Governor General Quotes
The American army which had occupied the Philippines before Taft was appointed Governor General was extremely racist and discriminatory towards the Philippine people. Taft and his wife invited Filipinos to the Governor’s mansion and socialized with them whereas the Army officers and men never did. See {639174}.
General Arthur MacArthur and the Army Taft was the Governor General of the Philippines who was taking over from General Arthur MacArthur and the Army who were very unpopular. See {639174} and {639173}.
See {639169} and {639180} for more on Roosevelt’s feelings about the vice presidency.
Women were not, in the decisions of Canadian courts “Persons.” As such they were not allowed to serve as public officials and legislators. In 1929 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council reversed previous interpretations and declared women eligible for all public offices. It became known as “The Persons Case.”
Taft and his staff replaced the American military who had been ruling under martial law which was very unpopular with the people, whereas Taft became extremely popular. The army general in charge was General Arthur MacArthur, General Douglas Macarthur’s father.
