Nine months on a cruise and experiences in Nicaragua . rnibly blended. The chief elements of this mixtureare first, thenegritos; second, a prehistoric race which had Cau-casion features, if not a white skin; and third, a Mongolianrace from the continent of Asia. Those competent to judge seem to think that, physicallyand mentally the bulk of the inhabitants of the PhilippineIslands may be developed into useful citizens if they can betaught to acquire the more important virtues of civilizationwithout its parasitic vices. The Mohammedan Moros, whilethe brainiest of the bunch, are still pretty har
Nine months on a cruise and experiences in Nicaragua . rnibly blended. The chief elements of this mixtureare first, thenegritos; second, a prehistoric race which had Cau-casion features, if not a white skin; and third, a Mongolianrace from the continent of Asia. Those competent to judge seem to think that, physicallyand mentally the bulk of the inhabitants of the PhilippineIslands may be developed into useful citizens if they can betaught to acquire the more important virtues of civilizationwithout its parasitic vices. The Mohammedan Moros, whilethe brainiest of the bunch, are still pretty hard citizens, not yetthoroughly subdued. The Filipinos, properly so called—aboutseven-eighths of the whole population—are generally Christians,as we know the meaning of the word, and they are civilized al-ready to a degree which will lead them over the road to a des-tiny different from that of almost any other Oriental • raceThese are the people to whom we pin our faith for future de-velopment into capable citizens, and to this end are we bending. ::;*!**---,*??•
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