Show ABOUT PHILIPPINES HS According to government nt census re iO reports reo ports tho the Philippine group consists con of Islands containing an area of 9 96 H 61 square miles 8 The number of ot In Inhabitants InhabItants habitants Is III placed at of or which sire lire said al 1 to bo he h wild The Lime others fl at are e cIvilized civilised or ur partly so no The census bureau estimates estimate that there thero are aro about acres of at private pt lands hanla and acres of at lands hands Of Ot the latter or moro more acres aeres are aro forest forent leaving heavIng about acres available for tor agriculture and capable of at producing all kinds of ot tropical fruits and vegetables Tho Time forest lands alone era are estimated to be worth The Iho aborigines of thu tho Philippine ish Islands ands are the Negritos Of there thore remain only Concern Concerning ing theo theco wo 0 life are told toll that they live In Ina Ina a ii primitive state elate They Thoy are black Their hair Is iii woolly mint ami all It bushy Their toes are remarkably prehensile anti and they can On use toes toe almost as well as all they the vail cnn their lingers fingers They rimey fhe wear no cloth clothIng clothIng clothIng Ing except ee pt n II geo gee string They Thoy live IIvo on mulch mich food as tie they thoy can find lind have no fixed habitations or occupations wan wander wander der lot about tho ho forests and have havo little contact with other people except ex ept when trading The women as 01 Is le I usual with uncivilized peoples l do ito all the tho work The Tho men mire skilful In the use of at the thebO bow bO in III throwing stones and amid In making fire which they the do by rubbing together two pieces of at dry bamboo The civilized Filipinos are arc of at many tribes tribe and have attained various de he degrees degrees grees of civilization Those TholO who ho base studied their characteristics are ure favor tavor Impressed with them Governor Taft Tart Is III reported ns as Contrast tile tho with other Malays anti and nn 1 the oriental peoples and ani I 1 ask you to namo name namoa a people offering opportunities for development along the lines which American Ideals require than tho the people of ot these thoe islamic Inlands Director Bangers personal opinion Is 18 that the tho Filipinos l mire arc generally subordinate to lawful au ClU authority competent officers omeerA they make mako excellent ex soldiers In the tho i of ot time lime will make ninko good citizens The Tho ephemeral tribe distinctions that now no exist will gradually disappear lI and andI tie the I Ill lid nos will I OO a II numerous a homogeneous race In iii In and capacity any other people of ot time tha tropics tropIc |