Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-20


War William II. Taft concluded a two
days visit 10 New Hampshire and Mas
aachuse,ts this evening and LETT Lowell
at 6.45 for Boston where he boarded
the Federal Express, which left thar
| CITY at O'Clock for Washington Til.
secretary delivered two addresses to-
day, one in Nashua which was ,ievot-
ed entirely to i description of the work
being carried Oh by the government in
the Philippine islands and to the pro-
grass being made in digging the Para
ma canal. This evening. Mr.. Taft adj
dressed the members of the Lowell
Board Of Trade at q dinner in Assoc
citation hall
Mr.. Taft lett the home Of Gov
Charles NJ. Floyd in Manchester where
ne passed the night. early in the dag.
and accompanied by the governor ana
by Former Gov. Frank ". Rollins.
viewed points of interest about the
| city. The secretary was invited h.
| Herman +. Straw. agent Of the Amos
l1cag corporation the largest cotton
cloth manufacturing concern in the
world. to inspect a portion OF Tie plant.
Following the inspection a committee
of Nashua citizens. headed By Former
| United States District Attorney
Charles ]. Hamblett. joined Mr.. Taft
and party and escorted him to the sta
ton, where they boarded the lG45 en-
press for Nashua.
At Nashua. the welcc;nc OF TIE city
was extended by Mayor Albert Shedd
ard III" secretary was heartily cileered
by the crowd The party was then
driven to Beascm hall. where Il lunch
con was served at noon. following Il
reception, during which Mr. Taft was
Introduced to about 2c9 OF the leading
business mon Of Nashua. At the con-
clusion of the luncheon, the secretary
i'll IL 5-lninute speech. congratulated
the business men on The TACT this
Nashua mad escaped the worst Of the
business depression. The secretary
was then escorted 70 O'Donnell hall
where he gave q talk or the Philippines
and the Panama canal before 4 large
audience which greeted him with
cheers
Sec. Taft told Il couple Of humorous
stories and thanked the people for
their greeting TO him. which h" rc-
marked, was irrespective of creed or
party" He SAID that he was glad to
note that the business depression i,i
New Hampshire was less serious than
i'll some other parts Of the country.
Secretary Taft said that he found
! this to be ncn-partisan gathering and
did rot intend TO talk politics III
political way at least, but only to in
vite attention to some OF the work that
has been done by the United States
under the policy of expansion.
hay q hcn~hpf1 ~
Of the government in the Philippines.
! conscious Of the probability that I am
| likely to bore other people. as l dis
cuss some things that seem far away.
| want to ask every citizen to consider
the work in the Philippines. to weigh it
and look at it from every standpoint, in
what our attitude to these islands must
| be
The secretary gave n lengthy tax
! about the Philippine islands. telling Of
their geographical features. the inhab-
;tants. churches. schools. business pur-
| suits and said "our government in the
! Philippines has been an experiment
and is still largely an experiment. Op-
| posed to our position there are the Of
, ficials Of the English colonial govern
| ment, who held that while everything
| possible should be done for the bust
! ness prosperity and health OF the reo-
| PIE, little if anything should be done
for the government. This they term
! mistake, arguing that if this is doi.e
| MANY among the natives Will become
agitatOrs for political independence. i.
| cannot tell what future assemblies may
| become, but that one just closed has
certainly been dignified and conscicn-
tious.
/ The question brings ivy" phases.
| The first perhaps being whether it is
! desired that the colony should alway1
remain a colony, peaceful and content
ed and prosperous. or whether the is.
| lands shall progress to be some day
free and independent The latter phase.
! I believe to be the nearest in accord
with the liberty loving forefathers of
ours who drafted and signed the dec
!. laration of independence" (Applausc)
4 Referring to the Panama canal. the
speaker said the location was chosen be-
\ cause il was the ndrroW.st and lowest
/ place IL the backbone Of the mount ain
4 range which extends through the conti-
nents of North and South America. The
highest point along the route of the ca
nal is the Culebra hill which formerly
+ rose to height. believe. of Ia ieet
above sea level. The distance at low
water from shore to shore is = miles, hut
| TIE canal channel must be continued some
| distance into tide water at either end. so
| that the total distance Of canal channel.
45 feet deep. will be 80 miles. 1t was pro-
posed TO have sea level canal and TINS
WAS the ma iolity report of the engineer
ing hoard. The minority report entered.
however. said that this WIGS impractical.
| The President adopted tie minority re-
/ port submitting the matter again to Con-
/ eress. both branches of which adopted
tie conclusions Of tire minority report
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