Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

respondent OF The Bee visited the war de-
partment and was placed in possession of
every sentence in the correspondence be-
tween General Bates and the War depart
ment. took this precaution to verify that
the State department had everything bear
ing on the subject, and reterate the state
ment that in the memorandum between
General Bates and the sultan there is no
recognition OF the institution OF slavery or
polygamy.
at has been printed in support of the
criticisms of my statement that President
Schurman admitted that with the islands
we had taken the institutions OF slavery
| and polygamy. Even if this statement were
true by virtue OF the treaty with Spain that
the United States will have to deal with
these institutions, that admission cannot be
| fairly used to dsprove the statement that
| there Is nothing in the memorandum be-
tween General Bates and the sultan of Sulu
| imposing the obligation upon the United
states to uphold these institutions. There
| is no such stipulation in the memorandum
but, on the contrary, there is a stipulation
specific and absolute, that the sultan ac-
cepts and recognizes the sovereignty Of the
United States government.
| Islands Institutions to he Regulated.
| I'm doing this he acknowledges the right
OF the United States government to exercise
its sovereign power in regulating the nsti-
tutions OF the islands. This the United
| States government will undoubtedly do in a
wise and christianlike way. Certain it is
that the republican party will act in such
way respecting slavery and polygamy in the
Sulu islands as shall not discredit its uni
| form and splendid record for establishing
and maintaining the highest standard of
human liberty, justice and equity for the
guidance OF human society
President McKinley's whole / fe as a
| statesman and soldier pledges him to do, In
connc ion with this matter, those things
that will receive the endorsement o. thu
civilization and refinement of this age. Be-
| cause of THE necessary view of this VIII ole
| question President Schurman said: 1t seem
to me that were 1t not for the ign racce dis
played the present hue and cry about polyg-
amy and slavery in the Sulu islands would
| be absolutely criminal
Dcwcy's Chaplain On SuIu Question.
Father Reaney, Admiral Dewey's chaplain
on the Olympia-a son OF a gallant naval
oficer OF the civil war. who served On the
new Ironsides, and who fired the first shot
from the zouave in the battle between the
| Merrimac and Monitor and towed the burn
ing Congress ashore-happened into the Mil
lard hotel when the interview with Mr.
| Michael was being had upon the suu quej-
ticn and was an interested listener to Mr.
Michaels talk upon the subject. Fathe;
Reaney enjoyed extraordinary advantages
while in Manila, having the confidence Of
those intrusted with the direction OF affairs
In speaking OF the Sulu qucs ion Father
Reaney said while disclaimlng 10 hav,
any personal or direct knowl dge Of the Sull
islands, my relation with the Jesuit fathers
| h@g
people. / am able to say that under the "a
rangements made by President Scaurmar
and General Bates have been inf rmed tina
the indications for conversion Of the native
OF Sulu are most favorable. The model mis-
sions OF the Catholic church are to be f5un
in these very islands and in Mndanao TIL
. , Jesuit fathers, who are considered the bes
|, missionaries, have labored for many year
amongst the Sulus. They are proud OF thei
success amongst these people. II is tru'
that in Mindanoa at the present time ther,
, are ten fathers held as prisoners, this be
cause the Tsgalog Indians have carried on al
agitation against all religious orders, ever
the Jesuits. Some Of the best native Chris
tians are found in these ISLANDS, whicl
proves that under the intelligent and hero
efforts of the Jesuits there is hope for thi
new Christian people, The Jesuts who low
our flag will use their best endeayors 4