The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
.TIFTS PHILIPPINE REPORT
THE SECRETARY FIGURES THAT
THE ISLANDS COST THE U. :.
100000 ANNUALLY.
COMMENDED BY ROOSEVELT
In Presidents Letter to Congress, He
says Flllplnos Have Long Way to
Travel Before lloy Are FIT 20
Govern Thenpelves.

Washington. Jan. 27.-Nlne years
after the battle Of Manila Bay. Score.
tary Taft records the results OF the
American occupation Of the archipei.
ago and forecasts the future OF the
Filipinos in an exhaustive report trans
mitted to congress By the president,
with a letter written by the chief OK.
ecutive. commencing in the highest
terms the secretary's conclusion. The
president declares that ruin would
have followed the adoption of any 9TH
err policy towards the Philippines than
that outined by William Mckinley and
carried forward through these nine
years. and asserts triumphantIy that
there is no brighter page In history
than that dealing with the relations
between the strong and the weak In
those islands. He adds that the Fiji
pinos have yet a long way to travel
before they will be At for complete
selfgovernment"
Secretary Is Optimistic.
Secretary Taft's report records his
observations on his recent visit TO
the islands to the extent of nearly 80
printed pages. Generally speaking, the
secretary. is optimistic In a high de-
gree in treating of this subject, even
though he can not fix time for declar-
ing the independence of the islands.
In answer to the critics who have
made "the most astounding and unfair
statements in respect to the cost to
the United States of the Philippines"
he figures out total annual expendi-
ture of 100000 and he vigorously de-
mics the failure of the Philippine pol
icy. He says that great changes have
occurred in the islands. The people
are now anxious to have the Ameri-
can soldiers retained. There is a high
standard of administration OF Justice.
Nothin is more popular than the con-
stabulary.
AZ Peace with Catholics.
There are no question between the
overnment and the Roman Catholic
church. unless the Aglipyan Schism
can be said to be involved. Peace pre-
walls in greater degree than ever
before in the history OF the islands.
The magnificent Benguet road is now
justified by the results obtained.
The secretary is willing to limit the
amount Of sugar and tobacco that can
be exported to the United States. He
predicts a development of business
within % years that will make the
Filipinos themselves stand high in
the worlds Industrial population. His
recommendations are that Philippine
products be admitted into the United
States free of duty under reasonable
limitations; that present restrictions
be removed on the acquisition of min
ing properties; that the Philippine gov.
eminent be authorized to conduct an
agricultural bank and finally that the
islands be exempted from the opera.
lions of the coastwise shipping laws.
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