The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
THE PHILIPPINES
An OL|CARCHY
EDUCATED FOREIGNERS THE So.
CIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LEAD
ERS.

81 was once fortunate enough tC
spend hot January afternoon in
Manila with a distinguished Filipino
citizen. who has held high office un-
der the Spanish government, under
Aguinaldo, and under the American
adm nistration," says Carl Grow, in
the Worlds Work for September He
had travelled far, read much, and ac-
uuired that rare ability Of detached
and impartial discussion of his own
country. We were talking Of pa
triotism,
81 have the highest PATRIOTISM he
said, because love my country.
though il has little of which l can be
proud We are still dependent
people. Spain brought us our reli-
g.on. to which we have added Moth
ingA nor have Filipinos attained high
place in the church. We have been
devout christians for almost three
centuries. but have sent no mission
aries to our reathen neighbors. In
stead. we are n part of the great
mission field We have in Manila
Spanish universities older than either
Harvard or Yale We have contrib
uted nothing to education and TO
graduates are able to hold better
than informed. ate positions in the
educational system America has in
troduced here. We have invented
nothing, nor have we improved any
of the iore.gn inventions we use. We
build no ships. There is no Fill
p'no merchant and no Filipino bank.
The world has yet to know the FIJI
ipro painter, sculptor or musician.
We have produced one painter, Juan
Luna, and a few distinguished law
vers. we have no railroad builders
no engineers, no architects. Foreign
| ers have done everything to develop
art and literature here and to give
us a standard of ideals, and they
must continue to do so for some
time at least, if we are to continue
to make progress in civilization.
Three centuries have failed to
produce Filipino churchman of
note and. to the present time, the
affairs of the Catholic church and
of other denominations are admin
istered by foreigners, with Fltpinos
occupying only minor positions as
parish priests.
The striking fact is that they
should have remained so loyal
without attaining any position of
importance in the church.
similar domination by foreign
crs is found in the field of business.
In the import and export trade o.
the Islands. the Filipino is a force
of no importance whatever. Th'
rapidly growing fore gn commerce OF
the Islands Is entirely in the hands
of Americans. English, Germans
SDon ards and Chinese, who face no
Filipino competition, present or
prospective. 1t Is not eNtraori nary
that the bulk of this trade should
he in the hands Of foreigners. Even
in China. the natives have a minor
share of the foreign trade which
was developed by foreigners and
has naturally remained in the
hands. The Chinese are now pre-
oarirg TO take a larger share OF
this trade. following the example OF
the Japanese, who are gradually
crowding ont the fore e.Eu exporters
Ppt in no other civilized country Dc
= the natives occupy such n neglig b,
oosition as in the Philippines.
In the domestic retail trade thr
d,rcrdcnce Of the Filipino IS nor,
s,rikirely shown. for the 5o.ooo Chi
! ncsN in the Islands control 90 per
cont Of its entire volume There art
practically no Filipino stores EXCEPT
the few small places conducted 10y
Ffipino women for the sale Of m.
tiye-made hats and cloth. There j.
, no Filipino bank: the DEVELOPMENT o.
no one of the many industries of III.
Islands can be attributed to Filipino