Condition in Philippine Islands: Report of the Special Mission to the Philippine Islands to the Secretary of WarThis report studies the situation in the Philippine Islands in order that a conscious decision can be rendered in granting independence to the people of the Islands and pursuing a policy which the American people will sanction and support. |
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... schools , 6,493 . Total enrollment of pupils , including private schools , 1,020,000 . Degree of literacy ( about ) , 37 per cent . Having received primary instruction , 35.9 per cent ; having received secondary instruction , 0.89 per ...
... schools , 6,493 . Total enrollment of pupils , including private schools , 1,020,000 . Degree of literacy ( about ) , 37 per cent . Having received primary instruction , 35.9 per cent ; having received secondary instruction , 0.89 per ...
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... personally visited administrative and judicial offices , the courts ( including justices of the peace ) , schools , hospitals , jails , and other public institutions throughout the islands and feel they TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS . 11.
... personally visited administrative and judicial offices , the courts ( including justices of the peace ) , schools , hospitals , jails , and other public institutions throughout the islands and feel they TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS . 11.
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... schools , in which the first teach- First schools . ers were noncommissioned officers of the Army ; in the establishment of the judiciary , and also in the matter of public health and public works . Organization Order No. 58 of 1900 of ...
... schools , in which the first teach- First schools . ers were noncommissioned officers of the Army ; in the establishment of the judiciary , and also in the matter of public health and public works . Organization Order No. 58 of 1900 of ...
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... schools , and the policy of the general extension of educa- tion was continued . Throughout these three periods the policy was estab- pation in govern - lished and followed of utilizing Filipinos in the Govern- ment on the general ...
... schools , and the policy of the general extension of educa- tion was continued . Throughout these three periods the policy was estab- pation in govern - lished and followed of utilizing Filipinos in the Govern- ment on the general ...
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... school than ever before . There are also about 75,000 children in standard private schools , or a total of over 1,020,000 in school . public works . Further progress was made in public works , particu- Increase in larly public buildings ...
... school than ever before . There are also about 75,000 children in standard private schools , or a total of over 1,020,000 in school . public works . Further progress was made in public works , particu- Increase in larly public buildings ...
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CONDITION IN PHILIPPINE ISLAND Leonard 1860-1927 Wood,United States Special Mission on Invest No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 7 - No senator or representative shall, during the time for which he may have been elected, be eligible to any office the election to which is vested in the legislature, nor shall be appointed to any office of trust or profit which shall have been created or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term.
Page 2 - No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian institution, or system of religion, or for the use. benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary as such, except when such priest, preacher, minister, or dignitary is assigned to the armed forces or to any penal institution, orphanage, or leprosarium.
Page 7 - That each house of the legislature shall keep a journal of its proceedings and, from time to time, publish the same; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house, on any question, shall, upon demand of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal...
Page 1 - That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great.
Page 18 - An Act to regulate commerce,' approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by providing for a valuation of the several classes of property of carriers subject thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds, and other securities," approved March first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, shall not apply to Porto Rico.
Page 2 - That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf.
Page 15 - The presiding officer of each House shall, in the presence of the House over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly, after their titles have been publicly read immediately before signing ; and the fact of signing shall be entered on the journal.
Page 12 - ... to be ascertained by the oath of either party or of other competent witnesses, is involved or brought in question; and such final judgments or decrees may and can be reviewed, revised, reversed, modified, or affirmed by said Supreme Court of the United States...
Page 2 - That no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the Government for redress of grievances. That no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination or preference shall forever be allowed...
Page 1 - That no law shall be enacted in Porto Rico which shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or deny to any person therein the equal protection of the laws. That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defense...