TIIE SIORXTXCr OREGOXIAN, JIODAT, DECEMBER 14, 1SUS.
TIFT TALKS OF
M'KINLEY'S WORK
Relates Incidents of
Association With Late
President.
His
GIVEN FREQUENT CHEERS
Principal Speaker at Dedication of
Memorial Organ in Metropoli
tan Temple Andrew Car
negie Also Speaks.
NTS W YORK, Dec. 13. President-elect
"William H. TaH, speaking tonight at the
dedication of the McKinley memorial or
gan in .Metropolitan Temple, told the
audience which repeatedly Inferruptel
him with applause, the story of his offi
cial association with the late President,
and declared with reference to the Phil
ippine Islands that the policy laid down
by Mr. McKinley in 19U0 had been the
policy of the present as It will be the
j-illcy of his own administration In the
White House.
Andrew Carnegie and John J. Mc
Cook also spoke.
"It was in February, !. " said Mr.
Taft, In relating the personal narra-
tire of his resignation from the bench
and entry lntc public life, which in
eight years has brought him to the
Presidency, "that I received from Mr.
McKinley a telegram which read like
this: "If you have no other engage
ment, you will do me a great favor by
calling on me In Wasnington some
time next week."
Answers McKinley's Call.
"I did not know of any vacancy ex
isting oa the Supreme Court bench at
the time, but I went to Washington,
Just the same. Arriving at the White
House, I was ushered Into the Cabinet
room, and there I met the President.
"Judge." he said, "I'd like to have you go
to the Philippines.' I said: 'Mr. Presi
dent, what do vou mean bv going to
the Philippinesr He replied: "We I
must establish a government there, and
I would lie you to help." 'But, Mr.
President." I said. "I am sorry we have
got the Philippines. I don't want them,
and I think you ought to have some
man who Is more In sympathy with the
situation."
Agrees to Accept Mission.
" "You don't want them any less than
I do,' replied the President. "But we
have got them, and in dealing with
thorn I think I can trust the man who
didn't want them better than I can the
man who did.'
"You can readily understand." con
tinued Mr. Taft, "the feelings of a man
whose only object in going to Wash
ington was in hope of finding a vacant
cushion on the Supreme Court bench, to
be asked to go 10.000 miles from home.
But after I had talked with Mr. Mc
Kinley and with Secretary Root, I de
cided I would go and in a hurry.
"Mr. McKlnley's Idea and It in his Idea
we are still carrying out In the Fhilip-pines-was
one of . benevolent assimila
tion. Will Continue Ills Policy.
"Where Providence ha thrust upon us
the responsibility of a people, our duty
.In aiding them is like that of men favored
by fortune whose duty it is to help the
helpless and unfortunate in the com
munity. I speak of the Philippines with
the confidence thRt comes of having
watched the progress of the islands. In
good faith we are carrying out an
altruistic policy. We must continue
thin policy and hold the islands for
the benefit of the people who live
there. If we use the Philippines for
purposes of exploitation or of mere
benefit to us at the expense of these
people, we depart from the faith and
desert the base upon which Mr. Mc
Kinley would have had us carry our
benevolent work there to a splendid
success."
Mr. Taft paid a striking personal
tribute to the character of Mr. Mc
Kinley. McKinlej's Part In Spanish War.
Mr. ' Taft told of the active part
Mr. McKinley took In the direction of
affairs during the Spanish War. and
paid tribute to him for his hesitancy
In rushing Into a conflict for which
the country was ill-prepared.
"Some of us seem to have such sub
lime faith in otr own abilities and In
Providence that they think we can whip
any country in .ie world without guns.
Some day we may find out differently.
Do you remember how martial we were
when President Cleveland sent his
Venezuelan message? Well, we had at
that time Just one gun down here at
Sandy Hook and that was the only
gun along the entire coast line, all tl
way from Maine to Florida and from
Lower California to Washington with
which to light the navy of Englund. But
the Lord looked after us, as they say
ho does after children and drunken men.
McKinley knew how unprepared we were.
and he stood in the breach and prevented
an onrush Into hostilities until such time
' we were at least able to cope with
a nation as unprepared as we were our
selves."" Talks of Panama Trip.
Mr. Taft gave out some further details
of his proposed trip to Panama, saying
he would take along se-eral consulting
engineers. This has been his custom on
the four other trips he has made to the
iHthmus, and is for the purpose of se
curing information other than that given
to the layman. The many stories that
have recently been printed about the
Canal, including one that the work would
only result in failure. Mr. Taft eald.
"had not caused him to plan the
trip, but had confirmed his Inclination
to make the voyage." He said he might
continue his annual trips to Panama
after entering the White House.
Mr. Taft deplored the accident on the
Isthmus, and hoped the injured men
would not suffer serious consequences.
With reference to his interview with
Congressman Burton in Washington
yesterday. Mr. Taft said he had reiter
ated his position of keeping his hands
entirely oft the Senatorial fight in Ohio.
DUTCH SEJZE WARSHIP
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what he expected to do toward settling
Veaeauela's foreign quarrels, he made It
clear that the resumption of diplomatic
relations with France depended entirely
upon the settlement of the French cable
controversy.
"It is Incontestable," he said, "that the
French Cable Company was against ray
government In the Matos revolution."
"But that did not Justify the expulsion
of M. Talgny. the Charge d" Affaires,"
said the Interviewer.
In this, as In other differences with
the powers," replied President Castro,
"Vmesuela, only defended herself."
"But there 1) also the, matter of
Fi
ne Jewe
Iry
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ff .
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Stills)
the French subjects at Carupabo," con
tinued the Interviewer. f
"I took occasion when I touched there,"
said the President, ""to authorize their
return. That Is sufficient evidence of my
desire for reconciliation."
'"And the payment of the diplomatic
debt under The Hague award?"
"The payment has not ceased," re
marked Castro. "In default of a French
representative at Caracas, the monthly
payments have been deposited with the
State Bank of Venezuela."
Asked why he had refused to allow the
Brazilian Legation to act for France,
President Castro replied:
"'Because Brazil has charge of the In
terest of the United States, and In the
Interest of the good relations and soli
darity of the American republic, It was
deemed Inadvisable to permit a neighbor
ing republic to look after the affairs of
a European power."
President Castro asserted that Ven
ezuela desired peace and harmony with
France and the other powers, but de
clared such a condition was dependent
upon others aa well as Venezuela.
WASHINGTON NOT SURPRISED
State Department Expected Seizure
of Venezuelan Ships. .
WASHINGTON! Dec. 13. While no ad
vices, official or unofficial, have reached
the State Department confirming the As
sociated Press dispatches from Willem
stad regarding the seizure of a Ven
ezuelan coaat guard ship by the Dutch
cruiser Gelderland, the news was received
with interest, though with little surprise,
in diplomatic circles here.
Great Interest attaches to the seiner
lands government's next move.
The State Department's attitude has
ben to let Venezuelan disturbances work
themselves out gradually, observing strict
neutrality there unless the commerce or
other Interests of this country are inter
fered -with.
Northwestern Peopla In New Tork.
NEW TORK. Dec. 13. (Special.)
People from the Pacific Northwest reg
istered at New York hotels today as fol
lows: From Portland J. A. Daugherty, at
the Holland; C. E. Broughton, at the
Marlborough. ,
TRIAL ON TODAY
BROTHER OP MAN WHO SLEW
ANNIS IN COURT.
Will Enter Plea One Cannot Be
Held as Accessory to Act of
Insane Man.
FLUPHIVG. N. T.t Dec 13. The trial
of T. Jenkins Halns, author, will be
begun tomorrow, and promises to rival
in Interest many of the country's noted
murder trials.
Halr.s will be tried as an accessory to
the murder of William E. Annls. a mag
azine writer, who was shot and fatally
wounded at the Bayside Yacht Club last
Summer by the defendant's brother.
Captain Peter C Halns. Jr., whose at
torneys will urge temporary Insanity
bs his defense.
It will be charged that Thornton
Halns. armed with a revolver, ' waved
back the crowd of club members as
Annls. who was stepping out of his
catboat, was fired upon five times.
Counsel for the Halns brothers have
indicated that the defense of Thornton
Halns will be that one may not be held
as an accessory to the act of another
who Is temporarily insane. It will be
asserted that disclosures regarding the
alleged conduct of his wife and Annls
had driven Captain Halns Into mental
Irresponsibility.
Three hundred talesmen have been
impaneled to appear before Judge
Frederick Crane. District Attorney Ira
Darrln and Special Prosecutor Elmer
White will appear for the state, and
John F. Mclntyre, ex-Assistant District
Attorney of New York C6unty, assisted
by Joseph Shay, will represent the defense.
Tacoma. Waterfront News.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 13. The
steamer Alaskan is due to load general
freight for the Hawaiian Islands.
The French ship Emma Laurans left
port today with grain for the United
Kingdom.
The schooner Andy Mahony left today
for down-Sound, to be picked up by the
steamers Olson and Mahony and towed
to San Francisco.
The British steamer Adato comes to
Tacoma Tuesday morning from Quar
termaster Harbor to load for the
Orient.
CONFER MASONIC HONORS
Commandery of Knights Templar
Instituted at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec 13. (Spe
cial.) Masonic honors were conferred
upon Hood River yesterday when its
recently organised commandery of
Knights Templar was constituted by
officers of the grand lodge, the con
stituting officers arrived from Port
land on the morning train and were
met by a delegation from Hood River
Commandery No. 12 and escorted to
the Mount Hood Hotel. The constitut
ing exercises took place In the after
noon, being conducted by A. M. Knapp,
grand commander; William A. Cleland,
grand generalissimo: William E. Grace,
grand senior warden: James F. Robin
son, grand recorder; Henry Roe, grand
prelate.
At the conclusion of the constituting
exercises the new officers of the com
mandery were elected as follows: W.
F. Laraway, eminent commander; H. 1
Hasbrouck, generalissimo; C. K. Mar
shall, captain general; j. Otten, treas
urer; A. D. Moe, recorder, R. W. Pratt,
senior warden; G. R. Castner, junior
warden; A. C. Staten, prelate; H. H
Balley, standard bearer: J. K. Carson,
sword bearer: D. McDonald, warder: A.
Plerson, sentinel; Truman Butler, cap
tain of the guard; C. H. Stranahan,
first guard; W. L. Clark, second guard;
H. L- Dumble, third guard: D. McDon
ald. G. R. Castner, J. M. Wright, trustees.
At 8 o'clock a banquet was served.
The new commandery was organized a
short time ago with IS charter mem
bers, and now has over 30.
Telephone Tacoma H mln. 30c The
Pacific Telephone ft Telegraph Co.
AT
MEMBERS OP O; N. G.
CENTENARY.
ATTEND
Dr. Wilson Delivers Special Sermon
for Benefit of Cltiren
Soldiers,
Over 200 members of the various com
panies of the National Guard attended
services last night In Centenary Church
and listened to a sermon by Rev. Clar
ence True Wilson, the pastor, on the
topic "Is This a Christian Nation?" a
question which he answered in the af
firmative. Dr. Wilson welcomed the
young men of the National Guard, who
occupied the middle pews, to Centenary
Church, and then spoke from the first
ten verses of the 13th chapter of Romans,
which he said had been quoted by F. J.
Heney in his address to a jury in Port
land, a man whom, he declared, had done
more for civic righteousness than any
other on the Coast.
Dr. Wilson reviewed the formation of
the National Government, showing that
It had a religious basis, and was taken
from the Jewish form and from the
Mosaic law. He pointed out that the
original 13 colonies had had a religious
basis and had been settled by people
who were religious and Bible-reading
people. Dr. Wilson said:
And I want to appeal to the young men
who make up the National Guard to see
that the Bible has Its place. It has been
excluded and crowded tram our punllc
schools and other placo. where It belongs,
and it ounht to be restored. I want to say
to these young men that the perpetuity of
our country does not rest In the woalth or
military powor of the Nation, but in the
morality of the country. We need to en
force the law of the land.
Here In Portland there are 12 murderers
In our County Jail awaiting to be tried
thr.k of that, waiting to be tried. Why,
murder has come to be popular, so that a
man who wants to live must go armed.
Multiplicity of crime weakens the public
conscience o that here In this city It is
almost impossible to get a jury that will
convict a murderer. Duty aa a juror or a
witness is a God-gfven duty and oueIU to
be given with that conception. Iax en
forcement of law Is a danger. The officer,
policeman. Governor, member of National
Guard who does his whole duty as a citi
zen Is a t'hrlsJian citizen.
Among the thousand and one projects nit
the prnKrnmnie of tli Young Turks for the
regeneration of Turkey the Constantinople
journals announce, with much satuifai'tinn.
the intention to rid tlio city of its street
dogs.
The overwhelming preference for
the HANAN Shoe
among well-dressed men
should be convincing
evidence of their merit.
Universal popularity
does not result without
reason, and the good
opinion of competent
judges should influence
you to test what they
pronounce perfection.
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For Portland
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