Show IMPROVEMENTS IMP OVEr BIG PHILIPPINE PROBLEM Advocates of Independence ence Meet Meet Difficulty Washington The of tit the policy polte adopted b by th the t government go In the Philippine Islands of building extensive public Improve Improve- Improvements ment ments throughout hout the Islands schoolhouses school school- houses roads bridges municipal markets mar mar- water systems ferries t and md light light- J hag Ing nt plants Is one of ot the problems which tb the advocates ad of ot Independence independence IIII In III I dependence ur are finding ln In solving The present government o government through b the tho of work has ib Nh d 1 Improvements the 1 contributing to u a extent x t-x- tent to tn the prosperity which I they hi now enjoy enjo These Thes vary Ia st from to 20 and 80 SO per tent ut of th them IU are constructed by the l u Itself private contractors refusing r to submit bids on the h hazardous under tinder undertakings takings The smallest t number of prefects In tiny onE une of n nr ur organized d provinces pro fI Inhabited d by bv the th th Christianized ed I on April 1 1013 sa says s H ml statement u t nt bureau of ot Insular affairs of ot the win war department depart depart- meat ment ent was waN three nod and the largest thin thir two ty-two Nearly one one half half th the total number was ted tN wit with h mad roid II and bridge p The list Ini hided 1 ninetysix nine six ty-six tv six rU new Hurl thirtyfour thirty our four l markets III lags w water fter br st m pari f ferries an 10 electric unit light plant and two telephone systems S. S It hns been sand v that although current current cur nr rent expenses f have hn been r Int nt t to tn provide lIl mon money for public works It will take fW twenty five lf five years v ars U t the present put rate to bring larina shunt the highway II Improve Improvements I meats ments n. n needed 11 today The The The-is e n marls the th hl best hest t of them being heing fully e p il Jo to tiny any park 1111 irk roneN u In the United 1 bates have ht been hwn one of fir the II gr grit great r it t fa In III the very pry marked increase of pro rity Our dur- Inv Int the last Int fEW ew 1 years Irs Hundreds 1 ol at l are In n nr urgent ant 1 tu ed o lit of for tor n-hi n h n u II fluids rands are ar 11 t IIII and It will w ne nw beaw be he Ht aw at the the- present tnt rate nite of Clr before the 11 are r n at ant atall 1 nil all generally housed In n permanent I |