Show MUCH RICH LAND IN MINDANAO Big Dig Island Has MIllions of Acres Acrea Now Lying Idle Americans havo have taken the acquisition acquisition tion lion of the Philippines as a matter mattor of or fact Tho The Islands are so far tar away and there Is 18 so much of pressing inter interest oat est right at hand that the mannor of arranging our new responsibilities and discharging di our new now obligations IB is left absolutely to the thc government at Washington says Army Armr and Navy Nav Lifo Life How many man American people know for Cor example that Mindanao lu its lua lua a little virgin empire with millions of acres of the richest land in the world now Idle and fallow but bitt capable of or enormous production An American officer who has hIlS Just returned from there calls It Il the pearl earl In the gold goldon golden on en setting of tho the archipelago the promised land for the toilers In the east eastA A while ago there was circulated through the tho Islands Island a petition praying the American people p to grant the samo name trade trado privileges to the Philippines that thal have hao boon accorded to Porto Porte PortoRico Rico Island after getting what whal she wanted and nd what she needed I jumped her export cx ort trade with the Uni United United ted Staten from to and her Imports from to annually Porto Porte Rico Is rs only on 1 a dot on tho the map in compari comparison son with tho the Philippine archipelago and the benefits benefit accruing to American consumers of or her products are arc slight In contrast contra t with those which would come CODle with the extension of our cus CUB customs toms tomo to Include the Philippines |