Show GOV GOY TAFT WELCOMED ON RETURN TO MANILA lANILA MANILA Au Aug 23 Go 23 Gov Taft reached here yesterday at daylight ht on board the United States gunboat Gen Alva from SIns SIns-a Singapore pore Straits Settlement He lIe was welcomed with an enthusiastic popular demonstration The lay had been been made a holiday and the elt city was decorated Eight large arches had hall been erected on the streets Twenty thousand natives from the adjoining provinces participated In the demonstration demonstration demon demon- In honor of ot the Governors Governor's ar ar- ar- ar rival 11 There was sas a parade of vessels In the ba bay and thirty decorated ted craft carrying members of the civil commission commission commission commis commis- sion military officers and the reception committee to meet the gunboat In the ha bay and escorted Coy Gov Taft TaCt to the entrance entrance entrance en en- trance of or the river rl The Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor was escorted b by a lar large e procession to the palace In the walled ell city where a public reception was held Responding to an address addre of ot welcome welcome wel web come Gov Coy Taft outlined the progress q and the result of oC his ne negotiations at Rome Home in the matter of the Philippines and said all church questions were progressing progressing progressing pro pro- gressing toward a satisfactory settle settle- men ment t. t The Governor said the action taken b by Congress concerning concerning- the Philippines showed that the American people honestly hon hon- cathy estly desired to help the Filipinos The Americans were determined that the Islands should not be exploited by exploited by Americans at the expense of or the Filipinos Taft predicted that eventually the archipelago would have practically I free trade and he congratulated the Filipino people upon the rc restoration st of oC peace He Hc advised ed the Filipinos to till the soil and restore their country rather than waste time In useless political l la a agitation He promised personally to labor for the tho natives and asked for their confidence and support GO Gov Taft TaCt was as given an ovation on the streets of the city during his pas pas- as- as fla sage page e to the palace and he received another another another an an- other ovation at his reception |