The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912

by James H. Blount

In life, and money, together with certain consolatory reflections thereon.

Chapter XXVI

[Congressional Legislation] 604–622

Showing how a small group of American importers of Manila hemp—hemp being to the Philippines what cotton is to the South—have so manipulated the Philippine hemp industry as to depress the market price of the main source of wealth of the Islands below the cost of production; also other evils of taxation without representation.

Chapter XXVII

[The Rights of Man] 623–632

Industrial slavery to predatory interests and physical slavery compared.

Chapter XXVIII

[The Road to Autonomy] 633–646

Shows how entirely easy would be the task of evolving the American Ireland we have laid up for ourselves in the Philippines into complete Home Rule by 1921, the date proposed for Philippine independence in the pending Jones bill, introduced in the House of Representatives in March, 1912.