The History Of Local Governments In The Philippines

Author : Jacob Gould Schurman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265190425
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Philippine Affairs written by Jacob Gould Schurman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Philippine Affairs: A Retrospect and Outlook; An Address Dewey's victory in Manila Bay, consent to leave the oppremed Filipinos any longer under the domination of Spain. What remained? If Spain were driven out of the Philippines, and American sovereignty were not set up, the peace of the world would be endangered. This consequence the President drew, and then pointed out at some length that the Commission he proposed to send to the Philippines would have the unique oppor tunity and the rare duty of advising the Government and people of the United States, at a critical period in their history, in regard to the gravest problem confront ing them. The Commission was to act as an advisory cabinet in the Philippines; and, besides the question of suitable local governments, the President was especially desirous of recommendations in regard to the political relations which, in view of Philippine conditions, it would be wise to' establish between the United States and the brown men in Asia, for whom the treaty of Paris invested us with sovereign responsibility. The treaty eliminated Spain; it was now for the United States to frame and carry into effect a policy in regard to the Philippines. To aid the Government at Wash ington in shaping that policy, and to co-operate with the naval and military authorities at Manila in the effective extension of American sovereignty over the archipelago, were the principal functions which the President was to assign to the Commission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.