The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-03-31
POSSESSIONS IN
PACIFIC MANY
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spssieaS II ~ PaciNc ar ~ linsted
y N PhitDVipss and Hawaii. Thay
iRciuds also 70 Of tAe Guano Islands,
. portIea Of the sameas SrosA Ouam.
Waks sad Midway: aad Z claim q
Ypp. a. against Japans treaty right
u he island. The supreme coupcii Of
The Leogus ef Nations u u determine
whether zap. which 10 q Grsat i'm
pcrtancs to American csble eomnuni-
cations frusg The Far East shall b.
added TO the Insular holdings Of the
United States.
Count Won BesnstorR speaks FSpeat-
edly 10 his boob, my Threp Ysars,tn
AmsFiea," Of fhe -lmperiaiiatie parry
II the Unit4d Ststss. Jsvensos pubiica.
ticns refer frequsatiy 70 ths Usited
States ~ impevialIst Ia its ambitions.
and even 10 China there are fncttoas
which regard WashIngten With eus-
pielou. Their dlstFust V stimulated hy
the assumption In the United States
u . ho,isr-than-thou attitude OF NJ
truiNm toward the Far East toward
China In particular, naively unaware
81 the national territorial. CONNER
eial and political Interests in the Pa
einc.
No ono familiar with American ira
difions and aspirations 10 likely 10 be-
lIeye that Washington will embark on
= policy u cong2es: or aggrsndize-
meng but -..ss.seNus pretense that
American interests are wholly unselfish
does mors harm than good In the
Philippines alone are more than. lO0.-
900 square miles OF territory and TO-
00O, 900 people. Honolulu IL Of vital
value ~ trading post and naval
strategic point.
In the American Samoas the United
Mates governNens maintains a South
sea soidiery, aud IT Page Pago on the
lsland Of Tutuila, one Of the finest
harborS Of the Pacific. Il has q naval
station. The station lies 1T q trade
rross- roads between North Americas
and Australia. Panama and the Orient.
Tho navy department has superviaion
Df Tutulla, and naval ofi,cers govern
this and Ave 0fher ialands
A Picturesque Soldlsry.
When q native s0ldiery was recruit
a In the Samoas, the naval officers
thought the costume to which they
we're accustomed too undIEnltied for
The service OF the United States. and |
prescribed regulation uniform: bu,
he Fits -Fitas. a. they are called. sur
lered no under the surplus Of clothes
hat they were permitted Considerably
10 return TO their accustomed. Earb. |
The fatigue uniform now cohslsts OF |
/ black kilt or short shirt With .
,righf-rsA stripe around the bottom. .
rather beit. q daEgcf and 4 red tur-
IAN. The dress uniform consists q
he kilt. called . lava-lava, . sleeve
go wAlts cotton shin. the turban and
Ne dagger. TIE native oo,dlery acts |
llso a. = police force. guards prison
m and quella perponal aghts Ia add |
loo to ~ military duties. The men
ire tall. broad-tAouidsfed and good
cooking. and would b. . source u
,rids II more ,AHosSacAns knew they
lad such picturesque AxAtnrA among |
heir forces under arma So
In the Philippines aud 0oAno lsiands
he United States Matroatno native con-
In ali Araogt11 AnAlesA
dstachmeafg g M ptUular
'rmy are on duty ~ REALLY available
. cab.
Most Americans afs faniitAr to NOME
Icxrce With The co1ditlons under
shleh the United 1tntes acquired the
aud Hawaii, and the meth
q Of government there. but many Of
hem forget that the sultan Of Sulu IA
ot merely . comic opcra figure, bat
nee lived ~ Q ruler, and that Leonard
relieved hlm Of kis duties and
or ten years maintained 4 military
The government Of Moro
pnd. ~ well m the rest Of the Phil.
ppipcA Is now civil. and the MohAm-
,edan Moros, who once thought u a
istInctlon ard = privilege to attack
'hststiane. Hive peacefully with the
'iitpinos o. dtfYerrat fsitA, The dry
{ the sword seema 70 hase passed..
nj The day Of the Yearbook TO have
pme, The natives are heinR esiucated
nd the laiands developed agricultural
;. A the proreaa 1oea ahead, the
pmmerrial Interest Of the United
iatea grows proportionatety, and 20
oes The Interest," ef japan.
Tho 1apanese.
AllndNnao h the rsrond largest of
ie Philippine islands lts besi-deyei-
ped agricultural region Ia the fertile
alley Of the Gulf Of Dnvao, here
mertcnn. European aud japanese
ianters have developed magnificent
emp plantations. or late japanese
apttalis,s have bought ny most OF