December 24, 1941
I received word this morning that Churchill was anxious for a talk with me on the subject of the Philippines, so I spent the first… Read More »December 24, 1941
Philippines
February 10, 1932
The selfish interests which want to get rid of the Philippines so as to get rid of their competition . . . have got evidently… Read More »February 10, 1932
August 28, 1930
The opponents of Philippine imports being defeated thus twice in direct attacks lined up behind the independence movement and my next skirmish with them was… Read More »August 28, 1930
August 22, 1926
The Governor-General thinks pure Malays (Filipinos) superior to pure Mexican Indians (Chihuahua and Sonora) in self-governing capabilities, but probably inferior to Porto Ricans and Cubans… Read More »August 22, 1926
Wednesday, November 30th, 1898
In spite of the fact that it was desired to submit the tentative text of the entire treaty to the Commission this morning and discuss… Read More »Wednesday, November 30th, 1898
Tuesday, November 29th, 1898
[There was] long discussion over preparing [the] draft for [a] complete treaty to be presented now at [the] next meeting. Moore furnished [a] synopsis of… Read More »Tuesday, November 29th, 1898
Monday, November 28th, 1898
Commissioners all a little late coming down. Finally started with Frye, Day, and Gray in carriage—Davis, who has uniformly gone with me, not having appeared.… Read More »Monday, November 28th, 1898
Saturday, November 19th, 1898
. . . [I] spent the morning dictating some new points on the Spanish paper and revising some others, Senator Davis seemed particularly interested in… Read More »Saturday, November 19th, 1898
Friday, November 18th, 1898
No trouble at all in breathing; ten hours’ sleep; and an almost entire disappearance this morning of asthmatic symptoms, . . . After we got… Read More »Friday, November 18th, 1898