Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26

August 2lst. except that IN Leyte much
Improvement has been made.
The report adds: ANY statement Of
the conditions prevailing IN the islands
during the last six months which ig-
noros the effect Of the American cleo
tion az controlling element IN the
situation is necessarily inadequate.
Since the result was announced there
has been a great decrease In insurgent
activity. The intenscst interest was
felt by the insurgents before the cleo
ton In the issue and the intensest de-
velopment since, which will certainly
effect the collapse Of the instruction in
the near future. From now on condi-
lions IN these Islands Will grow steadily
better"
FRIARS IN ISLANDS.
one Of the longest chapters in the re-
port concerns the friars In the Philip
upines, II gives the history OF the eX-
pulsIon Of these frlars from their places
by the rebels and declares that the
burning question agitating the Fill
pinos is whether they shall be permit
ted 10 return, The commission listened
to all sides. including The archbishop
Of Manila. himself a friar and the
churChmen brought forward by him.
Laymen, officers newspaper corre-
spondents and others had their chance
10 testify upon this subject The COM
mission SAYS that the friar was the em-
bOdiment OF all authority govern
mental as we'll as religious, IN his To-
cality, and not a single function OF
government could be performed with
out his assistance and participation.
IMMORTALITY OF FRIARs.
As to the mooted question OF the i'm
morality Of the fHars, the commission
says that the evidence on this point Is
so strong that Il seems 20 establish
clearly that there We're enough in
stances In each province 10 give con-
siderable ground for the general re-
port That such immortality should eX-
ist among the friars, Il says Is. how
ever, not strange. in view Of the fact
that many Of them came from the ig-
norant peasantry OF Andaulsia and
were not by training fitted 90 resist the
But the immortality on the
part OF the friars, II Is said was not
the principal ground for the hostility |
toward them Of the people, The COM |
mission says: 1T did not shock the /
common people or arouse their irdig- |
nation 90 see their curate establish il- /
liclt relations with q woman and have [
children by her The woman did not |
lose caste on that account. but often |
prided herself on the relation 20 the |
chief authority In the village.
OF course there may have been in 1
stances whore n frlar used his author 1
itative power 20 an establishment OF I
this kind against the will OF the wo- |
man and her relatives. and these cases l
have lent themselves 10 deepen the |
color Of the lurid and somewhat over
drawn pictures painted by the anti
lriaT writer's"
LANDS OWNED BY PRIESTS.
The report shows thnt the total
amount Of land IN the island owned by
the Augustinians. the Domnicans. the
Franciscans ana the Recolctos is APP
100000 acres, besides which
they have large sums OF money TO loan.
Most OF this property has been trans
ferred by the Dominicuns 10 a man |
named Andrews and by the Augustin.
Ians and by the Recolletos TO English
corporations, but the commission saws
these transfers are not genuine and the
irlars remain the owners. Il declares.
however that the United States gov
'rnment Is bound by treaty 20 protect
'hcse interests and suggests that they
pc purchased for public lands out OF the
STAND revenues and by condemnation |
I need be, though the orders have ex-
pressed a Willingness 20 sell AT salts
factory price