The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-15
.F|uP|NDS ARE GIVING Up
GEN. M'ARTHUR REPORTS THE
SURRENDER OF GEN.
DELGADO
THINK THEY SEE LIGHT AHEAD
American Military Officers at Manila
Believe PacificatiOn of the
Islands Is In
Sight.

WASHINGTON, Jan 14-Gen. Mac
commander-in-chief of IIoilo province,
Panay. He also reports that other i'm
portant surrenders are expected during
the next few days.
Gen. MacArthurs cablegram to the war
department is as follows:
Delgado, commander-in-chief, Iloilo
8proDlnce Panayl, surrendered Jan. IL
officers, 2 men, 40 rifles. His command
much scattered. Other surrenders ex-
Rected within next few days. Important.
sl S1gnl4es les, end of organized armed resist
ance IIo1io, province Pauay.''
The dispatch gives much satisfaction
to the war department, although the COM
nand surrendered by Delgado is not a
large one. 1t was also noted bv the
o1aclals that the assurances were for end
OF organized armed resistance indi-
eating that there was considerable of
the unorganized marauding in existence.
secretary Root said today that ali the
f!Hplho lnsurgent leaders deported TO
Guam will be placed in the custody of
the naval forces in control of that island
VINO would be responsible for their con-
trol and safe-keeping. He said he had
no idea of the number of such prisoners
but did not believe it was large enough
to necessitate any increase in the naval
force for guard or other duty in connec-
ton with their captivity
CONDITIONS IMPROVING
MANILA, Jan. 4-Optimism is taking
the place of conservatism among the
military men here, the cause being the
numerous surrenders and the capture and
destruction of insurgent camps, coupled
with the increasing understanding of the
Americans intentions among the natives.
of
federal party and the knowledge that
they are approved by the United States
Philippine commission and the military
authorities and that the carrying out of
the terms of Gen. MacArthur's procIama-
ton CHASING all who do things mimi
cal to the interests of the American army
as rebels and traitors is having pointed
effect, with the offering of local autonomy
and protection and showing the certain
ty of the punishment of those who re-
main rebellious. The cutting of commun-
1cations and supplies has destroyed the
remnants of the insurgents organization.
The Inhabitants of the towns are disin-
clined to any longer contribution secret
ly to the hopeless cause and it is be-
lieved that the pacification of a sufficient
number of provinces to inaugurate a.
general scheme to provincial government
will be accomplished before many more
weeks have elapsed. The most pronounc-
ed resistance at present is in remote
Southern Luzon, Northern Mindanao,
Cebu and Bohol The first batch of
thirty leading insurgents who have been
ordered to be deported to the island of
Guam, sail on the transport Rosecrans
tomorrow. Gen. Wheaton reports that
fifty-three armed bolomen have surren-
dered at Benguet. Sixteen of Geronirno's a
band was captured Sunday night and
brought to Montalban.
WANT CATHOLIC TEACHING.
Representa- of the Central Catholics
at meeting here spoke on the subject
of religion in the schools and urged the
adoption of amendments providing for
the employment exclusively of principally
native and Catholic teachers and for per-
mitting religious teaching in the schools
They argued that native teachers could
achieve better results than Americans
and that the public schools would be
far more successful if the prevailing re-
hgious customs We're not disturbed
In order to avoid long response from
their opponents on the question of re-
ligious teaching in the schools, Judge
Taft announced that the commission un-
der its instructions could not possibly
adopt the amendments suggested by the
Central Catholics.
The commissioners are unanimous in
the belief that great majority of the
Filipinos desire religious teaching in the
schools They hold that the bill for
public education will be partially defeat
ed unless the children of Catholics are
permitted to attend the public schools.