The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-26
SAVANNAH. GA, SATURDAY. JANUARY

fulhlment of our duty to the people OF
the Philippines Islands.
The commission, after reviewing test-
mony, it had taken as to the form of gov
ernment best adapted to the islands and
most satisfactory to the people, says:
The masses of the people are ignorant,
credulous and chidlike, and that under
any government the electoral franchises
must be much limited because the large
majority will not, for a long time, be ca
pable OF intelligently exercising it,
Treating the provinces separately the
report says conditions in Iloilo became
unsettled between August and November,
last owing to the activity of Tnio, the
missionary work of certain Tagalogs, and
the stimulus furnished by the report of
the American electoral campaign. The
disturbance considerably affected business
between Manila and the country. The un-
fortunate reverses of the United States
troops at Sinoloan, and Martinique serV-
ed to render the insurgent leaders more
defiant and boastful, and. says, the COM
mission, possibly to postpone the coll
lapse of the insurrectiOn predicted in our
dispatch as likely to occur within sixty
days after the election, for a somewhat
longer period"
90 't 80 'ad.4' A.. ~. ,oo
for neace and sra sntjra,,, u,,iI,ng 10 ac7
cent ,be ostabi;sb,,oa,,t as y s,,a,'orny,,ont
under tbo e,,nran,anr, ~ tb, Irn7te6 Statee
They are, however, restrained by fear
from taking any action to assist the sup
preston of the insurrrection which has
for its Indispensable support a conspiracy
of murder. Without this armed resist
have lono 400 cease1 AS,.o,,', s,''>,ta1
of giving infornatton 70 49, Anoartoan.,
o,,,ea.,isee. 4t, .'-> ~
marled co. -
tio,,s of ~, ,,.,,-r,i,.n+, -. -.
# has eefoctad the tarros..,,, 9nr 30
nednle II - Ma an ,,er,, iarrro
II 10 4Aaia o' very laIse
"The irtensest ipteres. uos Col. h,, .ho
Insurgents befora tba eleotior IN az ie
enc ard a. ;,,4,,,,t - 'IH'.....
since ybich r,it ulss, sspt . zen
lause of The ins,,rrer,ian T., ~ ~. -,
v,re Canitai a., ~ t.i.r ene 80. -
huns, rnor, ~ e 50
tbe ono ,a,.t, -, ~, -, "
..Tbe corso,.',, tt,,o I,,,,.,,
breoth,, -. fuaat-' fi'pi'' PeoP'e
"Tr,.or, 80 ~, -. ant. .
ands will e,rou, stsa,li,,, has. 80 '''ea9
rba ranort 60. .H.I ,.
n,Ilsion of +ba eria,. f.." u ele eA-
fba
question a,itat,s. - 'ge puinihs
thev sbaI, ha .a : ,'t'lio Is whe.ner me
Commission Iists,ad ~ an ~ as'ui" i"e
Tts co,cl,,.,io,, -, ~ a. SUES
n,onx arc 49, ~ ~ ms niass oi .esti-
rnanf of oil o,,tt1,.t4-, l' 10 'uo ei'iDO'i-
well as raligions ~ ~ 1'I,.nH a7
The a,,ida1oo a A.. a.
tho friars -, -. ~, ~ iiiiiiV' amy ol
there wara ano,,,Tt, sai.. eo'a"iiaii Vndt
provinca 70 oi,,e 71,,.iaasatio III edch
tbe general ronort eio"nu loi
Such immoraIitv ,s ,ou,o,,o.
STRANGE as roany of ~ s.,,'', "ot
the ignorant naasa,,t,.,r 20 ,",i IIinI ii''iii
were not hv trafni,g et+e, - $3.50
tation ~ ie9t' 'e'i'p-
The total apo,,,+ &c ,,,,a ...,
orders az friars IN ~ i.,ansl ~ l,io
the Aug1istinians ~ ro,,,t,,t,.,,.a. ~ : ,
Franciscaos and tba TsscoIlatcs. A. '.,,,.'.-
imately 40s 900 acres beeiJas .,hint ~,
have LARGO e,,,,- - ,,,,s,,e,t - , ' ~
OF this pronertv has heor tro,esa,..1. 80. -,
the Dominicans to . man na raad At,,a.,,,. ~
bv the Aue11stiniane md h, 49, rIi,.' ~ ?
tn English cornorations bn. 80 sa-...'l
sioners saw that these +rs,,ssars sno
genuine and tho snia,, ate no,
the owners Ii declares however that
the United States government is bound
~ ~ PtOtSSt lhese interests ana
suSsests that they be purchased for pub
nc lahds out OF the island revenues and
by condemnation if need be, though the
orders nave expressed willingness to
sell at satisfactory price
regarding the return of the friars the
commission says that the deep-seated ha-
tired of the people must be reckoned with
1t would be of assistance to the Ameri-
can cause If the Catholic Church were
to substitute American priests. but this
is question of church policy with which
the commission has nothing to do
The report says:
1T is enough to say that the politicaI
question will be eliminated n the friars
are not sent back
The question of establishing adeouate
means of communication between ANA
dairy in importance onIv 10 tha nr;,,o,,,.,,