Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-05
Hear President I|'''i % Taft Tai Al
The Harvard STADIUM Ia
Gov Kitchener and President
Jordan Also Speak.
President Says Ms Policies Are
Being Carried Out.

Boston, July 4.-The great Harvard
Stadium never held such an educated
crowd, nor resounded with such words
of wisdom as at the gathering there
today of the National Educational As
ISOLATION when President William H
Taft, Gov. William w. Kitchen of
North Carolina and President David
Starr Jordan spoke to nearly 10000
people.
A bright sun. whose rays were tenn
pered by a cool Northwestern, made the
afternoon enjoyable.
Governor Draper of Massachusetts
and Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston for
mally welcomed the delegates ana
President Lowell of Harvard perform
ed similar duty for the university
across the river. 1t was an inspiring
sight when the multitude rose and
sang America, after Rev. Paul Revere
rockingham of Boston had pronounce
ed the invocation and Gov. Draper and
Mayer Fitzgerald had extended their
welcomes. James Y. Joiner OF the as
ISOLATION assumed charge of the meet
ing and Francis G. Blair. state super
intendent of public instruction Of IL
linois, responded to the address of well
come.
Governor Kitchen was then intro
duced and spoke, being followed by
President Jordan.
President Taft was given warm
greeting as he rose to make the con-
Guiding address.
In beginning his address President
Taft said he was delighted" to be
present. He dwelt upon the word and
the crowd quickly catching the en-
phasis and recalling Mr.. Roosevelt's
presence at Cambridge only few days
ago, applauded and cheered. The
President seemed greatly pleased. He
stood smiling for time and then
amid another outburst Of applause. he
said:
And you see we are carrying out the
policies
TIL, presence of this audience Of
thousands of those engaged in the
education of the youth of the coun-
try of this natal day of the republic"
said the President, suggests the dis
| cussion Of the relation of education to
,lemocrati" government" He then
discussed tie constitution at some
length and spoke of the extension Of
the American government to the
Philippines.
After dwelling upon the work of
education that is being carried on
amon- the 1'ilipinos. the President
concluded as follows:
when the time shall arrive in
which the FiIipinos can be safely
trusted to organize and maintain per-
mancntly their own government. and
this government shall withdraw from
the islands or offer to do So the prop
osition of the Declaration of indie
penderce will then have been fulfilled
and the government will be d just one
for it will rest on the consent of the
governed Meantime, however. in the
absence of the full effects of educa
ton and until the Filipinos as citi-
zens are able to walk alone, there will
continue TO be a seeming inconsistency
between the policy of the Americans
in the Philippines and the language of
the Declare ton of Independence.
Rut 1 maintain. in the presence of
this great audience whose profession
is that Of teaching. and whose object
is that of educating and fitting men
to meet the responsibilities of govern
ment and to become intelligent pa
triots, that the methods taken and
the procedure that is being followed
are in entire accordance with the
spirit of that great declaration. prop
erly Interpreted