Salt Lake Herald | 1907-10-20 | Page 1 | Taft Seems to Have a "Hunch"

i I I I I I I I TAFT AFT SEEMS TO HAVE HATE A HUNCH L Secretary Expects to Return to Manila Two Years Hence as Private Citizen SPEECH MADE AT BANQUET SIGNIFICANCE DID NOT STRIKE THE AUDIENCE Manila Oct 19 At a banquet given in his honor In Jn this city tonight Secre Secretary Secretary Secretary tary of ot War Var William H Taft made a most significant statement He was referring to the fact tact that he had al already already already ready visited the Philippine islands three times and In expressing his in intention intention to come here hero again he said saidI I hope in i another two years to visit Manila again but then I probably will come as a private citizen The significance of Mr Ir Tafts re remarks remarks remarks marks in relation to the chances of his nomination for the presidency next n year did not seem to strike his au an audience audience The speech was re received received received with much enthusiasm by the tho representative Filipinos present when he declared the government was anxious ious bus and ready to help the business prosperity of the tho islands Secretary Taft devoted today to an inspection of the schools of ot Manila Education in the Islands He visited the normal academy and anti antitrade trade schools and was given a recep reception reception reception tion at the industrial exposition now being held here In addressing a gath gathering gathering gathering ering of pupils the secretary declared education to be the hope of the islands He Ire said the trade schools afford a won wan wonderful opportunity of teaching the dig dis di dignity of labor with head and hands No people could advance to a high state of Jf civilization who looked down up n or despised labor and the Filipinos should take pride and amI satisfaction in develop developing developIng developing ing the education of their hands ast as well as their heads Agriculture the secre secretary secre secretary secretary tary continued was a most important phase phae In the development of the Fili Fill Filipinos pinos farmers being needed just as much as lawyers lawers doctors and clergy clergymen cler clergymen men and agricultural Instructions should not note be neglected ne He paid Daid a tribute to the work of the tho teachers and anti complimented c Gov Governor Governor Governor General Smith and Dr Barrows of oC the th educational department on tha th school system Speech to Medical Students The secretary Inspected also the new 1 medical school in Ma Manila Manila Manila nila Speaking to the medical lu students he said he considered this new work fully full as Important as any taken UP UD V by bythe bythe v the government and that the Islands were In need of physicians and a hy hygienic hygIenIc hygienic system of ot living He paid vald a tribute to American doctors doctor Without the knowledge of tropical diseases gained by b American doctors during the war the construe construction construction tion of oC the Panama canal would have been impossible But with this knowl knowledge knowledge knowledge edge they have been able to clean up the canal zone and make It healthy health and the completion of the canal was as assured assured assured In conclusion the secretary complimented the medical societies upon the harmonious cooperation of American and Filipino instructors Taft in Runaway While returning from Fort William McKinley last night the at attached attached attached to the carriage in which were Secretary Taft and Governor General Smith ran away A detective who was wason wason wason on the box took the reins from the hands of the driver but he was not notable notable notable able to bring the horses to a standstill He succeeded however In driving them into a ditch and thus stopping the car carriage carriage carriage Neither occupants nor horses were hurt There Thyre is no official program for tomorrow and anti the con consequently consequently will wll have a free day ay Another Banquet There was an enthusiastic demon demonstration demonstration demonStratIon for fol Secretary Taft at a ban banquet banquet banquet given in his honor tonight by William Morgan a member of the Philippine Leading representatives of callings and nation nationalities nationalities nationalities were present The speakers i in included Included eluded Senor the ed speaker of the assembly and Gov Coy Governor Governor General Smith General Smith confessed In his remarks that he was one of those who had doubted the wis wisdom wisdom wisdom dom of the policy inaugurated by b See Sec Secretary retal Taft eight years ears ago but he now realized that this lad ad been the only method to bring the two people to a common ground He said that If Ir Irone one were to Judge the future by the past the success of Mr Ir Tats Tafts policy would be unbounded and hl hb was thankful for tor the circumstances which had made it possible for the secretary to participate In the insular legisla legislation legislation tion It was feared three months ago go gothe the general went on that the national assembly would be radical but It has proved Its conservatism and has set settled setI tied down to do business on conserva conservative conservative conservative tive lines Continued on Page 3 TAFT SEEMS TO HAVE A HUNCH Continued From Page 1 Secretary Taft opened his address by b declaring that the future prosperity of the Philippine islands depended primarily prImarily marily on the Philippines themselves They must make progress as a nation before they the could obtain benefits real realized realIzed by b other oth r nations and it was the duty dut of business men and others con contemplating Investment in the Philip Philippines Philippines pines to help the natives to better their condition It was with the most intense satisfaction that he came to the islands today and found them quieter than ever before In their th lr hs h s story tory He was glad the assembly had be ben been n established and honed it would take over some of the responsibility of the tha government He said to capital capitalists capitalists and others looking for franchises and concessions that another power had arisen in the land and that here hereafter hereafter hereafter after they must come to the assem assembly assembly assembly bly with their requests He had no doubt the assembly would carefully consider all questions affecting the th welfare of the Islands that it would not only look out for the interests of the people but would welcome with liberality the investment of foreign capItal absolutely necessary to the de development of the Philippines The ex existence existence of the assembly would strengthen the hand of the govern goern government government ment and the government was anxious and ready to help the business pros prosperity prosperity prosperity of the islands in which the peo people people pie themselves tere ere quite as much in interested interested Interested as the merchant 1 Beginning of Prosperity This was the beginning of a period cf prosperity the speaker asserted and amI he thought that under it everybody would be happy and contented It had been charged In the past that the gov government government government had not had proper sympathy with sith the American merchants in the islands but this was not true There could be no prosperity in n the Philip Philippines PhIlIppines pines for anybody unless there was prosperity for the Filipino people and when ihen prosperity came it would be di divided dIvIded divided vided among all who had had the tile cour courage courage courage age to invest their capital and work with energy The secretary declared that he was not ashamed of anything in the islands Island and urged the Americans Amer tans here to make makeover over every effort to bring the tile Filipino peo people people plc to a realization of ot their wonderful opportunity He had been b n to the Phil Phi Philippines three times already and he hoped in another two years to visit the islands again but then he probably would come as a private citizen Sir Mr lr Taft was greeted greet a with cheers at atthe atthe atthe the close of his speech This after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon Secretary Taft laid the corner cornerstone cornerstone cornerstone stone of the first permanent school built in Manila under the American re regime regIme regime gime He Ho delivered a short address to the principals of the e school