The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs Makes Annual
 Report
IMMEDIATE GRANT OF
 CITIZENSHIP ASKED
Gen. Mcintyre Renews Recommends. tiOns for Congressional Action Looking Toward Inspection
 of Insular Possessions

Washington, December 29-Approval of the extension of vocational education in the Philippines and the immediate grant of American citizenship to those Porto Ricans desiring it, constitute the principal features in the annual report of Brig. Gen, Frank Mcintyre, chief of the bureau of insular affairs. In his annual report, made public today. General Mcintyre re- news the recommendation for congress sional action looking to the biennial in- spection of the insular possessions by board of visitors made up of representa- tives of the executive and legislative branches of the government.
 Discussing education in the Philippines ane the refusal of Congress to extend an appropriation to help in this work, Gen- eral Mcintyre makes no criticism Of this attitude on the part of the national leg isiature but point out that such fnan- cial assistance might lead to dependence upon this source of revenue and result in complications of a more or less serious character if later this assistance were de- nied."
 Little Education
 ''It is estimated General Mcintyre continues, that probably one-third of the children of school age are now being af- corded opportunities to acquire at least an elementary education and while this leaves a vast number still to be reached, many of whom must pass their whole lives without the benefits of education, it is of no less importance that progress along other lines contribute simultaneous ly with the advance in learning, to raising the standards of living in the Philippines. Improved sanitary conditions, new means of communication, that will open up regions impractcable to reach now, and other public works are not only essen tiel on their own account, but will permit facilities to be supplied where it is impossible to furnish them now eN- cept al unwarranted expense,
 Raise Standards of Living
 Philippine standards of living are only to be raised and Philippine progress gen erally to be encouraged by industrial de- velopment of the Filipino people. The government has well recognized this. and a notable feature of its educa tion is the opportunities it affords for vocational instruction. There Is now an enrolment of about 450.000 Filipino stu dents in industrial courses. and the op- generally for this important instruction compare favorably with op- for such education in the United States"
 English. which is spoken and written by more natives than speak and write any other language, according to the report will become the official court language on January 1, as it long has been the of hcal language in the other branches Of the government
 As to Porto Rican citizenship, General Mcintyre says it is practically the testi- mony of everyone familiar with condi- tions on the island territory that the de- sire for it is the underlying cause of
 T Il is on the language. He points out that has been recommended by the bureau, by successive Presidents and Sec retares of War, besides being promised in political platforms. Tt is very much to be hoped" he concludes. that this grant may be legislatively authorized during the current session of Congress"