The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-26
IN MATTER Of RELIGION
WILL LIE CAUSE FOR LASTING
FRICTION IN THE PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS
PRIESTS OPPOSE FEDERA1s
Filipino Padres Accuse PrO-AmerI-
cans of Trying to Force Pro-
testantisnn-Guerr War
fare Continues.

MANILA, Feb. 25.-Rev. Father Nc
Kinnon, who was formerly private Sec
rotary to Mgr. Chappelle, and who Is
now pastor of the Ermita Catholic
church, informed a representative of the
Associated Press today that there were
upwards of 500 native priests in the Phil
tppines opposed to the Federal party,
and these would refuse to administer
the sacrament to federalists because
they believed the Federal party to be
merely cloak foe, Protestant attempts
to weaken the power of the Church Of
Rome. .--..s 'Ssl-'.
He referred to the Federal party as
resting on an insecure foundation and
destined to crumble soon," and asserted
that the Methodist and Presbyterian mis-
Slonar1eS were using unfair means to
induce Filipinos to leave the Catholic
faith. He assaiied the character of Sem
or Buencamino and other evangelical
leaders and commended that only by Sc
curing the cooperation and good will
OF the padres could the Americans make
permanent progress in the Philippines
Senior Tavera. president of the Federal
party when the views of Father McKin-
non were brought to his attention said:
SO much the better, as it will bring
the matter to an issue. - When asked
IL members of the party would not leave
1t, II Informed that membership would
involve their church standing, Senior Ia
vera said: They probably would, If that
were true, but 1 believe only a small
proportion of priests would exclude men
from the church. for such a reason. We
do not undertake the question of church
and state. This was decreed by the
United States constitution. Nothing else
is tolerated under American sovereignty
Whether Federalists approve or not they
can be loyalists and yet oppose that doc
trine. If the Catholic authorities are
not willing to accept it they are not pa
trlots. The Federal party may be able
to disintegrate after civil government
has been established in the Philippines,
but the establishment of peace under
American sovereignty will not disinte-
CRATE.
Senior Tavera also asserted that the
Federalists who had relatives and friends
among the prominent insurgent leaders
We're endeayOring ny correspondence to
induce them to surrender although thus
far without result.
PROGRESS OF PEACE.
Some employers of native labor aIlege
that the natives are gathered by the
Federalists wholesale without any ex-
PLANTATION of the principles to which they
are subscribing. Ordinarily the natives
are easily led by their accustomed lead
ers but the movement for peace with
the United States has authority and
great moment ana it is now generally
understood and approved by the natives
Chaplain Fitzgerald administered the
oath of allegiance to 200 nocanes at a
church in Vigan Feb. %, and a parish
priest at Santa. Santana administered
similar oath to 700 natives Feb. q.
Lieut.. West, with a detachment of the
crew Of the gunboat Laguna de Bay,
attacked 200 insurgents under Caballos,
| near Cavinta, province of Laguna Aft
er a hard fight of forty minutes the In
| surgents were dispersed, losing six killed
! and fourteen captured
A detachment Of the Forty-Seventh
volunteer infantry encountered body
i of insurgents in the province of Albay,
| killing Is, and subsequently. another
| body, killing nine. The Americans had
no casualties.
A squad Of the Eighteenth United
States infantry surprised band Of La
drones at Moosin, island of Panay, kill
ing six. The Americans captured five
rifles
The peace commission is negotiating
| with the insurgents in Northern Panay,
| and there is a prospect of an early sur
render.