Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

IAN analysis of what the United States
has been doing in the Islands Will snow
that the big effort has been directed to
preparing the Filipino for the increased
responsibility given him and for the
further responsibilities which he must
hereafter undertake. A government or
law and order in operation before his
eyes is direct duplication of teaching
by example. This nation has sought to
educate and give . common language to
the Filipino, while. at the same time. im-
proving his physical condition and in
creasing the opportunity of intertribal
communicate
The Filipino has been given more
power in his government than is eXer-
cised by tany, oriental people. and all the
agencies which are. supposed to work
for the advancement of a people in popu-
lar sef-government are being used to
the greatest practicable extent for the
Filipino
The progress made by the educational
system of the Philippines is remarka ble-
\ program for Industrial instruction in
the public schools has been carefully
worked out and includes most OF the i'm
portant Philippine industrial activities.
Some Industrial instruction is given to
every pupil passing through the primary
and intermediate grades.
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Heretofore the policy has been in
students to this country annually for
education in our institutions of higher
learning at the expense of the Philippine
government. Under that policy this bu-
reau had considera BILE to do looking after
such students. But the complete organi-
cation of the Philippine University at
Manila with all of its colleges. has
operated to discontinue this policy.
I'm its place provision has been made
for the appointment of a limited num-
Der Of fellows, who have completed their
undergraduate work. to enter graduate
colleges and universities in this country
and Europe for from two to four years
additional study.
THE financial and purchasing work
we do for Porto Rico is much the same
as that we do for the Philippines, al
though the financial matters are handIed
under somewhat different system. The
Philippine government has larger de-
mands because II is more nearly autono-
nous. 1t has its own various govern
mental agencies, its own post office de-
partment, its own system OF pubic nm
provements, paid for out of its own reNe-
nues. and the like. Porto Rico, more
nearly like territory, is different Har-
Dor improvement work in Porto Rico is
done by our army engineers. as IN this
country; its lighthouse establishment
is part of our own, us postal system
merely the extension of ours, and SO on.
..The activities Of this bureau in the
Dominican Republic are wholly concern
ed with the collection of the republics
customs revenues. They proceed quietly
and in order despite occasional political
disturbances in the country.
1T will be recalled that We estab-
lished this practical receivership under
the modus vivendi of 1905. which con-
tinued to July 81, 1907. when We began
collections under the convention of Feb
ruary 8 of that year. Under the modus
vivendi we collected more than $6,OJN.-
COO and under the convention We have
collected to the close of the fiscal year
1913, $21.749.25 9.SS. During this last
and sixth-fiscal year We collected the
largest customs receipts of the entire
receivership, the gross receipts being
more than 100000.
During the year the volume of the
foreign trade OF the republic continued