Show members of taft party return from east with broader ideas on islands and chinese exclusion san francasco sept 27 members of the taft party who arrived from the orient today have summarized for the associated press their impressions as follows congressman cooper of wisconsin chairman of the house committee on insular affairs said one effect of the trip trill be in large measure to take the question of immediate philippine independence out of Doltl cs personal study of the situation has I 1 think convinced the members of our party democrats and republicans that the inhabitants of the philippine islands aro not now capable of free self government this conclusion Is admitted to bo true by educated conservative themselves though they like a majority of the other people of the islands hope for an independent government when the inhabitants of tha islands shall become fitted to maintain it the prosperity of the philippines depends upon their agricultural the united states has done many noble wonderful things in the philippines but its most glorious work is the establishment there of a system of american common schools these schools steadily increasing tn number attended now br children out of an enrollment of more than will more than any other influence help to abolish the multitude of dialects and to unify ana regenerate the people of the philippine islands our experiences in china and japan were most interesting and instructive tive china is beng affected by powerful influences on internal and the other external and these are at least having an effect on hr h r ancient me the most significant thing of the whole trip was a statement made during a conversation that I 1 had at canton with chinaman high in chinese business and official life I 1 had remarked upon japans great success in peace and war yes said he we have observed japans success we have studied the reason tor it and we know why she has succeeded we are going to profit from our study china ought to turn over she must turn over I 1 assure you that she will turn over it ill take lime powerful influences are opposing but china Is going to turn over among other things he declared that the greatest benefit ever conferred by one nation upon another was when the united states forced japan to open her doors ail this from a chinaman now in authority in china was very significant the trip has left many important and lasting in pres but the chie feat of these is the of the great part that the united states is and must forever continue to play in the worlds affairs and of the consequent grave responsibilities that attaha to citizenship in the united states and especially espe cally to members 0 the amerian congress congressman boas chairman of the house committee on naval affairs said 1 I made tills journey largely for the purpose of making a study of questions coming within the scope of the ork of the committee of which I 1 am chairman I 1 had the good fortune to reach japan soon after the bustle of the sea of japan and was given every facility for inquiry and investigation by the japanese naval authorities I 1 visited the principal navy yards and docks and while at aasebo met admiral then convalescing from his wounds the japanese havo splendid yarda and ara doln very excellent vork in them the journey to the philippines gave me every opportunity to see carlt manila bay and bay and I 1 return home more firmly convinced than ever at the vital importance of the establishment of an extensive and thoroughly equipped naval baab in the philippines congressman hep burp chairman of aia house committee on foreign and interstate commerce said my visit to the philippines was a disappointment to me in two respects was agreeably disappointed to find that my tda of the extent and value at the islands as productive territory was tar below the truth I 1 regard luson asa the finest and roost productive aland in the large group that extends rom japan southward along the asi bic coast I 1 was disappointed in that he people of the philippines have noi firoved the equal in labor and skill of aela neighbors and have not taken rom the soil the riches that nature aa planted need education ind physical development and they mist be the dignity of labor fhe united states has much to do in he islands congressman chafes P scott of said 1 I think we all appreciate better ban ever before how very difficult a problem the possession of ibe philip alnes has imposed upon the united states to govern the islands primar ly for our own benefit with no regard or the native except to keep him in croper subjection would be a very simple matter to govern them ir for the benefit of the natives ie i ask that will test to the our act and soul and patience while we ill realize this corp morp clearly than e alil before orar vleit 1 think we all ame away from the islands stronger n the that the task we ha e efa ourselves must be performed and he end will amply justify the endear ir it hafi a surprise to most of us to earn that only 90 per cent of the till ble lands is under cultivation and bat vast areas of ahe most fertile soil ti the world is yet untouched the envelopment of this fruitful land the pening of great deposits of coal iron nd other minerals utilization f the fifty million acres of hardwood arents offers a rich field for the in estment of american capital and tor with their prop aly he philippines will fort million as easily a ahoy now maintain eight million hey are the richer group of tropical blands in the world and the timo will oaf when the united states will aunt them among its pro duest po eais lons general of oble aid I 1 aft have had A splendid time and ro all very well mrs grosvenor Grosve noi aad I 1 have not a meal since we left ohio we have learned much in our and from an educational standpoint the trip has been very valuable we have gained knowledge that will be of great value and we could not have obtained it in any other way we have seen and understand many things about the philippines that were not clear to us before senator patterson of colorado said the philippines the more you know of them the more serious appears the problem I 1 am that in their government we are getting farther and farther away from secretary tafts patriotic and humane policy the philippines cpr the and ultimate independence the gulf be tween the native and the american is widening I 1 fear the philippines are a smoldering volcano my visit to china has convinced me more than ever of the wisdom and necessity of chinese exclusion I 1 believe the boycott will soon be over but in ably event american manhood and civilization Is of greater moment than chinese commerce japan von me from ha first an admirable people in many ways japan la the moat formidable competitor that afa united states and england will have tor the commerce of asia and in a few years it they hold their own against japan many economic and industrial changes must take place |