Bisbee daily review., 1913-12-07
AMERICAN INSULAR
 POSSESSIONS ARE
 MARCHING FORWARD
Gen. Mclntyre's Report Tells of Beneficial Effect of New Tariff on Philippine Conn- meTce
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lines and Porto Rico-the principal American insular possessions-is pie tured in the annual report of Briga- dter General Frank H. Mcintyre, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
 One most interesting feature deals with the effect upon the lnsuiar pos sessions of the new taliff act. For the Philippines the limitation upon the cNantity of sugar and tobacco that may be exported to the United States has been removed. Another meas ure of relief to Philippine business permits exports to the United States by trans shipment whereas the ex- porter had formerly been limited to direct shipments. Export duties upon Philippine products which deprived the American manufacturer oI aani.a he,ap of a differential were ab-lished. The income tax provisions of the new talin .,ct were extended to the Phil ippines but with .ha proyiso that it should be collected by Philippine of fcers and Belong to the Philippine government.
 General Mcintyre regrets the fail ure of Congress to enact law permit ting the use of foreign material ts the amount of 50 per cent in Phil ippine products entitled to free ad- mission to the United States. He says this would nave given much desired stimulus to the embroidery and lace industry in the is ands. which through the schools is being developed.
 Exports to the United States last year amounted HJ $19,S4S.SS5 and were 37 per cent of the total as com pared with AS per cent in 191. Sugar shipments, which were the leading factor in this decline, show a falling of approximating s5.OOO,OOO in value.
 Steady and encouraging progress was made during the year in educa- ton: especially in the higher stand ard of instruction in English in the better school buildings and grounds; in the sounder basis Cn which indus trial insJuction has been organized, in the furtherance and very marked imp sovement iH the American and Phflippine personnel of the Bureau; m the efficiency of the administrative side oF the work and in the physical training of the pupils. Teachers from the United States have been almost, the quality of American teachers, aration and with the improvement ln without exception. oT excellent prep that of the Filipino teachers has kept Pace. The latter have been assigned to positions Of greater responsibility and norg I15 are serving as superyis- ing and assistant supervising teacn- ers, which number does not include 2l Filipino industrial supervisors.
 In view of the complete CrganIza- ton of the Philippine University with all of it's colleges. the policy of send ing students to the United States In large number for their undergraduate work is being discontinued and pro vision has been made for the ap- poiutment lCf a limited numaer oi fellows. who have completed their underestimate work to take two 10 four year post-graduate courses m Europe and America.
 Athletics are being encouraged with favorable results and in Far East ern Olympiad in Manila last February in which teams from China, Japan and the Philippines tdok part, the latter was victorious n every con test except baseball.
 Porto Rico trade fell of last year s65. .O2s.l1 in imports and ssol,o4s in exuorts out oI a total trade or sss. eos. .627. Although the sugar ship ments were 16,O0e tons greater thar during the preceding year. reaching a a-tal of ss3, 1000 tons. the average 1rice receiyed-s16 less per ton-re- duced the total value by s5,0o0 ,0t0
 Only sO.9 per cent of the S90,eVJ persons of school age in Porto Rico attended school but even at that the total enrolment was i6l.7S5 com pared with 44,s61 at the close cf the SUHn1Sn TEEllbt. III i"AN cent of the total electorate were H. ! literste.
 Great p-ogress was made on the irrigation system during the year and i. is indefinitely established that the total cost of the project wih nor exceeI sGeo0.O0o.
 The sixth year of the opsrH1'e''' cg the American customs shows me largest receipts of its history the sross receipts being s.112.TS5. This is said 10 be more remarkable because of the political disturbances m the Republic during the year ana she so., ,,na of foreign trade Is continuing ,o sxpapd. American goods constr ..sSot. Q psr. cent, of all tks siJapcrtsss TO OBSERVE TusEeculosls DAY