The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-18
PHILIPPINES SEEK
REPUBLICAN, AID
GOING TO CONVENTION WITH M
PORTANT REQUESTS.
Justice Charles A. Willard Says They
Wish Voice in Nomination of Cam
didate and Platform Declaring for
Lower Tariffs for Island Exports to
United States.

The thousand or more republicans
in the Philippine Islands are anxious
to cast their votes, thru delegates, for
the nomination of President Roose-
welt, and to have incorporated in the
platform of the party plank calling
for the abolition of the duty on pro-
ducts Of the islands, particularly sugar
and tobacco, sent into the United
States, and Charles A. Willard, former
Justice of the supreme court of the
Philippines, Is going to the Chicago
convention, with five other delegates,
to make an effort to get seat and g.
voice and vote in the proceedings.
Justice Willard, who before his ap-
pointment to the supreme court bench
three years ago, was a Minneapolis
lawyer, is in this city to-day. He is
the guest of P. D. Mcmillan, 5O5 Tenth
avenue Sc. In the, near future he
Will resume his practice here, having
found, as he said this morning, that
the salary of $1,000 paid supreme
court justices in the Philippines was
entirely inadequate.
THE republicans living in the sew
eral Philippine provinces" said JUS
tice Willard to T he J ourn a l, this
participate in the nomination and
election of President of the United
States, and they are going to fight for
this privilege. The call for the ma
tional convention Of the party did not
ask that delegates be sent from the
Philippines or Porto Rico, but it did
ask for delegates from the territories,
including Alaska and Hawaii. The
republicans Of the Philippines called
a convention in Manila March 81.
They adopted platform and elected
six delegates-Justice John T.. Nc
Donough, Of the supreme court; ex-
Judge Grant T. Trent, Of the court of
nc fan n MILL oh A
Stanl> ", Mr.. Switzer, Of the province
of Cebu, and myself.
1.-THE platform contained a declara-
ton of general republican principles
similar to those made in many of the
what the Filipinos and the
American residents Of the archipelago
considered of highest Importance to
the prosperity Of their country was a
plank which declared in favor Of the
free admission into the United States
of the products of the Philippines,
particularly sugar and tobacco. I'm
der the present tariff arrangement,
cent, the islanders cannot compete
successfully with other countries. An
illustration Of what the tariff and in
ternal revenue do is found in expert
ence Of my own. Altho I was a JUS
tice of the highest court in the land
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lard smiled broadly as he made this
statement.) The same cigars cannot
be bought In this country for less than
is cents.
1.-THE Filipinos realize that the peo-
pie of the United States do not quite
understand them. They have got to-
gether and decided on reciprocal
education enterprise. They are going
to send to the st. Louis exposition q
delegation Of thirty prominent Fill
pinos, including some Of the high off,
Gals. This will give the American
people an opportunity to see what fine
men there are in the Philippines and
will give the Filipinos a chance tc
learn a good deal from the Ameri-
cans" &s..a
Justice Willard will have as guest
during the summer Chief Justice Arel-
lano of the supreme court Of the
islands. Justice Arellano Is coming
to the United States to receive the
degree Of doctor Of civil law from
Yale. Justice Willard will also en-
terrain another Of his associates on the
supreme bench, Justice Mapa, one Of
the Filipino delegates to tbs st. Louis
exposition.
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