The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-13

1 IS . war correspondent and writ |
| or on international affairs. has
L made . perr.nal survey Of condt-
tion- to-day In the philippines for | /
Tho seattle star. Ills stories on /
tho r~~uit. Of this survey are
ESPECIALLY valuable 81 thu time II
when the W..d -feth~- eemmis- /
/ siaa. appointed BY President l /
4 Harding, !. making . similar sur l /
1 vey. 90 det~r,nine What course
| the United states shall parsae
\ With the islands. 4
BY William Philip Simms
Written Expressly for the y. r. A.
MANILA. Aug. - There has
been more rot written about f1lipinos
than probably any other people In
modern timca
Before seeing the Philippines for
myself had somehow got the idea
that the natives were mostly re-
formed hcad.hunters and that their /
favoriie dish was rabbit hound.
Most ftlipincc. ! vaguely thought. |
dressed In n roe string on week days 1
and on special occasions. like the cap
ture Of an unfortunate missionary or
something. they added an extra
string OF colorcd beads.
TIIgY OuT.AMERICAN
THE AMERICANS
The truth IL the average Filipino Is |
the best fox-trottcr. onestepper. hest. |
tator, waltxcr. shimmier and fodder |
that eyer shook couple ankiea-
He dresses in broadway styles. |
probably has a college education.
knows how 20 mix a salad dressing |
better than French waiter and. II
called upon 20 do 50. could make |
Chauncey NJ Dcpcw look 20 his
laurcls AS an aficr.dinner speaker.
First among the guilty come the |
Worlds Fair press agents
There II nearly always . bunch OF ]
MA su psllqIgxs sorsnyr 40 ss,oiosf
Pine natIseA Aush IL always made J
Of the story that their favorite Wand |
IL dog meat and their costume. OF
course. IA abbreviated TO next to
nothingness
LIKE INDIANS TO
THE CoLONISTS
These natives are 10 the mass OF
t'niplnos precisely what the Ameri-
can Indian was to the American colo
ntstx.
One Of the most rvfin~i homes
saw was q Filipino girl. She Was
the kind you would like 10 have
holding on 10 your arm as you
entered rAbbay~. In Paris. con
<~icus that envious eyes would
be ievcicd at ycu--and her.
The moss enthusiastic poker
Players I ever saw. In any cline.
eat o. west. are the natives Of
these vry islands. Poker II the
most American Of indoor sports.
One Of tho mc~t rrfin~d homes
ever had the honor Of entering
WA Filipino home. II Was not
20 elaborate ~ somc ] have sccn.
but In none have ! witnessed
morc beautiful d~vosion between
bro<hsss and sisters and parents
and Children
The hospitality Of the Friipinos II
proverbiai and reminiscent Of the Old |
South. now rapidly disappearing. |
Your hosts cannot DO enough for you- |
Gentle. courteous. they walt on you |
at table. keeping your plate filled /
with specially prepared dishos and.
as one stage or other. never fail to
Introduce you 10 some carefully /
guarded bottle Of rare old Spanish /
wine. or some iIgueur Of which the
host IL particularly proud
NOT LIKE
THEY'RE PAINTED
sun II IL not an uncommon thing |
In America TO see pictures Of grix-
xled old murdcrcrs holding onto the
skulls Of their vics nks. pictures Of
fierce choking negritos staring Wild /
animaieyed out Of trees. pictures
Of nearly mud. females under the
caption Of Filipino Bellies and no
on and 30 forth. all conveying the
Impression that Of such are the PIN. |
lppine islands made up.
There are io.sso.7a0 people In the |
islands. according to the last cen
sus. which Is not yet off the press. |
Only sss.sss Of these belong to the |
semiciviiized category. the non.
Christian class.
church going Christian people. who
TIL the land. live In houses. rear
families and carry on in more order
~ fashion than some communities |
In the United States.
In short, the Filipina. taken
by and large, arc regular folks.
and whether democrats or rrpub-
ficar>, American politicians In
Washington. when they come 10
discuss the question Of whether
or not the people 81 the Philip
pines are rrnxfy for Independence,
viii do well 10 remember this.
There is deep rcsentmnt among |
Filipinos against indiscrsrnfnafe
charges that the F-ilipinos are not
T''fit" 10 become American citizens:
that they are menace TO our civil.
zation::' and such talk.
Whether the fiiipinos are granted
their independence or retained under
the United States flag. some senator's
and congressman back home will
have 70 curb their language II they
wish Filipinos TO retain a shred Of
their affection for America
In his next story Simms gives
you his own vEws rs 10 what &C
ton United States should take
with the ISLANDS.