The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-30
IS
TO Be GRANTED
PORTO RICANS
CHIEF or BuREAU oF tNsULAR
AFFAIRS APPROVING OF ". As
WELL A. EXTENSION or VocA-
TIoNAL EDUCATION ~ PHIL
tppINEs.
SPECIAL To rHE JOURNAL

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Washington. Do Ea-Appr6,uI 1f
.Hr extension ~ vocational education
H ths Philippine and ths Immediate
rra1f ~ American rItiEsnship 20 thoss
Porto Biaans DESIRING u crnstitufs
ne principal features fn the annual
report 90 nrtE Gen Frsnb Mcintyre
chief of ire Bureau ~ Insular Anairs
in hiH annual report mafs public to-
oaF. Gen MeIulgre rcnrwa the recon
menfator Cor rauKfeasionaf acfion
luokinE tu tHr biennial inspection of
thr insofar possessions bv e board 81
visitors made up ~ reuresentativ@s
~ ffa executive aud legislative
hraurhrH HF enc government
Discus. education iu the Phnfr-
pines Hr" the refusal ~ congress %
extend appropriation % help in
thiT vrF. Gen Mcintyre makes no
criticism 81 fffs attitude on ths part
~ fhr national legislature hut points
1ut that such financial assistance
might -Irlf f1 dsptndsnrc upon this
source uf revenue and result in con-
piicafi1u ~ more 0r less sertsus
charactrr r later tlis 1ssistanoc we're
aented
SCHOOLING one THIRD.
'Tt al rFumat0d.F Gen. Mainfyre con-
tnues. athat probably one bird o. the
children of school aEe are nov being
afforded opportunities o. acquire a.
least or elementary slucation. ard
while ffIr leaves g vast number suu
90 b. reached many 20 whom must
uEsa their whole lives without the
hrnentH 0f rfucafi1n 90 Ia % 20 less
imroran.e that urorross along other
lines contribute simultaneously with
the advan.e ir learning to raisinF the
standards ~ living in the PHILIPPINES.
Improved sanitary conditions. new
means 0f Communication. that viii
open up rerons imuractfcahie 20
reach ngut ard other public works are
not only essential on their own ao-
count hut win permit educational "a
rIHfias 20 be supplied here n is I'M
possible n Furnish them now except
Bt uuvHrrautsd expense.
RAISE LIVING sTAhDARDa
Philippine standards % living are
only to he raised and Philippine prog
reaa generally 30 he encouraged by tn
duHtrial development - tke Filipino
people The phliprins government
has wen recognized tins. and e not
able feature ~ its educatioh IL the op-
portYnities Go affords for vocational tn
HtrurtIou. There r. now an enroll
meut of about sto oe8 Filipino stu
dents in Industrial courses and the
nupur.uuhies generally f1r this TIM
uurfsnt instruction compare favorably
wh opportunities for such education
i1 fhe United states
EnFliah which Ia spoken and written
bv more natives than SPEAK aud wriis
ans other language. accordinw 90 ths
report HT become the ufnriai court
IauruaEe on January T. as % lonr has
been fhe umriai language iu ths other
branches 1f TIE government
AZ a. Porto Htran citizenship. Gen
Mcintyre savH Co Co practically the
testimony 81 everyone famiIiar wfth
condition Hf ne Island territory that
Ihe desire Cor u e. fne undeTiyiug
cause r. whatever political aud social
usreef there lr H1 the language tie
points ##f .n.f eIHEeuahIp has been
rsrHmwfHIeI hs fha gureau. hy sue
reeHITr presidents anH aecFetaffes %
war besides HFI1E promise IN political
rIsfFHrwH cue EH rrr murE fn ha
hoped HH rHHr.HHes #THaf frIs grant
may nt IrEsIafIrsiT authorized dur
lnE lhr -urrrnt session af congress