The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-31
GERMANY MIXES IN.
Attempts to Interfere in American
Policy.

Policy.
Manila. Jan. 30.-Dr. Kruger, the
German consul general here, has cabled
to the Berlin government asking that
the Berlin ambassador at washington
be instructed 10 automatically urge the
passage of the SpOOner bill
Two mining corporations organized
i'm Germany are anxious To begin Oper-
atoms IN the Philippines, but cannot
do so until the status of mining claims
is established by q permanent govern
snent.
Similar action Will probably be taken
by The British consul
BuenCamino and some of the other
Filipino leaders IN 'anila have decld-
ed to become Protest. Is. and are con-
sidering the organization of an Evan
SelCal church In an interview today.
Buencamino said that he had learned
that the pope has decided to restore the
-riars 10 their former position in the
Philippines BuencaminO added that
the FiipiuOs could not submit TO that,
and the effect would be that they Will
shortly leave the Catholic church in
great numbers. No public meeting has
been held, but the leaders of the move
ment will meet privately tonight tells
cuss the question with Rev James b
Rodgers. d missionary of the Presby-
terrain board, who advises the estab-
IisnmenJ of an Evangelical chuI ch-
The principals of the project are BUen-
canine, Or Rosario. IaVare and
Flores. All of these men are mem berS
of the executive committee of the Fed
eraI party But Chief Justice ArellO
and General Torres. the remaining
members of that committee, adhere
strictly 10 the Catholic church, and
have declared the movement toward
Professionalism does not emanate from
the party organization
May Bar the Friars.
The church authorities, while init
mating uuohiciaIly that there Is no
intention of returning the triars 10 the
localities where the people object TO
them have not assured the represent
atives OF the government to this efIecL
The legislative and executive authOrl-
ties are determined to permit the ut
most freedom of worship, but Judge
Taft, president of the United states
Philippine commission, said today Ihat
ii was an undetermined question
whether the government ought 10 draw
the line in localities where the pres
ence of the friars may tend To cause
unrest and disturbance The attempt
of BuenCaminO and his COnfreres about
Tanf. to organize an Evangelical
church was pTeCipitIted by arrests,
made ON the information of priests, OF
Ger Ull llaN e-AA f0tAlft'N's 49,
rection. The question OF the release Of
some of them is pending.
There is much speculation as 10 the
extent TO which BuencamluO VIII ne
able to control religious sentiment IN
his ward. in which reside the poorest
class Of natives Little interest in the
matter Is apparent in the Binondo and
neighbOring wards.
Dr. Boruns. the only American IN the
Federai party directorate, says the
EVANGELICAL movement was originated
bv noIitfcal leaders at Tondo, and was
disapproved by the party directors
Forty sailors from the United. states
cruiser Albany, convicted Of mutiny
while the Warship was in dock at Hong
kong. have been sentenced to various
terms of imprisonment at CaVlte- Inc
cause for their conduct is said TO be
4estIessres- and dissaIisf2cUO