The times., 1899-01-17
TO STUDY THE FiLipiNGS.
President Mckinley Completes Ills
iu>uInr Cabinet.


President Mckinley yesterday ron2ie'
ed the membership OF the Philippine Com
mission when he received assurances from
President J. G. Schurman. OF Carroll Uni
yersity. that he would serve as president OF
that body President Schurmau called at
the VIII House and held a long confer
enc with Mr.. Mckinley who laid before
the professor his wishes in the matter
Nov that the commission has been ap-
pointed IN, President heiiNcs the Phiifr-
pfde problem will be solved without
further complications aud the filipinos.
when they are informed of the nature o.
the government which is to be. establish
ed in. islands. will submit gracefully
10 the inevitable
member of the Cabinet made state
ment as to the status, power and functions
! of the commission which the President Is
to send to the Philippines. In the first
place. the Cabinet officer said. it viii not
be temporary commission but u perman-
ert one. and might properly be called the
Cabinet on insular affairs
| 1t will deal solely with the political
questions involved in the conquest Of the
! Philippines by the American forces and ~
present will be composed Of three MEM
bers; President Schurman. of Cornell,
chairman: Charles Den5y former minister
to China and at present a member OF the
! Alger Relief Commission, and Prof. Dean
G. Worcester of Michigan University. AZ
! ter the treaty OF peace is ratified. Admiral
I Dewey and General Otis. as the command
! eTs of the naval and military forces in the
Philippines, viii join the commission.
| At present the commission will be eom-
posed of the three members named. who
! will not be instructed to investigate and
report 10 the President, but to a perna
ncnt resident advisory council. Professo.
! Worcester IS now on his way TO Manila
! having started two or three weeks ago,
and President SchurIrah and Colonel Der
lby will 20 via Vancouver at the earliest
! date possible. or. in other words, just rs
soon as the Alger Relief Comm ssion
makes its report on its work. which has
| now aiInos: reached completion. The dll-
lies OF the three comm issioueTs have been
confined TO political affairs and they VIII
be in constant communication with the au-
thorities at Washington.
The statement was made last night tha
Messrs. Schuuan and Dsnbv will sail from
Vancouver on the Empress OF Japan o.
January so. il was also stated that 2resi
dent Mckinley decided 20 appoint f2Hip.
pine investigating commission about on'
mouth ago. He did not intend to max,
his purpose public until after the treat,
OF peace had been disposed OF BY the Sen
ate. The news, however, leaked out pre-
Inaturely.
The President realizes that form o
government eatircly different from tha
10 be inaugurated in Porto Rico ..ill b,
necessary in the Philippines. owing to -.
characteristics OF the natives and the dit
ferent conditions. Re has, therefore
through President Schmman requested n,
commission 10 recommend and outl;rs ;
suitable form of government for the as
tant islands.
The commission will visit all the pin
cipal islands in the Philippine group aa'
their expenses will be paid from the 5p
preparation cf $1,000 0Oo i'll the urgency de
fciency bill, which has been placed at TN
disposal OF the President.
Another cablegram was received al TN
! War Department yesterday from Genera
Cts Like former messages from Manila
this one was. clothed in secrecy and mvs
| tery. The officials would only state ina
a cGbleeran had been received. addini
I-that matters in the Philippines We're .
lovely as a Spring morning and thar tn
critical stage at folio is past.