The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27
TAFT RbRUYES JUDGE PARKER
sHOWS GLARING INACCURACIES
N ms PHILIPPINE SPEECH.
p.,Lers 100000 Lives Lost Reduced
to 2L2I0-Instead OF the Trade OF
the JSand BEING Embarrassed IL Hes
,oubhd Under American Control.

noubhsi Under American Control.
tru,c, Y. Y, Oct 2e.--Secretary TAFT
o,o,e here tonight at the biggest political
rnaotinp OF the season. More people were
turn,d away from the Lyoeum Theatre,
,shoro the meeting was held, than gained
admission. Fifteen hundred Cornell stu
donts marched from the campus to the
,h.otre this being the first student demon
stration in the campaign. Secretary Tart
was introduced by Andrew d. White, who
,srsrred in his Introductory speech par
tcularlv to the seventy-fve gray-haired
Numbers of the Fremont Club, Of which
Ar White himself IL member, who
occupied the, platform Mr.. Taft confined
his address entirely to a REPUTATION OF Judge
parker's statements regarding the Philip
pine Islands
secretary Taft first takes up the state
ment of Judge Parker that we have wasted
10000 lives in the Philippines and says
that this is quite as far from the truth as
his statement Of the cost OF the ISLANDS
TO the United States. In the six years
ended June So 1904, says Mr. Taft and
including the year ended June 30, 1893,
there we're killed of the American army
1857, and there died from disease and other
causes 52e4. But including the losses
OF the insurgents as well, which is esti-
mated by American officers at 1885. the
total would be only 2l,9l8. Many thousands
OF natives have been carried of by diseases
TO which the islands are periodically sub
iect. but, says Mr.. Taft, Judge Parker
has been led far afield from the judicial
attitude which he wishes to have it under
stood that he occupies in charging the
United States or the present Philippine
Government with responsibility for these
dreadful disasters to the islands. They
have been tremendous burdens upon our
administration in the archipelago and the
wonder is that, with the unusual health
measures which 1t was necessary to enforce
and with the suffering that the people have
had to undergo in view Of these disasters.
tranquility has been maintained"
Mr.. Taft then takes up the statement OF
Judge Parker that the business interests
of the islands have been embarrassed at
every turn by the legislation of the islands
and that the shipping interests have been
strangled, and gives official figures which
show a doubling of the total trade Of the
islands under the American administration
and an increase OF more than 800 per cent.
in the trade between the islands and the
United States. AS to the shipping OF the
islands, the figures show that the number
OF vessels entering the Philippine Islands
and leaving them Ia three times as many
now as it was in 1894, and the increase in
tonnage is even in greater proportion. .
Mr.: Taft refutes other statements Of
the Judge, the most important OF which
we're covered by Gov. Wrights cable mes
sage, and in conclusion says:
Judge Parker reterates that he proposes
to extend to tn the soss
n not say how. he intends to prepare them for
it. nor does he manifest in what respect they
so are se HI nes R9s'S
do5 Of that nson III the
properiy for seRe Government. but he treats
the matter OF the needed preparation and
a s eoud WITH hf the Turning u shs
does be to do with the
Christian tribes? There are half a million
of MSos and h the sle ha Pn Of The aTSh
Of ali the islands. The Moro hates the FIJI
christian tribes In the mountains are con con
stanty in fear q epPresson1 from the FIJI
oes s q to &c
tribes? Does he propose to hand over 2
race wal, which win deyastate the southern
Wo oI 'n It not little
and statesmanlike to Investigate, these con-
dltions which meet one at the threshold In
frame some practicable policy, instead OF
ATTACKING a government which has been
has been carried to its present successful
existence by considerable ana humane
i do not care to argue again the question
whether II would be wise now to ,promis g
the Fipinos indie pendence. Certainly Judge
pke has suf bs sands tSa bs
clusion that Independence ought f to be prom
Of e5 bsy sort s be ses ft9 The
10 mean a promise OF immediate na indepen end
1t will Mhe hs
oRsd people the he hands Of the yosnt
of on a oomposiDS AsTinaldo government
and il the promise is made and not complied
of ' the isl Stands there is danger Of another
disturbance and another guerrilla war. with
all the troubles that are attendant upon
Judge Parker s following exactly the course
of the Democratic leaders since the Philip
T PEOPLE Of s fGs Efy Rey sousS
iIdtct the army as G whole for the campaign
SANDER against the, civil employees Of the
sd1s n ss the
kept up the guerrilla warfare by their un-
measured and unpatriotic attacks, upon the
policy of the Administration, and they are
charged BILE with the loss Of treasure and
life that occurred thereby. 1t is hoped that
the result Of this election will teach them the
folly. from the standpoint OF the mere poll
tician, Of pursuing such course.
During his stay in Ithaca, Secretary
Taft was the guest Of President Schurman
of Cornell University. who was the chair.
man Of the first Philippine Commission.
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