New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

htcon,e good citizens ! have been Jack ana
forth five times. The changes 10 mo are
very plain The ordinary Filipino twelve
years ago wore a cotton shirt The taii
was outside cotton pantaloons. When he
began to spruce up he tucked IT in Tha'
was advance No l. Now nc is clothed In
an undershirt. blouse buttoned TO the
throat. better trousers than ever before ana
American shoes that cost as much as 50 a
pair
"Our people at home DO not understand
what IS being done TO lift a million Moros
and Igorots out Of the wretchedness OF saw
agery and slavery. They are called the
non Christian tribes The Christian natives
as they are known, formerly bought the
simple wares and products of the non
Christians for almost nothing, and also
their children. Let me give you single
example: A man purchased a shirt on credit
Ne and his whole family worked ten years
to pay the debt, which kept piing up at
usurious interest faster than he could pull
it down with his labor. Dean c. Worcester
Secretary Of the Interior, an American SCI
enlist and remarkable executive Is toiling
night and day to emancipate and educate
these poor people. lie has travelled thou
sands Of miles on horseback and has risked
his life times without number lie is an
extraordinary person. but is unappreciated
now History. however, will do him justice
He has gone where no other white man
cared or dared to go
1.-The Igorots and Moros were wild peo-
pie They lived in forests and hills war
ring among themselves and against their
neighbors The Igorots were head hunters.
They didn't stop with the scalps Of their
enemies. as did the American Indians.
They took the whole business. Naked
young men brought heads home and hung
them up to be admired by their sweet
hearts. Igorot lOve-maklng was terrible
proceeding. To-day there are Igorot police
men, wearing white clothing and shoes on
their feet. Igorot children are going to
school, The watch towers that other tribes
built as a protection from the head hun
ters have been torn down. They have gone
into the rubbish of the bloody past, along
with the hideous affairs OF the Aztecs IN
Mexico. But very little is said about
Worcester He is neglected, left to work
alone whereas the American people should
trumpet MS Name dIl over tlNlDLdAiDis
II am weary of hearing the Philippines
likened TO a drove of white elephants. Men
say that we should not have taken the ISL
ands in the first place. That is senseless
answer to a tremendous question. He had
to take them. There was war-I am not
arguing that matter, YOU understand. \
Spanish fleet was in the Pacific Ocean. 1t
had TO be found and licked. That IS self
evident Our western coast was In dan
ger The fleet was found and properly
licked. Stop right there says the critic
of our policy. Dewey sank the fleet. So
! far. so good But he should have sailed
away Immediately And left, I answer.
every white man on the islands TO the
/ certain butchery that awaited him. The
| Filipinos would have INDUCED themselves
| in an orgy OF white blood. The world
would have condemned the United States.
| held It crlminally responsible. iiistory
! would have abhorred the awful blunder
or the moral cowardice OF this country
| Call # destiny. If you Will; say that II
was Providence, II you prefer but hui
manly unpreventable tide swept the Philip
pines into the protection of the Uniteo