| Show Tilt run HTlMs TOD When actual hostllltlc broI aul between tho United HIt < and Ipaln the probablllt Is I that Ih lhllllpln Inlands will I be dra Inla the orte 01 combat Tlui r are 10 this grou nine large Islands 01101 avr a thaualld small ones with a rofulatlan Umated at from 8000 000 to 10000 000 souls No long alter the outbreak of tho Inaurrec tlon In Cuba the natives of the Phlllti > 1 > 10 ro In ann New Iram this part of thft world Is generally scarce but enough nf tho doing of the Spin lords and tho rebels Has been published to warrant tho conclusion that the atrocities on Cuba have been more than duplicated In the Philippines The Insurrection was recently reported suppressed liutlt seems to be maul dering in the ashen and the least breeze would again fan It Into full name Possibly Spain formidable flotllliv now at the Cape Verde Islands would before long bo needed In that far away possession particularly If Japan should conclude that the time In I oplKirlune for taking a hand In the game A umtrlbutor to Iho Independent familiar ivllh the conditions In the Islands tells tho story1 of hpvnlsh nils there According to this account Iho natives consist malnlv of < different tribes ot tho Malay race many ot whom Jive in ft stato of savager Trey nre nil extremely poor became of tho burdens imposed upon them by tho Spanish masters Kvery person over eighteen ears of age Is I required to procure nnnullly a document of Identification the charge for which arles a-rles from ItO to Ut according to the meam of the applicant In ad ditlor to this personal tax there nre taxes on everything ho owns cit or does Tho overage native has little opportunity to work for hire his wages when he finds employment arc often not more than 5 cents per day he Is I usually unable to dispose of his farm products for cash but must ex change them for other commodities At every turn tho poor native finds himself face to face with the dire necesplty ot paying I axes and he frequently spends Ills life In nn Ineffec tuil effort to meet these obligations W hlle nn enormous sum la I thus forced nut of tho Islands most of It finds Its way Intu the pockets of the Spanish oiTclals InstfU ot Into the treasury to le expended nceordlng to the laws Official robbery Is I tho rule tan extent n greater than In the Si anlsh An tllle hreou the are unde grcaler subjection and the officials nre futthcr away from home government questioning The natives are not only ioblHl and maltreated but other more infamous acts of oppression are frequent at the hands of brutal ana licentious eifuclals Groaning under such oppression the halfcastes are perpetually fomenting rebellion In which the nboilglnes assist them Jt Is the lack of arms and ammunition I am-munition that has caused their defeat repeatedly Ulth th aid ot n modern mod-ern nioderate sized net It Is I believed thej would put nn end to Spanish rule over them in a very short time The Philippine native is described as a peaceloving easy going fellon who would slvo no trouble to n humane government When the United States has established civilization In Cuba 001 Porto Hlco icrhaps some other country coun-try might find It necessary to undertake a rlmllar mission In the Philippines |
