Government. Feast-days. Municipality. 560

Chapter XXIX

The Land of the Moros

• The Bates Agreement with the Sultan of Sulu. 571
• The warlike Dattos and their clansmen. 573
• Captain Pershingʼs brilliant exploits around Lake Lanao. 574
• Storming the Cottas. American pluck. 575
• American policy in Moroland. Maj.-General Leonard Wood. 576
• Constitution of the Moro Province. 577
• Municipalities. Tribal Wards. Moro Province finances. 578
• Moro Province armed forces. Gen. Woodʼs victory at Kudaran͠gan. 580
• Datto Pedro Cuevas of Basílan Island. His career. 582
• General Wood in Sulu Island. Panglima Hassan. Major H. L. Scott. 584
• Major Hugh L. Scott vanquishes Panglima Hassan. A bichâra. 585
• Joló town. H.H. The Sultan of Sulu. 587
• American policy towards the Moro chiefs. 588
• The Manguiguinʼs eventful visit to Zamboanga. 589
• Education and progress in the Moro Province. 591
• What the Moro Province needs. The prospect therein. 592

Chapter XXX

The Spanish Friars, After 1898

• Free cult. Causes of the anti-friar feeling. 594
• Attitude of the Philippine clergy. Monsignor Chapelle. 596
• The question of the friarsʼ lands. American view. 597
• The American Government negotiates with the Holy See. 599
• The Popeʼs contrary view of the friarsʼ case. 600
• The friarsʼ-lands purchase. The approximate acreage. Monsignor Guidi. 601
• The anti-friar feeling diminishes. The Philippine Independent Church. 602
• The head of the Philippine Independent Church throws off allegiance to the Pope. 604
• Conflict between Catholics and Schismatics. 606
• Aglipayan doctrine. Native clergy. Monsignor Agius. 607
• American education. The Normal School. The Nautical School. 608
• The School for Chinese. The Spanish Schools. 610
• The English language for Orientals. Native politics. 611
• The Philippine Assembly. The cry for “independence”. 612
• The native interpretation of the term “Protection”. 613
• Capacity for self-government. Population. Benguet road. 614
• Census Statistics. Regulations affecting foreign travellers. 616
• Administration of justice. Provincial Courts. Justices of the peace. 618

Chapter XXXI

Trade and Agriculture Since the American Advent

• Trade in war-time. After-effect of war on trade and agriculture. 620
• Losses in tilth-cattle. The Congressional Relief Fund. 621
• Fruitless endeavours to replace the lost buffalo herds. 622
• Government supplies rice to the needy. Plantersʼ embarrassments. 623
• Agitation for an Agricultural Bank. Bureau of Agriculture. 624
• Land-tax. Manila Port Works. The Southern ports. 626
• Need of roads. Railway projects. 627
• The carrying-trade. The Shipping Law. Revenue and Expenditure. 628
• The Internal Revenue Law. Enormous increase in cost of living. 630
• “The Democratic Labour Union.” The Chinese Exclusion Act. 632
• Social position of the Chinese in the Islands since 1898. 634
• The new Philippine currency (Peso Conant). 635
• American Banks. The commercial policy of the future. 637
• Trade Statistics. Total Import and Export values. Hemp shipments. 639
• Total Chief Exports. Total Sugar Export. 640
• Tobacco, Cigar, and Coprah shipments. Values of Coprah and Cocoanut-oil. 644
• Sapan-wood, Gum Mastic, and Coffee shipments. 646
• Gold and Silver Imports and Exports. Tonnage. Exchange. 647
• Proportionate table of Total Exports. 648
• Proportionate table of Total Imports. 649
• Proportionate table of Staple Exports and Rice Imports. 650

Chronological Table of Leading Events. 651

Index. 655