Americans in the Philippines and Their Rights as Citizens in America’s Far Eastern Possessions

The  October 1921 issue of the American Chamber of Commerce Journal, raised the question “Who and what are Americans in the Philippines?” In this piece, readers will feel what life was like in Manila at the beginning of a decade to become known in the U.S. as “the Roaring Twenties”. Reportedly there were about 5,500 American civillians in county of which 2,900 were resident in Manila. The military added at least as many more. Daily life centered around the Escolta, the Manila Hotel and various clubs(Army & Navy / Elks / University / Columbia / Polo) and churches. The American Chamber boasted just over one thousand members. The Chamber, at this juncture, was an ardent proponent of holding onto the Philippines. But Washington DC was moving in the opposite direction, appointing Filipinos to key positions in Government. – BB

(Source: The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines)

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