The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04
COMMISSION
IS AT MANILA.
Arrived Yesterday on The Trans
port Hancock.
CALLED ON GEN. MACARTHUR.
Filipino Supreme Court Visited the Mem
bss on The Transport.
IMMEDIATE WORK OF COMMISSION
VIII Ie Confined 10 The Districts Which Ere Psacs-
iuI- Comprehensive Schoo SIssn VII fe
Inalguraisd as Soon as Possible.

Manila. June 4.-The United States
transport Hancock, from San Fran
CISCO April IL. arrived here yesterday
with the members OF the Philippine
commiss on. The members of Gen. Mac
Arthur's staff welcomed the commits
sloners on board. At noon the commits
sioners landed and drove To the Palace,
escorted by Gen. MacArthur's staff. a
band and two companies OF the 26th
Infantry, with artillery.
AT the Palace the commissioners were
welcomed by Gen. Macarthur in short
and forceful address. After Judge VII
ham III. Taft. president of the commits
sion, had replied, the commissioners re-
turned 10 the Hancock. where they Will
remain until they have selected suitable
dwellings, on land.
During the morning the members of
the Filipino Supreme court. the local
editors, and many OF the leading mer-
chants repaired to the transport where
they conversed with the commission
ers.
Rear Admiral Remey. in command of
the United States naval forces on the
Asiatic station, called officially during
the afternoon. Tomorrow Gen. Mac
Arthur VIII return the call of the COM
missloners. The family of Judge Taft
Will remain for some time in Japan.
The families Of the other commissioners
, arrived with them.
EXTENSIVE POWERS.
Judge Taft, speaking in reply
TO a representative OF the Associated
Press regarding the powers and future
work of the commission, said: we
have full instructions and extensive
powers. The latter we shall not exer-
else until we have had ample time 10
acquire suffic' ent knowledge OF the sit
uation to enable us to proceed TO en-
act legislative changes and reforms,
preliminary to the establishment or
stable civil government. Until we as
sumo authority Gen. Macarthur VIII
continue to perform the duties and ex-
ere Sc the powers formerly performed
and exercised by Gen. Otis. and even
after we take active and full part in
the government. Gen. Macarthur will
continue as the executive until upon
our recommendation TO President Nc
kinney II shall seem 10 the president
that the time has arrived for the ap-
N
making the military force merely aux
ilIary in carrying on the civil govern
ment to be available only in cases of
emergency for the suppression of law
less violence too formidable to be over
come by the regularly organized police.
"We are aware that there are several
issues of deep interest to the Filipinos
upon which II is our duty TO take ac-
ton. Some Of these involve judicial in
vestigatdon and decisions upon legal
rights. Others call for the careful ex-
ercise of political power in order to Sc
cure equitable adjustments. Upon the
latter class of issues we cannot now
speak.
Representing the sovereignty Of the
United States in the Philippines. which
IL is the purpose of our government TO
maintain. we are here to do justice IN
the Filipinos. and to secure for them
the best government n our power, and
such measure OF popular control as Is
consistent with the stability and seoul
rty of law. order and property. We
ere civil officers. men OF peace. The
field OF our work Is necessarily confined
to regions where the armed enemy have
ceased operations. We cannot deal with
armed men. Cen Macarthur and the
army will do that.
WILL GIVE FULL HEARING.
when those now in arms shall have
laid them down, relying as they GER
tainly can upon the justice, generosity
and clemency of the United States. we
shall give them all full hearing upon
the poncy to be pursued and the forms
TO be initiated. eW propose to inaugu-
rate as comprehensive n school system
throughout the islands as circumsfnn-
Gee VIII allow. ] on srrnr scd that Ma
Mia has not received news regard
the Spooner bin. a measure calculated
TO help us greatly in our work here"
While IN Hons Kong the commission
questioned Arnacho and members OF
the wealthy Cortez family regarding