
tempt and abhorrence instead of with
a favorable Impression of the Philip
pines This piece of Taft's official stu
$717,016 (See page 80. vol. 1, commits
sion report for 1905.)
When in addition to this foolish
waste OF public money we consider the
Benguet road, where $4,000, 900 was
spent to provide picnic place for the
rulers, and that carabao deal, where
511.6S4 pesos was almost presented to
China, and that Congressional rice pur-
chase, which has no equal in the world
and the upkeep of imitation soldiers
and imitation officers called constabu-
larry, we might we'll hope that the Phil
lfshed to put a little business sense
and economy into this comedy of errors.
SUTHERLAND DENOUNCED
This man Sutherland reveals MS true
character He wants to make money
at the jamestown Exposition by in
sultfng and detracting the very people
who have given him a generous salary
from their poverty the past years as
superintendent of the Filipino students
In America. Gratitude would urge
faithful public servant to exhibit the
very best and do his utmost for the
interests of those who pay him. Why
does not Sutherland exhibit the IT'S
Filipino students now in America and
explain that these We're selected by
competitive examination from thou
sands of others of the same class?
Possibly he thinks. that the Ameri
can people would not pay to see edu-
Gated Filipinos. especially in Virginia,
where the negro question is prominent.
However, he Is willing to foul his own
nest to make few dollars by exhibit
main fixed. while explanations are for
gotten. Nothing will remove the i'm
preston that these. are the real Filipi-
nos, while those who wear clothes and
are educated are the exception.
We predict that no more Igorrotes
will be exhibited. The past experience
in this has been so humiliating to all
decent Americans that the folly will
not be repeated.
There will be no more Igorrote ex-
detrimental advertising, and there is a
great lack of the other kind. We be-
lieve that those at present in authority
he nes Fepea fog oye OF
There will be no more Igorrote ex-
hibitions. Do you sabe?