The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
CHURCH AND STATE
OLD PROBLEM MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
IN PHILIPPINES.
FATHER M'KlNN0N TALKS.
MGR. CHAPPELLEys FORMER SEC
RETARY VERY BITTER.

AssaiIs the Federal Party and Its
Leaders and Charges That IL Is
Merely Cloak for Professionalism.
Americans Must Secure Co-Opera-
tion OF the Padres IL They would
Make PrOgress-Sepnration OF
Church and state Required by
American Constitution, Replies
President of Federal Party.
Manila, Feb 25.-Rev. Father McKin-
non, who was formerly private secretary
to Mgr, Chappelle and who is now pas
tor of the Ermita Catholic Church, in
formed a representative of the Associat-
ed Press that there were upwards of 500
native priests in che Philippines opposed
to the federal party and that these would
refuse to administer the sacrament to
Federalists, because they believed the
Federal party to be merely a cloak for
Protestant attempts to weaken the pow
er OF the Church of Rome. lie referred
to the Federal party as resting on an
Insecure foundation and destined to
crumble soon" and asserted that the
Methodist and Presbyterian missionaries
were using unfair means to induce Fill
pinos to leave the Catholic faith. He as
sailed the character of Senior Buencam
ino and other evangelical leaders and
contended that only by securing the CO.
operation and good win of the padres
could the Americans make permanent
progress in the Philippines.
Senior Travera, president of the Federal
party, when the views of Father McKin-
non were brought to his attention, re-
Piled
80 much the better. as it will bring
the matter to an issue"
When asked whether the members Of
the party would not leave it If they learn
ed that membership involved their church
standing, Senior Tavera replied:
Not Question for FIIipinos.
''They probably would, if that were
true; but L believe only q small propor-
tion of the priests would exclude people
from their church privileges for such a
reason. We Filipinos did not make an
issue of separation of church and stale.
This was decreed by the United States
constitution. Nothing else is tolerated un-
der American sovereignty. Whether Fed
eraiists approve or not they cannot be
loyallsts and yet oppose that doctrine.
IL the Catholic authorities are not will
ing to accept it, they are not patriotic.
The Federal party may disintegrate after
civil government is generally established
in the Philippines, but the principles OF
peace under American sovereignty will
not disintegrate.'
Senor Tavera asserted that the Federal
lists. who had raiat tiVae aud fFiapde araapev
the prominent insurgent leaders. were en-
deavoring by spondence to induce
them to surrender, although thus far
without result
Some employers of native labor allege
that the natives are gathered by the
Federalists wholesale without any ex-
PLANTATION of the principle to which they
are subscribing. Ordinarily the ma ives
are easily led by their accustomed | adj
ers, but the movement for peace with the
United States has author ty and gr, at
moment and IL is now generally under
stood and approved ty the natives.
Chaplain Fitzgerald adm nistered the
oath of allegiance TO 200 Ilocanos at a
church ia Vigan Feb. % and a parish
priest at Santa Catalina Administered a
similar oath to 700 natives Feb. "a
killing or the Insurgents,
Lieut. West, with a detachment OF the
crew of the gunboat Laguna de Bay,
attacked 200 insurgents under Cabai os
near Cavinta, province of Laguna After
a hard fight for forty minutes the insu~-
gents were dispersed, los ng six killed and
fourteen captured.
A detachment of the Forty seventh Vol
unteer Infantry encountered a body of in
surgents in the province of Albay, killing
eighteen and subsequently another body,
killing nine. The American had no casual
ties.
A squad of the Eighteenth United States
Infantry surprised band of ladrones at
Moosin. Island of Panay, killing six. The
Americans captured five rifles
The Peace Commission is negotiating
with the insurgents in Northern Panay.
and thnrn 10 q r,roennnt 1e -. ....l.. -.