Population of the Philippines: By Islands, Provinces, Municipalities, and BarriosU.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 - 100 sivua |
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Sivu 10 - ... what the native needs to keep him constant in his attendance upon work, have been successful, so that, wages considered, his work has been fairly satisfactory. But it is very certain that before satisfactory labor can be obtained from him he must be under the control of a master who understands him. I know the disposition of most Americans here is to open the doors and let in the Chinese, so that we may have Chinese cheap labor in the islands, but I am emphatically opposed to the general policy...
Sivu 11 - ... quarrelsome a.nd vengeful when a good opportunity offers. They are suspicious of strangers, due to" the fact that foreigners, with but- few and honored exceptions, have, exploited the above-mentioned idiosyncrasies of the people of. this region.
Sivu 10 - ... European nation to better his condition. He has no desire for popular government, no longing for individual liberty. He opposes to development of this kind the impenetrable wall of disdain and contempt. The Filipino people as a people have breathed in through their educated leaders the inspiration of liberty and free government. Many of them have fought, bled, and given up their lives in a struggle for independence.
Sivu 9 - ... with whom I differ. I know that the habits of the Filipino servant are trying to the American who first comes to these islands; I know that the laziness and indisposition to hire of the cochero are enough to cause blasphemy. I know that we have had instances of the grossest treachery and cruelty by Filipinos; I know that the Filipino is disposed to conceal his real feelings when in opposition to the person whom he is addressing, and I know that these characteristics are calculated to make the...
Sivu 9 - Contrast the Filipinos with other Malays and the Oriental peoples, and I ask you to name a people offering more opportunities for development along the lines which American ideals require than the people of these islands.
Sivu 7 - Provided, That the grant or sale of such lands, whether the purchase price be paid at once or in partial payments, shall be conditioned upon actual and continued occupancy, improvement. and cultivation of the premises sold for a period of not less than five years, during which time the purchaser or grantee can not alienate or encumber said land or the title thereto; but such restriction shall not apply to transfers of rights and title of inheritance under the laws for the distribution of the estates...
Sivu 11 - The first is composed of families who, on account of their wealth and culture, enjoy a position of leisure and independence. The second class is composed for the most part of honest and industrious families, possessed of small properties, who are very economical, having but little ambition, lovers of order and hospitable; they are happy on account of having but few necessities, and enjoy a position relatively comfortable. The third class is formed of the poor, who are the farm laborers, day laborers,...
Sivu 6 - ... central Cordillera from the extreme north of Luzon south to the plains of Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija. Under this general name there are various subgroup designations, such as the Gaddans, Dadayags, or Mayoyao. Another branch of the Igorot tribe is the Kalinga, along the Cagayan river, near Ilagan, in the province of Isabela. To the westward, in the sub-province of Bontoc, is another branch of the Igorot people, who are said to be the most famous of the head-hunters. Another branch is the Tinguian,...
Sivu 10 - lesire for education, their appreciation of European and American improvements in dress and bodily comforts, their artistic ambitions, their quick desire and power to imitate the good they see and understand, their openness to the reception of new and better things, their political aspirations for liberty and popular government, however lacking in a political knowledge of its difficulties and real essence — all these traits, added to a peculiar social sense and charm, make them a people peculiarly...
Sivu 10 - ... ambitions, their quick desire and power to imitate the good they see and understand, their openness to the reception of new and better things, their political aspirations for liberty and popular government, however lacking in a political knowledge of its difficulties and real essence — all these traits, added to a peculiar social sense and charm, make them a people peculiarly subject to the good and developing influence of a friendly and sympathetic government in which they are given a gradually...