Show AMERICANS SHOULD HELP THE FILIPINOS SAYS MR TAFT MANILA No Nov 1 Secretary Taft re returned returned returned re- re turned to Manila yesterday and In the evening attended a a. banquet given ghen In his honor by the Quill club composed of ot Americans In his address he told the tho members of the club that th the Americans n In n tho the Islands must help the Filipinos to secure prosperity He reiterated hi his prevIous previous previous pre pre- statement regarding the necessity of or Filipino prosperity being asur assured d be before before before be- be fore other commercial Interests should prosper f He depreciated th the formation of ot the proposed American league or of an any association asso asso- association catlon likely to dl disturb the C amity existIng existing existing exist exist- ing between Filipinos and Americans He said IlM ho strongly desired to tell congress that the people here Wore orea a unit on all aU subjects relating to th the tho Islands Secretary Taft has decided a to adhere to hi his original l program and will wUl not leave until November th as there Is Important business hero here yet et to be bo settled MaJ Gen Leonard Wood will remain In n tho the Philippines until February 1908 1108 |