The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29
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;Taft Makes Eloquent Plea io 7r5
1silipi,,os and Urges Ne
sduetion# of'Tarilf Fl
No DANGER 10 AMERICANS.
S,...s-1,ilnorot1s Tobacco and and 8 Sugar i1
U Alcl, Will mot Not be sw 'iar 'pE'' 4
81 8byal7hilippirc Goods.
4, /, 4 s.osiatcd pres.>

Il, All N eros u. c., Jan. S --Sccrc-
n =, rSt IA ft5mp,le IN argument tu1un ~
rare tho House Committee On 4N s,, a,,,n.
sIa,,y Il ft,vor of the Curtis Dill f s,
$,ny thn dutyon sugar ana tS'p'tc'' s ~
tho philippines Il i. N Ri, ,tnn,ncs
He commended that rs " ..,i = ~
bcloYr I'D the United States, thereby H.
,nsin., n sacred trust on this sd ~, !.
q ] r,,rg duty 10 establish and iilaln
II ibn les, nos siblo Sconditions there. NJ.
..r-ertninly,,. he said. tho present status
& Z 4 IA Islands so far as our relations "
!, bc,ii 5Sarc concerned, viii remain Wy
same Throughout the present geh ocl 4
ana probably longer, u
5rS1vsth3&tlIs III view. lie maintained :.
%,vo,,Id ia. ais lust To establish tarlli
aSl,et wf.er, The states OF Ohio and Penn,
,,.i ~, rid, 4 . between the United States an"
%,j,e 3 philippines. TIL Ultimate free trace
NJ, ia MA ~ to como between the islttnus
aid The United States. Secretary ~ y,
asserted warmly that Congress had e.
ready enacted h measure Whiei WI" WIS 60
4nently unfair to the ISLANDS. E. a,
81 8..vr,F IN "a declared that In 1906 Ainerl-
e cnngfhottonls shall carry everything llias
a e shipned between the United States arg
#thn Philippines, both ways II IS pos
I si,le fiat the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ar the Senate Gun enforce frU u 4these PSI 4
Mple y. domestic policy with reference -
tho carrying OF goods ana yet VII WI ti ~ ,.
the opportunity Of markets lor eiioao
y goods, Is az IL. /. ,,,,,,it +n,tg
..No, sir,#I am not willing to admit li nv.
Il Il ia mt think Congress will be SO unlust
q ANA these people here representing spe-a
& ciallintcrcsts may rs well put their houses
in order. The American people are not not
roi,,r to allow interference With the policy
Il ti1lt Is going to do this country honor. III
i.5.,rhis policy Secretary Taft said, was
Il settled at the last election The Demo,
Il cratic members of the committee fmisht
,,,,r a r,.ag with him Oh this point" Mr.
Il William tMsslssippi) the minority floor
lender, asked the secretary II 1t was not
4. Republican policy 10 give tho islands
H ultimate Independence. The secretary az
II firn,ed this, stating TINT such would pc
theScase when the people Of the ISLANDS ls
were capable OF sell; government Bis
Il t"Sclf-government as the American I'M
u ierstands It. or as the Filipino ulldel-#
stands it?'' asked Mr.. Williams.
~ ll.f doubt ir I hey ever reach the sell
B governing capacity ofHAmericans,S18Etll ne
secretary replied. ~.
s 5..Wcll', asserted Mr.. Williams, there
80 not so horrible much difference be-
tween you and the Democrats You be-
3Eleve in granting self government wren
the people are ready, ana we oelleFs ~ ~
fixing a date for their Independence 3
secretary Taft: Yes. that is practically
IL 4. W whenever they rcach the condition
where they have q reasonable public
8ol,iniona which may be rclicd#upon 70 re-
rain r;,diculism; when inter-lsland COM
.tillcation has been established. ana
5S4a IN conditions generally have become
tied.IThen if they desire independence,
+ ia lit TO them. IL they don't II they
81 it4sire a bond which might become sweet
.4s Ds comm. inside our tariff wall that
lsA nj t,ht he considered. 49,
II Mr. Williams: Even then you would
make them a sef-goyerning colony
M Secretary Taft Yes, sir.
B Mr. Williams remarked: The position
Il at first was that we We're to keep tho
islands forever
Secretary Taft discussed the isaifds in
X dustries and said that there was no dan
I ger whatever hat either, sugar, or tobacco
i from the Philippines VIII swamp OF
even figure ini.thc markets Of this coun'
8 try. Secretary Taft referred to reports
that he was willing TO compromise on Q
twenty-five per cent. reduction.
st''I am willing" he added ito compro
mise on anything In the way of reduc
4S5 ton, If J. can't get all. This on thu
theory that VIC Are coming ultimately t.
II free trade at the Archipelago and every
step in that direction is going to tcacl
II these timorous Sugar qa,d tobacco gentle
IL men that they are not going TO be in
S jured by that fact
Taking UP the labor question, he sale
8s5 tho whole policy OF tho administration
was against the Introduction Of Chinese
labor IN those islands He doubted i
there were more than 75.o0O Cinnamon ii
g&3 the islands, and none OF these were agr
cultural laborcrs