Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-21

"hlch the friars pursue there; and Rial
returned to the true path by miracle of
the grace of God, had to admit in those su-
preme moments that this was indeed the
truth
Rfzal, Mason and flibuster, was an enemy
OF the friars, and yet would not have any
thing to do with the secular clergy even
When he wanted to be married. attacking
them in the presence of worthy soldiers
VINO condemQed him to death. Rial be
comes an enemy of Masonry, turns toward
the ff1ars speaks with them, asks their
pardon for what he has said against them
marries according to the rites of the
church, admits the justice of the sentence
which deprives him of life, and dies recon-
clled to God and Spain. Who is our enemy
mere, Senior Moret2 Doesn't it seem to
you that it is Masonry and those debased
Spaniards who taught Rial. and with him
many other Indians, to hate the represent
ta.lVes OF Catholicism, whose beneficent
influence sustained the sovereignty of Spain
IN the Philippines? If, unfortunately. YOU
90 not think so, feel sorry for you. y
The Enemies of the Friars.
The only enemies of the friars in the
Philippines are the enemies of Spain They
hate them because they understand they
are the greatest obstacle to be overcome
before attaining their desires And. in
order that you may see that in speaking
thus L am an echo of truth, l want to con-
nrm my statement with the words not of a
trlar. but of a general of our valiant army
General Borrero: He who. through his
reSiuehce there, knew the Philippines per
iecty, wrote a memoir, as you will remem-
Der upon those islands. At first he had
only Two copies made, one for Senior CanO-
vas ana the other for himself: but finally
on account of the sad occurrences in Ollr
possessions in the extreme orient. he gave
10 the press a pamphlet entitled Phillip
pine questions in which he saws in
amp -hca ton of some remarks in his first
lon 5t,,r
Inc Policy of Spain III the Philippines"
edited by Senior Retana a deputy in the
cortes: ''As the friar is the genuine rep-
IeSehtatlFe OF the fatherland in the archi-
Ptlaso' knowing the language of the people
ne nFeS among. the sp rit and tendencies
or the native, he is considered the principal
obstacle to the realization of the ideals of
me 1llibusters. and on this is based the de-
sire OF the enemies of Spain to get rid of
the religious orders, because they believe
mat II this is done they VIII have covered
more than half of their journey. | do NOT
care TO say what class of Indians | refer
From the beginning to the end of the
work all the efforts of the author are en-
ployed in cOndemning the acts which have
weakened the moral authority of the friars
10 the injury of the fatherland and on this
account ne condemns the demOraIiz'ng re-
forms carr ed out there. from the penal
code down to the regulations of municipali-
ties Of the year 1893 which have undnr
mined the public spirit Of those natives re-
sulting in the state Of rebellion which ey-
cry one who considers himself a good
Spaniard laments today.
DO YOU understand, Don Sigismun5o ac-
cording to General Francisco Rorrnro IN
whose testimony can be added that of CEN
eraI Weyler and other illustrious soldiers
IN the Philippines, that the only people who
desire that there should he no r5ora ra1
ligious corporations there are those who
desire the triumph of the ideals of The
hllbusters? Other people are not only de-
voted to the friars, but look upon weaken
ing thelr moral authority in the archfpelago
as the beginning Of the end Of our dom Mon
IN the Philippines. As for CARRYING liber-
ties and reforms there. you see what he
tens us, such a thought is an attempt
Philippines.