A Comparison of the Attitudes Towards Independence for the Philippine Islands, 1898-1946, as Reflected in the Editorials fo the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times
Graduation Date
Summer 1963
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Document Form
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Degree Granting Institution
Catholic University of America
Program Name
Humanities
Abstract
The acquisition and subsequent control of the Philippine Islands by the United States initiated something new in American history: governing lands and peoples distant from continental America in miles and culture. This venture entered into so optimistically and light-heartedly became in a short time a major problem, a problem made complex by the necessity of reconciling American ideals with the demands of political, national, and economic self-interest.
The whole drama of the United States1 colonial experience in the Philippines from 1898 to 19h6 is reflected in the pages of the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times it is the select question of granting independence to the islands however, which is the subject of this study. The changing reactions of the editorials of the two newspapers toward the issue of freedom for the Philippines are traced and compared, and the relationship of their attitude to the domestic and geopolitical interests of the West and East Coasts is analyzed.