The Bearer of Pax Americana: The Philippine Career of William H. Taft by Rene EscalanteTaft is presented in this book as the chief interpreter of President McKinley's "benevolent assimilation" program, as a legislator, chief executive, trouble shooter, lobbyist, diplomat, judge, and a propagandist. Towards the end, the book argues that Taft is a major character in Philippine history because he orchestrated the establishment of American colonial institution in the Philippines, an episode in Philippine history that has great affect on the