The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-28

are mentioned as they believe the ex-
pertinent a hopeless one, bound to prove
very expensive. Many American traY-
eleIs who come this way, refuse to go
to the Philippines: they dislike to hear
the subject talked about. L met no one
who urreseIVeGly endorsed our under
taking in the Philippines; the most
friendly critics said no more than that
the process was slow and expensive, but
would no doubt come out all right IN the
end
The principal of the normal school I
visited said the pupils were governed
with much less difficulty than American
pupils. This I saw denied frequently
in the Manila papers. which stated the
schools were becoming ungovernable,
because of the rule prohibiting cor
porai punishment. So far as 1 am per
sonalIy concerned, a visit to the Islands
has not changed my views. as nave
always been unfriendly. Manila is
larger and more important city than 1
expected to find it. but in other respects
I found the islands about as they have
been represented in the newspapers and
by returning travellers.
one citizen told me that dissipation
was the trouble at Manila and not the
climate. Few of the men are married,
and they drift into dissipation. 1t IS
admitted that married men get along
much better than single men; the mar
ried men having better habits. The ell
mate is harder on women than 1t IS on
men; women soon succumb, my IN
formant stated.
When the American soldiers came
over here. their bands brought lot
of tunes with them that struck the
Filipino fancy. One of these was "A
Hot Time in the Old Town" and this
is frequently played by Filipino bands
at funerals. as the FilipinOs do not
know the giddy character of the song
D The FilipinOs are very fond Of moving
picture shows. Recently the Passion
PLAY was being given before a Filipino
audience. by means Of moving pictures
and the band played: "A Hot Time in
/ the Old Town" during the cruciHxlon
The Fflipinos are very fond of plays
also. and there are several native thea
/ tiers in Manila The plays presented
are maudHn in sentiment and ocea-
/ siOnaIIv the government is competed
/ to suppress one, because of treaSonable
/ sentiments expressed. The Fllipinos are
very ardent lovers, and the love scenes
/ in their sentimental plays are Sald 10
/ be something fierce
one of the streets in Manila is named
/ Heart of Jesus street, and the letteis
| written by Filipino children to their
/ American teachers abound with ths
! most extravagant religious and senti-
I mental expressions
/ sent a cablegram from Manila. by
I way of Gaum. the Midway Island,
Honolulu and San Francisco. Ihere
were seven words in the message, and
/ the cost was $3.50. ] received an an
swer within few hours and every
word was correct, in spite of the great
| distance and many relay stations. My
| message was taken by d clerk who I'M
! derstands English with difficulty, and
! 1 said to him:
Il have submitted to this sort of
thing for a month. Won't you kindly
send an American to the counter
/ Thereupon a very pleasing young
! American stepped up, and had an
interesting talk with him. 1 asked
him how long he had been in JAIL and
he said three years.
In the gloomy stone passageway to
the wall city, I patronized a boy who
kept stand for backing shoes. and
he displayed this sign say, Mister,
Won need a shine. The sign attracted
nv patronage, but the boy could not
( talk English
Across the street from my room at
the Delmonico hotel, there is an Amer
lean saloon, and, as the street IS very
l narrow I can hear everything that
, goes on l can hear the dice rattle IN
Inc box when two men throw dice for
the drinks; finally the cash register
rings. and I know the game is over,
| and the drinks paid for. There We're
no saloons in Manila before American
/ occupation. The natives do not drink
intoxicants, except a compound known
as Vinol and Vinol is so vile that even
a Filipino soon tires of 1t.
was told by Protestant preacher
I that there are three million boiling
| Catholics in the Philippines; that is, a
4 reformed Catholic church has been or
/ ganized. and three million of the ma
f.! tives have left the old church to join
it. Other people told me, however that
| the boiling church did not amount to