The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-20
POLICY OF WILSON
ATTACKED BY TAFT
lurincr Executive Believe, Eli
pinos Not Ready for Sell
Government.
CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT
Declaration OF Administration
May Lead 70 Agitation
and Disturbance.

New York, November - SPEAKING
On the subject "iioldme tho Philip
pines" before the Brooklyn institute
OF Arts ana Sciences tonight. Ok
President William H. Taft attacked
the policy II III" Wilson administru-
ton rs demonstrated in the acts ~
Governor General Francis Burton Iiur-
rison. since ne took over the rcins If
government of the islands.
MIR Taft spoke at length on tho his
tory Of the American occupation. with
which lie had been connected rs Gov
cruor-Geucral, Secretary OF War ana
rs President. almost coutinuously from
1900 70 March. 1913. lie said that in
his belief the great mass of the Fill
pinos, tho uneducatcd majority. which
must be protected, was not ready for
self government, aud would not bc
ready for another generation. I'm All
probability
Mr Taft took exception to the poll
cics Of President wilson in granting
more powers in tho government to tho
Filipino politicians"
Are sc to let these islands 10 ana
turn them over to an oliEarchy of
eloquent and attractive orators. who
really believe in aristocracy. and who
have no real conception Of civil aud
individual liberty and certainly no ca
pacity by training and education for
successful popular government? Mr..
Taft asked
continuing. he declared that the
minute the strong background OF a
powerful government is withdr3 wa, the
difficulties between the Moros. who arc
mutinous, aud have no sympathy with
tho iilipinos, and have i racial hatred
for them, viii Al once develop"
Accepted Great boon.
The present declarations OF tho adj
4 L.. ta. 80, A.,
that they are looking forward to
ultimate Independence has been ac-
copied by the politicians OF the Philip
pine Islands . :. great boon. although
Mr. Mckinley. Mr.. Roosevelt and
promised IL from the first and have al
va; 3 promised II, but We were 4 little
more definite III saying that we did not
think j WAS coming foi a generation.
and probably not for more than that
!, time The present administration
clearly flNes no time, but their atti-
tud" heretofore has been such that tho
mere declaration OF their intention To
furnish ultimate Independence is ac-
ceptcd by the Filipino people as a
promise of early independence Under
these conditions. when the Filipino
people find that they arc no nearer in
dependent under Democratic admins
tration than they We're under Kepub-
lean administration, they viii think
themselves deceived. and this NAV. lead
!" som" agitation and some disturb
ance. which VIII have Ia be nut dow
with strong hand
pom the arrival OF Mr. Harrison ia
Manila, he called for the i,nmcdi,ta
resignation OF the heads OF some Of mo
important bureaus in TN. islands nd
announced his intention Of appointlnr
fHip!hos TO some oil these places auu
Americans rom the United states TO
others Among these bureaus are that
OF customs. of public lands, of internal
revenue and OF health. These are bu-
'caus inat require Tor their uyoper al.
mintstra ration thorough Knowledge Of
u" islands and 4 technical Familiarity,
With especial statutes and bureau reg
u!ations. | sincerely hope tina, this
sweeping removal OF competent officers
IS not the result OF u tendency towards
tie spells system.
if ~" American civil service In tho
islands breaks down, disaster, certainly
viii follow.
when. by whatevc: hard knocks. his
representative shall learn the truth
rs TO the conditions in the islands and
communicate ii 10 President Wilson.
nave confidence that he VIII direct
thcu - retracc any steps which have
lcd them away from tho course marked
out decade ago by Mckinley and
Root and successfully followed down 10
March 4. 1919. My confidence is based
on the language used by President vii
son IN his work on constitutional gov
ernment IN respect to our dutv 10 tho
Philippines"