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Excerpt from An Observer in the Philippines: Or Life in Our New Possessions
Hat did America secure from Spain in return for the twenty million dollars paid for the Philippine Islands? Was the outlay necessary Was it a wise investment? Have the results achieved war ranted the expenditure? Is expansion, as it is illus trated by this experiment, a success or a failure? What are the representatives of the American people-military, civil, business, educational and religious - accomplishing in the New Possessions?
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