The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-15
.FL!P|N)S ARE GIVING Up
GEN. M'ARTHUR REPORTS THE
SURRENDER OF GEN.
DELGADO
THINK THEY SEE LIGHT AHEAD
American Military Officers at Manila
Believe Publication of the
Islands Is in
Sight.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Gen. Mac
Arthur reports the surrender of Delgado,
commander-in-chief of Iloilo province,
Panay. He also reports that other i'm
portaEt surrenders are expected during
the next few days
Gen. MacArthurs cabIegram to the war
department is as follows:
Delgado, commander-in-chief, Iloilo
f fP Rris PanaY9, surrendered Jan, Il
officers, q men, 40 rifles. His command
much scattered Other sllrrenders ex-
PPected within next few days. Important.
Signifies end Of organized armed resist
ance lloiio, province Panay.'
The dispatch gives much satisfaction
TO the war department, although the COM
mand surrendered by Delgado is not a
large. one. 1t was also noted bv the
oIhclals that the assurances were for end
OF organized armed resistance" indi-
catlng that there was considerable of
the unorgan1zed marauding in existence.
secretary Root said today that all the
fIHplno lnsurgent leaders deported RI
Guam will be placed in the custody of
the naval forces in control of that island
VINO would be responsible for their con-
troll and safe-keeping. He said he had
no idea of the number of such prisoners
out did not believe it was large enough
TO necessftate any increase in the naval
ton with their captivity.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
MANILA, Jan. H.-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. collnled
with the increasing understanding of the
Americans intentions among the natives
the propagation of the principles of the
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 proclama-
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-
ications 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 pacifcation of a sufficient
number of provinces to inaugurate a
general scheme to provincial government
will be accomplished before manv 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
ffty-three armed bolomen have surren-
dered al Benguet. Sixteen of Geronimo's
band was captured Sunday night and
brought to Montalban.
WANT CATHOLIC TEACHING.
Representatives 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-
hitting 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-
igious teaching in the schools, Judge
Taft announced that the commission I'M
der its instructions could not possibly
adopt the amendments suggested by the
Central Catholics.
The commissioners are unanimous in
the belief that a great majority of the
F'ilipinos 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