W
Walters, R. E., governor of Mindoro, [593].
Wants, scheming engineer, story of, [613]–[615].
Water cure, the, 177;
as practised by American soldiers, 281.
Waterspouts, [796].
Waterways, improvement and development of, [870]–[874].
Weather Bureau, the Philippine, [886].
Welch, civil service official removed by Democratic administration, 375.
Wilcox, Paymaster W. E., trip made through provinces by, and report of, 153 ff.
Wilcox-Sargent Report, the, 153 ff., 192–196, 206, 211, 236.
Wildman, Rounseville, charges made against, by Judge Blount, 20;
Aguinaldo’s claim of promise by, of Filipino independence, 45.
Williams, O. F., charges made against, by Judge Blount, 20.
Wilson, John R., efficient official removed by Democratic administration, 376.
Wilson, Woodrow, words of, concerning independence of the Philippines, quoted, [971]–[972];
present policy of, [973].
Women, humane treatment of Filipino, by American soldiers, 278–281.
Wood, General Leonard, enthusiasm of, over Baguio, 473.
Wooden, William M., [609].
Woodworking, education of Filipinos in, [511].
Worcester, Dean C., events leading to first visit to Philippines by, 1–2;
spends a year in the Islands (1887–88), 2–3;
second visit to Islands (1890–92), 4–6;
attitude upon breaking-out of war with Spain, 6–7;
interview with President McKinley, 7–8;
appointed a member of first Philippine Commission, 8;
a member of second Philippine Commission, 9, 325;
becomes secretary of the interior in civil government of the Islands, 9, 345;
duties and activities of, as secretary, 10–12;
long service and final retirement (1913), 12;
purposes to correct false impressions concerning Philippine affairs, 12 ff.;
adverse criticism of Judge Blount by, 14–15;
outline of plan to be followed by, 15–16;
arrival in the Islands as member of first Philippine Commission, 304–305;
at the taking of Malolos, 306–309;
cablegrammed description of battle sent to Chicago Times-Herald by, 309–310;
activities of, in connection with work of first Philippine Commission, 310–324;
in charge of army spies, 321;
trip with Professor Moses through Pangasinán, La Union, Benguet, Lepanto, and Ilocos Sur, 341–344;
action upon breaking out of Asiatic cholera in Manila, 414–416;
forces retraction of newspaper story concerning San Lasaro Hospital, 420–422;
work in behalf of training of nurses and physicians, 434–437;
takes exploring party to Benguet and Baguio (1900), 451–453;
later visits to Baguio, 456–460;
services in connection with scientific work in Manila and elsewhere, 488 ff.;
resists attempt of University officers to secure control of professional work of Philippine General Hospital, 499;
exploration of non-Christian territory by, [534] ff.;
experiences with head-hunters, [535]–[538], [539] ff.;
journey across Apayao, [551] ff.;
trip down the Abulúg River, [552]–[553];
suffers attack of pneumonia while in the Kalinga country, [554]–[556];
other trips to territory of the wild men, [556]–[557];
Blount’s chapter on “Non-Christian Worcester,” [557]–[558];
opening of lines of communication through wild men’s country, [561]–[564];
experiences on annual inspection trips, [564]–[566], [596] ff.;
affair with Moros at Lara, [596]–[600];
at Culasián Bay, [601]–[607];
adventures while investigating conditions in Agusán River country, [612]–[622];
correction of misstatements by Blount, relative to unimportance of non-Christian peoples, [637]–[659];
tribute by, to subordinates in work with non-Christian tribes, [672]–[675];
appreciation of Kipling’s poem “If,” [673]–[674];
attention drawn to existence of slavery, [692]–[693];
fight to stamp out slavery, [694]–[729];
game-fishing and shooting experiences, [806] ff.
Worcester, George S., [597].
Wright, Luke E., appointed to second Philippine Commission, 9, 325;
becomes secretary of commerce and police, 345;
distinguished service of, as successor of Governor-General Taft, 351–362.