The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
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TEN of government worked with ever
decreasing smoothness.
Spain's oppression induced many in
surrections. In August 1897, after
a devastating war of nearly year,
the principal Filipino leaders were
bought off by the offer of large
sum and the pledge of certain re-
forms Half the promised money was
not paid and the better conditions
never came. There were fresh out
breaks in 1898, but the entrance of
Deweys fleet into Manila bay opened
the last act in the drama. There was
but a crumbling fabric left for Spain
; to lose.
1t is generally admitted that when,
on that eventful morning, the gun
boat of certain nation, whose naval
officer was none too friendly to the
American hero, began to get in the
way for making trouble, an English
commander Immediately placed his
lship so that any meddler's blow to
the Star and Stripes would also be
an offense against the Union Jack.
Surely, blood is thicker than water"
as said our American Commodore
Totnall in 1859 when he moved from
, a neutral position at the Taku forts
to carry relief to the British marines
who were being temporarily WOrsted
by the Chinese.
Praises belong to the people who
are now the assigns of the ages in
the development of civilization and
religion as attendant factors in the
contamination of their desire to raise
child race to mans estate. Amer
lea is to be credited with large serv-
ice in the Philippines. The nation is
showing just cause for her presence.
Coming with power, her stay is
marked with progress. Old Manila
was swamp infested. Boa constructors
crawled up from dark recesses and
entered dwellings-as was the case
in a missionary's home ten years ago.
Now, beautiful boulevards are laid out
over great areas recovered from
weeds and water. The finest hotel in
the orient is on such soil. The new
city is being constructed according to
an artistic plan. Outside the ola
. walls one feels he is in surroundings
akin to Pasadena, Cali. At Christ
mas time the verdure is glorious.
Commerce is immensely increasing.
AS one item showing something OF
the development accomplished even
). in the uncertain political conditions,
it may be stated that the trade with
, Hawaii in the year ending June ~,
1903, was 81 millions, and in the cal
endar year 1912 it amounts to 50
millions, an increase of over 100 pei
cent in a decade. The total commerce
of the Philippines for the fiscal year,
ending June Goth last, is the most re-
markable in the history of the islands.
y The foreign trade amounted to quar-
ter more than for any preceding year.
, The exports were twice as large as
. those for any year prior to American
y occupation. Manila harbor is to be
a one of the best and busiest in the
. world. Once assured of the purpose
h of our government, money will work
i, wonders in these fertile fields.
j. But while Uncle Sam is thus seen
to have brought material advantage
y to the Philippines, his coming has
h been an educational and, we trust,
l. moral benefit as we'll. There is no
e bleeding of a subject race here; in
S deed, there is no apparent motive but
l. to take up the white mans burden
n in bringing a needy people to their
|. highest possible attainments. Schools
e have been established all through the
islands. At the present time there
], is an enrolment of 100000 pupils,
n with some 900 Americans and 5000
If Filipino teachers Books, pencils,
d states, sponges, ETC., of the best quail
n ity, are furnished free. The enthusl
n asm of the youth for training is
D. source of keen JOY to those who are
j. looking for day when ignorance and
b. superstition shall be done away. The
n. first departments of great univer
Is sity are already at work in the CAPT
ct tai. The Bureau of Science would
n grace Washington. Instruction in vo
10 cational as well as cultural. Every
I'd six weeks, one hundred or more young
IS women are graduated from course
le in the exquisite embroidery for which
IL the islands are becoming noted. As
~ the director of education said to the
pt last class, this enterprise will make
e. many of them the richest women II
le their respective communities yer!
err soon The government is helping tt
ly provide material for the work and tt
r. find market for the finished PROD