Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-26
FEDERAL PARTY
Opposed By 300 Native Priests
In the Philippines.
Rev. Father McKinnon Gals ltaChat
For Enemies Of Church.
Priests Would Refuse Sacrament 10 r.a,,,,
ISIS. ", Says.

Manila, Feb. 25.-Rev. FIR. McKi,,a.
who was formerly private secrs,sr''
Tot Mgr. Chappcllc. and who II MI,
pastor 81 the Ncrmita, Csfholo
thIrch, informed a reporter of the A.
scc:atcd Press, today, that there .er.
upwards ~ 200 native priesta IN 4.
Philippines opposed 10 the federal nv
-. ana that thcse would refuse IN al
minister the sacrament to the fade,ai
lists because they believed the federal
pJIty ~ he merely a cloak for Pr
t"stant attempts To weaken the poysr
Of the church Of Rome. He referred
20 the federal party as resting on an
necrurc foundation. and destined !,
crumble soon ana asserted that ths
" thCdist ard Presbyterian mission.
aries were using unfair means TO in.
duCe Filipinos To leave the Cathol,o
faith. He assailcd the character II
Senior BucnCam inp and other evanyel.
zeal leaders and Contended that onlv
Nv securing the cooperation and goa
VIII of the padres could tn Americans
make permanent progress in the Phil.
ipp.nes.
Senior Tavera. president Of the Fed.
c.aI party, when the views Of r. VI.
Kinnon we're brought 10 his attention
replied:
50 much the better. as it will bring
the matter to an issue.
When asked whether the members ~
the party would leave it if they learn
in that membership involved their
church standing, Senior Tavera Re.
Piled:
They probably would, if that were
true. but / believe only a small pro-
portion 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 state This was decreed by the
United States constitution. Nothing
else * tolerated under American SOW
ereignty. Whether Federalists approve
OF not. they cannot be loyalists and
yet oppose that doctrine.
"If the catholic authorities are not
willing to accept it. they are not pa
triotic. The Federal party may disin-
tegrate after civil government is gen
orally established in the Philippines,
but the principles Of peace under
American sovereignty will not disnte.
CRATE"
Senior Tavera asserted that the fed
cralists WHO had relatives and friends
among the prominent insurgent lead
ers were endeaVoring by correspond
encc To induce them to surrender, al
though thus far without result.
Some employers Of native labor al
Icge that the natives are gathered by
the federalists wholesale. without any
explanation Of the principles to which
they are subscribing. Ordinarily the
natives are easily led by their accus-
toned leaders but the movement for
peace with the United States has au-
thority. and il is now generally under
stood and approved by the natives.
'haplain Fitzgerald administered the
cath Of allegiance to 200 Ilocanos at
4 thui ch in Nigan. Feb. =. and par
ISL priest at Santa Catalina admins
tered a similar oath to 100 natives,
Feb. u.
Lieut.. West. with q detachment Of
he crew Of the Sunboat Laguna de
Bay. attacked 200 insurgents near cav
uta province of Laguna. After hard
light the insurgents We're dispersed,
Csing six killed and II captured
A detachment of the 4Ith Vol. mi
body of insurgents IN
he province of Albay. killing Is and
another body, killing :
The Americans had no casualties.
\ squad of the 18th L. 5. Inf. sur
'rised a band of Ladrones on the island
II Panay. killing six. The Ans ans
'aptured five rifles.
\ peace commission is negotiating
\ it'll the insurgents in northern Panay
md there ~ prospect Of an cary
surrender.