Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-28
TAFT PARTY ARRIVES HOME
Steamer Osrea Makes New Record from
Japan to Golden Gate
SECRETARY TALKS or NsULAR AFFAIRS
He Says Insight Into Conditions
Gained by Senators and Repre-
sentRtives VIII Result in
Beneficial LeEisIation.

BenehciaI Legislation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27-The Pacific
Mail Steamship company's liner Corea,
| Captain Feeder, arrived today from the
orient, beating the transpacifc record by
several hours. Among its passengers we're
| Secretary OF War Taft and most OF the
members Of a party which left with him
for the far east on the Manchuria on July
| S last.
The Cores sailed from Yokohama on Sep
| tember II and came direct to this city.
| omittlng the usual stop at Honolulu. The
best time for this passage was made by
the same vessel, which held the previous
record of ten days and fifteen hours.
On this trip the ship covered the dis
tance in ten days. eleven hours and five
minutes, an average speed Of over eighteen
knots for the entire trip. The steamer EN-
press of Japan has made the run from
Yokohama to Victoria in ten days and ten
hours, but the distance between these points
is about 264 miles less than that covered
by the Corea.
The following members of the original
party returned on the Corea Secretary
of War w. H. Taft. Colonel Clarence r.
| Edwards, Captain ]. X. Thompson, Cap
tain William Kelly, Jr.. Private Secretary
Fred w. Carpenter, Major Guy L. Edie,
Private Secretary James A. lie Roy. Pri-
vate Secretary w. r. Paigo, Senator and
Mrs. Nathan B. Scott. Senator and Mrs.
Fred T. Dubois. Senator Murphy J. Eos
ter, Senator Thomas M. Patterson, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Serene Payne. Repre-
sentative and Mrs Charles Grosvenor, Rep
resentative and Mrs w. P. Hepburn. Rep
resentative and Mrs. George w. Smith,
Representative and Mrs. David A. De
Armond. Representative and Mrs. William
A. Jones, Representative Henry A. Cooper,
Representative Charles Curtis, Representa-
tive George Foss, Representative and Mrs
Eben ]. Hill, Representative Theobald
Often. Representative William A. Howard
Representative and Mrs Michael Driscoll,
Representative Charles F. Scott, Repre-
sentative A. A. Wiley. Representative and
Mrs George A. Loud, Representative
8, sherley, Mrs sherley, Representative
Newton w. Gilbert, Representative Dun
can E. Mickelay, Representative T. B. Nc
Kinley, r. Clough Anderson Atherton
Brownell, Louis Chaplin, Charles Clark.
Miss Clark, Ward E. Copley. Colonel James
d. Hill. Mrs. Nagle, Charles T. Jobst.
william Johnson and Burr Mcintosh.
) Conditions in the Philippines.
Referring to conditions in the Philippine
islands Secretary Taft in an interview said
Some of the younger men of education
have been advocating Immediate indepen-
, dence II therefore becomes necessary to
state with considerable emphasis the policy
of the administration on this subject and
! to say that in the opinion, there was no
possible hope for Independence short Of a
, generation, because the people could not
indeed 1t win probably take a much longer
time.
democratic as well as republican senators
and congressman, and their interviews rep
. resent all sides of the Philippine question,
, but with a self-restralnt and moderation
which cannot be too highly commended. It
was tacitly agreed between the members
Of the congressional party on both sides
: cuss before the Filipinos their differences
Of opinion. and therefore, that any state
ment should be made by the representative
= of the administration as to the policy of
a political administration. Hence the sight
! which some Of the irreconcilable Filipinos
between the republican and democratic
r members with the Filipino people as an
audience. was not presented and l cannot
express too strongly my admiration OF the
patriotism my democratic brethren took in
the matter of remitting a diffusion of diff
ferences to proper places.
, ConEressmen Investigate Tarin.
Much time was spent by the congress
men in investigating agricultural conditions
with the view to the possible effect of a
possible change In tariff on the Philippine
production of tobacco and sugar An OPP
: portunity was also given TO those Fill
h pinos strongly in favor OF immediate in
: dependence to present their views. All this
was reported and will be circulated doubt.
I less in a congressional document.
$ After weeks festivities in Manila the
. party proceeded on the transport Logan or
a tour among the islands.
e In Manila Iloilo and Cebu we heard com.
e plants Of the failure of the crops and OF
the stringency OF the times. At Taclobar
! on Leyte one of the hemp provinces and
again aga at tLegasPi the chief city Of Albay
!. found the people very happy and a condi,
: : ton Of prosperity prevailing due to the
Q profitable production of hemp.
e Returning to Manila. the delegation re-
n sumed its investigations while 1t occupied
with conferences with Governor Genera
| Wright, the various members of the com.
= mission, prominent Filipinos and other.
s upon questions of governmental practice
a and policy.
II Conditions in Japan.
Il Referring to demonstrations in lamar
against the peace treaty the secretary said
- We heard much while we were at Shanp
a hal of the riots in Japan. brought about by
. the popular disgust with the terms OF pes e.
ercised, as IT seemed as If the disturbance:
were directed against foreigners and espe
cially Americans Upon going TO the seal
them to be greatly exaggera ted and thai
. their purpose had been confined to the ex.
preston of hostility toward the ministers
and police who had most unwisely inter,
fered with some peaceful public expression,
OF disapproval Of the terms of the treaty.
N Our party went ashore at Kobe and a
= number went TO XII Nikko, Kyoto TO Kioss
: and Yokohama by rail and all were trea tef
n with great politeness and no one was Of
a fered any indignity. The emperor was goof
enough to send his chamberlain and other,
to greet us at Yokohama and the governor,
= OF Yokohama and Toxic and the mayors Of
n the two cities came 10 explain the disturb
= ances were not directed against Americans
u but against the police and such were The
s results of my investigation
J. The trip home on the Corea was yer,
. pleasant OF course Il is too soon TO speai
- f Of nrObahle legislation bV
e Philippine matters, but arm sure that IN,
J. trip has added greatly 20 the interest n
Philippine questions which will be taken by
, the members of congress who were in tn,
party and that the more accurate informa
ton which they now have would lead {,
A wise and intelligent legislation.
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