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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
RAVEN co. REORGANIZED.
Filing of Papers Recalls Scandal At
tending Opening Of Reservation.

The filing of copies of the articles of
Incorporation of the Raven Mining com
pany with the secretary of state Tuesday.
calls to mind the scandal in congressional
circles which preceded and followed the
opening of the Uintah Indian reservation
a few years ago and, while there is moth
ing in the reorganization papers TO show
what really happened TO the old COM
pany, it is supposed here that somebody,
probably the smaller stockholders. have
been frozen out and that the big guns be-
hind the original company are now in full
and complete possession of the old COM
pany's holdings
Before the opening of the reservation
the Florence and Raven companies had
gobbled up the chief gilsonite and elater-
lite deposits and so powerful was the COM
binations behind the schemes, and so
deeply involved in them had members of
congress become, that it was impossible
to get the reservation opening bill
through without inserting clauses that
gave these companies the first right to
secure title to what they had previously
appropriated in the way of gilsonite and
other hydro-carbOn mineral deposits,
these covering the cream of that region.
A bitter struggle was waged to head off
the high binders who had presumed to
override the laws and hold lands as
against less wealthy and favored people,
but il aVailed nothing. The real men
behind the business are believed TO have
never become openly connected with the
fraud, but they welded such an influ-
ence in legislative circles at Washing
ton. that they had to be taken care of
before the reservation opening scheme
could be carried through.
Now that the original Raven company
has gone out of business and its sue
cessOr has organized under the laws of
New Jersey, as stated yesterday. the pre-
sumption is that it will get busy and be-
gin active work on its valuable properties,
and that without being bothered by the
small fry"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Mining Notes.

Five carloads of ore from Utah mines
and one from Nevada We're released from
the Taylor q BruntOn sampler yesterday
morning.
Ernest L. GOdbe, mines manager of the
Ohio Kentucky and Prince Consolidated
properties at Phoebe, left for camp Tues
day night, to be gone several days.
J. NJ. Wheeler expects to make a trip
to the Cardiff cOmpany's properties in
Big Cottonwood canyon today or tOmOr-
row
1t is declared that the Sioux Consol-
idated shaft has now passed through the
ore and that the bottom of the shaft is
in lime again. The ore was about nine
or ten feet thick.
Z. ]. Waugh of the Tibbals Brokerage
company lett Tor a several days trip TO
Tintic yesterday for the purpose of learn
ing what he could about real conditions
at the mines.
The Lieutenant Mining company of
Springville yesterday filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary Of state.
The officers are: p. p. Fullmer. preSi-
W. Mendenhall. secretary and treasurer.
The capital stock is $4,000. with shares
at 2i2 cents each.
James NJ. Kennedy. the veteran mining
man, has returned from a several days
trip into Nevada mining camps, this time
along the Southern Pacific, rather
on the line of the San Pedro. through the
southern end of the state, where he has
numerous interests. 81 don't want TO be
counted as a knocker for any mining re-
giOn," said Mr.. Kennedy yesterday. but
every time / go away from home / be-
come more and more convinced that there
is no such mineral country anywhere as
we have right here in Utah. Other
places. lots of them, are all right, but
Utah can beat the world.
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YOUR COMMISSION ORDERS
ON LISTED
Nevada and
Utah Mining
Shares
WE ARE ON THE GROUND
our headquarters are in Reno, Nevada
EVERY CAMP IS AT OUR DOOR.

our headquarters are in Reno. Nevada.
EVERY CAMP IS AT OUR DOOR.
We are just close enough 10 all the
-,SHaud INNING camps to obtain all the
IcHS oI tne mines as soon as 10 han
kSIlS ana Just far enough removed from
ne mines 10 see things In their proper
rsPecuEe and not be carried away BY
IOSdi afdOF. We are, besides Ia touch
win All markets by wire and know what
- uOIhg IN ali the markets as we'll as
al lhe mines, all the time. That is why
our market forecasts on particular stocks
are so accurate.
views or impending moves in Nevada is
SUES reach US almost daily, and our eli
ehts are in position to command all Of
ms ol. information by mail or wire when
ever requested.
We execute orders for the purchase and
SAFE or listed stocks for / per cent com
mission.
Our confidential advices to regular ell
ehts are OF great value to them, and the
per cent covers a general service that
Is nardIy matched elsewhere
We carry all active listed Nevada stocks
Tor period of six months on a margin
OF % 10 per cent OF the actual cost,
Plus ] per cent commission for buying
and interest charges at the rate Of 5 per
cent per annum on debit balances.
Stocks are received as collateral against
purchases in lieu Of cash, whenever de-
sired, valuation being made at Sc % per
cent of the market value. Loans at
per cent per annum.
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the property, 1 know Of nothing that can
be added to what has already been said.
1t is true that some ore is being opened
up in the mine and Mr.. Knight expresses
himself as being much encouraged over
the prospects for the future. Within a
short time, or as soon as the Tintic
Smelling company is ready TO receive con-
signments, shipping from the Black Jack
will commence. Mr.. Knight does not
consider that the present showing in the
property at all justifies a boom in the
stock of the company; neither does he
say that present prices are too high. That
is as much as l can say about the COM
pany and its property and 1 am not sure
that l ought to say that much"
Mr.. Mcmillan says that no one would
suspect that Provo people were at all in
terested in the mining stocks that have
been booming here for the last few
weeks: and about the least concerned
man, apparently, that he saw in the town
was Uncle Jesse Knight himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Afternoon Sales.

Ajax. 500 at Csc.
Beck Tunnel 800 at Sl.10.
Black Jack, 1909 at re; 53S at 1sc.
Bullock. 100 at 1212c, 1850 at 12c.
Carisa, 100 at 45c. l, 100 at 41c.
Century, 1OO at SIC, 100 at S5c, 500 at 80,
coo at soc. COO at &c.
Colorado, 100 at $3.921a. go at $3.9719.
Crown Point, 5000 at Sic, 500 at 9Oc,
Indian queen. 2.OOO at 1870, 1.5OO at lac.
May Day, 500 at Acc, 100 at 45Iac.
Iron Blossom, 200 at $2.47iz, 100 at s2.45.
seller 30 days; 300 at s247ia seller 50
DAYS; $50 at s. So 300 at s2.55. LOO at s2.5716.
400 at 81. 57i2, seller 60 days.
Mountain Lake, 100 at 99c. 800 at &c,
Is at 96c 1900 at 95c.
New York, 1000 at Ice. 1880 at lie, 200
at 17i2c.
Scottish Chief. 1000 at SIC
Seven TrOughs, 1909 at 2s12c, buyer
30 days.
silver Shield, 5000 at 15c.
Sioux Consolidated. $500 at sii7l2, 1000
at Sl.22lA, buyer % days:
South Swansea, 200 at 47c. 1,0oO at acc
Uncle Sam, 500 at $3.50.
Utah Con-. 500 at zoe, 800 at 20l2c, 500 at
PIC, buyer 90 days.
Wabash. 500 at $1OO. 200 at sl02l2.
Yankee. 100 at acc, 200 at 45c.
Zenoli, 100 at S0c, ie0 at 31c.
Open Board.
Beck Tunnel. coo at $1.10
Black Jack. 30 at Sc buyer 50 days;
700 at Soc 500 at 79c.
Crown Point. 800 at Bic.
Colorado. 800 at 1886, seller 50 days.
Indian Queen. 1000 at 15c. buyer 80
days: 1900 at lac.
Iron blossom. 21OO at s2.57l2. $500 at
s. 60. 400 at s262ls buyer 50 days: 600
at s.. 90.
Mountain Lake, 400 al 94c.
Nevada Hills 100 at s2.00
Silver Shield 500 at 1S12e, 1000 at zoe.
Sioux Con. 1000 at sl.20 400 at $l171
l000 at s1.15.
South Swansea, 80 at Ale, 800 at 45c.
Seven Troughs. 800 at 26c.
Utah Con, 5000 at 21lzc. buyer 60 days;
1000 at 2lc, buyer 60 days.
Utah Con. 500 at 201zc. 500 at Doc.
Victor 900 at Ice
Wabash. 200 at Sl.0212
Shares sold, 1OS.5S3.
Selling value, $50, 26l.1S.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Forenoon Sales.

Beck Tunnel. $50 AT s1.1O. 30 at s1.07iz.
Black Jack, 200 at sec, 100 AT soc, 300 at
SAC, 600 at S5c, 1900 at SIC, zoo at s2c, 1000
at SSc. buyer 60 days
Bullock. 10O9 at Pike
Carisa 100 A 40c. 100 at 42c.
Colorado. 100 at $3.50, 200 at 1885, buyer
60 days.
Crown Point. 800 at &c. 800 at Sic, buyer
60 days; 500 at SOC. 900 at 2Sc, 1000 at
29c.
Indian Queen, 1000 at 1l1zc, $500 at 12c
Iron Blossom. 500 at S2.25, 200 at $3.50
100 at 81 S2l5 300 at 81 40 300 at s2.4212
Lower Mammoth, 100 at Acc. LOO at 47c
May Day. 800 at 45c. 100 at 4514c, 800
Mountain Lake. 200 at S5c, 600 at &c,
600 at SSc 100 at sec, 1000 at soc.
Nevada Hills. 800 at $1.s5, 100 at S1.s112
20 at SEQ
Seven TrOughs, 200 at 27i2c.
Silver Shield. 1000 at BE.
Sioux Con. 1900 at S11O, 2.300 at Sl.15,
200 at S1.171z, 1900 at $40
South Swansea, 1,4O0 at soc, 1909 at Soc
buyer 6 days. so at ACC.
TetrO, 500 at sc, l,5u1 at yAc.
Uncle Sam loo at soc.
Utah Con-, 300 at 21l2c, 800 at pc, 800
at dc, loco at &c, buyer 60 days; 800 at
2lIac. buyer 90 days; 10000 at zoe, ZOO
at 201bc 900 at zoe.
Victor. $500 at 1SlRc, 1000 at 19c, buyer
60 days: /, 400 at 1Sc 3.4OO at TIC, 80 at lie.
open Board.
Black Jack, 800 at Sic, 800 at soc, 10
at 75c.
Crown Point 800 at 2S1zc, 2.5O0 at 29c
800 at soc.
Indian Queen, 1000 at 12lkc. 1900 at 12c
Iron Blossom, 1.1OO at 40, 800 at $2.45.
300 at s. As. 100 at S2.50 800 at $24712, 400
at $3.50. 600 at S25212.
Joe Bowers. 1900 at FEC.
Nav DAY. 800 at 45c. 800 at Acc.
Mountain Lake, 800 at 90c 800 at Gle, 800
at 92c, 100 at 93c, 100 at Soc, GOO at SC
900 at CSC.
New York, 900 at 151Rc, 800 at Ice.
Sioux, 800 at Sis. 2,4O0 at Sl.17la, 100 at
Sl.20.
Silver Shield, 1000 at 13lse.
Utah Con- 500 at zoe, l,500 at 2llsc.
Victor, 600 at 171zc, 500 at 1Sc, 500 at
lS1ac buyer 80 days.
Yankee, 200 at SIC. buyer 90 days.
Shares sold, 1872. POS.
Selling value, SSl, 30.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
THE HERALD IN NEVADA.

The Herald can be bought at the fol-
lowing places in Nevada:
Lovelocks-Charles II. Baker.
Tuscarora-Mrs. A. L. Clark.
Reno-Rosenthal & Armanko.
IYerington-G. E Leavitt.
Goldfield-Palace News Stand and Hun
ter Adv. & Pub Co.
Ely-Harville Stationery Co, @. D.
Faxon and Walden & Burnett
: Rhyolite-Goodrich Book & Stationery
Co.
Caljente-John Shier.
Delamar-J. NJ. Kelly.
Pioche-Pioche Drug Co. and A. A. Car
than, P. NJ
CObre-Richard Richards.
RaWhide-Louie Polin.
Las Vegas-Wilson Drug Co.
SchurZ-World News Co; Hal Crigler'
Smelter-Arthur z. Heartwell.
Gold Circle-C. r. Reed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
NEW COMPANY TAKES
SILVER REED CLAIMS
(speeial 10 Me Herald.(

Eureka. June ia deal was cOnsum-
mated today which is of some Importance.
c. f. Berry and John r. Vance are the
promoters. The Silver Reed claims Nos.
l and and the Quartzite claim. which
We're the properties of two old Tintic
prOspectors, William Simmons and An
drew Baxter, and which join the old
Swansea on the south. running up 10
within 200 feet of the Swansea shaft and
the Opex property on the north, were to-
day transferred to company of mining
men. among whom are Judge o. w. Pow
ers Thomas MariOneauX, Joseph Lipp-
man, De White B. Lowe and others. The
price paid for the claims has been with
held. A company will be organized i'm
mediately to develop the ground. There
will be plenty of money in the treasury at
the outset TO start immediate operations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
PROVO OPERATORS WILL
TRY BEAVER COUNTY

Provo June 10.-Grant c. Bagley and
William Hatfield have returned from the
NeWhouse district in Beaver county,
where they went to inspect the Morning
Star company's property, with the result
that they have bought all the treasury
stock of the property and win become &C
lively engaged in making the mine pro-
Queer. The Morning Star joins the In
dian Queen on the north and is cOnsid-
cred very valuable property.
A mining deed from Z. j. Raddatz 10
NJ F. Raddatz for a one-third interest in
the Hidden Treasure and the Hidden
Treasure Nos 2, and 4 mining claims, in
the Tintic district, has been filed with
the county recorder. The consideration
named is 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
FORCE AT DALY-WEST
NOW BEING RECRUITED

Park City, June 1O.-The people of this
CITY are very much elated over the fact
that the DAILY West mine IS 10 resume
mules and horses that are used in the
mine TO pull the cars of ore and dirt,
were brought to town from the valley
towns, where they have been kept since
soroe few men have already been hired
and by the list of July this great pro-
dueer will be again in the heavy ore
shipping column. - e.,..o,
The underground survey of the Silver
artw is heing made today by surveyors
for Colonel Nicholas Treweek.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
00INGS OF UNLISTED
STOCKS ON EXCHANGE

During the open board trading yester-
day East Crown Point sold at "A cents.
East Tintic Consolidated at s cents. Sill
yer King Coalition at 1913 and Tintic Sill
yer Mining at 20 cents.
Bingham Standard Copper was quoted
at 20 cents at "A cents, Bingham Central
Standard at AZ cents asked. Mason Val
ley at $50 at S1.I0, Uintah Treasure Hill
at 10 cents at 201a cents. and West Quincy
a 10 cents asked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
JACK DIRECTORS
HOLD MONTHLY MEETING

II G. Mcmillan was in Provo yesterday
morning attending a meeting OF the de
rectors OF the Black Jack Mining COM
pany. Upon his return he was asked
what there. was TO say concerning the re-
ported strike in the Black Jach mine
and whether anything OF public interest
mad been done at the meeting.
'sThere was nothing but routine busi-
ness transacted at the meeting" said Mr.
MCMILLAN. and IS geEaEdA eanditiooA ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
LAST CALL.

pollx's Salt Lake City Directory. 1908.
,s IN press and will be ready for deiiv-
erv the latter part OF June. Changes
may be made in addresses and new
corners names included, II parties IN
terasted will write or call at the di-
rectorv ONCE. Don't phone.
w. P. COOPER. Sec'y and Mgr.
s17-e2O Dolly Building,
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Mines and Mining Stocks

strength of new stories. is considerably
stronger. So is Carisa, on account of its
proximity to Sioux Consolidated and Iron
Blossom, while Crown Point with re-
ports OF favorable looking ground being
market is a good one and there are all
kinds OF chances to make money i'm it,
During the two regular and open board
calls total of 24O7SS shares of stock.
with a selling value of $147,6S4.25, changed
hands Following is the list of final quo
tatiOns and record of sales made during
the daV.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Stocks in San Francisco.

The closing quotations on Nevada stocks
in San Francisco yesterday, as reported
over the private wires of James A. Pol
lock & Co, were as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Ore and Bullion.

Ore and bullion settlements in this city
Yesterday, as reported by Mccormick q
Co, amounted to S5o'Vo as 1olioWss Sil-
var lead. gold and copper ores, $4,000;
base bullion, $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Metal Markets.

Silver. 5s1sc per ounce.
Copper. catholics. II 7-l6e per pound.
Lead. s435 per 100 pounds.
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M attain.
other Districts.

Union Assay once.
81. s. Hanauer. j. v. Sadlet.
is2 So. West Temple. p. o. Box l4Ak
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
COPPER STOCKS IN
BOSTON AND NEW YORK

Following is the daily market comment
of Paine, Weber & Co., Boston, together
with the "a nge of prices of copper stocks
and other Boston listngs in which the
west is interested. as well as a similar
report on New York curb transactions,
by James A. Pollock < Co, and from
which il is secured for use in this de-
partment Of The Herald:
Boston, June 1O.-Amalgamated was the
strongest feature today and stock is very
scarce. No one seems TO be able TO ac-
count for the strength, but il moves up
easily on mysterious buying. The float
ing stock of Greene Cananea at 10 is ali
cleaned up and We expect TO see a sharp
rally 10 IA or u. North Butte closed 81
bid and a little buying now will put II
10 20. Copper Range is as scarce and
hard TO buy as Wolverine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11
Nat. c. Goodwin & Co,
STOCK BROKERS
RENO, NEVADA

References: -Scheeline Banking & Trust
Company Reno, and Nevada Trust Com
pany, Reno
Our FOrtnightIy Market Review is an
accepted authority on Nevada and Utah
mining securities. Copies on request
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-11

Dr.. J. S. Sharp's Office moved to room
2o7, Judge building.
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New York Stock Exchange.

Sales. open. High. Low. Close.
Utah Copper 200 81 a+ 81 3ia
Tenn. Cop 80. zee. .... .... 35is
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.. osERNpoRFER,

Tel Bell 1872. is1 couth Main 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-19
PHONE OPERATOR
RECLAIMED MEMORY On RIGHT FOOD.

The girls who answer your call on the tels-
phone must be quick. accurate and courteous.
They must have good memories. also.
Those who work nights often get in the vay
Of eating almost anything handy. which is apt
waste brain and nerve cells
II have been night telephone operator for Q
number of years." writes a Calf. girl, and
was formerly In perfect health, never knew an
all
But irregular hours OF sleep and meals. and
the use OF pastry o any food that happened to
be available, soon caused my health and memoy
to fail.
The loss of my robust health worried me very
much. And medicine seemed to do no good.
-Four months ago mother told me IL was the
condition Of my stomach that caused my trouble.
and she believed IL 1 would change to Grape
Nuts food I would improve.
Eager to regain my health. took her advice
and instead Of eating Just anything. 1 ate Grape
Nuts regularly. and at the end IF four months on
Grape-Nuts ! am the happy. robust girl once
was.
II have gained eleven pounds in weight. have
good color. am strong and hearty and nothing
seems to escape my memory. And all this owe
to Grape-Nuts."
There's a Reason" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Read The Road to
wellville." in pkgs.
EVER READ THE ABOVE LETTER? NEW
ONE APPEARS FROM TIME TO TINE. THEY
ARE GENUINE. True. AND FULL OF HU.
NAN INTEREST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-19
SPANISH ESTATE SWINDLE.
Madrid Officials Unearth Private OF
fee for Game Played in States.

The Department of State has been adj
vised by the Spanish minister at Wash
inGton that the authorities at Madrid
have discovered a private Office from
which the alleged swinders operated who
sent to the United States fraudulent let
tiers forming part of what has been
known in this country as the Spanish
estate swindle." The minister states that
the person in charge of the office has been
arrested and his books have been seized.
which contained the addresses of numer-
Gus persons residing in the United
States. large number of letters were
seized also, which it is alleged were to
have been sent to the persons selected as
victims of the swindle.
AS 1t is thought possible that there are
still branches of this swindling society
existing, the people of the United States
are warned against sending money to
persons who promise to inform them of
concealed money deposits. or of alleged
deposits in bank, or of sums concealed in
a secret receptacle in a trunk or chest.
The money in question is alleged to be-
long to a person dying in some Spanish
prison. who is claimed to be a relative of
the person to whom the letter is adj
dressed. The prisoner is generally stated
to leave a daughter, whose guardianship
is to be intrusted to the alleged relative
addressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-19
DRESSES AS UNCLE SAM"
Aged Visitor to White House Uses
Picturesque Attire.

There appeared at the White House
yesterday afternoon an old man attired
in the costume of Uncle Sam" Goatee
added to the resemblance to the pic
turesque figure. The man gave his name
as William Smith. He said he is eighty
nine years of age; that he came here last
Friday from Tucson. Ariz.. and that he
10 on the way to his old home In New
York state.
Mr.. Smith said he desired to see the
President and Secretary Loeb to give
them one of his pictures as Uncle Sam.
He found both out. however, and returned
to his room at - c street northeast. Mr..
Smith added that he had worked in New
York state as contractor and builder
for many years, but has resided in Tue
son for twenty years. For sixteen years
OF that time he was engaged in the soda
water business and formed the habit of
turning out in all parades as Uncle Sam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-19

the labor decisions which have made him
famous. Lawyers conducting litigation
in other courts on behalf OF labor unions
have often cited these decisions OF Judge
Taft in support of their contentious. One
of the most important and far-reaching
of all his judgments was that against
the Addystone Pipe Company. in which
for the first time the Sherman antitrust
law was made living. vital force for
the curbing and punishment of monop-
oily. When this case reached the Su-
preme Court Mr.. Taft received the I'M
usual honor Of having his decision quoted
in full and handed down as part OF
the opinions of the high court which sus-
tanned him at every point.
The Philippine Burden.
Since the settlement of the RECONSTRUCT
ton question probably no more delicate
! or fateIul problem has confronted Amer
lean craftsmanship than that Of the Phil
ippines. The sudden pitching of oversee
territory into our possession as result
of the war with Spain created situa-
ton not only unexpected but entirely
without precedent. There was no guide
fO- our statesmen. The path had to be
hewed out new from the beginning.
| There was no capitalization of opinion
| among the American people as to what
should be done with the Philippines. A
| considerable element was vigorously OPP
posed to retaining them, but the vast
majority demanded the maintenance OF
American sovereignty there.
But even at that early day there were
| some of the leaders of American thought
and action who saw clearly the RESPONSE
| bility thrust upon the country by the
| adventurous possession of the Philippines.
Among THESE President Mckinley was one.
NJ. Tat was another. Therefore, when
President Mckinley asked him to go TO
Manila and undertake the difficult and
| thankless task of starting the Filipinos
| upon their true course, he sacrificed the
judicial career which was his life's am
bition and shouldered the white man s
| burden 1t was in March. 1900. that
he received his appointment as chair
man of the Philippine commission
| Not many Americans have ever COM
pretended thoroughly the size of Mr..
Taft's undertaking. or the full meaning
a his achievement. Through a bungle
| in the first dealings with Aguinaldo and
| the Filipinos the entire native population
of the islands had come to believe, with
SONS reason, that the Americans were
their enemies and had betrayed them.
Mr.. Taft arrived in Manila to And peo-
| imously hostile, sullen and suspicious.
They were still struggling. with the bit
| terness of despair, against the power In
which they all saw only the hand of the
| oppressor.
Moreover, their leaders had been in
oculated with the belief that between
west and east there is an impossible bar
rier which will always prevent the occi-
dental from understanding and sympa-
thizing with the oriental The experience
| of generations had confirmed them In
! that belief. The only government In their