Two thousand and seventy were banished from Manila. In the time of Don Simon de Anda (17621764) it is calculated that some 8.0X) died in the central provinces of Luzon. who were exterminated in those towns by the order of the governorgeneral. only those who lived in Manila and its suburbs remaining alive. As a consequence of this antiChinese campaign many of them who survived these assassinations emigrated to their own country. and the number of Chinese established in these islands diminished little by little. The exploitation of the Philippine Islands with the aid of Chinese labor. directed by American energy and ingenuity. would undoubtedly produce marvelous results. Governor Taft and others tell us that at present there are but 5.000.000 acres of land held in private ownership under cultivation.
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