. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. IX-73. The United States—Foreign Colonies 1681 that the Filipino rebellion collapsed. Our government announced from the firstthat its intent was
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. IX-73. The United States—Foreign Colonies 1681 that the Filipino rebellion collapsed. Our government announced from the firstthat its intent was to civilize the Filipinos and train them for they had established their fitness to take care of themselves they wouldbe given complete independence. This education of the Filipinos has sincegone patiently onwards. Mr. Taft, afterward President of our country, wassent out as governor of the islands in 1903. A government, partly by Filipinoswas established. In 1907 the natives were allowed to elect an Assembly oftheir own, and this exercises more and more power with each passing year,though the chief authority still remains with a governor appointed from theUnited States. In 1913 this important post was given to Mr. FrancisHarrison. Another noteworthy step in the career of the United States as a colony-holding power and organizer of the affairs of the outer world was taken in1900, by the annexation of the Samoan Islands. We had
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