The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ALICE ROOSEVELT AND OTHERS
ACCOMPANY HIM.
On the Way to San Francisco He VIII he
Joined by Seven Senators and a Con.
Eressmen-Fcatures OF the Trip VIII
he Visits to Toxic and HOngk Ong.

Eressmen-Fcatures OF the Trip VIII
he Visits to Toxic and HongkO ng.
WASHINGTON, June 3o.-Secretary Of
War Taft, accompanied by Miss Alice Roose-
welt and a number OF others, left Wash
ington at 40 O. clock this afternoon for San
Francisco, whence they sail, together
with Senators and Representatives and
their wives and families and persons from
private life to the number Of eighty. ON the
steamer Manchuria next Saturday for the
Philippines. The party which left Wash
ington to-day consists of Secretary Taft
Miss Roosevelt, Miss Mabel Boardman
and Miss Amy Mcmillan Of Washington,
Col. Clarence r. Edwards, chief OF the
Bureau OF Insular Affairs; Capt J. X. Thomp-
son, Aide to the Secretary Of War;
Brig Gen. T. H. Bliss, U. s. A.; Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hill OF Connecticut, Re
preventative and Mrs. Jones Of Virginia,
Representative Longworth Of Ohio, Re-
preventative A. A. Wiley Of Alabama, Major
Guy L. Edie, Medical Corps, U. s. A., at
tending surgeon, and w. r. Pedigo, private
secretary to Col. Edwards.
On the trip across the continent Score
tary Taft will be joined by other members
OF the party and will meet large contingent
when he reaches San Francisco. The
party which left here to-day will reach
Chicago tomorrow afternoon. A stop OF
two hours will be made there. San Francisco
will be reached on the evening Of July 4.
On July the party will go to Bohemian
Camp, summer lodge, as the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Poster. In the evening
Secretary Taft will be the guest Of honor
at banquet given by San Francisco COM
mercial organizations.
The features Of Secretary Taft's trip
will be his visits to Toxic, where the Japa-
nese Government will provide entertain
ment for him and his party, and to Hong
kong, where officers OF the Chinese Govern
ment will receive the party. The Man
churia will arrive at Yokohama on July
20. A special train will take the party to
Toxic. On July rs and 20 the party will be
entertained IN Toxic, and from there will
60 to Kobe by train, where the Manchuria
will again pick them up and sail for Manila,
arriving there on August Q. A week later,
on August Is, q Government transport
will take the party from Manila for fifteen
day. trip through the archipelago. All
Of the islands will be visited, and the party
also will visit all the port cities Of the Philip
pines group.
On Aug. 30 the transport will carry the
party to Hongkong, where on Sept. 9, after
sightseeing in Shanghai and possibly a
trip to Canton, the steamship Corea will
take the party aboard and start on the home
ward trip touching at Shanghai on Sept
10, Nagasaki on the 18th, Kobe ON the 18TH
Yokohama on the 18th and Honolulu on the
27th. The Corea is due to arrive at San
Francisco on Oct. 4. Secretary Taft will
come directly to Washington
While in the Philippines Secretary Taft
will decide number OF questions import
ant to the government Of the islands. Plans
will be made also for the proposed lines OF
Philippine railroads, aggregating one thou
sand miles, for which bids will be opened
on Nov 1. One of the most important
questions to be determined concerns the
sale Of many thousands of acres of friar
lands to the Government. These lands
are now In the hands of a development COM
pany. and the titles are not as clear as
the Government attorneys demand. The
matter involves 81 500 900 or more and
has been awaiting settlement for many
months. Secretary. Taft hopes to finally
close 1t while in the islands. He will make
a thorough inspection of the Philippine
government. both from a civil and military
point Of view.
The visit OF so many members Of Congress
to the Philippines is expected to have
wholesome effect on the legislation for the
islands which will come up at the next
session Of Congress. Secretary Taft asked
many of the Senators and Representatives
to go with him merely that he might con-
vince them of the worth of the Philippines.
There are to be seven Senators and twenty
three Representatives in the party. Most
of them will have their wives along.