Newport weekly independent., 1901-05-30
ARE WORKING IN HARMONY.
Absolutely Mo Friction Between the Civil and Military Authorities Tn
 the Philippines.

military authorities in the Philippine archipelago, said that absolutely no such friction existed, and that per feet harmony prevailed between the two authorities. Gen. Chaffee said that the only occasion when there had been anything approaching frlc- tion was in the matter of habeas cor pus proceedings in the case of Oakley Brooks, and that upon this occasion d solution of the difficulty satisfac- tory to both authorities had been found Gen. 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 the relations with Gov. Taft and Acting Gov. Wright and the other commis- sioners were both officially and so- cially extremely pleasant, and he thought that the published state ments of friction between the civil and military authorities here must have resulted from a misunderstand- ing of the facts of the case.
 Gen. Chaffee further explained that every time the slightest friction had arisen in the provinces between the two authorities he had invariably or dered the military to surrender tc the civil authoity and said that the relations of these authorities through. out the provinces, where they ire. quently hold widely-opposite opIniens would in no way interrupt the cxis ing cordial relations at M1nils4 where both were working toward tie same goal, namely the pacifcation and welfare of the Philippine arehi pelago.
 Gen. 0Chaffee concluded by saying that he thought the prospect ol subduing the insurrection in al places to be promising.
 When acting Gov. Wright was ques toned on this same matter he said:
 Where men of sense are at the head of affairs, there is not likely to be much cause for alarm or fric. Gion."
 Gov. Wright has a great admira- tion for Gen. Chaffee, whom he con. siders to be a man of sound com. mon sense. He said that although he and Gen. Chaffee frequently differed radically upon various subjects. stil most amicable relations were unain. tained under all circumstances. The acting governor of the islands saio that under the existing circumstances in the provinces there were occasion. ally bound to be some friction as a result of misunderstanding of au. thority requiring an appeal to Manila. but that such matters had invariably been satisfactorily arranged.
 Referring to the work accomplished by the United States Philippine com. mission during the last year, Gov. Wright said:
 Out of darkness has come light and immense and wondrous strides have taken place. A year ago every thing outside of Manila was prac. tically chaos; now, outside of the few provinces where the insurrection still exists, everything is in a most fourishing condition. In the three hundred miles, from Manila north tc Aparri, not a hostile shot has been fired for many months, while houses have been built and are still building and crops have been planted.
 These same conditions apply tc the larger part of southern Luzon.
 Gov. Wright said he was satisfied that the majority of the FiIipinos recognize and appreciate what has been done, and that their leaders were doing all in their power t. bring the remaining insurgents to $ peaceful view of the situation
 Concluding, Gov. Wright said that the natives inhabiting the island oi Samar had, during all their history been an unmanageable race and he was not surprised at their present hostility.
 Maj. Henry Allen, formerly gov. ernor of the island of Leyte, anG who was chosen chief of the insular constabulary, has left Manila for a tour of inspection through the is ands of Leyte and Mindoro. He will report to the commission on the con. ditions existing there and particu larly on the situation in the prov. ince of Misamis, Mindoro, which the military authorities have asked to have returned from the civil back to their own control
 Five insurgent officers and one hun. dred and seventy-tive men with six cannon, fifty-one rifles and seventeen shotguns surrenderedy yesterday to the American authorities on the island