The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-01-30
carmen AGUINALO0
IN WASHINGTON, D. c.
Daughter OF Old Filipino
Warrior Makes Hit In
u. S. Capitol

When General Emilio Aguinaldo
was leading the Filipino army against
tho American forces twenty years
--ago he probably little dreamed that
81 some day a daughter of his would
visit the city of Washington and
would be given a great reception at
q The famous Congressional Club! And
that the wives of 100 members of
the American Congress and two wives
of members of the Presidents cabinet
would call upon her to pay their re-
sspectsl
But all this actually happened
'.shun Miss Carmen Aguinaldo, his
-nineteen-year-old daughter, visited
Washington recently. And those
vxIyes of the American statesmen ex-
fprsssed themselves as both charmed
saBd surprised at the refined, tactful,
college educated miss who greeted
EherR.
Miss Aguinaldo was simply de-
lightful," was the expression of one
,cSnEressman's wife. "She was very
modest, yet she acted so natural and
4hcroughly at home that she captivat-
-esu everybody"
On another occasion while in Wash
5lngton Miss Aguinaldo was given
real ovation by a Filipino-American
audience when she recited "My Last
Farewell" poem of Dr. Jose Rial,
the Filipino martyr.
Miss Aguinaldo IS a student at the
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
While in Washington she was the
guest of Mrs. Jamie c. deVeyra, wife
OF one of the resident commissioners
from the Philippines. The Capitol
zluilding and the Congressional libra
~ appealed particularly to the
yonng Filipino, while the beautiful
sights FROM the Washington monu-
znent thrilled her with delight. When
asked how she liked America, she
smiled and answered:
f'It is a wonderful country. l didn't
like the winters at first, but since
have learned how to skate l am hav-
ing fine times. All the Americans
whom / have met have been very good |
10 me. My friends in Urbana and my
classmates in the university are just |
lovely, but l cannot help feeling |
homesick at times because l am miss
ing my father. My coming here was
indeed a great sacrifice for him, for |
we are very close. He is so good to |
me"
Miss Aguinaldo is intensely patri- /
otto. She does not conceal her re-
sentiment when she hears or reads of
a misrepresentation of the Filipinos.
at is unfortunate, she once exclaim-
ed in a voice full of sadness, that my |
country and my people are hardly
Known, much less understood, by the
lpeople of America"
Politics is tabooed in any CONVERSE
ton with this Filipino maid. She
sYades The topic by replying that she
is too young to express opinions on
things political. "All can say" sh9
declares, sis that | share with my
Nsalher in the desire for independence
for my native land. There is no ques-
zion about our being able to govern
ourselves.
-Filipinos declare Miss Aguinaldo
mas a genuine Filipino temperament
that is, she does not believe in the
occidental custom of dates" between
young men and women. She does
not see anything wrong in it, she
says, but it is such a violent de-
parture from the custom IN the Phil
,sppines that she cannot adopt it,
You might laugh at me-" she
Sad, but l cannot go out with one
single escort unchaperoned. l SIM
ply can't. will go back to my coun- ,
Try with the soul of Filipino"
a newspaper in one of the large
American cities that Miss Aguinaldo |
visited expressed the opinion that she |
wonld no doubt be greatly impressed |
by the sight of street cars and some of
the fine residences she would see, !
but the truth is the young lady was
raised in Manila, where she has seen
an np-tO-date street car system all her
life.