Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26


the men who reclaimed them, as we'll
as the recent date of that reclamation.
The non-Christians are divided into
three very distinct classes. First is
the Negrito, the little black man" of
the Spaniards. who has the proudest
lineage of all, for he is all that re.
mains of the aboriginal race Of the
islands. The Negrito is one of the
lowest types of humanity, ranked by
ethnolosists with the Australian
Bushman. He is a little black woolly
headed individual. who has no capac
ity for receiving civilization. There
are only about twenty-five thousand
of him in the islands, so he does not
present a problem. except as he bears
on the much discussed question of the
existence of slavery in the archipelago.
The bulk of the non-Christian PEG.
Piles are Of Malay descent. Some Of
them have a slight admixture of Ne.
CRITIC blood. The hill tribes, Or pagans,
are derived from Malays who invad.
distinct tribes are recognized among
them, half g dozen on the main island
of Luzon alone. The pagans of Luzon
inhabit the mountain province for the
most part in the northern end of the
island, where they formerly held SUI
preme sway. Here dwell the Ifugaos,
the Kalingas. the Igorots, the Apayaos
and others of the head hunting peo-
pies. 1t is hardly fair to speak of
such people as the Ifugaos, with their
wonderfully constructed rice terraces
clinging to the sides of almost per-
pendicular mountains, as savages; but
many of their old customs were saw
age to the last degree
Today it is possible for men Of one
Of these tribes to go about safely in
the territory of another tribe for the
first time in centuries. Their own
raids on their civilized neighbors have
ceased altogether. Educational work
is going forward among them. they
furnish some of the best recruits for
the constabulary, and their progress
in all lines is highly satisfactory
Baguio. the great summer resort of
the islands, is among the pines of the
mountain province
On other islands, the work among
the pagan peoples has naturally not
progressed as fast as in Luzon, but
perfect order. prevails, and education
is beginning. The interior of the
great island of Mindoro is peopled by
a pagan tribe known as the NANCY
ans, whose very number is still mat
ter of guess work 1t is estimated
around $4,000. These people live in
isolated huts. moving from place to
place whenever member of the fam.
lily dies Their strain of Negrito blood
makes them backward. but schools
and permanent villages have been es.
tabished.
Such tribes as these may be taken
as typical of the twenty-five or thirty ',
pagan peoples found in the Philip.
pines. "
The third race of non Christians are
the Moros Of Mindanao and Sulu. The
Moros represent a comparatively re.
cent Malay invasion, as well as the
highest stage of civilization the Malay I!
race has ever reached. They are de-.
vout Mohammedans, men of immense
personal courage, fierce fighters, pir
ates who in the past terrorized the |
whole archipelago. Their number is
estimated all the way from 275 900 to
100000 .... .....
Such are the peoples classed under |
the general head of the none Christian !
tribes In spite of the fact that today |
there is no disorder in any part of
the islands, and progress toward civi. |
lization is most encouraging, it is oh. |
vious that for many years the ,equili. !
brium will be delicate one and the !
situation will continually be fraugh: !
with possibilities. ~. "