New-York tribune., 1901-12-30
No FRICTION AT MANILA.
CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES
WORK IN HARMONY
GENERAL cuAFFEE AND ACTING Gov

GENERAL CTIAFFEE AND ACTING GOV
ERNoR WRIGHT TALK CONFIDENTLY OF
THE SITUATION IN THE ISLANDS.
Manila, Dec 29-General Chaffee when asked
to-day by the correspondent of The Associated
Press about the alleged friction between the
civil and military authorities in the Philippine
archipelago said that absolutely no such fric-
tion existed and that perfect harmony prevailed
between the two authorities. General Chaffee
said that the only occasion when there had been
anything approaching friction in the matter
OF habeas corpus proceedings in the case OF
Oakley Brooks and that upon this occasion a
solution OF the difficulty satisfactory to both
thorities had been found. General Chaffee said
that he and the members of the commission had
at times differed in their views, but that these
differences were Of purely personal opinion. He
said that his relations with Governor Taft and
Acting Governor Wright and the other commits
sioners were both officially and socially
tremely pleasant, and that he thought the
published statement OF friction between the civil
and military authorities here must have resulted
from a misunderstanding OF the facts of the
case.
General Chanee further explained that every
time the slightest friction had arisen In the
provinces between the two authorities he had
invariably ordered the military 70 surrender 10
the civil authority and said that the relations
of these authorities throughout the provinces.
where they frequently held widely opposite opin-
IONS would in way interrupt the existing
cordial relations at Manila, where both
working toward the same goal. namely. the
pacificatlon and welfare of the Philippine archi-
pelago.
THE PROSPECTS PROMISING.
General Chafee concluded by saying that he
thought the prospect OF subduing the insurrec-
ton in all places 10 be promising.
Acting Governor Wright, on this same sub
tect, said:
Where men OF sense are at the head OF af
fairs. there is not likely TO be much cause for
alarm or friction"
Governor Wright has great admiration for
General Chafee whom he considers TO he man
of sound common sense. He said that although
he and General Chaffee frequently differed rad
ically upon various subjects still the most
amicable relations were maintained under all
circumstances. The Acting Governor OF the ISL
ands said that under the existing circumstances
in the provinces, there was occasionally bound
to be some friction result Of the misunder-
standing OF authority requiring appeal TO
Manila but that such matters had invariably
been satisfactorily arranged.
Referring to the work accomplished by the
United States Philippine Commission during the
last year, Governor Wright said:
out Of darkness has come light, and immense
and wondrous strides have taken place A year
ago everything outside of Manila was practically
chaos; now, outside of the few provinces where
the insurrectiOn still exists, everything is In a
most fiourishing condition In the three hundred
miles from Manila north TO Apart. not hostile
shot has been fired IN many months. while
houses have been built and still building.
and crops have been planted
These same conditions" said Governor
Wright. apply to the larger part OF Southern
LuZon"
MAJORITY OF NATIVES PEACEFUL
Governor Wright said he was satisfied that
the majority of the Filipinos recognize and ap-
precate what has been done, and that their
leaders were doing all in their power to bring
the remaining insurgents to a peaceful view of
the situation.
Concluding. Governor Wright said that the
natives inhabiting the island of Samar had dur
ing all their history been unmanageabe
race and that he was not surprised at their
present hostility,
Major Henry Allen formerly Governor of the
island of Leyte, and who chosen chief Of
the insular constabulary has left Manila for
tour of inspection through the islands of Leyte
and Mindoro He will report to the commits
sion on the conditions existing there. and par
ticulary on the situation in the province or
Misamis Mindoro which the military authori-
ties have asked to have returned from the civil
back their own control.
Five insurgent officers and 115 men, with six
cannon, ffty-one rifles and seventeen shotguns,
were surrendered yesterday to the American
authorities on the island of Cebu. 1t is now
believed this island is pacihed.
The change in the ratio of exchange on the
Mexican dollar to 50 10 Mexican silver for
December 26. is causing much dissatisfaction
here 1t is unsettling what were considered 10
have been fixed prices
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