Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

The islands of that group present as many interesting and novel questions with respect to their ethnology, their fauna and flora, and their ...

It should not be under the control of the authorities of the Philippine Islands, for it should be undertaken as a national work and subject ...

Only preliminary explorations have yet been made in the archipelago, and it should be a matter of pride to the Government of the United Stat...

The scientific surveys which should be undertaken go far beyond any surveys or explorations which the government of the Philippine Islands, ...