New Britain herald., 1915-11-30
Fl REPLIES TO
 HARRISON ATTACK
bs Secretary's Statement in gard to Philippines Unjust

KS III regard to h1S Philippine at
 in which he characterized it
 nJust, and declared his belief
 when he recurs to 1t in the fu-
 ne will regret it. He also cites
 handing by the democratic ad-
 tration in several recent crises
 oof that he is not partisan in
 ands and declares: "I don't think
 much of a partisan generally"
 statement follows:
 IT. Holman and Mrs. Loomis of
 Oakland Tribune asked me when
 an Francisco in September, to
 1ent on MT. Jones' article. I did Fee MT. Jones or hold any con-
 cat1on with him before his art
 was published. It was sent in
 1script to me at San Diego, where
 saw and read it. What he said
 the demoralization of the pres government, due to the elimina-
 Of Americans in the civil ser
 and the influence of Filipino pol
 ms in the controlling MT. liar
 'sactions, had come to me from k other sources I knew to be re-
 and I, therefore. wrote 8 short
 ess saying so. The letter of MT. s which MT. Garrison publishes, Fly injures Jones' credibility as kftnessA and greatly regret that Ihould put himself in such an kocal and indefensible position.
 Model Colonial Service.
 he justice of the general des- ion 6of the bad effects of t he bnt policy in the islands, to which ferred in my comment, does not, bvers depend on the credibility of witness. The success which at led our policy in the Philippines largely due to the admirable (ty of the civil servants who were |guiding force in the bureaus and
 rtments. It was a model colo service, made up of men who W the language, the people, the bry of the government and it's B. Tn October, 1913, the new pol |was introduced. It involved the |ratfon of Governor General bes. and all the commissioners,
 the substitution of men with no ippine experience whatever, MT. rison went to Manila with the ,ino delegate, MT. Queson. He ounced publicly that Queson had red his appointment. He gave 1t that he did not care for Ameri-
 advice, and only wished to con- with Filipinos. His partisan at ie was shown by his declaration he press in Honolulu, that he :, sardonic pleasure in turning
 republicans. He discharged at } upon his arrival, Mccoy, collec- lie funds, Wilson, assistant direc- of public lands; Leech, director of ting; Parsons, consulting arcl1i- Welch, assistant executive sec- ry; Hogsette, assistant director of ting; Helin, director of bureau of gation; Harding, chief of Manila ce: Scott, captain of police. By fishing their offices, Enright, as- mt and acting director of the civil ice bureau; Randall, special agent he executive bureau and Will IS, chief commissioner to the San ncisco exposition, were eliminated. nk Carpenter, executive secretary he Islands for ten years, and as- mt for years before, was trans ed to the Moro governership, with SC duties he was not familiar. was in order to make way for oino in an office the importance
 political power of which are ter than those of any other bu- | position.
 Many Americans Dismissed. The official record shows that be- en October, 1913, when Governor era1 Harrison landed, and January 914, 193 Americans were separated n office, and that by July IA, 1914, number separated had increased to
 and that all of them were of lily reported to have rendered sat- ctory service.
 Tn addition to these I am informed Dan R. Williams that MT. Taylor, ctor of agriculture; MT. Stewart, ctor of prisons; MT. Cotterman, ctor of posts, MT. Hastings, mem
 of Manila municipal board; Mr. vditch, secretary of the Moro prov }; MT. Robertson, director of the lippine library, MT. Smith, chief of
 mining division of the bureau of nee; Mr.. Robelin, chemist of the eau of science; MT. Kearney, chief k of the bureau of posts; MT. .rdsley, chief of the postal savings k division; MT. Gee, chief clerk of
 division fo the public works bu- u; MT. Cobb, supreme court re- der, and Judge Crossfeld of the Tt of first instance resigned be- SC of cuts in salaries and uncer- lty of tenure.
 Creates Generalization.
 The policy of eliminating these ng and effective Americans creat- which showed itself ost at once. I have not space to ,orate the instances. By trans ing the office of public lands from