New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
Army Man Tells of Results
of Social Service Work
in Philippines.
KINDNESS OVERCOMES
HATE FOR CONQUEROR
Pagans Now Consider u. 5. Their
Only Friend - Industrial
Schools Help Women.

Transformation of savage Moros into
assets to civilization under the social
service work being carried on in the
Philippines by Bishop Charles II. Brent
was described yesterday by Lieutenant.
J. \. Tiffany, VINO for more than six
years has been a member OF the Phil
ippine Constabulary Service in Minda
rao and Joio.
Lieutenant Tiffany, who has been
spending a leave of absence by visit
ing friends in New York, will leave
next Wednesday for the i2,000-mile
journey back TO his duty among the
supposed head hunters. That they are
not as terrible as their regulations is
shown By the fact that he has trained
a number of them TO serve in his COM
mand.
81 have been asked by friends since
my visit 10 this country on leave of alb
sence,' said Lieutenant Tiffany,
whether the Moros were worth while
race OF people. or was il not true they
were bloodthirsty savages, ignorant
and hopeless for all purposes of civil
cation. Knowing the Moros as well as
do. il really saddened me to learn that
the impression was so general IN TINS
country that the Moros were IN the
same category as that expressed by an
American general when he said that the
only good American Indian was dead
one.
"There are about 100000 Moros; the
majority of them are pagan Mahom-
etans. The Moro is by nature ex-
ceedingly aggressive and high-spirited.
For centuries they have resisted all AT
tempts TO conquer them by force OF
arms. but in the last two years new
methods Of treating the Moros. intro,
duced by Governor +. W. Carpenter ana
Bishop Brent, have worked wonderful
change. | can truthfully say that the
Moros to-day consider the American
people the only real friends they nave
IN the whole wide world.
Kindness Wins Confidence.
"It must be remembered that the
Noros. after their bitter experience un-
der Spanish rule. looked upon the Amer
ican occupation "a simply new at
tempt 10 conquer them with more I'M
proved weapons OF destruction. IL took
great courage, patience and tact 10 meet
the suspicion and covert hostility OF the
natives in the beginning. When the
method OF approach was by the helping
hand instead of rife ball there was
almost immediate response. Inc Moro
is very quick of perception. lie is
brave. outstanding man who does not
hesitate TO look you straight in the eye
and tell you that he don't like you. On
the other hand, | know of no man who
can be more grateful than the Moro II
ne believes that you are sincerely MS
friend
THE non-sectarisn social service
work that Bishop Charles II. Brent Is
doing among the Moros has within the
last two years accomplished wonderful
results. Bishop Brent and his co-worS-
ers. Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, Deaconess
Young and Miss Bufum. have. with the
cooperation Of Governor Carpenter. &C,
complished a vast amount OF practical
good in training the Moros TO become
an asset 10 civilization.
Bishop Brent has now in operation
n very successful hospital in Zamboan-
ga. and an agricultural school has Just
been built and formally opened at In
danan Iolo