The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-02
Garrison Won't etract:
Calls Taft "Reckless'
Secretary Declares Ex-President Is Unfair and Incorrec
About Philippine Conditions, and Again Attacks
His Motives as Partisan.


craftsmanship injected. So much for tho
congratulations INDUCED IN by Mr.. Taft.
Fortunately Mr.. Taft al last becomes
specino and sets forth the charges upon
whAch HIS Indictment is founded. I
shall briefly take up the allegations Of
this description and briefly Indicate from
the records the truth. To answer them
In null and demonstrate, az such full
answers would. the unfair Implications
this statement far beyond permissible
limits.
"Mr. Taftis first specific complaint Is
with respect to what he terms the new
policy introduced In October, 1918. lie
says: Tt involved the separation Of
Ciov.-Gen. Forbes and all the commits
sioners and the substitution Of mcn with
no experience whatever
The Governor-General Of the Philip
pine Islands holds n position In that
government similar to that Of President
In our Government and the various
commissioner are similar to the Cabi.
net In this country. This A%dministra-
tion. upon sending a Governor-Generai
or It's wi selection. surrounded him
with a cabinet Of his own selection,
exasctly In h same manner as Presi-
dents Of this country surround them
selves with cabinets selected by the
Executives.
Furthermore II 10 tho fact that prior
Mr.. Worcester. one ~ Tho Observation-Disclosures
had resigned ana u.s nra..in. ,nr ~.
acceptance. Of hi. rsI1na,,n,. W.
Gov. Gen. Gilber. had dona uL.u,,.o. %
that tvo of the sour Ar,.s,.n canD
sioners had resigned nrrvioms 20 ,ha On.
pointment Of n Gov.rnor-cen.rai Nv
this Administration.
"Mr. Taft's next chorp. 4. thai.
Tie lGov.-Gen. Observation-Disclosures
~ ono upon his arrival Mccoy. Col
Iectoi OF customs: Sleeper. Director
o. Public Lands; Wilson. Assistant
rector OF Printing Parsons. consulting
secretarv. uon. ass,stan. ehecutive
tor Of pr,n,,ry. IL NneUah. hrre
Bureau ~ N.yi.a,,nn JaS
Of Manila no,ire CT, 80 ,rua ~
N' "eo'' Vi poiice'
. from rhls oelng q correct
IL rri.an i@ct is that Gov'-Gen.
~. "e,,"er h' once nor at any
-. I' rSesrseu wilson. PARSONS
AZ. %. uIu uischarse ~lthin hve
~. 80 nls irIiVai Mc'oy. because he
service a. ~ n,"n VI tne customs
mi,t eeuan &c. ~ ~ ,,.puoi'S, cohf-
"He sjr,,r,r,, n.'.ppine is,alos.
whose cond'c, - trkeu sleeper,
lands had 49, ~ :" ou.eau OF puoiic
ton nv a con,n,i,,s" ,n'es'isa-
nneser,a,y ~ ~ ne Iiouse Oh
a wer,n.- 80 va. narris"n was
minis, 80 ,,on ma. ovay ana whose ad-
clo.ai Ala 49,, s oure"u as mus as
nnnrovoi IL ~ VII MI. fiarrlson =
w. u"o S''n'iariy discharge
whn ~. ,".s,a" eNecu,ise secretary.
,,;a,.J a.. a" INVESTIGATION IN
vnrhs. rpIe.eo under Gof.-Gen'
"a s"e snanIla Foiice i'epaTtmei'
y" wno.c cohuuct Hs thus disclosed
~%ar,an'ea, IN Gov.-Gen. Harrison's
Sr' "'' u'shssai
" Nc
after the disch,, ~. NJ ,ho ,u.a u..
chief Mccoy and Sleeper GOV .Cer
Harrison caused to he circulate, n,
executive notice In the fo,lowing Law.
guage:
.I-he u,r h..
rcou,red ~ h,ra.n ''s.sna,Ions
,p,s or asN'St
"a, for..a. ~. as u.
until due inyes,ip,,,nn re 49, w
-, ~. IT., "e'on nas peeh ",''de
bureaus NC o"'cers'
uaking up me above list:
w'So", Ass,suaiu director OF Public
JANUS Nj or MS own volition on
oV."per -, 1915.
Leech' director o. Printing. resigned
py request OF october 20. 1913. because
m'."o"' bringing the matter to his Of
nc.aI superiors ne um that certain
acoon detrimental 10 mis- bureau and
US employees was 10 he taken. and he
nci.ra 'ne sendihs or kilograms to the
rresluent or the United States and
,,rn ~ ~ y. 'hh~uporn'hh'ion anu ran
his superiors his resignation was r..
quested.
"HogsWte. Assistant Director OF Print.
Ing. resigned by request upon the same
date and because Of The same subiec,
matter as in the case OF hi. chief,
Leech.
Helm was neither discharged nor
did ne resign. His bureau wa, abo,.
ished Its dutie. transferred 10 an.
other department Cor reasons OF econ
ofhy' rms was not done by the Gov
''nheraI' out by the Legislature.
u"ro'hk' cniei OF Mania police. AND
Seo..' " captain thereor' b
,ranuass Dvaause OK I'VE previously men
w.. u,n S,,ks',on o' the Manila po-
=. "n,u" n"u o1eh completed before
islands and by reason OF Tho disrlos,raa
therein, which convinced the Coy.rnor.
General OF the undesira ability M ,haso
two officials remaining In that service
"With respect to Enrlght, Randall
and Williams. the next men mentioned
whose offices were abolished. this was
done by the Legislature and was no,
done by Governor-General Harrison The
irrtuating motive OF tho Legislature was
economy.