The Sulu Archipelago and its people, by Sixto Y. Orosa ...

54 SULU ARCHIPELAGO AND ITS PEOPLE

Mr. Carl M. Moore, who had been superintendent
of scools for Mindanao and Sulu, ad before that
division superintendent of sclools in Surigao and in
Leyte, was made governor of Sulu on April 5, 1921.
Governor Moore has had twenty years of successful
experience in the Islands, The policy of attraction will
be furthered under his capable administration. If he
could be retained as governor of Sulu for five or six
years, one could confidently expect great progress for
the province.
The provincial board consists of the governor
and the provincial treasurer, both appointed, and
the third member, who is elected. It acts as municipal
district council for the different municipal districts,
with ample powers to enact ordinances. This arrangement will have to continue until the local councils
are sufficiently advanced to legislate for themselves.
Mr. Julius Schuck, who was the third member of the
provincial board from April, 1915, to November, 1920,
is now an appointive member of the Philippine house of
representatives. Mr. Schuck was succeeded as third
member by Datu Tahil, son of Datu Jolkarnain and
himself one of the leaders of the Bagsak fight of 1913.
In the past few years, due to th oe mopeaceful conditions that have prevailed, agriculture, commerce, and
industry have received a fresh impetus. Harvests have
generally been plentiful, exports and imports have more
than doubled, and revenues have increased to such a
degree that the government of Sulu approaches a
condition of self-support.
During the World War, the population of the province remained entirely loyal. At first it was feared that
the Moros would sympathize with Turkey and Ger