The sun., 1902-02-11
SALARIES In THE PHILIPPINES
GOV. TAFT SAYS NE RECEIVES
$4,000 A YEAR.
" wouid Have Been Out Of Pocket o.. 900
" lie Had Entertained. as lie Would
Have Done II tie Had Not Been III
Other Commissioners Get SIS. 900.


WASHINGTON, Feb. iO.-Gov Taft president
Of the Commission for the Civil Government
Of the Philippine Islands. was again before
the Senate Philippine Committee this morn
ing, and continued his explanation OF the
condition Of things in the islands
He began by speaking Of the necessity
Of spending considerable amount Of money
in building schoolhouses the Gust ON being
to have the boys and girls taught apart.
so that unequal number Of male and female
teachers Is required The number Of Amer
lean teachers there now he gave as 1885.
with two or three hundred more ordered
and ON their way there. The teachers
were scattered among 445 towns. The sal
aries paid in the islands exceed by 20 or
rs per cent. those paid for the same services
In the United States.
Mr. Culberson inquired as TO the salaries
Of the Commissioners being s2O,OOO a year
Gov. Taft sad that that was a mistake.
Al first the salary Of each member Of the
commission was $4,000 and of the presi
dent $4,000 In addition to that there was
SIS day-enough To make up 5000, That
left the president sl7,500 and the other
members Of the commission $4,000 When
a change was made and the Civil Governor
was appointed. the salaries Of the Com
missioners for legislative services were
IS 900 each, and as the Governor received
$4,000 for executive services that made
his compensation SO. 900 The salaries Of
the other Commissioners became $4,000
In American money Clerks were allowed
the Commissioners.
Mr.. Culberson--W What else Is allowed the
Civil Governor, besides a salary of $40 600?
Gov. Iaft--He is allowed TO live in the
palace Of the former Governor-General.
Mr.. Culberson-ls that quite ali extern
sive esta blishment?
Gov. Taft-les, II costs me SIPS a month
for light, and s. 600 a year for servants.
MIR Culberson-Paid out Of your own
pocket,
Coy. Taft Undoubtedly. There were
fourteen ponies in the stables and one or
two carriages OF my salary OF 81, 500,
last year had 81 500 left. and II had enter
tanned as | should have done had not been
i'll, | would have been 5000 out OF pocket
The cost Of living in Manila is exceedingly
high.
Gov. Taft said that the Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court received 81 500. and the
six Associate justices $1,000 He had
tried to have the salaries OF the judges
made higher, as he had a definite idea on
that subject Other Judges received from
paying good salaries to officials instead OF
letting officials exc out their compensation
by bribery and corruption (as under the
Spanish reRime) was to show the Filipinos
the possibility Of an honest administration
Of government. something which they had
never known under Spanish rule or under
their own rule, with Aguinaldo as chief.
Questioned bv Mr.. Csrmack. Gov. Taft
admitted that there was among the Filpinos
some apprehension OF their being exploited
by the Americans. Much OF that feeling
had been got up by the insurrectionists.
"The course of the commission, Gov.
Taft went on has been one Of svmpat hetic
effort 10 help them am exceedingly fond
Of quite a number OF Filipinos with whom
| have come into intimate relations. l
love the whole people, without being blind
which are due 10 their environment, social
and political, for 800 years; and hope that
with a different environment, social and
political. many of those defects can be
eradicated."
Referring 10 the pending Philippine
Tariff bill, Gov. Taft repeated what he had
said before-that a reduction of rs per
cent. in the Dingley tariff on Philip
pine products would be great aid. but
that a reduction of 50 per cent. would
not be anv substantial benefit He was
asked by Mr.. Allison whether a ref,inding
TO the Philippine Treasury OF the amount
of duties collected on Philippine goods
would not meet the difficulty; and he gave
a general assent to the proposition; but
Mr.. Patterson remarked that the appro-
priaton might just as well be made out OF
the Treasury from duties collected on goods
from Great Britain
The further hearing was postponed I'll
Friday next. az Gov. Taft desires TO visit
New York for medical treatment.