The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
1PNOS. SEEKING INDEPENDENCE,
HAVE ADVANCED IN 20 YEARS FROM
SEMI-BARBARISM TO CIVILIZATION


. ing and other individuals pursuits
! were constantly being in'erfered with
by rowing bands OF outlaws who had
known no other occupation for years
PROFOUND IGNORANCE
The Islands were found 10 be IN
a state Of wide ignorance, Only l.e
per cent ~ the population at that
time received superior education while
SIS per cent OF the population over
ten years of age We're wholly illiterate
!. and 80 per cent could write in no
language. Sixty eight per cent OF the
population ~ voting age could neither
read nor write in any language"
After giving This outline Of the con-
sltjons Which confronted the Aneri-
cans when they undertook the ad-
fnIaistratton or The Philippines. Cen
eral Walcutt then proceeded To set
forth The facts of American accomp-
I.shment 10 said;
Peace ana order now prevail
throughout the Islands. II IL safe 70
travel anywhere in the Islands with
out carving a weapon There are
no America troorS maintained In the
Islands AT the present time for the
purpoee Of naintaing peace and order.
THE corstabufary consist OF 1853
officers, mortfy Fllipinos. and 5,50S
enlisted men. They have served as a
military force 20 Keep order and SUP
press fnsurrectior. They are also very
efficient its a1xliIaries in sanitary
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t'V'Vp'i ana me aNe'aEe annual aeat
II 'iii-'il .a0 1iNedFfe cati DC
eStitnated Al ~ eoo.
Dhrlng Inc year wv there &C
ctrF"n IN inc provinces 5s casrs anu
"a" o"aths, ana IN we city OF Mania
| 'hefe were reporter three caSes ana
TWO oehths'
mere were le'ouo,oVo vacclhauors
performed IN the Phlilppfne ls1ard
since American occupations which Is
fespohNlnie Tor inns Affnost unbeleV"
aole reduction In the death rate from
this dread disease
ihH REPORTS or ne cirf'sf vacrfn atr,r
, III the spanish regime show That from
: NoVNIn Der !, IVA. TO November 20
is*s, rofhl or s,hSe VACCINATIONS
4 were performed
= 'Hf1nfs tff~ T--''r 81 1872. the nrS'
!. year Of American control, total OF
toS.sS vaccinations were performed
IN Manila alone
''R~rt-b bari formerly csus~d hun
i dreds or deaths annually In govern
menf institutions. After extended re
} search IL was found that the u~e al
poi'shed r1ce AS the main article on
met bore dlrect relationship TO the
incidence cf the disease. On Mny 4
1910. an executive order WAS ISSUED
/ pohioiunf the use OF polished ric'
r IN the government institutions am
ne @H"cf OF 'he sun9'ftutfons OF Urn
! polished rice WIS very soon apparent
RI" ffEfsfFfsNSHf VICTIMS NOW
y turing tine year or isos total o
, s44 deaths from berf~beri was reg
ls'ered al me cdhon ieper colony Fo
the TWO years endfng June 30, 1914
CURING Which ftne unpoTshed ric
= Wig FURNISHED. total or three DEATH
rom the olSeaSe occurred Al Blnh1'
prison s'fniiar results we're obtained.
II ~ pronaoie that about 1000
, cases OF IepFosy existed in the isiaud'
In SsS.
Inc necessHy Tor the segregation
r oi t"p"ra was Iecofsnized hu, oeyon'
lhc lsioatlor OF hmieed numher .
= cahes al Fan iHzaro hospital, In Ma
nhA' ana '~" srnolier institutions II
q lhe pro S1ncess hothinE definite wa
accomplished unri May zoos, whe'
, the present cotony AT Cuhon wa
. opened
= oh May 1s' lFVo, Sbe lcp~rs wer
, lnnoeo Al the Culion leper colony
wh1cn Is situated on beautiful is.an'
IN inc southern seas, and now wider
, KNOWN as the tare"s' and one or tn
eest insthut1ons OF It's kind In tn
world
LETTERS SEGREGATED
More man 'oo icpers hav" been
segregated At tuton since Its open
lng Th"y have almost self govern
ing colony, ana the inmates have beer
MADE happy and comfortable In 1911
total OF 4. $50 iepers were segr esat tee
az tuhon- The nunhe OF new case
ehcouhtrtea o"tslde the colony Is nov
greatly diminished