Word: archipelago
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...German colonies were distributed in 1919 as follows: German East Africa (Britain); German South West Africa (Britain); Cameroon (Britain and France); Togoland (Britain and France); German New Guinea? comprising Kaiser Wilhelm's land, Bismarck Archipelago, German Solomon Islands, Nauru ?(Britain); Marianne Islands, Caroline Islands, Marshall Island, Pelew Island (Japan). All these colonies are mandated by the League of Nations...
...archipelago where no human beings live but a small colony of convicts; where only pirates, adventurers, and scientific expeditions have sojourned, where flora and fauna of vanished geological ages flourish in greater abundance and variety than in any other spot on the earth's surface-that describes the Galápagos, locale of William Beebe's latest scientific and literary exploits. His new book* issued under the auspices of the New York Zoölogical Society, is a saga of man, the ever-curious, in a garb that fits the tale, replete with gorgeous color plates, beautiful photography...
...Department has had no little trouble in the administration of one of its charges, the Philippines. The Collectivist Party dominates in its demands that the Archipelago be set adrift, be given complete independence. One phase of this demand has been serious friction between the insular legislature and Governor .General Wood. The independence faction in the islands sent a mission, consisting of Manuel Roxas, Speaker of the Insular House, to the U. S. last Fall (TIME, Nov. 19). Senor Roxas presented his case to the President, and last week received a plain-spoken answer in the form of a letter. Said...
...same day, about 500 miles to the south, on the northeast tip of the second largest island of the Archipelago, Mindanao, a lieutenant and twelve men of the Philippine Constabulary were cut off from their base, the town of Placer, by "Colorums," fanatics. On the following day Colonel Bowers with another detachment landed on Bucas Island, adjoining this coast, and, under cover of machine-gun fire from the gunboat Sacramento, burned a town held by 600 Colorums. General Wood's yacht Apo was proceeding to the same region with reinforcements; for the Colorums in repeated attacks had killed some...
Governor General Harrison (1913-1921), allowed the Filipinos great latitude and freedom in self-government. William Howard Taft, ex-Governor of the Philippines, denounced the latitude allowed by Harrison as unwise. General Wood has held to a stricter policy in treating the archipelago. Secretary of War Weeks does not believe that General Wood has exceeded his authority in the present case, however...