New Britain herald., 1915-11-30

these men to so stultify themselves.
 Raps False Statements.
 Realizing that the honor and good faith of this nation were involved in it's relations to the Filipino people, I have absolutely abstained from any partisan comment or conduct with re- spect to this subject. The United States took over an enormous re- sponsibility which should be carried out in the highest spirit of good faith and altruism, and all those who re- spect the good name of this country should at least refrain from misrepre- sentation and false statements con- corning conditions.
 "The government instituted in the Islands by the United States was con- ceived in the best spirit and has in the main been carried out in the most worthy way. Such mistakes as nave been made were only such as are in evitable in the conduct of human af- fairs. That government has been continued in the same spirit by the present administration, and condl- tions, governmentally considered, were never better than they are in the Philippine Islands today.
 Proper Logical Step.
 "The bill which was pending in the last congress and which will be brought before the next congress is exactly in line with all that has here tofore been done in the Islands, and is simply the next proper logical step to be taken toward developing the people thereof for self-goVernmen+. No honest reading and consideration of the measure can lead to any other conclusion. Because the preamble of that bill repeated in concrete lan- guage that which has been substan- tially stated to be the position of this country from the time of President Mckinley on down, it has been falsely labeled an independent bill, and the impression has been widely conveyed that it alters in some vital, radical way the orderly progress of the self development of the Filipino people. Such an interpretation creates an absolutely false impression.
 "President Taft when governor general of the Philippine Islands, was the first one to announce that the m otto of the American administration was The Philippines for the Fili- pinos.' He properly and bitterly re- sented criticisms against him for talk ing this position. He constantly stated that this was the only position which any one, acting in good faith and with the honor of his government in his keeping, could take; that from the very beginning this was the announced policy of this country constantly iter- ated and reiterated by the presidents of this countrryr, by it's representa- 1 tives, and by it's congress. No one l had so plainly set forth as has Presi- 1 dent Taft the Malicious misrepresent- | ations, the Tnendacious statements, and the vicious assa ults that proceed from those in the Philippine Islands who are not permitted to exploit the natives and the country for their own | benefit.
 "President Taft was absolutely jus tifed in his bitter denunciation of these attacks, which makes it all the more amazing to find him, indulging in exactly the same conduct toward those 1 who are now occupying positions of trust and responsibility in the Phil ippine government
 Series of Articles.
 "There lately appeared a series of articles in a newspaper called the Oakland Tribune. Subsequently they were published in pamphlet en- titled The Unhappy Conditions in the Philippines Islands, by O. Garfield Jones' Former member of the Phil ippine departm of education, with an introduction by ex-President William Howard Taft, former govern or general of the Philippines. In the ex-President Taft says:
 "I have read with much interest 0. Garfield Jones' attack on present in the Philippines published recently in the Oakland Tribune. It Is not news to me.
 What he says of the demoraliza- ton in the present government, due to the blind and foolish policy of President Wilson and Governor Gen. eral Harrison, is confirmed by every report that I receive from the islands.
 Confirmed By Reports.
 Undoubtedly any islander or lying statement can be confirmed by reports received from the islands MT. Taft las pointed out with entire clearness Where such reports come from He said, when suffering from similar mis- representations, speaking with respect o the American press and the three newspapers in the islands who were supposed to speak the American pub ic opinion in the Islands, that they were engaged in--
 Holding the Filipino up to con-