The National tribune., 1906-08-02

( Secretary Taft says he is not a candi-
/ date for the Presidency, and he does not
| like people to ask him about 1t. There
is difference between being candi-
| date" and being made a candidate" of
course. All patriotic citizens always
! place themselves in the hands of their
! friends. and IL those friends insist on
making them candidates. why, what can
fellow do, don't you know!
| Word comes back to us that there is
| . strong "Nationalistic" movement in
the Philippines against the teaching of
| the English language in the primary
! Filipino schools. 1t is fostered by the
native Manila press. more especially the
| Renacimiento, which appeals to Taga-
log parents not to permit their children
to become estranged from them by
! adopting a foreign language and GUS
! toms. Filipino girls are seriously ad-
monished not to receive the attentions
! of those young men who ape the man.
/ ners and affect the language of the
! Americans. eff we now study the
says, lit Is because we are subject to
the American people. just as in the
past we studied Spanish. because we
were under Spanish domination. Who
of us can tell what may happen in the
future. after we have been sold to japan
or Wnen emma wakes up
1 The sentiment. Of the Filipino move
ment is all right, but the temper is all
wrong. and that will In time correct
itself. There is no reason on earth why
the Filipinos should not learn and hold
fast to their own language and dialects.
In fact. they should be taught to speak
these perfectly. AT the same time the
schools established by the United States
Government should certainly teach the
English language. There was fool no.
ton once that the only way to civilize
the Indian in the Indian schools estab-
lished by the Government was to teach
him only English. and to sternly forbid
him TO speak his own language; In fact.
he was ordered to forget it, This was
q very foolish notion, indeed. The In
dian spoke the aboriginal language Of
j this country. 1t Is valuable from-mafy
.standpoints. and 1t Is barely possible
that an educated Sioux. Navajo, Zuni or
Moqui could help some day to unravel
some OF the secrets OF their people
which sleep under centuries Of dust II
they had been permitted to remember
! their own native language and its many
dialects. I remember having seen tiny
Indian children given dement's In school
because in their eagerness to show that
they knew what they were reciting they
sometimes had recourse to their own
language. 1t seemed to me to be very
pathetic. and all but criminal. We have
scientific men who spend years and
years. practically burying themselves
among the Indians for years to learn
their language and their secrets, and
yet here we have the Government es-
children to- forget those same languages
= 1t seems to me that the very wisest
thing to do Is to teach Filipino along
with English. Retain the language In
| all Its purity. For many years no at
tention was paid to the Gaelic language
and 1t Is thought that but handful Of
| people are now living who speak 1t In
all its purity. At the present time there
IS serious attempt to revive interest In
1t. and classes are being formed In many
OF the large cities TO study the now
practically dead language Of the wits"
OF the world, the Irish. A century hence
pose, but 1t will be to revive interest In
the Filipino languages.
= They do say that the Wrights have
made a great hit In the home OF the
Mikado. Tokyo. Japan. Miss Wright.
who Is very beautiful girl. has quite
taken the people OF the imperial court
by storm. There was a good deal OF
question as to how they were all going
to be received in Japan. for Mrs. Wright
Is very high and mighty She is a
daughter Of Admiral Semmes OF the
rebel navy, and Of unsavory fame In
that connection. Mrs. Wright has abat-
ed none Of her naughty ideas Of birth
ard OF the divine institution Of servf-
tude for some" and makes more or less
trouble for her genial husband wher-
ever they go. Gen. Wright was Cover
nor Of the Philippines for q time, and
had to quit because Mrs. Wright was
persona non grata to the people there.
s. She considered them all 'niggers," and
no matter what their social position,
and so Gov. Wright resigned, and was
appointed first American ambassador to
Japan. where 1t seems they are getting
along all right.
Organized labor is after Littlefield. OF
Maine, and his defeat has been ordered
by President Gofnpers Consequently
there IS fun a-plenty up in the Pine
Tree State about now. Speaker Cannon
has anlimbered his guns. and will help
Littlefeld win. This Is the first real
open fight that the American Fedora.
ton OF Labor has made In the political
field. and the organization feels that
much depends upon winning, for IL will
be Of great assistance in future fights
| against candidates who Will not promise
to support in Congress those method.
anu HedSufcS OFUeEe0 Cy the feQera-
ton Of Labor.
When a good woman dies all hel
friends and everybody in the communi.
ty mourns. Thus II happens that there
is scarcely home in the civilized worlG
where there was not genuine regret a.
the early death Of Mary Leiter-C urzon
She was a beautiful woman In body
soul and spirit. She was the true type
OF American girl OF whom we are proud
While she elected to marry an English
man 1t was purely love match. and h,
was not titled. nor was there any pros
pect Of II. Yet he rose in power secont
only to that Of the King Of England
and our beautiful Mary, his wife, ros,
with him. filing every station In lif
with dignity and grace and honor to al
concerned. Moreover she made hersel
loved by everybody. Lady Curzon's de
votion to her old father was one OF tn,
most beautiful things in her life, ant
he failed visibly after she went abroad
When she was married in Washington
as she turned from the altar and face,
the guests crowded In old st. Johns, SIN
threw back her hlmy vail and caugh
her father In her arms and kissed him
1t was a beautiful thing to do. She ha
never been strong since his death The,