Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — A MISREPRESENTED RACE. [ARTICLE]

A MISREPRESENTED RACE.

The Filipino people are a much misrepresented race. The frequent publication of pictures of semi-naked Mindanao Moros and Igorotes has caused a great many Americans to believe they are typical of the inhabitants of the Philippines. Such is far from the case, however. Of 11,000,000 inhabitants of the Islands, 10,500,000 are v Christian, civilized people with a culture and refinement that will compare very favorably with that of other nations. The Filipino women are exceptionally modest A street flirtation in Manila, so far as a Filipino woman is concerned, Is something that is almost unknown, as any American that has visited Manila will testify.

Five new sugar mills, witlh a total capacity of 5,000 tons of cane daily, are to be erected in; Negros, Philippine islands.