The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-11
Money to Be Paid for Lands Not to
Be Converted Into Fund to Keep
Orders in Old Parishes.
SECRETARY ROOT HEARS NEWS.
Will Take Text Of Vatican's Reply
TO President Roosevelt Be
fore Making Any Def
mite Answer.

Washington. July Io-Though the Vat
! icsn positively declines 10 order the with
| drawaI OF the friars from the Philippines.
on the ground that such action would bring
it into conflict with Spain. the United
| States Will not alter their attitude in this
! respect. though willing TO make reasonable
concessions regarding teachers whose sery-
ices may be required in the islands.
Governor Taft will continue TO insist
that the friars must leave the islands. for
the sake OF peace and good government.
A cablegram has been received at the
War Department from Governor Taft.
Transmitting the reply OF the Vatican to
the proposals OF the United States Govern
ment.
The abstract cabled 10 the Associated
Press last night from Rome contains all
the essential features of the reply.
The Vatican has agreed to all the propo-
sitions except that relating to the with
drawal Of the friars within a given period
OF time.
Fears n Conflict With Spain.
The note states fatty that the proposed re-
call Of the friars within a fixed period can
not be consented TO- Such action, It is stat
ed, would bring the holy see into imminent
conflict with Spain
Withdrawal OF the friars." the note asks,
how can the Pope do so, especially when
It has been proven that ali the accusations
against them were partly false. partly eI-
aggerated and partly ineIactg'
The only concession which the Vatican
VIII offer is contained in the promise that
clergy OF other nationalities VIII be intro
duced into the Philippines as rapidly as
possible
It is agreed that frfars who have had
trouble in certain parishes shall not return
to those parishes. or go where their pres
ence would be likely 10 provoke trouble.
The Pope expresses himself as willing that
the school question should be arbitrated
but does not insist that this shall be done
Immediately.
VIII BE Submitted to President.
Secretary Root will take a copy OF the
Vatican's reply to Oyster Bay and submit
It to the President before making any
definite reply.
The Secretary will not discuss the sub
ject now, further than to say that It is a
plain business proposition, which Is under
negotiation. based entirely upon the in
structions which were given TO Governor
Taft before his departure to Rome. In these
instructions, regarding the removal Of the
hriars, the Secretary said:
Tt is not, however, deemed TO be for the
interests Of the people OF the Philippine Is
lands that In thus Transforming wholly un-
productive tracts Of land into money, ca
pable OF productive investment. a fund
should thereby be created TO be used in
the attempted restoration OF the friars 10
the parishes from which they are now sep
arated. with the consequent disturbance Of
law and order"
Removal of FrIars the One Question.
This particular feature OF the instruc-
lions Is considered important in view OF the
differences reported from Rome, and It Is
understood that this will be kept fully in
mind and adhered to in any negotiation
that Is completed with the Vatican.
The removal Of the friars Is the main
object Of the negotiations, and It is not be- |
heved that the contention OF the Vatican |
that # cannot order the friars away be- |
cause Of the conflict with the Paris treaty |
is well founded