New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-28
Mr.. TAFT FOUND PROGRESS
VIEWS ON PHILIPPINES.
Chinese Boycott Not Ser1ous-Jop-
anese Riots Not Amti-Amercan.

San Francisco. Sept 2T.-The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's liner Korea arrived to-
day from the Orient beating the transpacihc
record by several hours. Among her passengers
We're Secretary Taft of the War Department
and most of the members of a party which left
the country with him for the Far East on the
Manchuria July last
The Korea sailed from Yokohoma on Septem-
Der L. and came direct to this city, emitting
the usual stops at Honolulu. The best time tor
this passage was made by the same vessel.
which held the previous record of 10 days and
10 hours On this trip she covered the dis
tance in 10 days II hours and minutes,
an average speed of over eighteen knots
for the entire trip. The steamer Empress of
Japan has made the from Yokohama to
Victoria in 10 days and 10 hours. but the dis
tance between these points is about 264 miles
less than that covered by the Korea. Secretary
Taft said landing:
The Philippine government was poor and was
unable to do more than arrange for the passage
money of the congressman who would form
part of the party. This did not include the
sleeping car accommodations or the meals along
the way, and, indeed, left the Congressman to
defray from their own pockets by far the larger
part of their actual travelling expenses we ar
rived in Yokohama July "a and We're greatly
surprised by the elaborate reception which had
been prepared for US by the Emperor, his Cabi-
net Ministers. the governors Of the provinces
the mayors of the towns and the japanese peo-
ple For five days we were the guests OF Ihe
government and nothing could have exceeded
the kindness and enthusiastic manifestations OF
the people which were shown TO US. IL was
chiefly due to the presence Of the dausnter OF
the president to whom the people wished TO
chow +beir gratitude for his efforts for peace.
We were housed in Toxic. and the whole or the
official party, ifty-three in number TOOK Iulcn-
con with the Emperor and Empress after each
member had had personal audience with tnefl'
The Premier, Count Katsura gave the Wh0ie
party banquet at the Hotel Imperlai ana @ inc
Minister of War gave a garden party at lne
Arsenal Gardens which added much variety OIL
interest After the beautiful luncheon ana
the sneeches we were given an eXnioitloI "
-astIing nv Japanese professional Wrestlers
we saw the champion wrestler, VINO was sou sou
to weigh somewhat more than lour huHul Gu
pounds.
GREAT RECEPTION THROUGHOUT JAPAN.
The Secretary went on TO tell Of the masnia-
cent popuIar farewell which the party received
on leaving Toxic, and of the hearty greetings
received along the route to Kyoto, Kobe ana
Nagasaki. He continued:
Proceeding on the Manchuria to Manila. we
enioyed a four days rest We landed In Ma
Mia on Saturday. August D. The whole party
I,-ae taken care of by private houses. as there
were no hotels suitable.
Most elaborate preparations had been mace
for o1lr reception in Manila, but we arrived one
day ahead of time; accordingly an oi Ine re-
ceDtion except the 1otia of boats whlch met
he harbOr postponed until MoLud1
morning when were given an opportunity
IN see i'm the procession the progress Whlcn mas
been made in civil government and in the ousi-
,1ase of the islands. The procession was GER
+eJnlv most instructive and worthy the charac-
tsr of the municipal organization of Manila
the choice of the school organization ana lne
47,,a denartmant of Manila, showed that thelF
citv was now, unde" American mana an
excelIen. up TO date city. 1t is still lacking an
ADEQUATE water supply ana piopst ny
gienic sewer system. but authority mas o neell
5ava been made and approved under the dlFec-
lion Of Desmond Fitzgerald the famous niutlc-
iraI an 9neer of Boston, for AIDING 10 the
-iIa+ar s1InpIv from a very pure Sourcs IN ths
,nonn+ains and FOR constructing sewer winch
viii carry off the sewage from Meliiio .,i a.
IN avoid injury to the health or the hlha
SS.niIa is so low being only about seven OF
nine feet above the sea level at any poIllt, i ina
il is necessary to run IhS Sc" ~
and pump it out TO sea
GRATIFIED AT IMPROVEMENTS.
eaoretarv Taft said that it was gratifying on
landing 10 find that the harbor works. when
would probably make Manila harbor as coh-
,,anian+ as any in the Orient, III the man were
oon,nIeted so that the largest vessels were aple
- 1ar,d and unload in stormy weather at the
time Of the southwest monsoon oenihu tHe
rrea,,vater. something which was unheard OF
80 ,,.ors ago The whole appearance OF the
. % ,,ori1s 70 one who knew it four or fVe
- ~ mas changed He then referred IN
.o4i1 70 come of the recent improvements. lie
continued
The political situation in tS some bs rsspeSaS %aye "o Of
in5o,,;s5o I has swept over the Province OF
Cavitk and it has been found necessary ,f 20 Suoo
rend the writ of habeas corpus IN the F[oNIlICo
of Cayite and Batangas the nesn0GrnS bt {p PrUs s
irco The same was true or SSlidl pJt Hio 70. uo
hce. lne 80 carnor and the use of the scouts
and constabulary in Cayte has put @ an m END fre 10
TINS TINS pusIi pusIil,1,sit1ie for the keeping up or the
iadronism who had not been cap ta constab
and while many of them were unf3unded'
"a uidL @ y, GO rna hIv true that change IN tne con-
II was propapi,S ~ he effected, and it is now
Hnder by the dge to the the
ul6tPeoSI445 - cont of the agricultural cattle,
and the Sease 10 S be @e for %f
This naturally subjects the government
to criticism tsI1 to be criticised for existing
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