New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-09
Withdraw or Not, U. S.
Must See Stable Govern
ment Set Up, He Warns.
WAR NOT EXPECTED,
BUT DEFENCE URGED
We've a Lot of Hay Out That
Storm May Wet" Rockefeller
Bible Class Told.

Claiming that the problem OF good
government In the Philippines IS IN
fnitely more complex than that IN
Cuba. ex-President Taft told $50 MEM
beers Of the Young Mems Bible Class OF
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church last
night that he didn't relish the thought
of a 1000 mile separation between the
United States and the islands. Whether
we withdraw our officials or not. he
said, our obligation to see that stable
government wSs established there
would be as binding as ever. With the
peculiar conditions existing among tho
Hill tribes. and with the Moros always
threatening an explosion, such a long
distance watch would increase rather
than diminish the strain which the Ad-
ministration was seeking TO avoid by
evacuation.
Mr.. Taft touched on this phase OF our
world relations in demonstrating the
need for an adequate preparation TO
meet the conditions which would follow
the war. lie said our possessions had
made US q Pacific and Polar power,
and through them we were brought
into very vital contact with world poll
cies. This made Il necessary for US 20
be ready 10 meet the demands OF such
a position.
Mr. Taft protested against the dis
elimination against japanese and On.
nese in immigration. saying that II
there ever should be a cause TO light
with Japan il would arise from that
nations resentment against our exclu--
sion laws. He recommended first and
foremost larger navy, largo enough
adequately TO defend our coast from IN
vasion. adding that there need never
be fear Of militarism from a large
navy. since that branch OF the service
could be used only for defence.
Monroe Doctrine Like Poor.
The Monroe Doctrine. he said. was
like the poor, In that We had 1t always
with us. So far, through our knowl-
edge in the natiopal game Of poker, we
Lad got away wifi our bluff. Especially
lucky. Mir. Taft thought, was our
escape during Cleveland's administra-
ton, when Secretary Of State Olney in
fated the Monroe Doctrine 10 twice its
original size by the phrase "in this
hemisphere our fat Is law" AT the
time our coast defence consisted Of one
efficient gun.
81 do not think we are going 70 have
wsr," he said. but, In the language OF
the New England farmer, we've got
good deal Of hay out that may suffer
In a worlds storm. We have good
many things that great many people
would like 70 get, and just out OF con
sideration for their moral natures let's
remove the temptation from them by
being strong enough 10 keep them
away"
Mr.. Taft then spoke Of the principles
Of the League TO Enforce Peace as the
ultimate solution Of the problem. He
said our risk of getting into war in
such an alliance with other nations
would not be so great as II was to-day,
when we, as neutrals, had suffered from
violations Of international Law by both
belligerents.
Slaton Talks on Progress.
The Young Men. Bible Class is the
especial charge Of John u. Rockefeller.
jr. Through him there was presented
at its dinner at the Aldine Club an
array of noted speakers. Aside from
ex-President Taft. there was Charles
VI. Schwab, who spoke on Individual
Incentive In Industry; Ex-Governor
John VI. Slaton Of Georgia. who spoke
on Real Progress; Edward j. Cattell,
official statisticisn of Philadelphia. who
spoke on Getting the Most Out Of
LIFE" and Police Commissioner Arthur
Woods, whose subject was The Police
and the Citizen"
Mr.. Schwab pleaded for the preser-
walton Of the individuals part In in
dustry, citing the profit sharing sys-
TEN OF the United States Steel Corpora
ton as an attempt to give the workmen
an incentive to work for themselves.
He also said that all the regulation and
restriction that could be devised FOR
corporations BY the Legislatures could
not stand against the fact that corpo-
rations were economic necessities
Ex-Governor Slaton praised the con-
servatism Of the constitution Of his
native state. which has withstood the
attacks OF radicals. lie said that prog.
ress could not be made by laws. He
said many social welfare legislators
were putting a premium on idleness
and profiigacy and that sanity rather
than emotion should govern in such