Show 1 CITY OF MANilA AND FILIPINOS l i Frank Prank J. J Hewlett Writes Interesting Inter of esting Description Philip Philip- 1 t pine Life as He Is Seeing It 1 p I t for or The Republican o Of f 4 o f 4 Frank J. J who I is h on f 4 ff f fa a 0 business ls trip through Japan 4 f China Chinn an and th the Philippine Island v writes an fin Interesting IUn tel cl- 4 f fIn In Ing of or conditions In Manila and f 4 I 4 the Philippines for today today's f ff fi i f lIean 4 t tu u 4 i i Manila Philippine Islands April 29 1909 We Ve co arrived In Manila all O O. K on or the tho S. S S. S of or the Manila ant and Chino China line lne It IL Is their hot season an flit fl- fl It Is a re regular ular Business i 1 Bood and good and the United States State govern govern- rn o mont nent Is making ot some somo great groat rat improve improve- especially lI In re regards to harbo facilities Rut But there thero Is a n here liere that Is far fur from being Batista tory ton to tho the Americans The 1 Filipino con congress Is no now In ses- ses slon Their term Is three months Tt The upper house Is called the commission t The iThe The lower house tho assembly line nc ne of of nr the tho first bills passed was to raise their salaries to t thirty hi rt pesos per day dav k which Is equal to lc 1 United States paid gold old Another bill 1111 Just JURt passed the Assembly making Spanish tho the official v language un e until 1916 Several Se member r t. t q q have ha not Pt l arrived from the tho III distant I Islands and anel over halt half tho the term torm Is over Don't Dont ont know whether the they are rHe yet ct In Informed Informed In- In formed In ro regard to Yankee cuteness T I of or f stopping ln th thA IhA clock the Cue last day all ali looking wise and continue grinding ouTI out I troubles To cap the le legislative e climax cli cli- I max ten members have r got tho strIke to fever f They ha have boon out for nine offended trivial tri trl- days das becoming over or some vial matter I have only lilly referred t th tv t. h K H tOW few ew Items Hems In the Comedy of Errors Er gr IrI r I-r- I but the truth Is Is they have ha been more like children leils- leils i The lan language uR o Is hi unfamiliar lar larto to me tue or I would enjoy attending a few sessions The Tue Filipinos are a good good- 11 natured lH class of ot people but there thero Is no JIO question but hut that tho they thoy are aro only In the tiie A B ii C class of self government o t. 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Voi V s i 1 Must 11 01 t Dominate During Durin the tite last visit of ot now President President Prest- Prest dent Taft to Manila he hl notified them In a n kindly wa way that the tho privilege of ot meeting In a n 1 legislative e boll body as rep rep- es of ot the tue people was tho the gInor girt gIn of or congress s and amI that unless the gift wa was lI used ed to the satisfaction of ot that ho body r It had the thc power to tako take It back Tho The Filipino ship shil of ot will vIll havo have to tobe tobe be he guided b by hands neither swerving s swen I Ing to the right or to the tue left lert not using such harsh measures A as tho the Spanish and at the tho same samo time Uncle Sam Ham tm If It he lie wants to hold the respect of or the natives must not be he as ns lax lac I handling handling- them In the future for 01 It Items ems Acorns to be tho tim universal coral opinion here late of-late that the Americans are gradually grad grad- losing prestige e. e Have IJa talked with many of or the tue business business busi busi- ness floss people here and anil the they are arc extreme extreme- 1 ly anxious to have e the the- tarl tariff que- que question lIon settled ll for au all time A few fl flother other 0 minor evils e eradicated then foreign Corein capital which Is tl very e capricious in ira Its Whims will pour In here hero und and develop the resources of ot these splendid ld Islands Manila Is destined to be he a great rent port III In the near future futuro Next t week the big Pacific liner S. S S. S Manchuria tons will anchor here herc and other equal equal- J ly y lar large e lia have e BI signified their Intention rf making this port It H In Is a It twp days das sail Rail front from Manila to Hon Hong Kon Kong live ilvo days claf to Shanghai China live five days to Singapore eleven en to Colombo find end only q thirteen da days 8 tO i fri J or ii J f tt t 7 I f trie street car cr r l' l s. s Ire lu that you j f c n cin n rill on for two hours 0 at t a time In one Olle to Fort Foit and the 1110 in t. t old fashioned Spanish town ton of ot Conductors and men IDen are uro alt all natives native R. R They The Theore are ore dressed In neat khaki suits with caps to match mutch They The Thear ar ar polite and andel el very accommodating ac ae- commo to tourists The greatest mo mode e of travel tm is wheeled two carriages carriages car car- ps tin drawn by Iy sturdy Filipino ponies A A. few years ago iJo the Chinese tried to Introduce U here and met tact with complete failure The fhe natives threw stones at al them their heaped numerous numerous numer numer- ous In Insults on them many times ran Into their lI light ht vehicles with their ta heavy Y wa wagons drawn b by bl big water vater buffalos until the thc Chinese were forced to o gl up tho the business an anti and return to the more moro satisfactory lU factor WU way of or earning a Q livelihood 1 keening shou for they the theare are natural born tra traders and here hereIn In Iii Manila have 0 n. n hold in the tho mer- mer line It ll Is the middle of or tho the hot season and e everybody Is after coall coding n not ot bever bever- a ages es There i is a lar largo large artificial Ice hero here with 11 a an Immense t trade e The Tho San n MI Miguel uel Brewing company compan has has' hasa A a a. monopoly of or th the tho draught b per beer er bust bust- ness tieRS their franchise extending four more mor years year ca have Havo been Informed that the company ha has cleared six over ever tail tail- lion dollars since American occupation I s Our Our room overlooks the tho Pal v river rl Mand and you you ou CUM can hardly help hut but envy the natives a as they along the tho In tn their houseboats hll About all the clothing they thoy wear are arc their MI b unit suit They tire re contented with the work aligned theta them Jf It 11 agitators agi- agi 1 Si will ave it-ave them rilon alono lone for Cor oven i ovenIn In in the Philippines there are or many that thai seem to como come fur for the special purpose of ot stirring up Ut strife strite Are re The fhe 1 Filipino women as a r rule lCJ have o qualities to the men The dress Iress neat and ate are conscientious with their husbands husband's earnings They earn carry heavy bundles on ott their heads beads While I. I I am writing ot this title one just passed m mj my window with a u u coffin coflin on nor her head heat t painted Panted blue Men women and even the the children smoke All 1 seem cem to enjoy en enjO en- en jO Joy It und anti HO un doubt consider It on one of ur the tho necessary pleasures of life r lre r r. r r Was VaS IS Ocr aver ver to Cavite Ca yesterday an arid and rode In a steam launch oyer oer the cx cx- exi ex i S act course where Hewey had his great eat tt naval nl na battle Nut Not a I vestige e r remains remain of ot tho the sunken Spanish h battleship Al Alt ha e have he been en removed and most roost of ot the tho l Iron sold at hung HonK Kon Kong Iong for old oM Junk Returned to Manila by train trin The road so I was Informed was con con- conI I b by English h capital Is f a thriving trl business and l is a pleasing and antI Instructive ride a ne 8 we travel L through the little Itlo vla villages et around the bay ha and watch the Filipinos In their native natho environments en t I FRANK J. J HEWLETT |