The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
EDUCATIONAL AID
VITAL TO FTLIPINOS
Broad Diffusion Of Iearninr
Best Preparation for
Independence.
U. S. METHODS OF HE'LL
~ OSCAR KIHo DAVIS.

MANILA, Jan. 3i.-Americana Nss ,r,.
undertaken such Q task as confront
them when they adopted tho policy n.
"the Philippines for tho F~fllpinos" r..
Cuban experiment Wa nothing co-nrars,
with this. and We treated the Cuban bus,
ness with ar ofrhsnd %abruptness which
fortunately for our good maine, va, ~.
attempted here.
The nrst thing was TO nnd ~, VITA
was In the islands for which we hss ,s,c
Spain 100000. 600. The Philippines Ia,
been surveyed or charted. ~,
scientific study had ever been made {,
their condition. their resources Or the
possibilities. II was up to the America
to do that
The whole thing was new to Us. ",
we're new to tho tropics and 70 TROPICS
conditions Of life. We were now to n,
vast problem OF tropical sanitation A..
| hygiene.
There was a vas. problem In orr4niza
ton. Under such circumstance n.
| American attention was attracted al orc.
| by many matters In which II seemed thai
Immediate and effective reform was I'm
perativs. II WAS a comparatively ess'
matter 20 get the form Of civil govern
| ment established. under American su1.r
| vision and with O large share OF Amer
lean participation.
Even before that was accorpiishrf
volume Of complaint from Ffiipiros as ?
the uncertainty OF land tenur ard ~,
difficulty OF acquiring title had rcache.
American ears. II seemed OF fst i~
| portance for the new authority to devise
some plan to make IL possihl. ard ca,
| for the Filipinos to purchase home az.
small parcels Of land for ( farming rur-
poses and 70 be settled and s~af,gutr1et
In possession and title.
Early Plans Of Assistance.
Plans were under cons.ders'lo and
discussion in the days OF tho lnsurr'r.
ton. and while We were lighting ~.
FIlipinos We were schcming how ".
could arrange matters 80 a. TO- on4bls
them to obtain homes on the ea,iost and
surest terms.
There was a great deal ~ 'all 4'ro'g
the early Americans here about this ma
ter: talk Of how promptly We shou'1 So
tie the question n Of how institutions
would be established to aid the fllip'nos
Prompt action on tho land question va
TeRdTueu AS NOT only rlEUt w ''' 'I
AS Of great importance in the Amer''s'
handling OF the general situation. ard "
all the talk with Filipinos a sres' dr'
was made of this promise by the Amer
cans.
With hits question Of land went 'N-'
Of education. The superficial impression
of the Filipinos held by most All. ~.
then was that they were cXfrtof''ra-'
eager for education.
The Americans recognized clearly ''H'
a broad din OF general 81 l'ttr
was the essential foundation III TIE r'er
aration Of the people for selt-cut,..
inent. This again comported v'tH 80
habit ~ life at horne. and ire u"V
ininistration entered Win euthusIa
this part of It's work.
These three lines Of activit,.
ton. education and prompt hand '-
the land question, naturally cHr~t'. e.
the first numbers in the Amsr'rt. POI
gramme. The land was 20 be made ~ fr'
being educated and trained ~ practice 70
Slightly sub~ordinated to these 's''.'
WAS the great programme Of CO., ~' ,
and industrial development. - '', .
vclopment of the natural resource re- no
islands. which must he accoup't-'-. F
the other tasks are performed tr' 's-'
was involved the first occasion ~ 20,
friction among Americans over tie o-o
Eramme. For this development ~ irrHs
try n M and natural tc>o.r %
MAS to he by Filipinos th.mse'Ne- -- 't'
~ rASSIhtn aud for tI. t.v4.At . f|