ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, ɡˈʌvɚnɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈɪljəm hˈaʊɚd tˈæft ɐsˈaɪnd hˌɪm æz pɹɪsˈaɪdɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈʌntə mˈæɡnə də lˌæ kˌɑːmɪsɪˈɑːn də lˌæ pˈæz ɡɹˈeɪt kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə pˈiːs kəmˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈɔːɹmd tʊ ɐksˈɛlɚɹˌeɪt ðə ɹᵻhˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi fɹʌmðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən kˈɔːzd baɪ ðə wˈɔːɹ.
In 1902, Governor-General William Howard Taft assigned him as presiding officer of the Junta Magna de la Comisión de la Paz (Great Council of the Peace Commission) which was formed to accelerate the rehabilitation of the country from the destruction caused by the war.