Show GAVEL WIELDED BY TAFT the philippine assembly Ac formally opened and ready for bubines 16 manila Secie tary taft fol connally mully on nally dined tile the philippine assembly in the national theatre at 11 15 wednesday in ili the pre prest nce of EL a large crowd of 0 people in his opening ad dress mr taft that hla his views anjou announced nold two tao scars aho regarding tho the of the hie philippine people unchanged ile ho did not bellene that they would be fitted to govern fol foi tit at least a gen aeration but he added that the matter was as ent liely in ili the hands of Lo longress ingreso Lon greBS ilia iha Becie secie tary dald emphatically that the united stata had any intention of disposing of 0 tho the lalani islands la said lie ho had bad absolu absolute tI confidence in the hll fill palitos denitia that lie he was disappoint id ed at their inability to legislate cou con and his belief that they folt felt their i bill ty and acknowledged the iho of t sup aup potting the Ameil can mr air taft refrained from regarding speciale legislation by ilia iho assembly but recommended that at it bo be paid to the civil service |