Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-28
TAFT FROM ORIENT
Secretary of War Interviewed
 at San Francisco.
DESCRIBES TOUR IN FAR EAST.
Great Receptions at Tokyo and Ma nfIa-Philfppines Not Ready For Independence-Chi Boy
 cott Fading Away.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s. = The Pacific Mail Steamship company's liner Korea, Captain Feeder, with Secretary Taft and party on board, arrived from the orient, beating the transpacifc rec. ord by several hours.
 In an interview Secretary Taft said:
 Reports coming from the Philippine Islands seemed to indicate that it would be wise for the head of the war department to make visit of inspec. ton to the islands during the past summer, and bis going with sutfi. cient staff was thought to present a good opportunity to form a party of congressman, senators and representa-. tives to visit the islands as guests of the Philippine government.
 'The party as organized consisted of twenty-three representatives and seven senators. Of these thirteen were ac. companied by their wives. In addition Miss Alice Roosevelt and her friends. Miss Boardman and Miss McMillan, were of the party, and then number of other persons, pleasant associates, joined the party, numbering about eighty more.
 we set sail from San Francisco on the sth day of July on the Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria. We reached Hon. olulu on the 14th and spent there only the hours between sunrise and sunset of that day, when we sailed again for Yokohama.
 we arrived in Yokohama on the 24th and were surprised by the elab- crate reception which had been prepar- ed for us by the emperor, his cabinet ministers, the governors of the prov inces. the mayors of the towns and the Japanese people. For five days we were the guests of the government, and nothing could have exceeded the kindness and enthusiastic manifesto tions of the people which were shown to us. It was chiefly due to the pres ence of the daughter of the president, to whom the people wished to show their gratitude for his efforts for peace.
 Most elaborate preparations had been made for our reception in Manila, but we arrived one day ahead of time. Accordingly all of the reception ex- cept the fotilla of boats, which met us in the harbor, was postponed, when we were given an opportunity to see in the procession the progress which has been made in civil government and in the business of the islands. The process sion was certainly most instructive and worthy the character of the mu- nicipal organization of Manila. The choice of the school organization and the fire department of Manila showed that their city was now. under Ameri- can management, an excellent up to date city.
 The polItical situation in some re- spects was not as good as 1t ought to be. A wave of ladronism has swept over the province of Cayite, and it has been found necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in the province VI AdNllt duu DuNdnbdss 1hg hCAkhboA- ing province. The same was true of Samar, but the use of troops In Samar and the use of the scouts and con stabulary In Cavite has put an end to the business.
 Some of the younger men of educa- ton have been advocating immediate independence It therefore becomes necessary to state with considerable emphasis the policy of the adminsua- ton on this subject and to say that In the opinion of the administration there was no possible hope for independence short of a generation because the peo- pie could not be fitted for self govern ment in that time. Indeed, 1t will prob ably take a much longer period.
 With reference to the boycott in Canton and China I am not sufficient ly advised to speak with great authori- ty. My impression is that 1t will fade out because of the necessity that the Chinese merchants are under of pat