The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-19
FATHER UF THE
MOUNTAIN TRIBES
Governor Pack Of Philippine Hills
Returning to States for
Vacation.

Governor William Pack. Of the Noun.
tain Province, Luzon, Philippines, was
through passenger OF the Siberia,
which called Mt Honolulu Saturday, and
while the vessel was in town he was
the guest of Ex-Governor George r.
Carter.
II has been four years since Governor
Pack was in Honolulu, and in IN auto.
mobile trim around the city with Mr..
Carter on Saturday he was impressed
with the changes which had taken place
since his last visit.
Governor Pack is one of the most
picture; que figures in the Philippines
to-day, and his domain comprises several
provinces in the Businesses of the island
of Luzon all inhabited by mountain
tribes, none of whom are Christians.
The Tall Pine
The governor stands over six feet in
height and his large head is surmounted
with shock of thick, snow-white hair,
which gives a striking appearances to
his ruddy face. Among the non. Chris
tian tribes Pack is called 'fthe tall
pine" a name which fits him admir-.
ably.
No man in the Philippines knows so
much about the hill peoples of whom
there are seN eral distinct tribes, than
does Governor Pack. He has been with
them for a decade, talks their language
and has their confidence as has no other
white man, with the exception of Sec
rotary Worcester, head of the interior
department under whose direction these
tribes come
First White man.
Governor Pack has penetrated into
parts of the country never before visit
ed by white men, and he is at home
with the Negrito midgets of the hills
as much as with the Igorots, the Tin
guianes or any of the other several
tribes which inhabit the high hills of
central LUXOR.
Scores of miles of trails have been
made under the direction of Governor
Pack, and at present it is possible to
travel ON q horse over and through
country which was hardly passabIe on
foot during the three hundred years of
Spanish regime.
w. At first Governor Pack was chief
executive of the province of Benguet,
but three years ago he was made head
of the newly created Mountain Prov
ince with subgoyernors in the separate
provinces.
Since the advent of Governor Pack
in the northland much attention has
been paid to athletic sports, and the
5lgorots are taking to all sorts Of Amer
lean games, especially, both men and
women.
IT, Fascinating Pictures.
In albums which he Is taking to the
States the mountain governor lhas a fine
collection of photographs, showing
different phases of the life of the noun
tain people, and the roads, trails, and
schools which have been built under
American supervision.
One of the best pictures is that of
an lgorot tag-of-war in which the men
are hauling on the rope with all their
might, toes dug into the ground and
copper bodies glistening with their
exertions.
There is but little attempt made to
educate the Igorot girls in English,
but the boys all receive this education,
and IN none of the schools are there
any pupils which are not taught some
thing useful.
For the boys there are carpenter tools
and other modern implements which
they are taught to use, and for the
girls the looms to weave fabrics easier
than in the old way are set up, the
whole population receiving an Industrial
education.
For -Four Months.
Governor Pack is going back to his
former home in Michigan for a vaea-
tion of several months, but will spend
considerable time in Washington with
Brigadier-General Clarence Edwards,
chief of the bureau of insular affairs
of the war department.
He will return to Manila by way of
Europe and the transsiberian railway,
arriving there in time for the carnival
in February, he expects.