Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Large Party of Public Men At
tend a Banquet.
TOKEN OF APPRECIATION
Philippine Commissioners to Con-
gress the Hosts.
TAFT ACTS AS POSTMASTER
Conquest Not So Much That Of
Force as of Conviction-Those
Present.

A large company of distinguished guests
attended banquet at the Arlington Ho-
tel last evening given by Benito Legarda
and Pablo Ocampo. the Philippine COM
missioners to the American Congress. who
took this medium of showing, in part.
their appreciation of the kindness with
which they had been received and treated
since their arrival in Washington and
their gratitude to the Arit rican nation.
The company was made up Of Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks Speaker Cannon. Secre-
tary Taft who acted as POSTMASTER; the
Senate committee on the Philippines. the
House committee on insular affairs other
senator's and representatives who made
up Secretary Taft's party to the Philip
pines several years ago: prominent army
officers who have seen service in the Phil
ippines and ex-of1cers of the islands now
here. and Bishop Thomas \. IIcr1rlck of
Cuba.
Pictures a Panorama.
Mr.. I.egarda introduced Secretary Taft.
In doing this he pictured panorama in
which Filipino scene might BE- feature
before mis- hearers and added
What beautiful pa lorama would be
presented before you: eight million souls
acclaiming With tears of joy the sover-
rights which they have never !'efore in
their existence enjoyed Eight million
souls in petition. And what is 1t they
ask? Simply but 10 enjoy Il modest por-
ton of your marvellous national prosper
ity such as is nov enjoyed by countries
and peoples who perhaps are not in such
vital need of re,ief. And ii is proper for
the Filipino people in their extremity to
respectfully petition. because that act in
dicates the sentiment of confidence and
affection on the part of the one who petit
tons toward thu one to whom the petition
is address I'd. How much more gratifying
and satisfactory it must be. then, to be able
to confer thuS" favorS and benefits. and
the more 50 since the generosity of the
American nation is we'll known through
out the world. also their history
and their wise Constitution. The Filipino
people do not salute you with Save
Nincitor' because your conquest of them
was not much that of force as of con-
viction. You seek to raise them to your
own level. YOU cal. them brothers, and
this is what distinguished you from all
the other nations of the world.
Complimentary in Allusions.
Addresses were made also by Mr..
Ocampo. Vice President Fairbanks Rep
resentatives Cochran of New York. De
Almond of Missouri. Willy of Alabama.
Bell and Payne
Secretary Taft was complimentary in
his illusions to Messrs. legarda and
Ocampo, saying they represented the best
elements of the Filipino people, and that
the latter cannot be misrepresented by
them in their capacity commissioners
to this capital
1.-THE Filipino people looking for
ward to being relieved by the passage by
the American Congress of d bill en-
aiding them to enjoy the markets Of the
United States he said. How much that
will directly affect the Filipinos. or how
quickly it will affect them, no one can
say. But W. are all hopeful that COM
promise measure of some character can
pass. that the markets Of the United
States can be opened to the Fflipnos,
one that when it comes. win not injure
any interest of the United States and yet
will give prosperity to the islands.
Secretary Taft made a feeling alluson
to the memory of Arthur w. Ferguson.
the late executive secretary of the island,
and gave his testimony of the great work
the deceased had done there.
Regarding the F'ilipinos, Vice President
Fairbanks expressed the opinion that
there is an element of solf-government
among the people there capable of exer-
cising. in limited way. the elective
franchise. He declared lie had no mis-
givings in regard to the future relations
of the United States with the Philip
pines Their interests. he said. are safe
in the, hands of the American people.
Names of Those Present.
The guest list included the following:
Vice President Fairbanks. Secretary of
War Taft. Senators Frank B. Brandegee.
Connecticut: Julius c. Burrows Michigan;
Chester I. Long, Kansas; Charles Curtis.
Kansas: Murphy ]. Foster Louisiana
| Ffancis E Warren, Wyoming; Represent
atlves Edgar d. Crumpacker. Indiana
Charles r. Davis Minnesota; Mathew r.
Denver. Ohio: Charles V Fornes. New
| York Charles f. Fuller, Illinois; Finis
J. Garrett. Tennessee; William II. Ora
ham. Pennsylvania; Edward l.. Hamilton.
Michigan; Harvey Helm. Kentucky; Ell
bert II. Hubbard. Iowa: William A.
Jones, Virginia.; Tulio Larrinaga, Porto
Rico; f. H. Madison, Kansas: Duncan
f; Mckinley. California; Marlin E. Ohm
sted Pennsylvania: Robert y. Page.
! North Carolina: Herbert Parsons. New
York: Andrew J. Peters. Massachusetts
Charles G. Washburn, Massachusetts: Sc
Cochran. New York; Albert F. De
| Almond, Missouri: Michael Z. Dris-
| coil New York. Nicholas Longworth
Ohio and Ariosto A. Wiley. Alabama
| Sergeant at Arms Henry Casson. Lieut..
Gen II. c. Corbin. Maj. Gen. J. F. Bell.
insular affairs. War Department; Brig.
Gen. Theodore Schwan. Brig. Gen. Fran
| els B. Green. A. L. Lawshe. third assist
ant postmaster general Beekman Win
| throp third assistant secretary OF the
| Treasury; William Morgan Shuster sec
| rotary of public instruction, Philippines:
| John S Hord. collector of internal rev
enue. Philippine Islands; Maj. Frank Nc
! Intyre. assistant chief bureau insular af-
| fairs. War department; Judge b. S. AM
| bier eA-judge Philippine court of first in
! stance: Judge Paul Charlton law officer.
| bureau of insular affairs. War Depart
mant; William Morgan Sinister ST., Scott
| g Bone the Washington Herald: George
! p Conn Manila Cable-News; John A.
! Gross Associated Press: George GriswoId
| HILL New York Tribune: Rudolph Kauff-
| mann. Evening Star: +. l.. Keen Press:
! Richard V Oulahan, New York Sun;
| George Bronson Rea. editor Far Eastern
| Review: Fred Carpenter, secretary to the
| Secretary of War; r. b. Horton, clerk
| committee insular affairs: 4. b. Esca-
| milla secretary to +. Ocampo; j. r..
Valdes secretary to e. LeSarda.
Incidents and Accidents.