Hayden, with Thompson, for development

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The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume 6 (Issue No.10) October 1926

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1926

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October, 192G THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 21 Jolo and contracted a legitimate Moro union with a noble there. Princess Emma Kiram, fourth niece of the sultan, is in Jolo too, making her home with her mother. She is reported heart whole and fancy free; at least she is still unmarried. She for merly attended the Philippine Normal School and later the Philippine Women’s College. Sultan Kiram has no children from any of his numerous wives. He is nearly 60 years old and when he dies there may be a pretty contest for the throne, en joying, as it does, retainers or subsidies from the British and American governments. Hayden, With Thompson, For Development *• ** «« «« Michigan Professor Gives Views About Mindanao The correspondent with the Thompson mission in the is lands from July 9 to October 4 who will probably have the most influence in de termining whatever opinion upon gov ernment the report of Colonel Thomp son may contain, is Dr. Ralston Hayden, of the University of Michigan, who represented the Christian Science Monitor. Dr. Hayden made an in dependent study of Mindanao, and the fol lowing (from the Mindanao Herald of September 18) was verified for the Journal by him as substantially his views: “Mindanao is the greatest land of op portunity under the American flag. This is the outstanding impression that I have received during several weeks of observa tion of the island. Some Filipino Greeley should make the cry, ‘Go south, young man, go south,’ a slogan through every province in the Visayas and Luzon. No other peo ple in the world possesses the opportunity for national expansion and personal en richment which Mindanao affords the Fi lipinos. The island offers them quicker, greater and more certain returns for the investment of money and labor than the richest parts of the great American West ever gave to settlers from the East. eAmericans in the Easy-Going Eastern Tropics Reflections on a False Territorial Policy in the East By Percy A. Hill In the Philippines one day is just like another, due to lack of real seasonal chano-es. Years jumble themselves to gether until it is difficult to distinguish be tween them. It must have been the same during the long centuries when the people INSURANCE-" We sell it and give continuous service during life of the policy Pacific Commercial Company INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS 5th Floor Pacific Bldg. Phone 8-20 “Residence in it entails less of hardship and of separation from kith and kin than does that in any other frontier country in history. “It is the section of the Philippines whose greatness and wealth lie in the future. Furthermore, it seems to me the part of the archipelago in the development of which Americans and Filipinos should best be able to collaborate to their mutual ad vantage. Already there is going on a very rapid development participated in by both peoples, much more rapid than I had ex pected. “One of the most striking aspects, to my mind, is the large number of American planters who have made good, many of them on the proverbial shoestring. The beautiful plantations of rubber, coconuts and hemp, carved from the wilderness by pioneers with little more capital than their own perseverance and brawn, and in spite of all hindrances, are proof positive of what Americans can and will do here under favorable conditions and with adequate financial backing. “In such mutual effort lies the best solu tion of the political as well as the economic problems of the country. That the island of Mindanao will develop rapidly, one way or another, however, is almost certain. The world needs what it can produce and will not long be denied what these rich lands owe it.” dreamed away their existence under the benevolent rule of the friars. In the early days of our occupation Americans often af fected surprise when a native did not know the year he was born in, or his age, but this was of course before they themselves had Shoes for men and women Highest quality Guaranteed comfort Ji* Educator Shoes for children Ji* Phoenix—Kayser Interwoven Hosiery Ji* Cheney Ties Walk-Over Shoe Store Masonic Temple, Manila GORDON’S DRY GIN The leading Gin all over the world @@ When ordering a “Martini” Cocktail, be sure to call for a “Gordon’s” Martini Cocktail. IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL

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