Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-19
Cordial Greeting by Nations S
Chief Executive at Banquet
Received with Icy Stare by
Henry Phipps,
LATTER QUICKLY BEGS
PARDON FOR STUPIDITY
Former Governor General Of
Philippines DeprecateS Plan
Of Independence for Far
Eastern Archipelago,

lns Morning journal special Leased Nlre,i
NcW York. Jam. rs President Tart
tonight paid one Of his frequent SAT-
urduy night visits 10 New York. nll-
ing dinner engagements, chief among
which WAS that with the ohio society
.at us annuui banquet Earlier IN the
evening he attended private dinner
Given in honor ~ Andrew d. White
former president OF Cornell univer-
sits. and had "a tentative engagement
to drop In later az the banquet of the
Duchess County tN " society.
Tomorrow the president Will ad-
dress the annual convention Of the
order of B'Nai Firth Ia this city, and
on Monday will go to New Haven.
Conn. where he expects 10 make his
home after retiring from the presi-
dency. lie plans to return here Mon
day evening. nttendlne the thcater,
and hko midnight train for WASH
ineton. Mrs Taft accompanied him
ON his trip here.
When President TAFT entered the
banquet hall where the dinner to For
mer President Andrew ID. White of
Cornell WAS 10 be held tonight the
FIRST person he saw was Henry phpps,
the Plttsl areh steel man. The presl-
dent stretched his hand out and
snilinsy said "lIon do you do, Mr..
Phlpps2"
Mr Phipps looked hlankly al the
president a moment
Pardon me- but don't seem to
recall your face.' he suld.
y vure Of laughter from the dincrs
brought Il smile to the presidents
fnec. which had clouded for second.
Mr.. Phpps he said = think II
YOU take good look at me you viii
reeall1- Before the president could
complete his sentence, MI Phpps
who had continued gazing lntentiy at
him. broke IN with
"Why. President TAFT bes your
pardon. really did not recognize
you"
The president uughcd as he warm
IS shook Mr.. Phipps boy the hand and
walked 10 the place reserved for him.
Mr. Phipps took the matter good
raturedly and laughed With the rest
Of the diners.
President TAFT la his speech at the
Ohio dinner came out strongly against
the hll before congress providing for
independence for the Philippines IN
eight Years "lf ! were a partisan J
shouldn't ask anything better than
that the democratic party should pass
this bill and so ont Of the Philip
pines in eight years he said, "fho
passage of this bill would make a
mess aud a muss that would return
to plague the men responsible for IL
twenty-five years. Is II possible that
little as shis democratic administra
tion knows about the Philippines
they are going to let them 90 and
defeat our efforts TO raise and educate
the Philippine people,
with the exception of S3.00O.000
that has been appropriated to relieve
famine, the president said, not q cent
had been given by the United states
for the civil government Of the phil
lppines In the whole period OF Amer
lean administration Ia tive or thfe'
the Islands would be in
such shape that they could be given
but why do it now he
iskcd
other speakers at the ohio dinner
we're Rear Admiral Robert r. Pcary
United states senator Theodore T.
Burton Of ohio. Lieutenant General |
Nelson Al Miles Judge John Doyle of |
Toledo ohio ana the Rey. Dr. John |
Wesley Hill, president Of the inter
national Peaee forum Rear AdnlralI
peary declared that the world series /
II great voyages has ended with the I
discovery Of the south pole and man /
las nov penetrated every part Of the
Globe
President Taft. who entered the
ianquet room at q late hour WIS es
.ortcd into the banquet room by q
committee of members Of the ohio
oeietv and the dfe and drum corps
Il the seventh regiment. national
,uard Of New york. He was given
m ovation. the cheering Mstlna sev'
raj minutes