The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-11
BURDEN OF THE CRY THAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS RECEIVING
FROM MANILA
TROUBLES CONFRONTING TAFT
Future State of the Church a Lend
ing euestion-Archbishop Chap
ellie Wants the Frfars
Reinstated.


callers of all nationalities. professions
and interests. who presented a bewilder-
ing assortment Of recommendations
touching military and civil policies. The
commissioners maintained the attitude
of unprcjudicad listeners. They admit,
while they anticipated an enormous task,
the complexfty and difficulty of the
problems and conditions are well nigh
staggering. They are determined, how,
ever, with the cooperation of the army
in pacifying as well as in fighting, to
make the Philippines a peaceful and
honestly governed country before de-
parting
They found Gen. MaeArthur- admins
tering civil and military affairs In a way
that is universally popular The Filipino
party, embracing prominent insurrection-
lists who accepted American rule through
force of circumstances, is already max
ing overturcs for the discussion of a.
scheme Of permanent government prac-
tically reviving the old proposition OF
autonomy under an American protector
ate. The municipal governments prove
uesful under the strict supervision of the
American officers and the towns are
cleaner and better administered than
many American villages. but generally
speaking the native officials have no in
ttiative and their efficiency without the
paternal vigilance of the American
soldiers would be doubtful.
ARE BECOMING ENDECEIvED.
The theory that the FfIipinos outside Of
the Tagalog provinces were friendly to
y r11Ia ba-
recent events. All of the northeastern
coast beyond Dagupan is in state of
war and there are frequent fights with
heavy losses to the F1lipinos. All OF fhe
southern provinces inhabited by the VIZ.
ayans are also turbulent, and in the
Carlarinez. Nueva Cdrceres and Albav
provinces the American control extends
only to the picket lines of the gar
rtsons in the coast towns, while these
SarriSors are the objects of frequent ar
tacks from large 'insurgent forces. With
the exception of Negros, which. being
the wealthiest island of the Philippines,
IS the most friendly TO American rule the
Vfzayan Islands show similar conditions
Th9re are guerrilla bands in Negros who
are preventing the sugar planters from,
putting in their crops by threats of burn
ing the buildings, but American authority
controls throughout the island and the
bandits
Panay is overrun=by the Insurgents out.
side of the American garrisons. Thew
have I50o or 2,O0G rifles they levy a tax
Of 90 per cent on all the crops planted
which keeps the great majority of the
inhabitants from putting IN more than
enough rice to keep them alive, and the
1nsurgent paymasters go cut from IloIIo
with money collected for their troops.
NO CHANGE IN CEBU.
American officers from sCebu report that
conditions there show no change from
one year ago; that outside of the dozen
towns held by American troops, the in
surgent forces control the country, while
the troops in the gIrriSoned- towns are
under arms constantly repelling attacks
Soldiers cannot even venture TO tile OUT
skirts of the city of Ccbu in smaller
parties than eight. according to official
orders, ard they are frequently fired ur n
in the city. An occasional sortfe is made
into the country, but the Filipinos merely
scatter before ii, harass,ng it as much
as they can in a small way, and return to
the towns whom the soldiers withdraw
Similar conditions prevail in lie V-izavan
Islands Of Salnar ard LeyIe where large
fnsurgeEt forces under Gen Luckban
have been repeatedly attacking the gar
i@''C'ASS SulllClGnt
troops to send punitive expeditions to
drive them into the country
DISAPPOINTED AT TAFT.
There are some Fnipinos dlsappoint-
ed because sweeping changes are not
made Immediately. Judge Taft's utter
ances indicate a coneiliatory policy to-
wards the natives. He has conferred
with the high army officers. some of
whom strongly urge that larger army is
necessary to suppress the fnsurrection.
believing that civil government will be
impossible until the rampant rebel
Hon in the southern districts of Luzon
In the extreme northern provinces of the
island, and in the Nizayas, except Ne
gros, is crushed.
One of the foremost questions is how
and from what material to organize a
civil force with which gradually to su-
persede the army as a governing ma
chine SPANS auxiliary, the church, is
necessarily barred from consideration.
American experience with the natives
discouFages the hope of honest govern
ment through them until generation or
more of them have eradicated the results
of Spain's tutelage. A large proportion
of the provincial officials already install
ed have proven treacherous, while the
native police and officials here in Manila
are living on a
SCALE OF LUXURY
suspiciously dIsproportionate to their sal
aries. Charges against native judges
of falling to account for thousands of
dollars received in fines are under inves-
tigation.
At present the government alternatives
are the army on one hand and anarchy
on the other. Gen. Otis plan Of munich
pal government is being inaugurated in
the principal towns of Central Luzon and
in parts of the Vizayas. but the Fill
pinos persist in thinking that the question
whether the United States VIII retain the
Philippines is still open. and some local
leaders ask that a municipal election be
postponed until after the presidential
election. Many people object to taking
the oath of allegiance to the United
States government, which is the first
qualification for voting for municipal can
didates.
The commissioners find that the future
state of the church in the philippines
is a leading question in the minds Of
many, although most of those who have
talked with Judge Taft and his col
leagues draw the Inference that the com
missioners are opposed TO reinstatement
Of friars. Archbishop Chapefle has taken
a strong stand in supporting the request
of the friars to be established in their
old position.
AS a result of last weeks scouting.
more than 200 FiIipinos were killed and
$50 captured, while 40 rifles. with am
munitien and stores. were secured.
American loss was nine killed, including
a captain and lieutenant; two captains
and q priYates wounded, and one cap
tain taken prisoner by the FfliptnoS-