Show taft tells PiH pinos they may hope for independence manila aug 11 A banquet given by natives to the tatt party tonight attracted great interest as it was expected that secretary taft would outline the policy of the present administration tra tion for sopie time past the feeling among the natives has been that the administration was deviating from the policy and as a result there has been a noticeable tion among politicians with the insular government and also much unrest this attitude was met fearlessly by secretary tatt who upheld the administrations insular policy when he finished his address he was loudly cheered he said in part in response to tho toast the present administration in the philippines on my part it Is due you that it I 1 do nothing else tonight I 1 should make clear the views of tho administration upon the present and future of the islands the american people are divided upon the question I 1 am discussing into three parties there is a considerable number who have tho real imperialistic idea of extending the influence of america by purchase and conquest into the orient enlarging the power of the american government for the purpose of controlling the pacific and securing the arai est share possible of the oriental trade yet undeveloped during the next years there is a second party and jails is much the largest who regarded our taking over the islands from spain after the war with the gravest reluctance and who would have been gratified in the extreme it the assumption of the burden could have been avoided this subject has been under consideration by this party and indeed by the whole american people and the attitude of mind they now bold respecting the philippines may bo stated with some accuracy they have come to the conclusion that however reluctant they were to accept the fate thrown upon them it is their duty to meet the ies imposed with promptness courage and hope They bellevo that they have become the trustees and protectors of the whole filipino people and must prepare that people to maintain the staple government now there there is a third party which favors giving the islands immediate independence this party may be divided into two classes having different motives the first class la anxious to rid tha united states of the burden of governing the for the benefit of the united states the second class is philippine of the government ot the united states on the ground that the fil can make their OTI government this third party has twice been a national election on this issue the second party has for its chief exponent president roosevelt ie be keves that it Is the duty of the united states to prepare the for self government this may require a generation and probably longer and the form of self government will be left to the individuals who will control the two nations at that time it follows that the president and he himself desired me to say this to the fil feels charged with the duty of proceeding on this policy and maintaining here the of the united states as an instrument for the gradual education and elevation of the whole of the filipino people to a self governing community secretary taft in forceful language stated that the filipinos who wish to rule this country must first learn tho principles of democracy by sending their children to the common schools before they can invite the united states to transfer tho trust which haa been thrown upon them to their shoulders to make a self governing and popular democracy primary education habits of greater industry and thrift must always be kept he said before the young patriotic in a number of the provinces sam secretary tatt the people with the greatest difficulty avord starvation now this Is not due to the soil or unfavorable agricultural conditions all these ars easily overcome by the industry which is manifest in java and japan the foundation of a great nation alk s japan is in the industry thrift and intelligence of the people the administrations policy he said was the philippines tor the anos if the american officials were not in sympathy with this policy and the natives they would bo recalled secretary tatt said in conclusion that it was the presidents desire that all roust work for their benefit representative spoke along the same lines roosevelt was entertained early this evening at n dinner by commissioner ido on entering the banquet kooim she was roundly cheered che sred v TO OVERCOME BOYCOTT san francisco aug ll 11 members of the merchants exchange and of other commercial bodies ot the city met this afternoon and started a movement to overcome the boycott that lias been placed on american goods by chinese merchants in many ot the cities of china resolutions were passed petitioning president roosevelt asking him to ascertain through channels the reasons for the present boycott and to take prompt steps to have same removed so that trade interests of our country may not suffer N poon ahw a representative of the local chinese chamber ot commerce addressed the meeting at some length on tho hardships of the exclusion law washington aug 11 statement of the treasury balance in the general fund exclusive ot the gold reserve shows available cash balance gold coin and bullion gold cats v |