New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
copyright. 1911. by James p. Morrow

copyright, 1911 ny James B Morrow
REAT news has been tricbdins out
OF the Orient-unheeded news.
~ Americans are dumb and apathetc
where Englishmen are talkative. French
mon pesticulatory and Germans solidly en-
thusiastic.
million naked savages are putting on
dresses or pantaloons. Cory head hunters
sro washing their hands and going TO work
Fierce harbarians once carrying spears
and wearing breechciouts. have turheu Po-
Ucor,en Clothed in white, shoes on their
feet. they are gravely walking their oea'S'
carh;nes on their shoulders splendld pos,
sjbilities for cotton and leather spun anu
tanned in the United States. II that n"As
the news more interesting and slshiil'ah'
Moro cocoanuts than ever are ripemhs
among the palms Oil for soap ana ai''''-
o,al butter: a delicacy for cakes ana con
fec,ionerv. Hemp is growing Where loI
rrer,v there were jungles OF RANK "eeos
"a tronical vines: fibre for ropes the
-. e,roreest and best I'm the world. MOI
20 mention tobacco i'm bales nor sugar III
haqs-shiploads Of them for other mark
Trad,tional gentlemen are learning
.hot ton is not disgraceful-that a carpen-
ter Is as important and respec'aDie as
clerk or bookkeeper. Six thousand traileu
natives are teachin. English to hauol'
NJ small children. More Flliplnos spe"h
rrersh than over spoke Spanish-an al
most unrealizable fact. The city or Ma
Mia note the figures. has spent SoVN'"'
an its harbor. Diseases. terrors oil equa-
,oriaI countries. have been mastered. To
credit.
"Whv." General Clarence Ransom Ed
u.ords exclaimed its the grandest altru-
,stlc work ever attempted by man
Acting godfather of the Phillppines i
not an exaggerated phrase when applied TO
General Edwards. The dry records Oh ''e
government put him into books ana 0ocu-
nents as the chief of the Bureau OF ihsu-
lar Affairs The title is inexpensive. ne
WAS on the ground at the birth OF lreeuoiii
coi,r there with General Lawton. Ihat
great officer Of the cavalry recommehueu
him four times for distinguished gallantry'
"Conspicuous gallantry' was not enough
Tavton went the limit In usable ana MN
,arv language Edwards was his chlel OF
,,sN Iavton "pacifed' old Geronimo
with sabre and revolver, following MN
like death through desert and canyons lie
fought tho FHupinos as he fought the lno-
,ans Edwards. riding at his side was u'''
DER fire 1l2 times.
In the chaos-social. commercial ana gov
ernmcntal-that ensued after the insured
tion was begun in the Philippines no man
was more helpful 20 the natives than Ed
wards. Since 1899 he has labored with re-
n,arkahle skill and intelligence for the vel
fare Of the people and the islands
soldier by profession. he is unusually able
I'm business lie might be called the bank
or guardian and counsellor of the whole
srchipelago. 4 cable dispatch comes TO his
desk every morning from Manila. His
finger is constantly on the situation.
Surplus government money is sent to him
10 lie loaned to banks and trust companies.
The securities given for the loans remain
IN his possession Bonds and standard
stocks TO the value OF $l5oooCo are in his
keeping. Nor is ne required personally TO
guarantee their safety The Philippines
have only his word as an officer Of the
army tnat he will not run away. speculate
i'm Wall street or finance a corner in Chi