Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
GARRISON SHARPLY
C2|T|C|ZES TAFT
Charges Him With Lending His
Name to "Mcndacious" State
ments Regarding Philippines.
ATTACK ON ADMINISTRATION
Former President Characterizes
Arraignment "as Unjust, We
hement and Unmeasured."

WAStilNGTON. November 2a-secrc-
tary Garrison. Of the War Department
issued :, formal statement to-day
sharply arraigninE former President
William II. Taft for having lent his
name to what are termed Statements
mcndacious in character and mischiev-
oms in intent with relation To cordi-
tons in the Philippine Islands under
the present administration. Circulation
Of these statements. Mr. Garrison
charges. show plainly that the Rcpub-
iican politicians are attempting to Law
'he foundation for campaign material
with respect to the Philippine Islands"
Particular attention Is given by the
secretary to articles written hy O. Car
field Jones and published in a California
newspaper and later republished in
pamphlet form under the title TN
happy Conditions in the Philippinc
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, MIR
II,
he says was written recently by Jones
TO the department, asking where :;
newspaper market might be found for
Il much better article" which he had
prepared on The Filipinos and the
Democratic Regime" declared to be
highly favorable to the administration.
MENDACIOUS IN CHARACTER.
MISCHIENOUS IN INTENT
The statement follows:
IL is becoming very plain that The
Republican politicians are attempting
to lay the foundation for campaign
material with respect TO the Philippine
Islands. There have recently appeared
a series OF interviews or articles ex-
hibiting a shameless intention in this
matter. These statements are menda-
cious in character and mischievous In
intent. Many OF them proceed from
sources so inconsidcrable as to carry
little. IL any. weight. even IL undenicd
Others. however. are fathered by men
whose names and lrominencc sup
posedly lend weight to their utteranres
1t is inconceivablc that even partisan
zeal would lead hcse men to so stultifv
themselves.
"f"alizing that the honor ard SooG
faith OF this nation were involved in
its relations TO III" Filipino people
have absolutely ahstaincd from anv
partisan comment or conduct with re-
spect to this subject The United
States took over an enormous rcspon-
sibility which should be carried on, in
the highest spirit OF good faith and
aitruisnl. and all those who respect
the good name Of this country should
al least refrain from misr cscmtation
and false statements concerning condi-
lions
The government Instituted in the
islands by the UHitcd states was con-
ceived in tho best spirit, and has i'm
tho main been carried out in the most
worthy way Such mistakes as have
been made were Only such as are i'm
cvitable in the conduct of human ;f-
fairs. That government has been con-
tinucd in tho same spirit by the prcs-
cnt administra ton. and conditions, gov
crn"rcntally considered, were never bet
ter than they are in the Philippinc
Islands to-day.
The bin 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
totore been done in the islands, and is
SIMPLY tho next proper logical Step to
he taken toward developing the pcorle
thereof for self government. No hon
est reading and consideration .,r the
measure can lead to amy otncr cen
ciusior. because til" preamble of tina,
hill repeated ~ concrete lanciat.n thai
which has been substantially stated to
ID" the position OF this country fror,
thc inIc Cf President Mckinley on
down. II has been falsely labeled an
Independence bill. and the Impression
has been widely conveyed 1ha: 1t alters
in some vital. radical way the orderly
progress of the sclf-,levelopment of the
CONTINUED on Second PagcD