Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
USED AS C|v|L|zERS
Moving Pictures Have Real
Value in Philippines.
INSTRUCT WILD TRIBES
Can Readily Understand Lessons
Taught Through Them.
DEAN WORCESTER'S REPORT
Tells of Work Of Retaining the
Former Head-Hunters to
Civilization.

Moving pictures are becoming important
in cleaning up the Philippines-the homes
and the villages where live the present
| generation of the former head-hunting.
| wild tribes Of Uncle Sam in the orient.
The varying and peculiar dialects OF
| the several tribes In the Philippines have
| made the educational work of the health
authorities particularly difficult The i'm
provement Of the sanitary conditions in
the huts and in the villages OF the ma
! tives was slow work, until the officials
| hit on the plan Of using moving pictures
The novelty Of the "show" appealed to
the native and he was made to see how
| improvements could be made. And the
lessons which the pictures teach are be-
| ing taken to heart by the natives; and
the officials are pointing to clean houses
and clean streets as a result of their
campaign with the moving pictures.
The improvements which have been
made in the Philippines In 1910 and to
be made in 1911 through the educational
work under the direction of American
officials are described In a report just
received in Washington from Dean e.
Worcester, secretary of the Interior OF
the Philippines.
"Before and After
secretary worcester in his report not
only gives written description of the
improvements which have been and are
being made, and the condition OF the
islands and their inhabitants at the pres
ent time. but also includes a number of
| photographs which show the natives be
| fore and after taking" American civiliza-
/ ton. Many of these pictures tell more
graphic stories than the printed matter
Much of the work done under American
rule has been the civilizing of non-Chris-
| tian tribes. which approximate a million
ticularly encouraging among the uncivi-
/ liked tribes, according to the secretary.
THE success of American rule over the
non-Christian tribes of the Philippines"
he says. lis chiefly due to the friendly
! feeling which has been brought about
1.-THE wild man has now learned for the
| first time that he has rights entitled to a
respect other than that which he enforces
/ with his lance and his headaX. He has
| found justice in the courts. His property
and his life have been made safe, and the
| American governor, who Furnishes him
| sternly when he kills, is his friend and
| protector so long as he behaves himself.
He learns to like that American. Because
| Of his manliness and courage when his
friendship is once won, the American
! learns to like him, and finds compensa-
ton for the loneliness, the hardiships and
| the dangers of his isolated life in the
ITlcIlOuueSS anu appreciation SllOWH ny
those for whose advancement he is striv-
| Ing"
Unfit to Govern.
The secretary does not believe the Fill
pinos could govern the wild tribes, as
there is a mutual distrust and hatred be-
tween the two classes. He further de-
clares that the Filipinos are ignorant of
| the ways of the wild tribes, and adds
| that the Filipinos had chance to gov
! ern the wild tribes some time ago, but
were unsuccessful in their methods.
| Among the pictures used to illustrate
| the report are some showing the differ
ence between the old-time streets and
| houses ahd the houses and streets of
the present day. The former houses are
dilapidated, unclean looking novels. The
latter are clean looking and neat, with
| touch OF the picturesque. In place OF
streets overgrown with weeds, rich in
mud holes and piles OF rubbish, the pres
ent day streets are shown to De level ana
well drained.
| Among the pictures are three of
native of the islands, taken at intervals
| of a year apart. The first shows him as
a head-hunter, savage IN every respec.;
the second shows him after one years
contact with Americans, and the third
after two years contact. The whole ex-
preston of the face in each of the three
| pictures 1t Is pointed out, shows dill
ferent degree of intelligence and civili-
zation, the progress being easily noted.
Work Among Non-Christians.
| Speaking Of the practical results of
! American rule among the non-Christians
Secretary Worcester says, Of the Moro
province, where the most formidable Of
the wild tribes dwell: Here very eX-
tensive lines Of communication have been
opened up by the building Of roads and
trails and the clearing Of rivers. A good
state Of public order has been established
Head-hunting, slavery and piracy are
now very rare. The liquor t attic has
been almost completely suppressed. Life
and property have been rendered COM
paratively safe. and in much of the ter
4 ritory entirely SO. In many instances the
wild men are being successfully used to
/ police their own country. Agriculture Is
being developed. Unspeakably filthy
towns have been made clean and SAM.
| tary. The people are learning to aban-
don human sacrifices and animal sacri-
| fees, and to come to the doctor when
| injured or I'LL. Numerous schools have
been established and are in successful.
operation. The old sharply drawn tribal
lines are disappearing. Bontoc Igorots.
er's territory. At the same time that all
OF this has been accomplished the good
4! will Of the people has been secured They
are outspoken In their appreciation of
what has been done for them and In
their expression OF the wish that Amerf-
can rule should continue. They would be
horror-stricken at the thought Of being