Excerpt from The History of North America, Vol. 20: Island Possessions of the United States The practical annihilation of distance, by modern inven tions, simplifies the problem of government for geographic ally distant possessions. The Philippines are more easily administrable, in the matter of distance from Washington, to-day, than was the Oregon country sixty years ago, or Alaska, until within twenty years. Civilization ignores dis tance; the Philippine Islands once in industrial and economic accord with the people of ...
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Excerpt from The History of North America, Vol. 20: Island Possessions of the United States The practical annihilation of distance, by modern inven tions, simplifies the problem of government for geographic ally distant possessions. The Philippines are more easily administrable, in the matter of distance from Washington, to-day, than was the Oregon country sixty years ago, or Alaska, until within twenty years. Civilization ignores dis tance; the Philippine Islands once in industrial and economic accord with the people of the United States, their people will be, for all purposes of just government, no further from Washington than are the inhabitants of any state now within the Union. The problem is not one of mere distance on the map: it is one of civilization. Because the problem is one of civilization, the present vol ume becomes a contribution to its solution. Prior to any practical experience in dealing with peoples of diverse races. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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