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TAFT WILL REMAIN
YIELDS TO APPEALS OF PEOPLE OF
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
President Roosevelt Has Given His APP
proval-Instead of Becoming Supreme
Judge, He VIII Remain indefinitely =
In Love With His Work, He Has Yet
Many Problems to Solve.

Washington, Jan. l5.-After mature
consideration it has been decided by
the president that Judge Taft shall re
main in the Philippines as civil gov
ernor. The decision was reached only
after the president had discussed til,
Philippine question thoroughly witt
Secretary Root and the other member
of his cabinet, and with Vice Governor
Luke E. Wright, who has been in thii
country for two months.
For several weeks it has been re.
garded as settled that Governor Taft
would return to this country, perhaps
in few months, to become justice OF
the supreme court OF the United States.
President Roosevelt indicated to Gov.
ernor Taft in letter dispatched to the
Philippines more than month ago,
that he could have the appointment {
the supreme bench if he desired il. II
was the presidents purpose to name
General Wright as civil governor oil
the Philippines.
AS soon as it, was learned in the
Philippines that Governor Taft was
likely to leave the islands, cabled pro-
tests began to pour in upon the presi.
don't from prominent Filipinos. Even
yesterday the president was in receip pt
of a cabegram from some of the most
important Interests in the islands urging
the retention of Governor Taft as civil
governor. The protests received in nc
manner reflected on Vice Governor
Wight, for whom the people OF Manila
and of the islands generally have the
highest regard, but it was pointed out
10 the president that Governor Taft was
ideally equipped for the position Of
governor, and that any change at thit
time would be disastrous to the best
interests OF the archil elago 1t was
maintained that Governor Tait's relin.
quishment of his poet would retard the
development of the islands fully five
years.
Governor Taft is known, as one high
official expressed it, "to be thoroughly
wrapped up in his work in the Philip
pines"
His ambition has been to round oui
his career as a Justice OF the supreme
court Of the Unitsd States, but he has
become imDued 20 entirely with the
spirit of the great work to be accom-.
plished in the Philippines and is SC
perfectly in sympathy with the ideals
! of the better classes OF the inhabitants
that he hesitated to reinquish his post
at this time, even to accept the distin.
guished honor the president offered Ia
confer upon him.
Today, in response to the presidents
letter offering him the supreme Justice
ship, cablegram was received from
him suggesting, with sincere appreci-
alton OF the tender made to him by the
president, that it might be better for
him, in view of all the circumstances
to remain where he was. After this ii
was announced unofficially, but entire
ly authoratively, that Governor Taft
would remain indefinitely as civil gov
ernor of the Philippines.
During the afternoon, subsequent to
the cabinet meeting, Secretary Root
had a long conference with the presi-
dent, at which the Philippine situa-
tion was canvassed in all its phases.
Many serious problems are yet to solved
with regard to the islands, and the ad-
ministration is looking with confidence
to Governor Taft to reach such a solu-
tion Of them as will be satisfactory to
the people of this country, to the Fill
pinos and to the world.