The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
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4N1ores1'a1k That President Roose-
vclt$is Preparing ito Take
This Step.
.DlsGUsTED With a CONGRESS
Recommendation Iof Abandon
mcnt 81 Coloi,ialgP Policy Would \
Be Hailed Democrats.
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fTrrom our Rcg,llar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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8(From our Regular Corrcspondent)
II WAsIi1Nc ToN, n .. 4 4. ,is July s7.,-rhe
statement was made s3it, this city
to-dhy, OH authority alleged to be Of the
bes t, that President Roosevelt has said
very recently that wien Congress- con-
,ycnes hex ! winter lie will send a mes
sage 10 that body in (which lie Will
Recommend that certain Legislation Tor
the benefit Of the Filipinos be enacted,
failing which lie will recolninend that
Congress take the steps nee essary TO
turning the archipelago over to the ma
tiyes 70 be governed by themselves. s *
rhe utter failure Of Congress to enact
legislation designed e to benefit the ENilt-
pino people by giving them far SHOW
in5 matters affecting their trade with
America is said toa have dlsgusted the
President, arid to have caused hin :; !, to
reach tile conclusion to re commend the
abandonment N of the Islands. N case
Congress is determined att the coming SEES
sion not to take any steps designed to.
help the people OF the archipelago, whose ,s.,
condition is far from SO tistactory i58,S
Not Paying Prop sition.
Y The Philippines have sneye r been g. a
having propositIo n, 50 Tar q 8 America Is
1 Concerned. The occupatio n9of the Islands
! has cost many a merlcan lives and many
M I ions Of American money put. Pc
fyond giving places G to American po ,lll
clans, d he American people have derived
little or no benefit from the possession '
Rof% this Oriental territory. "A recen state
Sment issued BY the nsular bureau -
the War d department. sho wed }that 81 Ing
number OF Flipinos In the s rv1ce OF ne
Glns,lIar; government was greater eonsld-i77
Americans
similarly employed, but II the aggregate
IA lary paid American plac olders rea &C,
g, over foil million do lars; Which was vas
Svcll on to a million more than the l ~
I "a Ia RES 2pa ia Fillpinos, from wv h1ch ~
seen that the best places In the Stands -
are given $t 3 America ms.
II The refusal Of Congress- at two . SEES
isons to enact q law allowing owl ltlliplno
5nrod,Icts To- en- ter our ports free, or on
I I,avment q n reduced duty, appears TO
have 4 nut the President In a frame OF
mind which renders him willing to recon-
r6cnd that the islands be- turned pac kS,t 70
their lawful owners. rs @ = Z
a~The president exerted all the IN tlu ',i
~ Il e adrninistrationsla last W n ter 20 Sc
cure the passage Of the Payne plii, " i hlcll
passed the & II ouse, providing tor re
due ton OF the ties On I'm ports stro e
the Philippines until 1866 after which
I X, ahnI,ld he admitted free The sDem-.
CORA ia 81 the House sup port ed the meas
Inra rs being a step In the direct ion5 = OF
free trade, but the Senate Democr aus
would have none 8'of It and WITH me me
ssIstnncas of the isbeet-sigar senators
that Sis. senat ors from the States OF the
Middle West sapd some pthe -N'a; ~ y
the bill was 5bl ocked. gii "a VI ID W
Will Hail Rel commit dation: IVA
81 course. Til II fAI may be taken up
IN the Senate a any time the coming
session. butss here Is nothing indicate
that there will be any change IN sen mt Il
ment On the part Of opposing. senator's SCI y.
IT 10 believed that any declara ton on me
part OF the I, President o1 nature 1 8, g
~ d,ca = mat he 3, will recommend the
aband onmept OF q the islands BY the
Americans in case friendly legi sla ton is
not enacted win be hailed with delig ssby
the Democrats, and many Republicans as
well &c Who q have come to realize that g.
colonial policy utterly fails to yield re-
turns o,nmensurate with the expense
Involved AZ \, 4 y, ii. .55 Z,
81 The Republicans are believed 70 4, o.
somewhat aroused 4 to the 2 e .c': y y
getting into the field some 81 trac.lon 81 : :
Z n1agnltude sufficient to 81 counteraot the
Y erect Of the appearance Of Mr. Brynr
4 onfsthe platform when he comes pacA
I home II Is realized that the great meet
| IN which viii mark his return to New
! York will have g. very ilne 4 1tect up ~,
stha Democratic campaign In that city
and Sta te. and he Is certain to MAKE q
number Of addresses in various parts o.
the country before the END OF me ny! gam.
$naign, The wonde rful wave !. olss 5ry e
sentiment which has been sweeping o ~,
the country recently Will make 5tle ,peopl.
want Ia hear him moro han ever pelore
and IA appears to be alking doctrine
! which ia more popular la A111eric thar az
when he went away even. FL
Roosevelt and Penrose.
Chicago Republicans are endeaaHvoring e
Isinduca7 the President It isSsaid. TO make
neecl, in that city to Offset the one MI
Rrvan VIII make there, and It Is under
stood mat Republicans OF other cities
~ 4 Ia country are endeavoring to secure
soresident roosevelt ms an Sorat orioal at
ira ctlon during the campaign. The Presl.
dant Mas "a IA he would make no polit1ca
sneeohes This year, but he has consented
ia make two addresses In Fennsyl wanna a
during the campaign. assurance IS gwen
that these will not be politica! IN nature g
but 1t is not to be believed that ne wy
sneak twice In the Keystone State, q,
most sonI1 the eve OF the electi01, without
saving word concerning the pending
conflict Senator Penrose,A the head o.
the most corrupt political machine IN the
world has said repeatedl " that tho Presi'
Gent il giving him all the support posi-
h,a' and 7only' the other day Fenrose was
\ guest ct luncheon at Sycamore Hill
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