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of Self Government
at
failed
to
present on Western
lines except the Japanese He said that
the Assembly of the Philippinos would only
sit a very short time That if they
vote appropriations the appropri
ation of the preceding year would prevail.
That it was a means of letting off steam
and giving them plenty of rope. I laughed
and asked if that too was part of the
Taft policy,
admitted
altruistic
he and
it
was. >
From that I
that gathered
at
at
any
rate the
present
Assembly
regarded as a serious form of Government
is not
but
as merely
Talking of
He
taker
at maximum &
generally severe
tests
in two.
and
a safety valve +
said opium Mr
had invented an man named Towns (7)
alleged cure
could cure the most
confirmed drunkard, opium
limit
He had been put
invariably
Taft
that
&
smoker
of eight days,-
or
drug
to
succeeded
and
there was no
an
to
relapse
President the
Dr Lambert
·
, physician
very
cases
standing high
admitted and
a medical man of
had scrutinised his
the
no
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effects. This
complete cure
verdict had
with
MY
Į
that few
impressed completely sceptical. In
abolished was isles opium
excluded and Japanese
remained. now
who Taft
otherwise
had
greatly
been
the Philippine
Chinese
>
30 diminishing
fast
They would
not
remain in
tropical any
Talking of Corea he explained
climate.
the
reason Japan
had
not
afford
to
the
They not annexed
forego
could
customs
revenue.