The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-30
WHOLESALE DISMISSAL y
OF AMERICANS REVIVED
Bourbon Policy In Insular Posses
sions, As Reflected BY Gov
ernor-GeneraI Harrison Round
Iy Condemned BY Mr.. Taft
(Associatsd Press by Federal wirslsss)


going to be one of the issues
during the coming session of Congress
is apparent from the attention which
the Administration and Republican lead
ers are already giving 1t. The prospect
of the early reintroduction Of the Jon.
es Bill and the bitterness Of the fight
that is to be made over IL have resulted
in q spirited exchange Of words between
Secretary of War Garrison, in whose
department the administration of the
Philippines rests, and Former President
Taft, who was secretary. of war and the
first civil governor Of the Philippines.
The immediate cause Of the upraid.
ing Of Mr.. Taft by the secretary Of war
and spirited reply by the former Pres
ident was the publication in the Oak
land Tribune of an article entitled
l"The Unhappy Condition Of the Philip
pines, written by A. Garfield Jones,
which has just been reprinted In pam
phlst form under the same title, with
an Introduction by Mr.. Taft.
Garrison Arraigns Taft 4, :,
~ 3ecTslary GarfisoIg In . STA teDeit4 J
! given out for publication yesterday,
takes Mr.. Taft severely TO task for
"lending the prestige of his name to
statements that are mendaciOus In their
character and mischevious In their in,
TENT In placing before the American
public snch statements regarding con
ditions in the Philippines as are con
tanned in the Jones pamphlet, says the
secretary, the Republicans are attacking
the administration for the purpose Of
laying foundation for a campaign ma.
terial regarding the islands
In the introduction which Mr.. Taft
wrote to the pamphlet, he said that
"'it is the blind, foolish policy Of Pres
ident Wilson and Governor General
Harrison which has caused the unhappy
conditions" to which statement Mr..
l Garrison replies, saying: ''.+ r.
/ 81 suppose that it Is too much to
hope for, that, even in a matter Of this
kind, affecting as it docs the good
name and the very hoIybr Of our coun.
: try, partisan zeal should be restrained
10 within the bounds Of truth, decency
and fair dealing" ..
Taft Says Unjust Attack
Mr.. Taft was seen last evening ut
!, his home in New Haven by press rep
resentativcs and shown copy Of the
statement given out by the secretary of
war. Commenting upon the statement,
Mr.. Taft characterized II Ms unjust,
vehement and not carefully considered
by Secretary Garrison.
; L" craftsmanship has not been allowed
to color by judgement of the situation
that has developed in the Philippines,
he said, "and what / have said and
- written concerning the policy now be
= ing pursued in the Philippines and ia
- Washington regarding the Philippine:
q is based upon what believe to be the
!. actual results in the islands. knew
r. the truth concerning the Philippines
e before l joined my name to that Of tht
a writer of the pamphlet, 'gFe
!. "When Governor, General Harrison
e went to Manila no announced that hi
# ideas concerning the proper administra
Ie tiOn of his Office would not be change,
by any advice given him by the Amer
lean residents there and that be wish
ed to confer only with Filipinos.
Ellis partisan attitude is shown b.
I the declaration that have been made II
the Honolulu press by returning Amer
leans that the Governor General Shove,
+. sardonic pleasure in turning out o
v office the Republican officials in tn
r Philippines, some of whom had serve
NJ accepthDly Tor years, hhu gwen Tn
O. Philippines valuable service and who
st through their experience, were Of III
IN greatest value to the further develop
re ment of the islands"
III Harrison Gusts Americans
Is Mr., Taft showed by the official r.
ports that Harrison had ousted 1893 An
orleans from government positions b.
tween October, 1918, when he first al
rived, and January J., 1914, which nun
h ber he increased to 476 by July ], 1871
or "When Secretary Garrison think
10 later op, aftcr he has learned the ac
Dl ual truth of the situation In the PhiliI
se pines aud rccurs to the words he hS
It used in this statement, he will regr,
20 them, ," said Mr.. Taft in the conclusiO
Of his reply.