CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
7
I have just finished reading my last re
ceived copy of the Indian Helper and
believe I could repeat a good part of it. It
la decidedly a creditable little paper, jnd
I have read it, with unflagging interest
since the first issue (a part of which, by
the way, I believe I was.)
Ab I look back over a somewhat busy
lite, I rhd think of no one enlerprlsp that
appeals more sirongly to rov sympaihy '
than Carlisle. (Ofeoiii'Be I refer to the
school.)
My oonfldoiioeln thecao'iflltv of rh In
(Tan child for development into useful
n anhood and womanhood dates back to
childhood when we meet on equal ground
in sports, boyhood tights and friendships.
In an hour or so I will be visiting the
school at Aracell, on the Island of Durna
rim, where I gathered together about two
hundred little Filipinos, two months ago
and detailed two American soldiers to
teach their young ideas to shoot English
wnrd(?) They display intense interest and in
many ways remind me of the first mstal
mentof Carlislisis.
These islands, Balabac, Paragua, Cal
amines and Cuyos, were under insureoto
rule from the time the Spaniards evacuat
ed, until last June, when I was ordered
over to tflke charge in the name of the
United States Government.
The first month wasdevoted, mainly, to de
fealingalid capturing the insnreetos, and
Bincetbat time we have lieen pushing
schools and inculcating a feeling of con
fidence in the Government among the
There are no insurers in these islands
now and have not been since July, but the
people are poor and ihe problem of how to
aid them In reconstructing their abandon
ed towns, farms and other indnstlal inter
fHtfl is a hard one and necessitates constant
visiting of the different islands and the tak
ing of personal interest in the loci) affairs
of towns and families.
There Is a vast del of difference among
the Filipino", good, bad and indifferent,
indtislrious, lazy and thoughtless, Chris
tialis, Moms and savages (i.e. native,
mountain people, they are a gentle and al
moattl.uidrace, asarule) and it would not do
to forget "John Chiuaman."
The benefits to the Filipinos resulting
from John's presence are many, and much
that, is bad can be laid at bis door.
Otie Chinese merchant married legally to
a Filipino, has two daughters in college in
Manila and is a hearty ujptrte r of educa
tion. During the recent harvest, while older
members of the Filipino families were
compelled to leave town to work in the
fields, this Chinaman provided board and
lodging at his house for some thirty bar-vest-time
orphans, so that they could re
main in school.
"More education, less insurrection, bet
ter business" Is (he way he puis It, when I
asked him why he favored schools for the
Filipinos.
A prejudiced person might perhaps oues
tion the sincerity of his philanthropy. I
didn't elect to evatninecloBely the gift horse
In this case In fact there was no change
to put in valid objection aa he furnished
care, stabling and food.
I can't find it in my hsart to object to
that kind of a Chinaman, even if he doesn't
forget altogether his business in HXtsndiuij
aeharatable hand to tbpouraud ignorant.
As (he Spaniards way, my house is at hts
disposition.
One of tne most honored citizens' of my
territory is a full blood Tairlog.
He is a man of upright character, against
whom no man han a bad word. Even Ihe
Insurrctos against whom he stood out In
favor of law a'd order, sp-iak of him with
respect as an honest man, who lived up to
his convictions.
"Tlie people are ittnormt and have no
heads for independent thought. Untll'the
majority can think for themselves, Inde
pendent, free government is impossiMe'for
the Filipinos" is the way lie Relates his
In either wods, petce. tny cost and
SCHOOLS.
That Is the whole thing in a nut shell
but don't f 'itfet the seloolw.
-Red Man und Helper.