The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-07
FILIPINOS ARE
 ADVANCING
NEW TARIFF LAW WILL BE GREAT HELP TO THE BUSINESS OF
 THAT COUNTRY.
The Schools of the Island Have Made Great Advancements and Many FiIipinos Are Filling Positions.

Washington, Dec, 6.-The march of civilization througA the Philippines and Porto Rico the principal American insular possessions-is pictured in the annual report of Brigaditr General Frank H. McIntire, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
 One most interesting feature deals with the effect upon the Insular Po5s- essions of the new tariff act. For the Philippines the limitation upon the quality of sugar and tobacco that may be exported to the Uuited Stat es has been removed Another measure of relief to Philippines bus mess permits exports to the United States by trans-shipment whereas the exporter had formerly been limited to direct shipments. Export duties upon Philippines products which de- prived the American manufacturer of Manila Hemp of differential were abolished The income tax provisions of the new tariff act were extended to the Philippines, but with the pro- vision that it should be collected by Philippine officers and belongs to The Philippine Government.
 General McIntire regrets the fail ure of Congress ito enact law per hitting the use of forenign material to the amount of 50 Der cent in Phil ippines products entitled to free ad- mission to the United Stetes. He says this would have given a much desired stimulas to the embroidery and lace industry in the islands, which through the schools is being developed.
 Exports to The United States last year amounted to $19,84S,SS5 and were 37 per cent of the total as com pared with 43 per cent in 1912. Sugar shipments, which were the leading factor in this decline, show falling off approximately $5Q00,000 in value.
 Steady and encouraging progress was made during the year in educa- tion; especially in the higher stan dard of instruction in English: in the better school buildings and grounds; in the sounder basis on which indus trial instruction has been organized in the further and very marked inn provement in the American and Fil- ipino personnel of the Bureau; in the efficiency of the administrative side of the work and in the physical train ing of the pupils. Teachers from the l United States have been almost, with | out exception, of excellent preparation | and with the improvement in the | quality of American teachers, that | of the Philipino teachers has kept | pace The latter have been assigned | 70 positions of greater responsibility | and now 115 are serving as supervis- | ing and assistant supervising teach | CTS, which number does not include | 21 Filipino industrial supervisors.
 In view of the complete organiza- l ton of the Philippine University with | all of it's colleges, the policy of send | ing Filipino students to he United | States in large numebrs for their un- l work is being discon- tinued and provision has been made for the appointment of imibed mum | Der of fellows, who have completed | the undergraduate work to ..ake two | to four years postgraduate courses In Europe and America.
 Athletics are bening encouraged | with favorable results and in a Far | Eastern Olympaid in Manila last Feb | Japan and the Philippines took part, -he latter was victorious in every con test except baseball
 Porto Rican trade fell off last year | $6026,411 in imports and $601,S4S in exports out of a total trade of $S6,005,- | 627 Although the sugar shipments | were 16,O00 tons greater than during | the preceding year, reaching total of 3S3, 900 tons, the average price re- ceived-s16 less per ton-reduced the total value by s5,0O0'00O.
 Only 30.9 per cent of the 390,0O5 | persons of school age in Porto Rico | attended school but even at that the | total enrolment was 161,7S5 compar ed with 44S61 at the close of the | Spanish regime. In 1910 owe 6S Der | cent of the .otal electorate were H. llterate.
 Great progress was made on the ir- rigation system during the year and | it is indefinitely established that the total cost of the project will not | exceed s4,00O,00O.
 The sixth year of the operation of the American customs shows the lar gest receipts of it's history, the gross receipts being s4,112,735. This is said to be more remarkable because of the political disturbances in the Republic during the year and tue