Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
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MANILA. r. Il. May 1s.--Achieve-
ments or the Wood administration IN
the Philippines include the better ad,
ADMINISTRATION of public health, and pos
sibly the courts of justice: the extern
sion Of public education and the com
pletion Of important public works.
TO these should be added the opening
OF two more minor ports Of the
islands az ports Of entry and AZ load
Al System og military discipline has
been established In the health service.
The medical officers are ranked and
uniformed. enjoying graduations Of
| promotion. Wood personally super
yises the service. taking the utmost
interest In its efficiency. No serious
epidemics have occurred; there was,
last year, an outbreak OF cholera In
and around Manila, but In sir months
this was suppressed; the death rate
was comparatively low. the total NOR
taiity also.
Antlcholera vaccination was inten.
sive and had It's effect. Native tnhahi-
tants actually stricken with the dis
ease did what few ever thought they
would: they either went themselves,
Or were taken by relatives. ITO the
health stations To be .vaccinated and
treated.
Manila II HealthfuI.
The health Of Manila compares ID.
vorably with that Of other cities Of
equal size, even with many American
cities In the Northern States, and in
the provinces the figures will prob
ably show q similar steady improve.
ment.
Conditions at the Ieper colony on
Culion have been immeasurabiy I'M
proved. The patients are better
housed. better clothed and generally
better treated. A fund II being raised
In the United States TO endow the
work permanently; discoveries Of
scientific research have been applied
and lepers are actually being cured.
In others the disease Is arrested.
Public education has advanced
Couraged 1t In many ways and made
liberal provision for 1t. AT the bottom
more money II. provided annually for
primary schools, and many perma-
nent primary-school buildings have
been erected. At the top the Uni.
versity of the Philippines has more
than its former allotment from the
government, together with q perma,
nent building fund OF $l25, 900 a year
that will within q few years give II
several handsome buildings, some Of
which are now being built.
A commission headed by DR.. Paul
Monroe has surveyed the public
school system. detecting many faults.
Wood has consistently advocated the
farm school for the rural communi-
ties. which this report recommends.
He finds academic training overena.
phastzed, and that farming. the basic
industry suffers from II.
Ideas on Education.
He has rational Ideas Of primary
education for q ri1ralsdweliing people,
and he eildeayors to put these ideas
Into effect.
In public works activities. the big
projects are the new pier at Manila,
several extensive irrigation systems
and the extension Of the water sys-
supply Manila adequately.
For these works bonds have been
sold In the United States. 'she Angat
irrigation system alone covers an area
of $4,000 acres In the southern Luzon
valley. It win cost--and Il Is nearly
completed about s.. 1000 900. about
the value Of the estimated annual in
crease In the crops or the district.
The charge during forty years
against the lands benefited will be 50
an acre. The Government IL finding
II extremely difficult to collect the
irrigation assessments. but the eco
nomic value Of the systems to the
territory as q whole cannot be denied.
Extensions Of many provincial
roads have been Of immense economic
dement,. Perhaps the most important
OF these Is the road over Balete pass
that taps the tobacco region Of north.
ern Luz0n and makes that vast dis.
trict accessible from Manila. ITS an.
ntial tobacco crop Is about 800. 900
quintals, or 10000, 900 pounds. It has
always been an important source Of
internal revenue. both under the
United States and under Spain. and
vet because Il was gparsely settled II
has had so little political influence
that hardly any OF the revenue went
back to II for public improvements.
The new road, making APART only
thirty hours from Manila, Is expected
to Improve methods OF cultivation
and secure to the farmers q better
average price for their leaf.
s Vast Hafbor Works.
Both the north and the south port
Of Manila have been improved, the
south with the new pier, one OF the
worlds best. and the north BY recla.
nation work and railway terminal ex-
tensions. TO this IL Is proposed to
add q bridge across the Pasig, con-
meeting both ports with the terminal
station. Creation Of the Manila har.
Dor board and the Manila Terminal
company, putting the arrastre service
into private hands and away from the
loose hand Of the government, has
given the city q neM name In the
shipping world as q port where car.
goes are quickly handled at reason.
able cost. The old piers are to be re-
paired and improved.
The opening Of two ports In the
hempscoconlt regions or the islands
has obviated the necessity Of subject