Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is a federal law that states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity recieving Federal financial assistance.
Senator Beveridge believed that the mission of the United States was the civilization of the world.
As such, he believed that America's expansion into the Philippines was a noble cause as it brought "civilization" to the people of the Philippines.