The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912

by James H. Blount

The capture of Aguinaldo, March 22, 1901. The central fact of the American military occupation.

The American Occupation of the Philippines

1898–1912

By
James H. Blount
Officer of United States Volunteers in the Philippines, 1899–1901
United States District Judge in the Philippines, 1901–1905

With a Map
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1912

Copyright, 1912
By
James H. Blount

The Knickerbocker Press, New York

To
JOHN DOWNEY WORKS
OF CALIFORNIA
AS FINE A TYPE OF CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN
AS EVER
GRACED A SEAT IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
WHO
BELIEVING, WITH THE WRITER, AS TO THE PHILIPPINES, THAT
INDEFINITE RETENTION WITH UNDECLARED INTENTION
IS
INDEFINITE DRIFTING
HAS READ THE MANUSCRIPT OF THIS WORK
AS IT PROGRESSED
LENDING TO ITS PREPARATION THE AID AND COUNSEL OF
AN OLDER AND A WISER MAN
AND
THE CONTAGIOUS SERENITY OF
CONFIDENCE THAT RIGHT WILL PREVAIL
THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED BY
The Author