I want to read something that is pretty good authority upon this subject. coming from the source from which it emanates. I hold in my hand a copy of the Military Notes on the Philippines. issued from the AdjutantGenerals Office of the War Department in September last. 1 find the following language. on page 21. concerning the disposition. character. and habits of the people: . The Philippine Malays are a superior race to many other Asiatic peoples. Orderly. amiable. courteous. honest. and exceedingly superstitious. they are easily influenced upon professions of Christianity. Like most tropical people. their efforts are intermittent rather than steady. their wants are readily provided for. and they take life easy. * * * The inhabitants are generally iractablo and amenable to government. and generally not hostile to foreigners.
Identified stereotypes
The speaker generalizes about Philippine Malays as being orderly, amiable, courteous, honest, superstitious, and easily influenced by Christianity.