$9.00 By Joseph Ralston Hayden MACMILLAN
THIS volume of almost one thousand pages, written by a professor who has frequently visited the Philippines and who has served as Vice Governor and Acting Governor of the archipelago, is the definitive standard work on the modern philipines. It appears at a time when Japanese invaders have occupied Manila and much of Luzon, the largest of the Philippine Islands, and when the gallant resistance of General MacArthur and the fortress of Corregidor are being carried out against great numerical odds. This circumstance does not invalidate the mass of carefully compiled and sifted information about Filipino national characteristics, political institutions, and education which Professor Hayden presents in attractive style. And the author, who does not profess to be a military expert, is a good deal more realistic in his forecasts than some who do advance that claim. He criticizes as too optimistic General MacArthur’s prediction that a motorboat patrol and army bombers would be able ’to deny the use of territorial waters to hostile surface craft,’ and unfortunately his skepticism has been fully justified. The Philippines represent an interesting study in cultural overlays, with Spanish and American influences competing and blending in helping to shape the national character of the Malay peoples who inhabit the islands. Almost every essential fact about the Philippines on the eve of invasion can be found somewhere in this massive study. W. H. C.
J. C. JOHN COURNOS
W. H. C. WILLIAM HENRY CHAMBERLIN
R. E. D. RICHARD E. DANIELSON
W. F. WILSON FOLLETT
R. M. G. ROBERT M. GAY
E. S. ELLERY SEDGWICK