Return to Tutelage Flashcards
what was the return to tutelage all about
government efficiency and US prestige
Why is General Wood unpopular with the Nacionalista
Feud with quezon and faction since they were the dominating political figures right before woods came in
What was the Conley Case of 1923 about?
A: The Conley Case involved drug dealing and bribery charges against Detective Ray Conley of the Manila Police Department (MPD). Secretary of the Interior Jose P. Laurel and Manila Mayor Ramon Fernandez recommended that Conley be suspended, but Governor Wood insisted on a court trial, which resulted in the dismissal of charges and the reinstatement of Conley.
What were the consequences of the Conley Case for Jose P. Laurel and Ramon Fernandez?
A: After the case, Ramon Fernandez resigned as Mayor of Manila, and Jose P. Laurel resigned from his position in the government.
Quezon urged everyone to resign except himself
Led to “Cabinet Crisis”
What did Quezon do in order to make Woods look bad
Quezon led legislatives passed bad bills so woods would veto it (to claim woods is a tyrant)
HE said “I would rather have a government run like hell by Filipinos than a government run like heaven by Americans”
What happened to both Quezon and WOods
Woods died while in governerships while trying to remove a brain tumor
Quezon retire because he contracted TB
Path to Independence (1928-1934)
Good era
Economy is stable since we enjoyed free trade with US
Optimistic and somewhat educated population
Some of the persisting issues during the path of independece
hacienderos
sulu moros
women have no rights to vote
