Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-04
MACARTHUR ShEW BOOK
A History Of the United States
Written For Filipinos.
PRINTED IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

The work Contains the Declaration
of Independence and Is Intended
For Free Distribution to Natives OF
the Philippines and For Use In
Public schools.
Major General Arthur Macarthur,
military governor of the Philippines,
has compiled and published for the
use OF the Filipinos a condensed his
tory Of the United States, says the
New York World. The book. of q
pages, is issued in pamphlet form and
contains the story Of the discovery OF
America. its industrial development
and an explanation OF the government,
the constitution and the Declaration OF
Independence.
The constitution and Declaration of
Independence are the last articles in
this history. The book Is printed In
| English and Spanish. English on one
page and Spanish on the page racing
| it. General Macarthur in his expiana-
ton Of the discovery does not give the
Spanish any too much credit. The
missionaries are continually referred
/ to as "friars.'
Under the subheading of "The Birth
of the Nation General Macarthur
! tersely explains the cause of the differ
| ences between the American colonists
and Great Britain which led to the
Revolution. He says:
4 A a,l
onies from the mother country was
caused by their growing divergence in
constitutional ideas. This was natural
result of the different institutions
necessitated by the new conditions in
| which the colonists were placed. To
the people of England representative
government meant the representation
of the classes. Representation accord
4 ing to population was new idea born
4 of colonial conditions. When the colo
! mist spoke of no taxation without rep
resentation,' he meant that taxes ought
| to be levied only by a legislative body
In which was seated person known
and voted for by the person taxed"
After telling the Filipinos of the
| struggles of the United States to ac-
| quire territory now a part of the coun-
/ try General Macarthur says, ''The re-
naming territorial expansion of the
! United States was the result of the
war with Spain in 1885,"
He reviews the revolution in Cuba,
the destruction of the battleship Maine
and the act of congress directing the
president to demand of Spain that the
war in Cuba cease War at once en-
sued" says the historian, "and result
ed in complete victory for the Amer
leans"
In no place in this history is there
any mention of the feats of Admirals
Dewey, Schley. Sampson or of the land
operations around Santiago or Manila.
Careful explanations are given of the
framing of the constitution and of the
desire to make each of the legislative,
executive and judicial departments n
check upon the other. OF the presi-
dents powers he says:
'The president In peaceful times is
merely the chief magistrate Oft the ma
ton. He may consult the heads Of the
great departments. but he does not
need to take their advice. For treason,
| bribery or other high crimes or mis-
demeanors the president may be i'm
| peached by the house of representa-
| tives and convicted by the senate, but
only with the consent of two-thirds of
the senators present. But in time of
| war no limit can be assigned to the
presidents powers. His functions then
are almost those of dictator"
The history is intended for free dis
trbution TO the people of the Philip
| pines and for use in the public schools.