The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
DeWITT'S KIDNEY AND BLADDER PILLS FOR
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ment TO take active control of so many
important things, one after another.
The establishment of a civil gov
crnment in the Philippines subse,
ouently brought to Secretary Taft the
most delicate kind of diplomatic mis-
sion. because he was intrusted with
the duty of obtaining from the pope
who was not recognized by our gov
crnment. a Diplomatic concession re
garding the disposition of lands be
longing to religious orders in the is
lands.
Taft settled II Quickly.
Whether It was the smile that did
II no one knows, but what seemed
likely to prove one Of the most per
picking things In the settlement Of the
Philippine question was adjusted SO
quickly and so quietly as to give no
one any trouble.
II probably was his experience with
the Spanish element in Manila which
enabled Secretary Taft 10 take inime-
date control of the situation In cuba
whcu the Palma government collapsed
ard 70 became necessary for the Unit
cd states to intervene.
There was great necessity az that
time for a man who could combine
extreme decision OF character with
c.eat tact. one OF the things which
Taft learned in the Philippines. and
which he has never failed TO impress
upon his subordinaies, is the fact that
q man of Spanish descent. no matter
grandees. he IS deeply impressed by
how diluted may be the blood ci
petite Observance OF social forms ana
by scrupulous attention 70 the little
things which most Anglo-5aNons are
10 the habit Of noglectng.
The Cubans saw IN a minute thai
they had to deal with a man who
would order his soldiers to shoot
without hesitation when it BECAME
necessary. but who much preferred
The WAYS OF peNce Tne visit OF Sec
Rotary Taft to CGhs was notable In
stance OF how much can be accomp-
Hshed with the Spanish speaking PEG.
Pile by q iuiicious mixture OF author
lty and courtesy
The collapse OF The Palma govern
w.nt was complete. The country
was ON the verge not of one. Int Of q
dozen revolutions. The people wer'
suspicious ,of the Yankees. although
they respected their power Il was d
trunph of authority and of diplom
acy To pacify the oxeitahle ISLANDERS
e. such AN cxtcut tbat during an Obi
long time since President Palma rr
s.rucd there has not been a single So
r'aus armed outbreak and no pros
peCt of any
u was Taft. too. who was chosel
LAT a critical Time 10 quiet ihe minds oI
.tha Iap1ucso when the real h.stor'
uf The Roosevelt administration comes
.o be- written 70 may bee found that Oh,
sc.rEary ri war started on his lone
tourney around the world quite as
much 10 prcyout q clash with the Jap
an,.c as for being present &C the oPer
.ng or The constituent assembly of th'
Philippines. he bore message from
President Roosevelt and be smiled his
way into the hearts of the japanese
at time when relations between Tho
.Yo nations were far more critical
Than the public has ever comprehend.
.CC.
II seems almost absurd 10 supposf
'hat any man with such varied eNper
'enco. first in the theory and then ir
lhc practice Oh government. should
lcyer become mere carbon copy OF
any other man, however great
They Hnyc Similar Viewpoints.
II is wrong TO assume, that Sccrc
.tprv Taft would do a thing merely be
cause President Roosevelt had done g.
II. y equally wrong TO imagine that
esideut TAFT would not do a thin-
because President Roosevelt had dom
t II the secretary Of war should h'
elected president there would be sin
lar.ty beyond az doub' To- inc pohcs
1r his administration aud that 'oi
theodore Roosevelt, ard for an oh
ious reason. The tWo men have SIM
I,ar points Of view. although tbeI
methods Of arriving al their cOaclu
SONS are radically different II Iaf
had b-en president for the last foul
or five years he would have done mucf
the same things that Roosevelt did
but I'm q less dramatic fashion.
The two men stand for The sam,
general theory OF government They
have worked together in the past. aEt
they would DO SO in the future Th,
impulsiveness of one has been admir-
ably balanced by the logic of the other
but those who know the two men arc
fully aware Of the fact that Just a
Roosevelt Is president today, 20 Taft
would be president tomorrow. II chos.