Arizona republican., 1902-08-17

AuSuStlnldnS began Inelf NOlh III Ma nila. Twelve years later the Francis cans arrived in the archipelago. In 15S1 the Domonicans followed, while the Recoletos did not come till 1906. The Jesuits landed in Manila in 15S1, ahead of the Dominicans, but owing to diff ference with the government their sta tion was withdrawn in 116S. After all interregnum of ninety years the mem- bers of the order were allowed to re- turn to the islands, but their jurisdic- tion was limited to the uncivlized islands and provinces. except that in Manila they were allowed to open schools.
 The Capuchins and the Benedictines went to the islands during the last | thirty years. and are numerically of comparatively little importance. They have total of fifty members, while the four great orders. the Dominicans. the Augustininas. Recoletos and Fran ciscans. number d total of very nearly 2.000 ordained priests. The JesuitS in the Philippines number about 17J. All of the members of the orders wear the flowing gowns. and with certain char acteristic differences in color or fea- ture of the habit to denote their de- nomination.
 Under the Spanish system of gov ernment certain provinces were as signed to each of the four principal orders. and according to the wishes of the head of the order at Manila, the frars were distributed among the diff ferent parishes to cure souls
 In the town assigned to him the friar had much authority. In deed he, ha 1f lar Of the hatred entertained for him by the Filipinos. Under the Spanish dom inatiOn church and state went hand in hand to a remarkable degree, and. al though each locality had local form of government. the reverend parochi3tI priest really controlled all the affairs | His duties, as laid down by the law. were those of an adviser and over seer. but by reason of his personal au- thOrity. influence and training, and by reason of the multifaTious functions which he discharged, he became the most potent factor in all matters of state. whether pertaining to the will | lage. the province or the general gov ernment of the island. And so it came about that whenever the Filipinos were oppressed by the government they at
 tributed large measure of the evils to the friars-''
 i The friars finally became so oppress- 1 i've and arrogant that one Filipino, of great mental powers and superior cdu- cation. undertook to remedy matters.
 This man was Dr. Jose Rizal. the greatest Filipino that ever became d
 martyr for his country. He wrote a novel entitled, No Me TanSero,' trans
 lated into English meaning the "Friars
 and Filipinos." In this excellent work
 Dr. Rizal undertook to tell the world ! the prosecutions suffered by his people by the arbitrary methods of the friars. The Katipunan society was by this time
 organized, and it became far-reaching in dealing with the aVOWed enemies of
 the Filipinos.
 The Spanish authorities. urged on by the friars. retaliated by burning all
 the copies of the work that could be
 found, and pr. Itizal had to flee from
 the islands to save his life. His family
 were banished from the island and their
 property seized. Rizal remained in eX-
 ile for four years. and finally was given permission to return. he having offered
 his services to the government to con-
 bat the yellow fever SCourge in Cuba
 He embarked for Madrid. to leave iron
 there to go to Cuba, but through the
 chicanery of the friars he was throWI
 in jail on trumped up charge ant
 taken back to Manila in chains. H.
 was charged with encoura Sing the rev
 olution, when in fact he discouraged it ana brought all his influence to preven
 the people from committing any over act which would bring down upon then the terrible power of Spain.
 X tn i. his life, but he was given the sem