The times., 1899-10-24


past three days a number OF prominent
prelates OF that Church have been in con-
sultatIon in this city over the matter.
Among other things. General Funston is
quoted as saying that the Catholic Church
had had much TO DO with the continuance
OF the trouble with The FIiipnos, and that
II America were 10 drive the friars ont Of
Luzon and coniscate every inch of the
property held by the Church The insuT-
rection would quickly be queied.
After consultation with other dignitaries
of the Church, Archbishop Ghapelle OF
New Orleans, who has been appointed BY
The Pope as Apostolic Delegate 20 the Phil
iTpines 10 investigate tae charges made
against religious orders there. was author
lied TO issue a statement TO the public in
answer 10 the remarks made by General
Funston. When seen by a Times reporter
last night, M0nsignOr ChapeiIe stated that
be sincerely believed that The report of the
alleged statements MADE by General Fun
ston was the result Of deft twisting, color
ing. and misquotlng on the part Of the AS
s0ciated Press The venerable prelate FUR
ther stated that he had prepared the tOl-
lowing as an answer 10 the published
statements. that every word contained be-
low has been carefully weighed and con-
sidered, and is signed as evidence that it
is an official document Archbishop Cla-
Pelle stated that be was exceedingly sorry
that there should be necessity for such =
document. 1hs statement follows
The ArchBishoD's Statement.
In answer 10 General Funston's state
ment made in an address TO the students Of
stanford University. that If Congress
would drive out the friars and conascate
rnFf 1a
would drop out CT the ilsurrectiou within
Cne week The inhabitants OF LuzOu are
completely under the Church. ! deem it
proper 10 make the following public state
ment.
Knowing what ! do from most reliable
authority Of General Funst0n's broadmind-
edness and sense OF fairness. do
not believe that he has been quot
cd correctly. He may have stated
that the Insurgents demand this as a con-
dition Of peace, but that he gave them as
Ais OWa sentiments I cannot credit. From
my cwu experience ] know how easy il is
10 be- miEqu8tEd. All ] can say is If Gen
eral Fulst0n did make this remarkable
statement. he manifested dense ignorance
OF the work done by the religious orders in
this archipelago. On The very face Of ii,
however. it shows quite plainly that IL did
rot come from one as well posted as Cen
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He is quoted as saying: The inhabitants
OF Luzou are completely under the
Church Now, I would ask how can this
be possible when every priest lwith the
exception Of few Eativesj IN the Island
= LuzCa. outside Of the walled city CT
Manila is g prisoner Of the Insurgents
FCr the past eighteen months this state Of
affairs has existed and during all this pc
riod more than $50 friars have been undsr-
going mheard-of torture in insurgent dun
Eeons This being q fact. il is hard for me
10 see how the islands can be under the
friaIs. II locks 10 me as though just the
opposite we're the case
That the insurgents have asked as one
Cf their terms Of peace the expulsion OF
the friars and the c0ufscatiou to the in
sUrgenfs Of all the Charch property is q
fact well known; but we are told By the
Government officials (and I know il TO be q
fact from other reliable sourcesJ that the
insurgents represent only one tribe out Of
The eighty-Gve tribes pe0pIiag the archi-
pelaEo. so the sentiments voiced By the
Insurgents about the friars and Church
property cannot be taken as the sentiment
OF the great body cf the natives. no more
than they can b taken as the sentiments
OF the natives toward our people and Gov
erument
Lifted cut of savaEery.
Whatever the natives are or have they
Owe 10 The friars. By them they were
lifted out OF savagary and brought under
The blessed and refining influences Of
Christianity BY them they were educated.
not only ia the schools but in the fields
and The workshops. were taught By them
The very Industries which are row the
source az their prosperity Mr. Paytcn. the
agent of the Episcopal Foreign Mission As
sCciat.ou. tells US that the natives are the
most moral and religious people on the face
OF the globe Now. the men who taught
Them 10 be so cannot be- such men as some
narrow minded people would try and have
US believe Rev Or. Abeel a Scotch Pro
testaut missionary. also testiies that near
ly the whole population of the Filipino
archipelago has been converted to The
Catholic faith by the Spanish monks and
q wonderful Improvement il their social
condition has been the result He then
sOas oH 20 show THAI Il anyone doubts This
Improvement lL can easily be made mani
Test by comparing The Christian native with
his southern reIghbgr az The same blood
The fauaJcaI Moro.
AS 10 the c0nAscatl0u Of the estates
you might as wei talk Of cGnhscarug the
estates Of the EaH6erbIlts the Astors. and
other miIIiouaires whose estates have IT,
=
There would be just as much right and
justice 30 one case as iu the other The
estates of the religious orders have been
acquired .u the usual Way by purchase and
lu the course of nearly four centuries nave
naturally grown larg, bu. II even uIbasel
Protestant witnesses are DO DE credited
large IS they are. al are used for the bet
termelr and uplifting Of the natives.
T-rinrs Introduced Agriculture.
A former British Consul "a Pr0ae5 JanD
writing oD this subject says. Il was by
means OF these estates the friars intro
duced agriculture and settled habits of Iifs
among tribes originally u0madic Il was
by means OF these estates tuat they got
them 20 live iI villages and introduced
among them the arts OF civilized life 1t
Fas by means Of these estates Thar they
acquired TIE power OF inducing them @
labor with q certain amount OF regularity
and UCthol-lhc great safeguard AGAINST
relapse again iuro their original state o.
ssEasery. The natives be says. are
with sCEe race exceptions. sd need OF tut--
lase. Hithout which they would iail back
10 the customs ~ tEc.E ancestors sute-
laRe that 10 1Le can exercise better thau
the frars. Within the precincts Of .hC
nUnastefiCs are 20 be found carpeut 2
shops oisls. brick and tila yards. Cta h
tsacG lh= natives various trades Tne viI-
IaEes formed around them presented :
pleasing picture of happiness and content
in startling contrast 10 those VINO were
sull pagan and uneiFiiizcd
Warns Against Husty Opinions