The evening times., 1898-07-11
CONDITIONS IN MANILA.
How spsin anS the spaniards Have
hundered the IsJands.

hundered the IsIands.
| spent some time in the city of Manila
after Dewey's victory and before the ar
rival of our transports with troops, and
mad unusual facilities for learning the
true state of affairs What Spain did for
| the Islands he learns from an address of
native Philippines. residing at Madrid, to
the Spanish people. 1t contains extracts
from the Philippine budget for the last ad-
ministrative year uss6-sO, and enumer-
rates the following crying complaints
Quoting from the budget, it states that
the Philippine treasury pays heavy con-
tribution to the general expenses of the
government at Madrid: pays pensions to
the Duke de Veragua (our guest during
the Columbian Exhibition and to the
Marquis of Belmar, besides those of the
Sultans and native chiefs of the islands of
Sulu and Mindanao; 1t provides for the
ehtire cost OF the Spanish consulates at
fexin' Toxic. Hong Kong. Singapore. Sal
eon. Yokohama and Melbourne; for the
stan and material of the minister of the
colonies, including the purely Ornamental
council of the Philippines: the expenses
OF supporting the colony Of Fernando Po,
IN africa, and all the pensions and retir-
ing allowances of the civil and military
employees who have served in the Pbilin-
pines, amounting to the sum of 81, 100 600 a
year.
And what has Spain done in return
Inc document states the facts with
scathing bluntness: More than 81. .OOo.-
wv Is the amount consigned in the Phil
ippihe budget for that year. but not a
penny Is allowed for public works. high
ways, bridges or public buildings and
only $500 for scientific studies. indispen.
SABLE repairs. rivers and canals, while
the amount set apart for religious DUR
poses us ana clergy amounts to ST. 400 go.
Ihis sum does not include the amounts
paid to the clergy for baptisms. mar
riases, sale Of indulgences. papal bulls
ana scapularfes, which exceed the gov
ernment allowances. The magnificent
sum OF *fo,Oo0 is set apart as a subyen-
tioh TO railway companies and new pru
1ects OF railways. but the College for
franciscan monks in Spain. and the
transportation of priests comes In for
$55 OO0,'
1t seems really as if the world had gone
back three centuries, and as if we were
living in the time of bloody Philip ii. af-
Ter Ehom these most unfortunate ISL
ands were named. Six thousand dollars
for all new improvements vet the choir
OF the Manila Cathedral receives 1900.
and $4,000 Is set aside for the support of
the cathedral. Public instruction. includ-
ing naval. scientific. technical and art
schools must be maintained at gross
expense of $4,000 and from this pittance
museums. libraries. the observatory and
a special chair in the University of Mad
rid must be paid. Add to this the suueez-
ing and pecula ion of every Spanish off,
cial, from the governor general down to
fbf. lnyu ulf
that these people. robbed right and left
of the fruits Of their toll hate the Span
lard, and will have no more of Spanish
rule.
In the latter part OF last year the in-
surgents held the mountains while the
Spaniards were masters of the principal
towns and villages on the coast. Gen
Primo de Rivera understood that an end
must be made to this condition of affairs,
and by means of two well-to-do natives
whom he dispatched to Aguinaldo at
Biacna -Bato. entered into negotiations
with the insurgent leader council was
held and the insurgents agreed to lay
down their arms on the following con-
ltions:
First-The expulsion or seculariza ton of
the religious orders and the abolition Of
all the official vetoes of these orders in
civil affairs.
Second-A general amnesty for all rebels
and guarantees for their personal securi-
y and from the vengeance OF the friars
and parish priests after returning to their
homes.
Third-Radicaf reforms 10 curtail all the
,laring abuses in the admnisir ton.
Fourth-Freedom of the press to de-
iounce official corruption and blackmaiI-
ng.
neutrality-suspicious. in the Spanish
parliament.
Standardization of the iniquitous sys-
me of secret deportation of political sus-
,ects.
Does not the simple enumeration of
hese conditions of peace condemn the CO.
onial system of Spain? And in accepting
hese conditions did not the governor gen.
raj admit that the abuses existed?