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... gives the Philippines a land surface about equal to all New England , plus New York ; or Illinois , Indiana , and two - thirds of Ohio . Compared with European States , the Philippines contain as many square miles of land surface as ...
... gives the Philippines a land surface about equal to all New England , plus New York ; or Illinois , Indiana , and two - thirds of Ohio . Compared with European States , the Philippines contain as many square miles of land surface as ...
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... give forty - six public buildings thrown down , and twenty - eight more practically destroyed ; five hundred and seventy private buildings were wrecked , and five hundred and twenty - eight more racked so severely as to require ...
... give forty - six public buildings thrown down , and twenty - eight more practically destroyed ; five hundred and seventy private buildings were wrecked , and five hundred and twenty - eight more racked so severely as to require ...
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... gives a mean temperature for the year of 80 ° . These temperatures , however , do not tell the whole story . The excessive humidity makes the heat doubly trying . In the months from April to July it is a moist , steamy heat that has an ...
... gives a mean temperature for the year of 80 ° . These temperatures , however , do not tell the whole story . The excessive humidity makes the heat doubly trying . In the months from April to July it is a moist , steamy heat that has an ...
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... give up slavery by legislation put into force since General Wood took charge . There are seven main racial and ... gives the Visayans the lead in numbers , with an approximate total of 3,225,000 ; Tagalogs come next , with 1,500,000 ...
... give up slavery by legislation put into force since General Wood took charge . There are seven main racial and ... gives the Visayans the lead in numbers , with an approximate total of 3,225,000 ; Tagalogs come next , with 1,500,000 ...
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... give them credit for more industry , enterprise , and trustworthiness than any of the other races with which they have been in contact . The Visayans are , as a whole , a less progressive , more quiet , peace - loving people . The ...
... give them credit for more industry , enterprise , and trustworthiness than any of the other races with which they have been in contact . The Visayans are , as a whole , a less progressive , more quiet , peace - loving people . The ...
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Page 138 - I don't know how it was, but it came: (1) that we could not give them back to Spain — that would be cowardly and dishonorable; (2) that we could not turn them over to France or Germany — our commercial rivals in the Orient — that would be bad business and discreditable...
Page 29 - The mountain wooded to the peak, the lawns And winding glades high up like ways to Heaven, The slender coco's drooping crown of plumes, The lightning flash of insect and of bird, The lustre of the long convolvuluses That...
Page 353 - For the love of God is broader Than the measures of man's mind, And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind...
Page 413 - He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and -the isles shall wait for his law.
Page 137 - The truth is I didn't want the Philippines, and when they came to us, as a gift from the gods, I did not know what to do with them.
Page 153 - Finally, it should be the earnest and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect and affection of the inhabitants of the Philippines by assuring them in every possible way that full measure of individual rights and liberties which is the heritage of free peoples, and by proving to them that the mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation, substituting the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule.
Page 153 - In the fulfillment of this high mission, supporting the temperate administration of affairs for the greatest good of the governed, there must be sedulously maintained the strong arm of authority to repress disturbance and to overcome all obstacles to the bestowal of the blessings of good and stable government upon the people of the Philippine Islands tinder the free flag of the United States.
Page 130 - War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceed at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors.
Page 184 - No teacher or other person shall teach or criticise the doctrines of any church, religious sect or denomination, or shall attempt to influence the pupils for or against any church or religious sect in any public school established under this act.
Page 83 - What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.