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Filipinos and self government pledge in 1898
The Philippine Mission in Washington asserts the 10,000,000 Filipinos are ready for self government. It cites Governor Harrison and a native Philippine Congress with Yale and Harvard graduates, arguing the islands can govern themselves with their own choice of government. The piece links past St Louis impressions to current calls for independence. Also notes portraits of educators and contrasts wages for teachers vs barbers and milk drivers. Vera Tomlinson joins Red Cross for Russia work.
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Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
East
Philippines
Washington
United States
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Philippine Mission
Islands
Maximo M. Kalaw
Harrison
Native Congress
Yale
Prineton
Harvard
Santo Tomas
Europe
St. Louis
America
New York
Chicago
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