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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

territories inhabited by the few non-Chrlsuan
Filipinos which under the exclusive cohtio
of tbe Philippine commission, | am sure Tue
shareholders can only be the government omclals'
who are appointed by the secretary OF the lnte-
rior tho Hon Dean G. Worcester, the head or
the executive department in charge OF SAID ter
ritories."
Rut the reports lately received by the secretary
of war state slavery does exist in the TERRITORY
under the authority of the Philippine assembly,
Included in this territory are Pampanga' WHERE
tbe little Negrito orphans sold after the man
ner already described; Cagayan. Where chlidren
are reported by district official to be ensiaVed,
whipped and subject to work at all umes'
Isabella where Professor Worcester says slavery
is still common: Romblon, whose native leuten'
ant governor during the summer just passed mas
reported on his recent efforts to have returned
To their parents large group OF children enticed
from school sold for s. apiece; also Iarloc, Ba-
taap Zambales and numerous other provinces,
where Professor Worcester says slavery prevails.
All of these have representatives in the assembly
without hesitation says Professor Worcester,
az express the opinion that apart from raise
and foolish pride which makes the persons con-
cerned unwilling to admit the existence or siav-
cry the chief reason why assemblymen OBJECT 10
the law which they have tabled is that 1t would
not only prohibit and penalize slavery but would
necessarily also prohibit and penalize peonage.
which is so common and widespread that it must
be called general Indeed, have no hesitation
in asserting that it prevails in every municipality
in the Philippine islands
While on his last visit of inspection to Palawan
Professor Worcester says he received reports
that Assemblyman Sandoval who represents the
province in the legislature, had when he attend
ed that body last year, taken young native girl
to Manila, promising to put her in school, but
that instead, he had compelled her to work for
him as house servant. She escaped but he re-
captured her and returned her to Manila. Il have
not made the slightest effort to get the peonaee
records of Philippine assemblymen, adds Pro
fessor Worcester but have taken cases as they
came yet three of the relatively very limited
number furnished me concern members or ex
members of the assembly. Is it any wonder that
that body refuses to consider law prohibiting
and penalizing peonage?"
A bill to abolish Philippine slavery and peon-
age in every form is to be introduced in our
congress by Senator Borah of Idaho, whose reso-
luton calling upon the secretary of war brought
to light the facts In the Worcester report and
who is appalled, by the further revelations of
the Phpps report.
After returning to the United States Professor
Worcester will devote some time to lecturing In
favor of abolition of slavery in the archipelago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

ties without pay for their services. Some are
shipped to China. Some are bought outright, for
cash from their parents. Indeed. even the pupils
In the schools instituted by Uncle Sam have
been secretly enticed from their homes by false
promises and have been sold into slavery and
peonage.
Those black dwarfs, the Negritos whom many
OF us saw at the ST. Louis exposition, and who
are regarded by ethnologists the aboriginal in
habitants of the island. particularly sought
a slaves, perhaps because their people are usuaF
" willing TO sell them.
When one of these Is desired by the slave
trader he goes or sends up into their mountain
haunts and enters into negotiations with the
chief of the tribe. With him the bargain is made
for the delivery of girl or boy, as desired the
price ranging from $50 to $50, or even $50. The
amounts given the equivalent of these prices
In our money
The chief agrees to deliver the slave to
designated party. who will in turn deliver him to
the purchaser, and take the money.
Many Negrito children fall into the hands of
the slave traders in this way. father and
mother both die their orphans being left with
no one to care for them. So the head men of
their tribe according to the native custom, be-
come responsible for the disposition or the or
phans whe are considered Z burden upon society.
To appease the gods and relieve the tribe of
this burden IL used TO be the custom for the
headmen 10 hold solemn session and condemn
all these orphans TO death. But as times have
heen hard in the hills" in lieu of this slaughter
of the innocents II has become the custom of the
headmen TO enter into negotiations for the sale
of orphans This procedure has now become
unite populaT as we'll lucrative, so that agents
in The Negrito country furnishing slaves for
people even in Manila Thus during the present
wear Neerito boy about ten years old was
bought through residents of San Fernando. Pam
manga hv Joaquin Aldecoa who paid S35 for him
ard tcok him to Manila by train. Scores of SINH
lar eases are reported to the war department by
name.
II is customary for the purchaser TO call in
rest and have his slave baptized as soon as 1t Is
nurchased this ceremony. according TO the an
eient tradition, establishing ownership on the
haptismal records. just does the registration
OF COW or horse 1t also serves as an excuse
for the statement that the slave has been adopted
into the family of the purchaser. as is always
claimed,
A supply sergeant disguised as slave trader
Of paugasinan went into the ceckpits of the
Narrito villages and gathered some interesting
evidence One Macario Ayson OF Angeles told
hin, that il he went to Porac he could probably
GET Negritos there: or, in case there were none
for sale he could get any number Of persons 10
90 out and capture them for him.
A party OF 15 hostile F1lipinos, presumably
iadrones armed mostly with bolos, entered q
small Negrito village a mile and half from
Camp Stotsenburg and after Killing three meR
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A
traders ;s to get Neerito parents intoxicated with
vino" of which they are~inordinately fond and
then buy their children from them while they
are drunk When the improvident Negrlto Is
suffering from hunger it is comparatively easy
to buy his children.
Under such circumstances, says Professor
Worcester 81 have personally known Nesrlto
oirl of marriageable age to be purchased for rice
worth $3.50 in gold.
"A comparatively short time ago, he ADDS a
Negrito girl brought in, as pony or a
carabao might be- and offered for sale to the wife
of English gentleman living in the OUTSKIRTS
of Manila
He gives details of the cases of a dozen Negrito
slaves known to be residing right in the city of
Manila.
Another tribe which is especially victimized
by the slave dealers is the Ifugaos. They apply
the name "jimbut" to their unfortunate Fellows
who become articles of commerce and who often
change owners several times before reaching the
country of the Ba-li-uon (Christians) Some time
ago girl of this tribe seventeen years old, was
sold for two water buffalo, some chickens and
small amount of money, while there is record
OF sales OF men and boys for amounts ranging
from $50 to $50. Lieut.. Gov. Walter F. Hale OF
the sub Province of Kalinga, reports that on sew
eral occa sons when he has been trying cases IN
his capacity of justice of the peace, slaves have
been offered to him on condition that their mas
tiers be acquitted of crimes
1t is still common for Fillpinos living near TO
the Tagbanuas and Ilongots to obtain children
and adults of these tribes by capture Slave-hunt-
ing and keeping still prevail in the forest fast
nesses of the Province of Augusan in Mindanao.
the scene of many historic slave-hunting raids
Natives living back from the coast in Fam
boanga are reported by the district auditor still
to practice "a certain amount of slavery The
heads of families still regard it their right
and do sell their daughters as wives or concu-
bines to the highest bidders"
An American official who has resided In the
Philippines for IA years, and whose duties have
brought him into every province, reports 10 Mr..
Phipps that almost every person associated with
the Fflipinos to any extent is aware of the fact
that slavery exists.
Reporting on the slave traffic in girls he says:
Il personally have had number OF offers OF
this kind and it is a generally known fact that
a large percentage OF the Chinese who have Fiji
Pine wives or 'queridas' actually bought them at
a stipulated price, A recent instance in which
was offered boys and girls for the small amount
of $40. sis and $50 in August of last year
1sf2) in Cebu While en- route from Zamboanga
to Manila stopped one day In Cebu. and while
there had several men and women offer TO sell
me boys and girls at the price above stated
INQUIRED into the cause OF this and told that
the people were suffering from lack OF food: that
in many instances parents We're unable 70 provide
food for their Children. and were therefore trg-
ing to dispose of them TO the best adysntag-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
Il FZZH2ZzYO Ez4MZZY

On four separate occasions
including the past year-the
Philippine commission mas
passed a bill framed by PROBES
sor Worcester to prohibit slaV-
cry and peonage, but on each
occasion the Philippine assem-
bly,. composed Of 81 natives, mas
frustrated the attempt by laying
the commission bill on the table,
without discussion and without
assigning any reason whatso-
ever for such course. Inc
only approach to a reason was
a committee recommendation
four years ago. that the WORD
slavery be stricken out OF the
title of the act, because it does
NOT exist in the Philippines.
Some time ago the resident
commissioner of the Philippines
in Washington, Senior Manner
Ouezon, rose in his wrath and
stated:
IF there is anything in the
philippines akin to slavery or
compulsory service, it cannot be
found in the provinces to which
the legislative jurisdiction OF
the assembly extends. Should
there be such thing in the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

AS she pushed her way forward through the
crowded aisle many of the passengers noticed her
air of independence as indicated by her soidler-
like carriage. She could not have been mucn
more than FIVE feet tall and she was as straight
as the proverbial ramrod. AS she made her way
forward it was observed that she looked closely
at each seated passenger. Finally she stopped
opposite seated negro woman. She leaned over
and spoke in a whisper to the negro woman The
negro nodded and arose at the same time holding
out her itching palm. The young woman dropped
a dime in the negro woman's hand seated her
self unfolded the Star and instantly was obliyi-
Gus to the smiles of the men and looks CT aston
ishment of the women passengers.
Beside her sat a woman deliberately gowned.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05


the
them he
asked
Michael?'
he
They
to
police in country
a looked
he policeman hard
o home
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

well provided
illumination
remarked his
lighthouses his Brooklyn
Walsh
a movem to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

laws of the Modes and the Persians. But it loohs
if this ancient tradition must go by the board
for John Purroy Mitchell hasn't any real front
door!
Mr.. Mitchell has the distinction of being the
first mayor here to live in apartment house.
The borough president Marcus NJ. Marks,
will be sorey puzzled when he tries to have his
men put up those lamps. visit to the big Peter
Stuyvesant apartment house in Riverside drive
convinced the writer after he had been whfsked
up seven floors in the elevator that even the
ample corridor from which Mr.. Mitchels foyer
door leads would be cramped by the antediluvian
street lamps of monstrous size which custom de-
crees Then again this isn't really Mr.. Mitchels
front door.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

costing the uncoupling of wagon tongue.
A heavily laden coal wagon was stalled. A
crowd had gathered The driver tried to take all
the tips from the crowd the result being that the
wagon slipped off the tracks into the excavation
made by gang of street PAYERS. Traffic came to
a full stop. Four mounted policemen galloped
up and talked the situation over with nine cross
ing and other policemen. The wagon finally
got clear but the horses stood across the tracks.
The policemen and lockers argued and the
street car men growled but none was able TO
solve the problem. The track simply could not
be cleared. Gray matter revolved at such
locity in hundred heads that there danger
of an epidemic of brain fever.
The civil engineer came down out of an Office
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
A LONG SUMMER

why so blue"
Il can't afford to send my wife away for the
summer
Cheer up. Maybe she doesn't mind staying
home"
Il know she doesn't. but how I going to
have any fun?"-Detruit Free Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
FILLING UP.

What VIII we put in the magazine this
MONTH"
About forty pages concerning what we had
last month"
Yes"
And forty more about what we viii have
next month"
And them"
That ought to be enough for this month
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

suddenly
a hands lot
ordered the
bolt the drive his
wha va
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

Professor Worcester's retirement the war depart
ment has received from another American official
W. II. Fhlpps' auditor of the Philippines, similar
report, giving further details of these atrocities
rms report | now have before me in manuscript
FORM from the several hundred pages contained
III these two documents will CLEAN the gist of the
conditions described and give it to you in compact
form, writes John Elfreth Watkins in the Phlade-
phia Record
Inc armed slave hunters of the Philippines are
found to have been preying upon the Negritos Ifu
gaos Tinguians Igorotes, Manobos Mandayas Mo-
ros Iaganuas Filipinos and peoples of other tribes
10 OBTAIN these unfortunaes they have often killed
their parents other natural defenders and have
soia the captves to persons who hold them chat
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

carried away two small children.
Lieutenant Kyle Rucker of the
Fourteenth cavalry proceeded to
the village, where he found the
body of one victim with head, feet
and hands severed from the body.
The two children carried away,
after their father had been muir
dered, were found afterward III the
possession of one Ambrocio David,
who said he paid $50 for them. Al
though one of the kidnapers was
caught and convicted Of the muir
der, no penalty could be imposed,
under the law, for the selling or
the purchasing of the children.
L, los
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05


seat?" she asked
smiling
N a
a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05


It seemed that the sister of this poicemans
wife her husband and their two children had de-
scended upon his house the day before unex-
pected and unlimited, and intended to make a
visit of two weeks.
Cheer up, old top roared Hank genially as he
slapped him on the back with hand as big as a
Westphalian ham, 1T might be worse.
For instance summer when | took my
gacation, | went to Philadelphia. Naturally |
drifted over to police headquarters to get &C.
quainted there little. One mighty fine fellow
| met and took liking to- was Patrolnlan Michael
Pugusky. He seemed nightly tickled about
something and before long he told me that in a
daY or two his father and mother whom he had
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
Younu Woman's Tip Gets Seat in Street Car

" CITY believe tipping get street
in Kansas City who
Rockhn Eghth and Walnut streeta
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
Wagon Tongue Si|ences Traffic on City Street
born stree

n a including patrol load
solved the problem by simply
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05

NTIL Dean G. Worcester's recent report
few Americans had suspected that at
this late day commerce in human be-
ings still fiourishes within the shadow
of Old Glory
Such is the fact, unless Professor
Worcester and considerable army of
American officials in the Philippines
have been seeing things"
And it NAV be added that even since
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
Gotham's New Mayor Lives in Apartment House

N YoRK-From tx
The Mayors Lamps" institution nvioabe the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-12-05
Why the Policeman Had Real Plain Crouch" On

n LEvEAND waiting the locker of the
l.
finally ELECTED sk smile
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27
WOMAN WALLS WHEN
JUDGE TAKES CHILD
OUT OF HER CHARGE

Wailing, shrieking, wringing her
hands and with every appearance OF
dementia little Spanish woman
whose three-year-old child had Just
been taken from her by the Juvenile
court stood before the door Of Circuit
Judge Whitney's private ONCE this
morning, attracting large crowd
from the street and other courts oil
the Judiciary building by her hyste
rical screams.
The court already had taken an old
er child from her and this morning
took her last and smallest one, after
hearing evidence tending to show the
mother was woman of immoral
character, unfit for maternal respon-
sibility. The child was sent to the
Kalihi orphanage.
The mother, unable to speak Eng
lish, screeched Spanish imprecations,
pounded on the judges door and wept
inconsolably. and for fifteen or twenty
minutes refused to listen to any of the
court officials or interpreters. The
scene ended when Probation Officer
Anderson finally led her away down
the street.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27
EDITOR

City of Good Times and other misleading char
acterizations. This minority has given the i'm
preston that the protection of commercialized
vice and the tacit allowing of debauchery are
necessary to promote the growth and increase
the wealth of the city. No more pernicious doc
trine was ever sown, and it is encouraging to see
that the vast majority Of right thinking men
and women are now demanding that the gauds
and tinsel be stripped from vice and that the
city stand for cleanliness through and through.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

.phdlONG

MRS. A. D. ROSS. wife OF Manager
Ross OF the Pacific Commercial Com
pany. is a through passenger in the
Pacific Mail liner Nile. that arrived
from San francisco this morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27
BRITISH PARTICIPATION

4 :
Unless signs fail, the Panama Pacific exposi
ton is not going to suffer because the British
government has refused to make an official ex
hibit -.
That refusal has aroused prominent men ant
leading merchants throughout the United King
dom. The London Times, that organ of tremen
dous influence, is campaigning in favor OF
Greater exhibit even than the government wonlt
have made. The Times, seldom sharply critical
is extremely so in discussing the action OF tn
1t says:
The government, wesare convinced have made
mistake in refusing to take part insthe Panama Tx
position. 1t Is an intelligibie mistake and mis-
take. are glad to think which Is not past cure.
but mistake which ought not to have been made
The misconstruction which has been placed upon
their decision and the irritation which it has caused
not only on the Pacific Coast. bat throughout the
United States, its sufficient conde mnation The
deep disappointment which the OF our decision
has occasioned Is manifest Mr. C. C. Moore the
president Of the exhibition. affrms in the message
he addressed to us the other day that America
akeeniy desires the official participation Of Creat
Britain. All the telegrams from America which
have reached us confirm this statement Are we
going to refuse anything which Americans -keenly
desire" for the sake Of e25o.0O0? What becomes of
ali Of special regard for kinsfolk
as we love to call them. il we do? We have already
dwet upon the inferences which the American
masses may naturally draw from this practical COM
ment upon our declarations. We need not enlarge
upon them again We know that they are erroneous
differences, and we know that there are numbers of
educated Americans who will MOI draw them. But
what VIII the bulk Of the people think? Is It not
worth 100000 to save tsm trsn Shrinking thatsws s
are sboycotting the exhibition because we resent
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

"Tires?' he snickered, as the other
pulled off some peculiar twitch.
'Tires?" replied the other. I'm no
machine" mo, but that continual
exertion from trying to make your
coat collar cling to your neck does
tire you" 20, yes! It's ready-made. :"
Il haven't any trouble with mime.
Geo. A. Martin, The Tailor in the
Waity Bldg, made it,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

v. MORON. travelling steward for
the Pacific Mail Company. Is pas
senger in the liner Nile, and viii re-
main at Honolulu pending the arriv-
al OF the Mongolia, In which vessel he
viii continue the voyage to Japan
and China ports. Mr.. Moroni has been
q frequent visitor to this city for the
past three years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

It is believed that DR.. Sun Vat Sen,
former provisional president of the
Chinese republic, is in hiding in Van
couver, endeayoring ultimately to
make his way to England.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

listers plans to fight reminds one OF the
suggestion that Uncle Sam should trade the
Philippines for ireland and let New York raise
her own policemen.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27


w. r. HARRINGTON: Our great
est national asset is men-good. live,
Independent, fair-minded men. When
"a business organization or any other
Organization bases its character on a
pure measure Of dollars and domineer-
ing ainflooence,' as proposed by two
of yesterdays speakers In behalf Of
the old chamber Of commerce idea, 1t
is cutting loose from every American
ideal that is worth anything. You
cant put dollar-power above man
power in this country for any consid-
cradle length Of time. It is also well
to remember that many of today's for
tunes were started by small mer-
chants, many of whom probably con-
Quoted q despised corner cigar store,
and very likely were numbered
among those chronological monstfdstk
ties, the boosters.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

IN. 8. KIM: The facts Of my pur-
chase Of the ranch OF T. Suzimoto are
attested to by affidavits. proving that
l am not bunco-man or q get-rich-
quick man. as they say about me. 1t
was published this morning that !
borrowed fifty cents from the deputy
jailer last night to 60 to Waikiki. 1t is
false. did not see the jailef last
night. only ask fair play. ! am not
really a bunco-man. as the morning
paper claims.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

An Illinois woman has been sent to the insane
asylum for wearing slit-skirt of extreme style,
Presumably the same judge would have ordered
the wearer Of an X-ray garment to the hospital.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

AUGUST PIASEK is passenger
in the Nile 20 Manila. where he VIII
take up. his duties with the Philippine
lnsular government. He is accom-
panied by Mrs. Piasek. bride.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27

Senator Works of California says Uncle Sam
should intervene in Mexico So do many other
gentlemen who would not have to do any of the
intervening.