Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-09-18
PHILIPPINES FOR THEFIuIPINOS"
Mr.. Taft Coined This as Permanent
Motto For His Own Guidance ana
That of Other Americans IN
Civil and Military Life.

Mr.. Taft took up the problem IN the |
Philfppines in characteristic iasAlo4l,
as a schoolboy would slate coVereu
with the marks of fruitless eHofIs "
do a sum. He started by Wlplhs Ihe
slate clean That Is, he dellVeIeu q
statement in such explicit uueq ~,
cal language that for the nfss Iiiie
| since we went into the Islands inc
ISiiiTinos knew precisely where they
| tod He said it was the definite
| nurnose of the United States to nam
tain sovereignty over the Philippines
/ Tbere was to be no immediate lnoe--
nandence. We were not going TO Set
out The commission would not ne
gotiate with men bearing arms. WIN
| the revOlutionist, as such, the army
---S,,i5 +reat The commission was
willing and ready to remain IN Ine
| islands for years, or until civil gov
o--nment was well begun mere
was q hard and fast promise that lhe
Irflfninos would have as great a part
ae Dossible in the civil administrator
That was the only comfort the Flllpl-
nos received as salve for the unsott-
ened blow that came upon tneIIi IL
Ethe shane of the statement tnaI We
we're in the islands to stay IN 49,
after this came another move ny W
Taft. which emphasized what ne 5.,i iaH
already said, and brought Ine PiIlpt
nos to full appreciation that ne ,l,t >,
bad baen arranged by Filipino lead
ars at which it was designed TO ret
rate afresh the alleged promises lnaI
rod been Dassed to Aguinaldo py Oui
Military commanders, to the eHec'
nat we were there to grant mn
dio+a independence to the lsIdlius
NJ Taft in the name Of the conlihiS
4 ION refused to cOuntenance any SUE
: ,,roceedings byits presence, ana WIot'
! II concelling the acceptance OF the III
Il ,,i+otion. mo one having any aulnol
y a., 70 sneak for the United STATES Ma
" 80 said one word justifylng the ps
Iiaf that a protectorate such as IN
s,eaacb PROMISES will be estaDllsIeu
- II is irnDossible. The discussion OI
- Drotectorate as a possibility lhEolss
~ Recommendation which may ~
- J,oa submission to the United ota.e
~ nv deceit. The members oil the co ,,o
mission cannot be parties 10 '"0
demonstrations. +Ao no
Tins Mr.. Taft inauguraIeu IN ~,
"noliey of attraction. thaI "1S
ne Filipincs. He cleaneu "a 10
81 out the sum afresh IN Doiu, Pc 20
vn chara ctars. and for the soiu.I9A 80,
Mt onnliad rules tried ana UNI JIM - ~ hi
>" Of which worked and o nelS t -, !
ie - ~ mon the broad and SOLID lou
- s 1n4io1 NJ truth, candor, the squa
~ al the Golden Rule, justice anu
n Ns 80, and profound knoWleage
- ST. was hest for the Filipinos' "n i
az " Ia F-oouantly ant to be not WI
nd they thought they wanteu. sor tho
~ nos novel experience lot inc
a. n,,av we're accustomed to Delns
nSd or having delivered 70 III
9au NJ O which we're seldom 1uiIlil'
'aI d IN which they themselves "
-ieS stock But here was man
siJed them in private OF puI
a., ,,,,th the distinguished courtesy =
- &c bidalgo would accord ano'I
~. ~ S ~ untiringly to what they
~ - sav who let them talk theI ms
- ut without suggesting Doreuotii
80, ;r,Dotience; who was deft' tactLut (
~ ~, ii,a,.defatigable at seeking to reau u
no9 i,aerts to find out what lheiI .
:, - ancas were, what it was they wau
tbo Tnmediately they concelFeu ~
mo tha respect, the confluence nc ~
alwavs feels toward MIN Mno .,,ooe
to fiatter, who tells one uH ~.
S at but trutnl - grest triumph in
5 ef- gained ms III re took the Flip
skill philippines ssance and was taken
man into his ccrnuSi tSe consummate c
and theirs. an VI ,n 'n genius W
yern utiYe ana au io,,eioned and displi
,}not he aIterWaLu 49, discounted by
HON would nave oSoa-reesed so far at
rs of had ne NOV r paSs ,aid down a pc
es at start. NJ, 20 a. his own guidance