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The Philippines: Past and Present (vol. 1 of 2)

CHAPTER XIV
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speak local dialects.
Few American soldiers speak All educated constabulary any Spanish.

soldiers speak Spanish.
American soldiers usually have Constabulary soldiers, native to but a slight knowledge of local the country, know the geography geography and topography.

and topography of their respective provinces.
Few American soldiers have had The Filipino soldier certainly enough contact with Filipinos knows his own kind better than to understand them.

the American does.
The American soldier uses a The constabulary soldier is ration of certain fixed components rationed in cash and buys the imported over sea.

(A ration is food of the country where he the day's allowance of food for happens to be.
one soldier.) The American ration costs The constabulary cash ration is 24.3 cents United States currency 10.5 cents United States currency.
(exclusive of cost of (No freight or handling charges.) transportation and handling).


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