Evening star., 1904-06-10

| ment and applause frequently Interrupted.
| Mr.. Macfarand's speech was interpreted
| by Mr.. F. l.. Joamini. Mr.. Ferguson intro
| duced Mr.. Tavera and translated his reply
| into English After the formal reception
| the visitors were escorted through the art
| gallery.
Commissioner Macfarland's Speech.
| Commissioner Macfarland in welcoming
| the F'lipinos. declared Washington to be
| your national capital as well as ours"
Continuing, Mr. Macfarland said:
: 1--WE see in you distinguished representa-
! tives of the millions in the mighty archi-
pelago on the other side of the world, who,
! In the providence of God and without pre-
| meditation here, were brought out of op-
| preston into the fraternal care of the
| United States of America and the benef-
| cence of policy which your great gov
| ernor, William Howard Taft. summed up
! il the motto: The Philippines for the Fill
| plnos.' You have come over thousands of
| miles of sea and land, from the farthest
| point where the flag of freedom and bless
/ ing floats, to the home of that flag at the
| seat of the national government. You are
standing now near the White House in
/ which every President except George
! Washington has performed his official du-
| ties-the house in which the martyred Nc,
/ kinley directed. the war of humanity which
| liberated Cuba and Porto Rico in the west
and the Philippines in the east, and gave
| the United States its new place among
the nations, and in which he made the
1
development of the Philippines, which, with
all his other policies, have been carried
out by President Roosevelt, who has added
to them with wisdom and sympathy
new conditions have arisen. Just across the
street is the War Department, over which
Gov. Taft now presides, and where so
much time and thought have been given
to promoting the peace and prosperity or
the Philippines. At the other end of Penn
sylvana avenue you will see the Capitol,
where the Congress of the United States
has devoted much attention to legislation
and appropriations for the Philippines, and
where the Supreme Court of the United
States acts the highest tribunal In the
adjudica ton of your legal rights, All
around you are historic scenes, echoing
with the words and deeds of the men who
have made the history of our government,
and who have given our country, even IN IT'S
mighty youth. its power and pre-emnence
All that they have done was done for you
and for all mankind, for no nation can live
to itself and it must share Whatever II
has achieved with the rest OF the world.
"You will find here not only history, but
beauty and not only beauty, but all that
ministers to the Intellectual life. The Ma
tional Library, in its unequaled building;
the scientific bureaus of the government;
this gallery of arts, founded by Washlns.
tons philanthropist; our institutions OF
learning. with thirty-five hundred coliegi-
ate students, among whom this year FIN
pinos have won notable honors-these Will
interest you much rs any other thlhg
except Mount Vernon, the home ana tofno
republics, and founder of this capital which
Is his monument.
I'VE appreciate the deep significance or
your coming, you will appreciate tne
deem meaning of all you will see. We would
offer YOU the traditional freedom or the city
were 1t not that you already nave II as
brothers with us under the same nag anu
sharers with US in this center OF the ma
tional lfe.'
DIR. de Tavera's Response.
.s,xrr 70 tho address of welcome
of Commissioner Macfarland. DIR. Pardo de
Tavera made a brief allusion to the origin
Of the DISPUTE which led to the conflict be-
tween the Americans and the Filipinos.
"In the Philippines" he said, I'VE knew
nothing of YOU We lived under govern
ment which ruled through fear and I'M
posed upon US civil and religious tyranny.
To the extent that we were accustomed TO
that kind of tyranny, we feared 1t would
he continued under the American rule and
be far worse. We did not know at the time
of the benefcent purposes which anlmateu
YOU, and no man can condemn us Tor nsht-
ing when we were under that erroneous I'M
preston. But so soon as we learned Whtt
these purposes were we were glad 10 accept
these conditions. None of you can appre-
ciate the emotions which welled up WITHIN
us when cur eyes rested upon the White
House. within whose walls your beloved
President Mckinley evolved the intention
of stretching out his benehcent hand TO us
to raise us up to the plane upon which you
now stand and place within US the same be-
liefs that you now have In this great coun-
try You have done something unique in
the history of the world. Some nations
have colonized for the purpose of ex-
tending their religious beliefs; others
with the intention of extending their
commercial and Industrial interests but
you have carried these principles of liberty
and democracy to the peoples of the coun-
tries where you have placed your foot and
your flag"
During the evening the Marine Band
rendered excellent music.
Reception Committee.
The receiving party included the three
District Commissioners, the president of the
Board OF Trade, and the president of the
Business Mems Association. Other represen-
tatives of the Board of Trade present were
Col. D. 8. Gordon. John Joy Edison. Thomas
w. Smith. VIM. M. Shuster, VIM. g. Hen
derson, DR.. A. p. Pardon, Bernard I. jan
ney, E. Southard Parker. j. H. Small, Jr
F. H. Smith, DIR. Wm TindaIl. Ernest VIII
kinson, and the following citizens:
f. K Raymond, Barry Bulkley, J. C.
Malcolm, James F. Oyster, B. F. Saul,
E. G. Schafer, o. G. Staples, Thomas Fl
Walsh, c. H. Syme, Rufus H Thayer, w
C. Long. Eugene Cochran, III: E. Sands, r.
" Brooks, Ralph Walsh. r. p. Andrews,
Chaplin Brown, w. s. Bronson, J. d. Car