The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Enthusiastic and heartfelt as
was the celebration Of Indepcn-
dencc Day In this country, this
year, there Is reason to believe that
II was oven more so in the Philip
pine Islands, where for the first
time the great day was really
celebrated by all the people in
reorganization of the accomplish
mcnt Of that Liberty for which
they struggled in vain for so many
years. BY n happy combination
OF circ umstanccs and direction the
Fourth of July was the last Of
military rules in the islands and
the Inauguration of civil govern
mcnt.
Adviccs received ut the State
Department indicate that the ne
gotiations now being conducted at
Rome by Governor Taft are pro-
crossing at n satisfactory pace.
Confronted by the diillcult problem
of supplying priests to minister to
the large numbers OF his church,
when the friars shall have left the
Islands, the Pope desired to retain
there all OF those against whom
charges Of malfcascncc In onlcc
had been brought, but Governor
Taft, believing II to be necessary
that all those friars who have left
thier parishes and all those in the
city OF Manila shall be- removed
from the islands. The entire
rcasonablencss with which the
Vatican has received the represent
ations heretofore made by Govern
or Taft warrents the assumption
that ultimately the negotiations
will end In manner satisfactory
to all concerned and the pure hasc
of the friars' lands and their being
opened up to settlement will mark
the beginning OF an era of small
land holdings in the Philippines
which will, II l. safe 10 presume,
result as bcnciiclally as did the
Homestead law In the United
State.
On Thursday evening the Prcsi-
dent left Washington for Plttsburg
where he delivered two addresses.
In his public Grafton Mr.. Roosevelt
for the first time put into practice
for the liberation even of those
who had offended against society
in some minor form
On the day before the President
left Washington Secretary Cortol-
you asked me 10 make Il clcar to
your readers that the President was
gong to Oyster Bay TO secure n
much needed rest aud that he will
sincerely appreciate the consider
alton of those public and private
citizens who permit him to spend
his short vacation In comparative
retirement with his family. Sec
rctaries Cortelyou and Lcob, who
have accompanied the President TO
Oyster Bay, have taken cottages In
the village and offices have been
secured In the town for the tram
saction of such business as may be
imperative, so that, in so far as
possible, Mr.. Roosevelt may re-
main undisturbcd in his summer
home. a long distance telephone
has been installed In the tcmpora-
ry White House so that Secetary
Barnes, who remains In charge In
Washington, will be able to COM
municate with the offices at Oyster
Bay at any time and all routine
business will be transacted here.
On August II, the President will
leave Oyster Bay for the New Eng
land states where he will pay, a
number of visits and he will then
go west, not returning to Washing.
ton until Oct. Sth, the date on which
the Grand Arrry Encampment In
this city will begin.
Under the provisions OF the