Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-08
MARCH OF PROGRESS
THROUGH INSULAR
POSSESSIONS IS
PICTURED
Steady and Encouraging Ad-
vance in Development and
Education Reported by
Chief of Bureau.
TARIFF OCT BENEFITS,
OFFICIAL DECLARES

OFFICIAL DECLARES
Washington. Dee s.--The march
OF civilization through the Philip
pines and Porto Ric0--the principal
American insular possessions Ills pic
turod i'm the annual report of Briga-
der General Frank a. Mcintyre,
chief of the bureau of insular az
fairs.
one most interesting feature deals
with the effect upon the nsular pos
sessions of the new tariff act. For
the Philippines the Imitation upon
the quantity Of sugar and tobacco
that may be exported 90 the United
States has been removed. Another
measure of relief TO Philippine bust
ness permits exports 90 the United
states by transshipment, whereas the
exporter had formerly been limited
to direct shipments. Export duties
upon Philippine products which de-
privCd the American manufactures
81 Manila hemp OF diilercntial were
abolished The income tax proVi-
sions OF the new tariff act were cX-
tended 20 tho Philippines but with
the proViso that IL should De coll
loctcd by Philippine officers and be-
long TO the Philippine government
General Mcintyre regrets the fall
ure Of congress 10 enact a law per-
hitting the use OF foreign material
to the amount OF 80 per cont in
/ Philippine products entitled 10 free
admission Ga the United states Re
says this would have given much
desired stimulus 10 the embroidery
and lace industry in tho islands.
which through the schools is being
I developed.
y Exports to the United States last
NHr amounted Co Sl9.NfN.NNj aud
+ were o. per cent of the total as COM
pared with i3 per cent in 1912. sugar
shipments. which were the leading
factor in this decline. show "a falling
OF approxlmating 5000. 900 in value
4 Steady and encouraging progress
was made during the year in educa
/ ton, especially in the higher stan
idard Ht instruction in English, In the
better school buildings and grounds
in the sound"r basis % (Which indus
trial instruction has been organized
In the further and very marked Inn
provemcnt In the American and Fiji
pino personnel of the bureau. IN tn,
efficiency OF the administrative sid,
of the work and n the physical train
ing of The pupils Teachers from
The United states have been almost
without exception, OF excellent prep
uratlun and with the Improvement To-
the quaNt, OF American teachers that
of the Filipino teachers has kept
to positions of greater responsibility
and now il5 are SERVING as suporvis
ing and assistant supervising teach.
ors which number does not uclud,
% Filipino industrial supervisors.
IN Wow of tho complete orgunizo-
ton cot the Philippine university with
an OF its colleges. the policy uf send
ing Filipino students to the United
states in large numbers Tor their un.
dcrgriduato work is being diseouUn
ucd and provision has been made foi
the appointment of limited uumbt'
OF fellows, who have completed thci
undergraduate work, 90 take two g,
fuur-ycar POSTGRADUATE courses 10
EUROPE ana America,
Athletic arc being encourage
with favorable results. and in "a Fa'
Eastern Olympiud i'm Manila last Feb
ruarN in which teams from china
Japan ana tho Philippines took part
the latter was victorious In every con
test except baseball
Porto Bican trade fcll of last yoal
$6,O26.ill In imports and s60l,S4S h
imports uut of total trade of $50,
o03,625 Although the sugar snip
meutf were $4,000 tons greater thar
during the preceding year, reachn'
q total of &s3.N0o tons, the avvrug
prize received $40 less per ton-ro
ducod the total value by $5,oo0,oO0.
only 500 per cent OF the $4,000
persons OF school age in Porto Big
attended school but even az that tn
total enrolment WAS l6l,7N5, com
pared with 1861 at the close OF IA
Spanish regime. I'm 1910 over u
per cent of the total electorate wcr
ilhtorlto.
Great progress was made on tho To-
rigutIon system during thg year an
10 is indefinitely established that IN
total cost of the project will not cN
Good $4,000, 200.
Tho sixth yrar of the operation q
the American reroiNership of the Do
m,uicuu customs shows ,hc hrgei
receipts ui its history, the gross ~
, coipts being ti,ll2.I35 This is sal
Co be moro remarkable because q
the political disturbances in the r.,
public during the year ana the vo
ump OF foreign TRADE d. continuing {
expand, American goods constitutin
, CD per cent OF ali the imports.
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