Foreman was a traveller in machinery and as such was enabled to
get to all the principal parts of the Archipelago. He was, as he
himself confesses, always well received in the pueblos, and greeted
by the parish priests (friars) and lodged in the convents free of
cost. Although Foreman did not perform vile practical jokes upon
unsuspecting and inoffensive hosts as did the now "commissioner"
Worcester in his travels, he did many things no honorable man would
have done. Although he professed himself a Catholic it was only for
"business" purposes; one has only to read the preface to his book to
find that out.
Foreman was an Englishman, disliked by the English, despised by
everyone he came in contact with; and if the things said of him by
his intimate acquaintances, are true, then he well deserved the snubs
he has lately received all round.
On the 17th of April 1899, before the members of the Schurman
Commission, Neil Macleod testified of Foreman, as follows:
Questioned by Worcester:
Q. Have you read Foreman's book?
A. Yes; I know him personally.
Q. Was he a Catholic?
A. I do not know.
Q. He says so?
A. Yes.
Q. He is an engineer, isn't he?
A. He has been here frequently travelling all over the country,
selling machinery.
Q. You know he attacks the Church?
A. He attacks the church very much, and he ought to be very thankful
to the priests, for they have been very good to him; ...............
....................................................................
considering that he availed himself of their services and hospitality
all over the country, he should have thought twice before putting a
thing like that (his history) into print."
Worcester was fishing for trout and caught a crab. He got enough and
the subject ... suddenly changed.
[39] See Appendix G.
[40] Philippinos: insular Spaniards, or Spaniards born in the
Philippines. Filipino: more commonly known as indio: that is, an
indian native of the Archipelago.
[41] For this decree see Appendix H.
[42] He was conducted from calle Iris blindfolded in a quilez (a
vehicle of the country) to a house which he later on discovered to
be that of Bonifacio, situated in calle Oroquieta.
[43] In an official letter of the Grand Secretary of the Oriente
Español to the Lodge Nilad, dated Madrid 8th of June 1892, the
secretary, warning the said lodge to be careful in the performance
of its labors says: "... not all men, although they profess our ideas
and doctrines, serve for good masons."
[44] "The oath bound (the Katipuneros) as well as the militares
(the rebel army) were to be supported and equipped by several wealthy
persons of Manila, among them D. Francisco Roxas who was in charge of
the maintenance of the rebel army." Testimony of 2nd Lieut Benedicto
Nijaga y Polonio. (fols. 222-224)
[45] See Appendix I.
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