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

AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION

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The monument to Rizal at the moment after the unveiling. Note the
Philippine flag displayed under that of the United States.

merce, and industries. They are coning to realize that
peace is the only path to material progress and that
honest labor gives far greater returns than piracy or
outlawry. Above all, the people from the Visayas and
Luzon are beginning to be convinced that a bright
future awaits them in Mindanao and Sulu. Capital and
labor are coming in to develop the untouched and
well-nigh inexhaustible resources of these southern
islands. Surely the solution of the economic problem of
the Philippines lies largely in their development.
Capital and labor, especially from the northern islands,
should be urged to come to Mindanao and Sulu for their
own benefit and for the welfare of the Philippines.
The efforts alnd successes of General Pershing and his
associates and predecessors should not be minimized.
By completely conquering and disarming the people
and establishing public order, they splendidly paved
the way for the civil regire. Without their work the
policy of attraction might never have evolved.