Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONERS
Meeting Place in the State Department
Selected.
MIR. DENLY Calls Upon Secretary Hay
Dividing the Work of the
Members.

Mr. Charles DENLY, the second of the
Philippine commissioners to arrive reached
Washington last night, accompanied by his
son. Messrs. Schurman and Worcester are
daily expected and are awaited by Admiral
Dewey to begin work
Mr.. DENLY called at the State Department
! this morning to pay his respects to Secre-
; tary Hay Owing to the fact that the cab
| met was about to meet the interview was
short. Mr. DENLY was acquainted with the
desire of the President for speedy action
| by the commission and at once cast about
to see what arrangements could be made to
prepare to begin the sessions of the body
as soon as the remaining members reach
Washington.
Place of Meeting.
1t was decided that the commission
should meet at the State Department. to
begin with, and what is known as the din
lomatic anteroom, adjoining closely the dip
lomatic reception room, and used as a wait
ing room, will be temporarily occupied by
the commission. 1t is earnestly desired
that the report of the commission shall be
ready for submission when Congress is con-
Vened, and the program for the sessions of
the pody will be arranged with thai object
in view.
Mr.. DENLY went over to the White House
while the cabinet was in session The
PRESIDENT saw him in a side room for a few
minutes and made an appointment with
MN Tor an audience this afternoon Mr.
Denby said that Prof. Worcester would ar
rive IN Washington Thursday President
Schurman will come on when the other
members are ready to assemble.
Work of the Commission.
The commission will probably divide the
work among subcommittee to facilitate the
compilation of information and reports
upon the industrial, civil and educational
conditions of the islands. Prof Worcester
for instance, is very much interested in the
industrial development of the archineIsgo
and brings back with him volumiuo1s STA
tlsucs. Admiral Dewey, of course will
deal with strategic questions, to which
General Otis will also contribute.
Prof. WOrcester's Task.
Prof Dean c. Worcester arrived at his
home at Ann Arbor, Mich. Sunday night.
for one days stay, on his way from Van
couver to Washington. He refused to d.
vulge anything bearing On the report. say
ing 1t must go to the President before if is
given out for publication. Prof Worcester
TOOK about 300 photographs in the islands
Out refused to release any of them for re-
production, saying: They may be made a
part of my final report. Many of them
snow snow the present state and methods of cul-
uVation OF the rice and sugar fields OF the
fhlllpplnes. The government is entitled to
the exclusive use of such phOtogranbs &c N
sees nj TO appropriate" From this state
ment 1t Is presumed that Prof Worcester
mas been engaged in gathering data and
Photographic evidence of the agricultura1
resources of the Philippines.
II is considered unlikely that the recorn-
mendation of the commission touching the
government or future disposition of the
ISLANDS VIII be made public until Aguinaldo
mas yielded. Unconditional surrender is
the alternative which he faces and # is
not thought likely that the intentions of |
TINS government regarding the future of |
the Islands will be communicated, pending |
the end of the fight