The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
STML BOUGHT AND SOLD UNDER AMERICAN FLAC

Another tribe which Is especially
victimized by tho slave dealers is the
Ifusaos. They apply the name .tim-
but" to their unfortunate fellows who
necomo articles OF commerce and who
often change owners several times be-
fore reaching tho country of the Bn-l
uon (Christians). Some years ago a
girl of this tribe. seventeen years old.
was sold fer two water buffalo. Soma
chickens and small amount Of money
while there Is record OF sales of men
snd boys for amounts ranging from
SIS to $50. Lieutenant Governor wal
ter +. Hale, OF the subprovince OF
FalinEa. reports that on several occa-
sions VIXEN he has been trying cases
IN his capacity OF justice OF the peace.
slaves have been offered TO him on con
dition that their masters be acquitted
for crimos.
1t is still common for Filiplnos Nv
ing near to tho TaEbanuns md
Ilongots to obtain children and adults
OF these tribes by capture Slave
hunting and keeping s.ill prevail in
the forest Businesses OF the Province
Of Augusan, in Mindanao. tho scene OF
many historic slave hunting raids.
Sell Their Daughters.
Natives living back from the coast in
Iamboanga are reported by the dis
trict auditor stili to practice a GER
tain amount of slavery" The heads
right and do sell their daughters as
wives or concublnes TO tho higkes
bidders"
An American official who has resided
in the Philippines for fourteen years
and whose duties have brought him
into every province reports to Mr..
Phipps that almost every person as
ISOLATED with tho Tilipinos to any ex-
tent is aware OF the fact that slavery
exists.
Reporting on the slave traffic in girls.
he says:
Il personally have had n number of
offers OF this kind, and II is a gen
orally known fact that n largo per-
centage OF the Chinese who have Fill
plno wives or 'Queridas actually bought
them al n stipulated price. a recent in
| stance In which 1 was offered boys
and girls for the small amount of $40.
1915 and $50 was In August of last
year G9l2). in Cebu. While en- route
! from Zamboanga to Manila I stopped
one day In Cebu. and while there had
several men and women offer 70 sell
me boys and girls at the price above
stated. l inquired into the cause of
this. and was told that the people were
suffering from lack OF food; that in
many instances parents were unable to
provide food for their children. and
were therefore trying to dispose of
them to the best advantage"
| Fight for Abolition LAW.
| On four separate occasions. including
! the past year. the Philippine commits
sion has passed 4 bill framed by Pro-
/ fessor Worcester to prohibit slavery
and peonagc. but on each occasion the
! Philippine Assembly. composed OF
cighty-one natives. has frustrated the
attempt by laying the commission bill
on the table without discussion and
without assigning any reason whatso-
ever for such n course. The only APP
proach TO reason was committee
accommodation four years ago. that
tho word slavery bo stricken out OF
the title of tho act, because Ii does no,
| exist in tho Philippines"
some time ago the resident commits
-SuIuse.M W ssuIddUlud sul 10 Jauoy:
ton, Senior Manuel Quezon. rose in hi.