The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

DisIlc ulties of Pacincattou Increased
ny Diverse and Unsolicited
sua.csfions.

Manila. June ii.-Judge William II
Taft and his colleagues OF the Philip
nine civil commission were heset dur
Ing their first wreck in Manila hy
multitude OF callers of all rationale
ties, professions ard interests. VINO
IRE scented bcwildering assortment OF
Recommendation touching military
and civil policies. The commissioners
maintained the attitude Of UMPIRE
lrdiced listeners. They admit that,
wi lie they anticipated an enormous
tsk, the completely and difficulty OF
the problems and conditions are well
nigh staggering.
MncArthur's Popular ria"s.
They find GEN Macarthur admnis-
tering civil and military afurs III
way that is universally popular The
Filipino party. embracing prominent
insurrcctionists who accepted Amer-
can rule through force Of circnm-
stances. is already making oNertures
for the disposition OF scheme OF per-
manent government. especially rc'iv-
inn The old proposition of autonomy
Under an American protcctorate.
E~pccted the Millennium.
There are. OF course. some lilipinos
who Believed that Judge Taft would
bring the millennium in his vest pocket,
and these profess TO he disappointed
because sweeping changes are not
madt Immediately. Judge Tafts ut
,erances indicate a conciliatory policy
towprls the natives. He has conferred
with the high army officers, some or
whcm strongly urge that larger
arpiy Is necessary to suppress the IN
surrec,ion. believing that civil govern
ment will be impossible until the ram
rant rebellion in The southern dis
tricts of Luzon. in the extreme north
EN- provinces of the island and in the
Vissayas. except Negroes. is crushed.
Osc Of the Foremost Questions.
One OF the foremost questions Is
how and from what material 10 or
ranize A civil force with which gradu'
ailv TO superscdc the army. as q gov
crninc machine. SPANS auxiliary, the
church. is necessarily barred from con
sideration American experience viii
the natives discourages the hope OF
honest government through them unit
a generation or more have eradicatet
the results of SPANS tutelage.
Preacher, Of the Natives.
A large portion Of the provincial off
cials already installed have pro'ei
treachcrUls. while the native polio
and officials here in Manila are Twins
on n scale OF luxury suspiciousiy dis
proportionate to thcirsalaries. Charge
against native Judges of failing 10 &C
count for thousands of dollars Re
ceived in fines are under investiga
ton.
Governmental Alternatives.
At the present the governmental al
ternativcs are the army on the on
hand. and anarchy on the other. Ger
Otis plan Of municipal governments
being inauguratcd in the princip'
towns of central Lu1on. and in part
Of the Nissayas: bur the Filipinos pei
sist in thinking that the questio
whether the United States will retail
the philippines is still open and som
. local leaders ask that municipal ele'
f, lions be postponed until after the pre-
, idcntial election.
The Future Of the Church.
The commissioners also find that II
future state OF the church in the Phi
/, ippincs j. a leading question in Y
,n;n,te of many alfhotuh most of tlar
who .havc talked with Judge Taft ar
I his colleagues, draw the inference tn;
L the commissioners are opposed 70 u
!. reinstatement Of the friars. Arc
( hi hop Chappclle has taken sror
T. stand in supporting the request Of u
friars 70 be established IN their old p
n siti1n.