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Whitelaw Reid: And why is life impossible to Americans in Manila and Cebu and Iloilo, but attractive to the throngs of Europeans who…

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And why is life impossible to Americans in Manila and Cebu and Iloilo, but attractive to the throngs of Europeans who have built up those cities?
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid questions why Americans find life in Manila and Cebu unlivable while Europeans thrive there.

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