Show I GOV GOY TAFT PROMISES PRO GOOD TO THE PHILIPPINES I MANILA Sept 1 l. Go Gov Tart Taft was given a n banquet by the American Cham Chant Chamber Chamber ber of Commerce of oC a Saturday night In address In reply to a D. toa toast t the ho Governor discussed the future of or orthe he time Philippines He Hc said Bald the United States would woul retain the Islands IndefinitelY indefinitely Indefinitely with the view vie of educating the Filipinos to a state stale of or self-government self and ond other conditions which would enable enable enable en en- able them to decide whether the they do- do shred to become Independent ent or be benade made nade Into a State like Canada or Australia Aus- Aus ralla under Great Britain GOY Coy Taft said he believed belle the relationship rela- rela between the two peoples would Ie be e continued and that the Americans were vere here for the benefit of or the Fili FIJI pinos lIe He said the Americans did not desire the Islands for purposes and ancl promised that American capital would get Itt fair Calr treatment here Irene Continuing the Governor Go expressed sed his ils belief heller that commercial Interests ts must roust ultimately rely upon Filipino la labor la- la bor hor although h a n temporary relaxation of oC the time Immigration restrictions was pos pos- I sible He lie said the United States civil cl commission would again aln recommend Congress to give gl the Philippine Islands a n gold standard of oC currency as the present fluctuation of oC standards was a ad d disadvantage I sad va n tase to everybody The Sultan of oC who was held a 1 hostage b by the thc American forces at Camp Vickers island of or Mindanao attempted to lo escape from his guards last Thursday and was shot and killed by a sentry The flue Sultan had been heen arrested arrested ar ar- rested after the recent murders of or American soldiers In Mindanao and anti was being ye held pending the surrender of the murderers As a a. result of the among the cattle antI and the epidemic of oC cholera agriculture is at nt present seriously de depressed depressed tIe tIe- pressed throughout the time Philippines G Go Gov Taft estimates the area arca under cultivation cultivation cul cUI- cul- cul tI this year as half that of oC an ordinary year ear Many districts are badly badly hadJy bad had ly Jy Impoverished Cholera Is Increasing Last Saturday cases cafes were reported In the Up to date clate 9 cases and deaths from the disease have been reported |