Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
F|L|P|NOS PREPARING
To Inaugurate Governor Gen..
eraI Smith.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
All Political Parties and Americans
Represented.
MIX UP IN ARMY CIRCLES
A Promotion and Transfer Which
Were Arranged, but a Detail
Which Did Not Occur.
MIX UP IN ARMY CIRCLES
Special Correspondence of The Star.

due to arrive day after tomorrow and to
be formally inaugurated chief executive Of
the islands on the GOTH An inauguration Is
not as great a spectacle in Manila as 1t is
In Washington. But the Filipinos are be-
ginning to take the matter up and 1t is
promised that there will be something I'M
usual doing when Gen. Smith steps on dry
land at the Anda Monument Monday morn
Ing. The arrangements for the affair are
practically in the hands Of the Filpinos
themselves. and they are doing their ut
most to make 1t an occasion of great fes-
tivity: The chairman of the committee in
charge is Senior Trinidad H. Pardo de Ia
vera, one of the members of the Philippines
commission. The vice chairman Is Alcalde
Felix Roxas Of Manila. The title of al
calde Is conferred on Senior Roxas by rea-
son of the fact that he Is president of the
municipal board an organization similar to
the Board Of Commissioners of the District
or Columbia, which has charge of the gov
eminent OF the city of Manila Represen-
tatives Of the various Filipino political par
ties are on the committee and have places
with Americans at the head of the SUBJ
committees. The arrangements are not
fully completed, but it is the intention to
have big demonstration on the day the
new governor arrives a banquet on the
18th instant and a grand reception and ball
on the 18th. The official inaugural exercises
Will take place on the Goth.
Unique in Form and Expression.
The reception that will be given Gen.
Smith when he lands Monday will be
unique In form and expression. Only once
since the American occupation of the Phil
ippines has an honor of this kind been
paid an american citizen and that was last
year when Secretary Taft arrived. Govern
or 1de drew attention to this fact at a din
ner given him a few nights since by the
Quill Club, the local organization that does
for Manila what the Gridiron Club does
for Washington. The Quill Club numbers
however. In the course of his remarks
the governor stated that he was con-
strained to call attention to the change that
has taken place in the feeling of the Fill
ipno people during the five years of civil
government and the preceding three years
of military rule. He said that he well re-
membered when he first landed in Manila
with the original Taft commission, In June.
1901. The houses of the Filipinos were
then closed and the windows barred. There
was not a native of the islands on the
streets as Secretary Taft and his party Of
civil officials drove from the landing to
the ayuntamiento (the government buildng)
The only people seen on the streets were
American soldiers, and they were accouter-
ed for war.
How different, the governor said when the
Taft party arrived a year ago. The entire
population turned out in honor of the for
mer governor general and the members Of
Ills party. ne streets were Spanned with
arches and thousands Of Filipinos did their
utmost to show their appreciation of Amer
lean rule. The arrangements for the inau-
guration of Gen. Smith were not then under
ed to them 1t is a significant fact that
the prime mover in the Smith demonstra-
ton is a Filipino and most Of his support
erS are Filipinos.
Effort for Ide's Retention.
In connection with the inaugural exercises
movement was set agoing by Senior Justo
Lukban to bring about the retention of
Gov 1de as executive in the Philippines and
went so far as to cause the sending of a
telegram to the United States. At least
Senior Lukban says he has sent it. Lukban
is the editor Of a newspaper in Manila
which he calls Independence, and which is
the official organ Of the organization known
as the Immediate Independence party To
people unfamiliar with Filipino politics it
parties in the Philippines which tack
the word independence" somewhere about
their rms There are three par
independence, Urgent Independence and
Immediate independence" Each of them
wants independence with a capital for the
leader thereof and each is bitterly opposed
to the objects and principles of any of the
Others Lukban belongs to the famous fam
lily that created SO much of a disturbance
on the island of Samar during the days of
the insurrection He is a physician, a
pleasant companion and is one of the most
prominent politicians in Manila. He was
appointed a member of a committee organ
lied 20 give Gov. Ide farewell reception
and some substantial remembrance to take
back home. The first thing he did at a COM
mittee meeting was to present resolution
which provided that all good Filipinos
should sign a petition addressed to the
President of the United States requesting
the retention of Gov. Ide in the Philippines.
The proposition was voted down. Not to
be daunted DR.. Lukban presented his reso-
luton again at the next meeting of the COM
mittee and at the next and the next There
was meeting this morning and the time
for assembly was fixed half an hour earlier
than usual in order Senior Tavera explain
ed with smile, that DR.. Lukban could
present his resolution. make his usual
speech and have it voted down and the
meeting could then proceed with time for
discussion of the length it had been intend
ed to give it. But Lukban was not present
at the gathering this morning and the COM
mittee soon finished its business and ad-
journed.
Mixup in Army Circles.
A little mixup in army circles has oc-
CURED within the past day or two which is
causing some little amusement, although it
has its serious side. Several weeks ago
word was received here that Colonel George
Anderson. Sth Cavalry, had been detailed as
a member OF the general stan The same
dispatch brought the intelligence that Col
onel Martin B. Hughes of the LIST Cavalry
would be retired on August 81. The Sth
Cavalry is stationed at Fort Mckinley near
Manila and the retirement of Colonel
Hughes meant the promotion of Lieutenant
Colonel Kingsbury of that regiment, we'll
known in Washington. Colonel Kingsbury
Is very popular with the members of the Sth
Cavalry and he was attached to the officers
and men, too 1t seemed too bad. therefore,
that he should be taken out of the regiment
on his promotion. Colonel Anderson
stepped up at this stage of the game and
offered to transfer with Colonel Kingsbury
when he should be promoted. This offer
was made because, as Colonel Anderson
would be detailed away from the regiment,
it was immaterial to him to which regi-
ment he was assigned 1t must be under
stood that Colonel Anderson is one of the
most popular and well-beloved regimental
commanders in the service. The War De-
partment was notified of the wish of Colonel
Kingsbury to remain with the Sth when
he should be promoted and of Colonel An
derson's willingness. to relinquish command
of the regiment to his junior, when the pro-
motion came, by transfer.
The War Department agreed to the
change and rescinded orders that had been
issued directly to Colonel Kfngsbury to pro-
coed to the United States to be on hand
when Colonel Hughes retired.