Talk:Jones Law (Philippines)

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I created this article at "Jones Act (Philippine Islands)" and it has now been moved to "Jones Act (Philippines)." The need for the "Phillipines/Philippine Islands" tag, if anyone isn't aware, is to distinguish this 1916 law from the 1917 law (sponsored by the same Congressman Jones) for Puerto Rico (see Jones-Shafroth Act).

I will not revert it, because "Philippines" is clearly the modern name, but I thought there might be some desire to discuss it, because "Jones Act (Philippine Islands)" is the name of the law that was in use at the time. During the era of U.S. control, the Phillipines were always referred to as the "Philippine Islands" (abbreviated P.I.), just as Hawaii was the "Hawaiian Islands."

I've also created a redirect from "Jones Law" which was another name for the statute. Newyorkbrad 00:09, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah... I didn't consider that the country was just always called "Philippine Islands" before. Was that not just the "official name" in the way that it's the "Republic of the Philippines" today? Either way, I don't mind how the article is named. Coffee 04:12, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

The U.S. Government definitely used the term "Philippine Islands" during this period. I am sure that the Filipinos themselves said "Philippines" (or the Tagalog or Spanish equivalent of same). Having "Islands" in the name of a territory and then dropping the word when independence or autonomy is attached is actually a common pattern, e.g. Maldives (formerly "Maldive Islands"), Tokelau (formerly "Tokelau Islands"). In any event, since there is a redirect at the original article title I don't think this matters overmuch. Thanks for your input! Newyorkbrad 13:51, 25 July 2006 (UTC)