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Past and Future in the Philippines
Gannett, Lewis S. | March 17, 1926 issue

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In the Philippines the past of Asia, in which white men built empires and the future, in which colored races will rule themselves, are at war. The U.S. came into these islands twenty-five years ago with a mixture of imperial self-confidence and ultra-democratic idealism. The U.S. had no settled imperial policy and while it ardently and atrociously suppressed immediate attempts at Filipino independence, it told Filipinos that it was all for their good. The U.S. proceeded to talk about "the Philippines for the Filipinos." A succession of U.S. Presidents assured Filipinos that they would have independence as soon as they were ready for it, hinting that the day would come soon.

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WAR; IMPERIALISM; AUTONOMY (Political science); IDEALISM; FILIPINOS; UNITED States; PHILIPPINES
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