Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30

Secretary Garrison of the war depart
ment, issued formal statement today
sharply arraigning former President
William H. Taft for having lent his
name to what are termed Statements
mendacious in character and mis-
chieyous in intent" with relation to
conditions in the Philippine Islands
urder the present administration. Cir
culation of these statements, Mr.. Gar
rison charges, show plainly that the
republican politicians are attempting
to lay the foundation for campaign
material with respect to the Philip
pine Islands"
Particular attention is given by the
secretary to articles written by U.
Garfield Jones, and published in Cal
ifornia newspaper and later republish-
ed in pamphlet form under the title
Unhappy Conditions in the Philippine
Islands" with an introduction by Mr..
Taft. The introduction attributed the
conditions described to the blind and
foolish policy of President Wilson and
Governor General Harrison"
In connection with his comment,
Mr.. Garrison makes public letter
which he says was written recently by
Jones to the department, asking where
a newspaper market might be found
for a much better article which he
had prepared on "The Filipinos and
the Democratic Regime declared to
be highly favorable to the administra-
ton.
The statement, in part, follows.
at is becoming very plain that the
republican politicians are attempting
. Law the foundation for campaign ma
terial with respect to the Philippine
Islands. There have recently appear
ed a series of interviews or articles
exhibiting a shameless intention in
this matter. These statements are
mendacious in character and mischiev-
Gus in intent. Many of them proceed
from sources SO inconsiderable as to
carry little, if any weight, even If I'M
denied. Others, however, are fathered
by men whose names and prominence
supposedly lend weight to their utter
ances. 1t is inconceiyable that even
partisan zeal would clad these men to
so stultify themselves.
Realizing that the honor and good
faith Of this nation were involved in
its relations to the Filipino people, l
have absolutely abstained from any
r2rtisan comment or conduct with re-
snect to thus subject The United
States took over an enormous respon-
sibility which should be carried out in
the highest spirit of good faith and
aitruism, and all those who respect the
good name of this country should at
least refrain from Misrepresentation
and false statements concerning con-
ditions.
"The government instituted in the
islands by the United States was con-
ceiyed in the best spirit and has in the
main been carried out in the most
worthy way. Such mistakes as have
been made were only such as are in
eyitable in the conduct of human af-
fairs. That government has been con-
tinued in the same spirit by the pres
ent administration, and conditions,
gcvernmentally considered, were never
letter than they are in the Philippine
Islands today.
1.-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 government. Nc
honest reading and consideration OF
the the measure can lead to any other
conclusion. Because the preamble OF
that bill repeated in concrete Ian
guage that which has been substantial
| l,r efatad TO be the position OF this