Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-18
PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS.
Reports Concerning the Movements
Of American Troops.
ARCHBISHOP SOzALEDA'S OPINION.



surgents.
Manila, Jan. II Reports from the
movements OF the American com
manders south of Manila show that
Gen. Bates and Gen. Wheaton are al
Perez des Marinas and Gen. Schwan at
Slang, all awaiting the arrival OF
provision wagons. Reconnaissance
have shown that 1000 armed insur-
gents have retired to the mountains
from the district between lndang and
Maig and that others have retreated
along the coast from Novclita toward
Batangas. Tuesday night Nolan's
squadron of the Eleventh cavalry
drove body of insurgents from
Maig. One American was killed and
two were wounded. Thirteen dead
Filipinos were found.
The movement largely resembles
Gen. Sehwan's experience in the same
country except that the towns are
now being garrisoned and that the
insurgents refuse TO fight, retreating
southwark and dividing into small
bands, with the apparent intention Of
reassembling later. The plan of
catching large number between two
brigades failed About 100 insurgents
have been killed, but comparatively
few arms have been taken.
The region is full Of amigos, who
doubtless have been bearing arms
which they have hidden. The women
and children remain in their homes
and the insurgents, as they fall
back, release all prisoners they have
captured.
1t is asserted on high authority
that Archbishop NozaIeda contends
in his interviews with Monsignor
Chapelle, the papal delegate on behalf
Of the Roman Catholic church and
the br0therhoods, that the titles to
all property held by the church and
the brotherhoods in the Philippines
should be recognized; that the Roman
catechism should be taught in the
primary schools; that the existing re-
ligions orders should continue to ad-
minister the parishes; that other par
ishes should be established under the
same control, and that the parochial
control Of cemeteries should continue.
He also lays stress, in his contentious,
upon the Importance Of allowing the
church to administer its own affairs
without state interference, upon the
necessity Of regime that will guar
antee the liberty OF the church, upon
the desirabiIity Of European clergy,
the establishment Of Il new college
for the instruction OF native priests
and the continuation OF indirect con
tributions for the maintenance OF
churches and clergy aud upon the cx-
pediency Of maintaining the system
of parochial fees, including revenues
from births, marriages, funerals,
dspensations and apostolic indul-
gence.
In addition Archbishop No2aleda
advises the continuation of the
church's control Of pawnshops and
certain designated hospitals and
schools, together with the establish
ment Of a special form of parochial
administration eXacted by the actual
conditions in the Philippines, Finally,
he makes Il plea for the continuation
of the present missionary work of
the church.
The inhabitants of the island of
Leyte and Samar are suffering from
lack of food resulting from the long
blockade, the arbitrary conliscatlon
of property and the leyying of trib-
ute by the so-ealled government OF
the Filipinos. The governors of both
islands are ragaos, who are appointed
by Agunaldo, and they hold the ter
ritories complied in their power, adj
ministering local affairs according to
their own whims and accountable to
no one. They have armed forces
which terroriae the peaceful inhabi-
tants. The rebel forces on the other
hand, have never lacked food or Iaon-
ey. The inhabitants, driven to des-
peration by the necessity for having
to pay four times the normal price
of food stuils, organized against in
surgent depredations, but having no
arms, they were unable to resist their
oppressors,