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Show H Secretary Taft's prospective B trip to the Philippines will not be H a junket, properly so called. B Only transportation will be (urn- K ished to those who go with the B Secretary to the Philippines, and B that only to the members of Con- B gress and officials. All others, in- B eluding the President's daughter B nnd thu wives of members of Con- B gress, will have to pay all their B expenses including transportation. B It is estimated that the cost to B them will amount to about $1,000 B each and to the members of Con- B grcss themselves, about $500, B On thu genuine junket the Gov- B crnment pays for everything, in- B eluding wines, liquors and cigars. B Junkets are usually provided for B by innocent appearing little roso- B lutions which arc slipped through B cither the House or the Senate I during the closing liour' of a session. |