New Britain herald., 1930-02-07
Helped in Instituting Par tial Self Government by Opening Legislature in Person.

Washington. Feb. UID-Wn- liam Howard Taft whose ambition from boyhood on was the sunr,n,n court refused an appointment To ;hc court offered hy his closest friend tcodorc Roosevelt. in I9U". Tar GisrcSardcd the knock Of fortune on lis door, for he found greater op- porturitN where hc was then ,,,ira @S godfather to inc Philippine Is- lands.
 when Taft, solicitor general. and Roosevelt, civil service commission 'r' met m 1890, they became fast trends in bond which profound " affected American political his }or|' The breaking of the bond was destined 10 affect the nation even Loore
 A short lime after "Wilr' and
 Theodore met, they went their "aNs, Roosevelt to become governor "' New ! orll and then vice prcsi- ffnt and president and Taft to set 'te down for life" in a lifetime fed 'ral iudgcshjp. President Harrison ippolutcd him in 1892 to q judge mp in the sixth circuit. embracing .IirhlGan Ohio. Kentucky and Ten l'"SSc". His associates were Judge William l.. Day. later supreme 'ourt justice, and Judge H. II. Lur- ton.
 Tho young judge-hc was only 35 made history during his eight years on this bench.
 In the Addyson pipe case. he dis solved combination Of manufac- 'urcrs under the new sherman Anti Trust Act. This decision was credit d by many with vitaIizing the anti trust law and barking q great step l' federal constitutional control over liant industry. Taft's decision was sustained by the supreme court. some Of the principles enuncatcd I"r' were those which Roosevelt rsod in his famous fight against lnonopolics.
 Squclchcd Labor
 m Two other notable decisions. Taft squolchcd labor union methods "f fighting ihcir employers. The de 'islons were used against him by I'hor in his political career Taft }fiil1tcd an injunction to railroad '"pIoNcrs to prevent railroad en- ilH""rs from going on q Sympathctic strike. In the Phclan case, growing out Of the Dcbs- American Railway
 gt,.i1- tat"rdlclcd q boycott. An organizer ordered Cincinnati Southern workers on a sympathetic strike. as a pro- i"st against Pullman Company cars. Taft sent Phclau 10 jail for con l'mpt, and Governor Altgcld of 1li- | ois coined the phrase "govcrnmcnt by injunction."
 Taft was pitchforkcd out of his Judgeship by President Mckinley md Secretary of War E,lihu Root . The joh was 10 establish civil gov 'rnnlcnt in the turbulent Philip | pines. where AGuinaldo and his fol- | lowers had been stirring up rebel | lion since American militat.~ rule ! @upplantcd Spanish military rule, . ltoot outlined the task in sharp l. colors. The governor -gencralship 1 Was task of most extreme diffi- !. cnlty, filled with pcrpleXitics, and | larassmonts; it's occupant riskng | lis health and even his life from | tropical diseases. and certain to be ! attacked politically. Yet here was 1 "n opportunity 10 help lift q poor, ! ignorant and helpless people 10 the i path toward freedom and educa- cation.
 "You'I have to resign your com- | fcrtable judgeship. and you may ever nave another chance 10 go on . Inc supreme bcnch," Root said. "But . We need you in the Philippines" ! Taft took the job. On his arrival hc . t2tlN announced the United States . would maintain it's sovereignty over . the islands. Hopes of the islanders : ior independence were crushed. Then . he announced q policy of the Phil lppincs for the FilipnoS" and . American tradcsmcn were hurt. He 1 made an intimate study of the situ- "tiOn, and embarked upon T definite policy of fair-dealinc' with the is l5ndcrs, and conciliatjon His office was open. There was no gold tlacc. IL was a civil government. and tho l hlG-framcd governor was willing and anxious 10 talk with everyone He found that tn" friars held title 70 {, some of the most productive land. 70 he got q $I.0n0.00O appropriation from congress. and then managed 10 buy the lands without antaGonlz- ing the Catholic church.
 Taft held meetings in each prov ince to discuss plans for government with the native leaders. His genial and hearty good nature and his honesty made him popular. He learned to dance at tho natl e "bailcS." He helped set mp provin- cal governments, courts and most of Hll schools School teachers were brought from the United States. Brisands were put down with the iron hand of the military. Taft left in 1902 to convince congress of the necessity to buy the friars' lands. From congress he obtained permiS- sion to deal directly with Rome. He did, successfully, and returned to the