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Show TRIBUTE PAID TO PRESIDENT TAFT Manila, Sept. 2. At a popular faie-well faie-well banquet given hlni today, Secretary Secre-tary of War Dickinson paid a tribute to the administration of President Tuft. The present progress of the American government woa unequal-ed. unequal-ed. he said, and stood as a monument monu-ment to Mr. Taft. Among other things, the secretary said that the policy of tho government govern-ment outlined by McKlnley aud Roosevelt had been carried out unchanged un-changed by President Taft. Mr. Dickinson discussed the charges made In congress by Representative Martin of Colorado that Frank W. Carpenter, executive secretary of the Philippines, and E. L. Worcester, a member1 of the Philippine commission, had acted improperly in connection with leases of friar lands in the Philippines Phil-ippines and said he was convinced that the ch3rges were unjust and un-lounded. un-lounded. The ypeakcr heartily endorsed en-dorsed the administration of Gov. Forbes. Later in the day the Dickinson party par-ty departed for "ng Kcug on the transport Crook u route tor Siberia |