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Show i "w TAFT'S REPORT. Past Year In Philippines One of Much Suffering Among the People. Tho president on Monday sent to tho sonnto tho annual report of Hie Philip-plno Philip-plno commission, including the report of the civil governor of tho Philippines nnd tho re-ports of the heads of tho exccutlvo ex-ccutlvo departments for tho period ended December 23, 100.1. Tho report of tho commission contains a detailed statement by tho auditor for tho islands of expenditures under tho appropriation ap-propriation of $.1,000,000 for tho roller of distress In the Islands, Governor T aft says the year was ono of much suffering among the pcoplo of tho Philippines, on nccount of n short food supply, but that tho worst Is passed. Whllo he does not consider tho futuro ns bright ns It might he, ho helloes wo nre beginning nn ern In tho history of tho Islands which, with tho nsslstant of proper tariff reduction In tho United Stato3 nnd proper navigation naviga-tion laws for the Islnnds, will bo ono of decided mnteilal developments. Speaking of the condltons In tho Islands, Ooveinor Tnft says that nt no time hns thoro bcon less ladrouism than when the report wns written, Do-cember Do-cember 10, 1803. |