The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-08
INAUGURATION OF TAFT.
FilipinOs Failed to Rise to the De-
casiOn at Manila.

Even the Educated Natives Neglect
ed to Respond Literally to the
Special InvItntiOnS-The Address
Made by the New Civil Governor.
NEW YORK. Aug. San interesting
letter mas been received here from a spe-
cial correspondent AZ Manila concerning
the Inauguration OF Governor Taft on
July IL says:
1T was intended T. make July (. when
William r. Taft was iHaugurated as Civil
Governor. a great and popular day here.
but the Filipiuos did not rise 10 the occa-
sion Whether they viii think more high
y Of the anniversary in other years re-
mains TO be seen. Now they are iudjrer-
emit They were expected To ttrouE Palace
square at the inaugural ceremonies. but
the 800 policemen distributed about the
square 10 preserve order was far too large
"a force for the numbers that assembled
Even the educated FUipiuos did not r5-
spOnd literally 10 the special invitations
sent them. and the grandstand. built to
seat 6fo. was only crowded in the official
section The natives present just about
eQualed the Americans ia number.
The reportabIe part OF the exercises
was the address Of Governor Taft. in
which n rccounted what had been done
towards the creation OF a civil govern
ment. and told what he hoped would be
done. The ultimate and most important
step. he said, Will be taken by the Con
Eress OF the United States, but the actions
taken thus far were successive stages in
clearly formulated plan for making the
territory Of these islands ripe for perma-
Hent civil government on a more or less
popular basis As a further step. on Sep
TENDER 1 next. at the beginning OF the
Commissions second legislative year
there viii be added as members to that
body by appointment Of the President. DR..
Trinidad II. PardO de Tavera. Senior Don
EenitO Legarda. and Senior Don Jose Lu-
zuriaga. On that date. also. four execu-
tive departments viii be established
There VIII be department Of the inter
Tor Of which Commissioner Dean c. WOr-
cester viii be the head; a departmeEt OF
commerce and police. Of which Colamis-
sioner Luke +. Wright viii be the mead:
department Of justice and finance. Of
which Commissioner Henry G. Ide viii be
the head: and a department Of public in
strUction, OF which Commissioner Bernard
Moses viii be the head
Summarizing the work OF the Civil
Commission. Governor Taft said that
twenty-seven provinces have been organ
lied, in five Of which and in small parts
Of two others armed Instruction con-
tiuues. There are sixteen provinces or
districts in which there is entire freedom
from iusUrrection which the Commission
has not had time to organize. or the un-
organized provinces and districts inClud-
ing Miudoru and Parasua. the latter just
occupied by the army there are four that
are not ready for civil government In
the organized provinces nearly all the
towns have been organized under the
municipal code. and some towns have
been similarly organized in uu0rgauiz
provinces. Concerning municipal govern
meut. the Governor said
" The conditions under which the mu-
nigipal governments Of the islands are 10
have their first real test are trying The
four years. war has paupcrlZrd many. and
its indirect effect IL destroying the ha bits
OF industry Of those who have been pre-
vented from working ia the tclds. or who
have been leading the irr, spunSibIe life
of gu-rrillas. is even more disastrous Not
only war. but also the death from dis
Better for the Blood Than Sarsapa-
rilia
For those living in the malaria districts Groves
I T1uf