The San Francisco call., 1903-01-21
ACCUSES TAFT
OF INGRAT|TUDE
Cardinal Rampolla Com
plains Of Governor Of
Philippines.
Says Roman Catholics Are
Being Upjustly Kept Out
of Their Lands.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ROME. Jan. 20.-Cardinal Rampolla. Pa
ral secretary of state, has written to
Monsignor Falconio. Papal delegate at
Washington. complaining cf the ingrati-
tude of Judge Taft. Governor of the Phil
ippines The secretary maintains that,
Notwithstanding the concessions made
by the Vatican to the American mission.
which recently visited Rome, the eXecu-
tive Of the Philippines refuses summarily
TO reinstate Roman Catholics in the lands
Unjustly seized by the Filipino independ-
ent Catholics In this way, he asserts,
the Americans are indirectly fomenting
that schism which is agtating the islands
and is mainly due to the Papal compliance
with the requests of the American mis-
sion.
In a lengthy report sent to Monsignor
Falconio the Vatican lawyers hold that
the seizure OF church lands was Illegal,
because they had been peaceably pos
sessed by the Roman Catholic church
from time immemoriaL They assert that
if the independent Catholics have claims
or these lands such claims should be es
tabished by legal process and not by en-
forced arbitrary spoliation, which is
equivalent TO robbery. and which no re-
spectacle Government would tolerate.
Monsignor Falconio is expected to take
the matter up with the Washington Gov
ernment.
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and also credit OF SsO. ZOO Ooo gold which will
guarantee the issue Of paper 10 serve money
in the islands This sum shall be used for the
development and improvement OF Philippine
agriculture and shall be paid within twenty
years. the payments being made in three in
stallments at the end OF ten, fifteen and twen-
~ years, respectively, and at the rate Of
twenty-five millions at the end OF the FIRST pc
ROD, which would cancel so much OF the credit.
-.t9 = ,,., a. - i-
OF the two remaining periods. The amount OF
The credit would not be taken out OF the Unit
ed States Treasury, like the loan. and both
would be without interest and could never be
transferred TO any other foreign nation
When the loan and cledit were approved ana
the aforementioned sum here in the Philip
pines a bank would he opened. which could be
called the United States of America Philippine
Agricultural Bank and which would be under
the inspection of the insular government.
After the civil commission had dictated the
proper regulations and established all the nee
essary safeguards for the security and stability
o. the hank the bank would begin to operate
making available for the agriculturists such
sums they should ask fer in compliance with
the necessary formalitles, at an annual maxi
mum Of 4 per cent. payable seTni-annually.
From the SlO0O00,000 capital will be sub
buildings for branch banks throughout the
archipelago and for other necessary preliminary
expenses
subtracting from the annual income Of S3-
920 Coo the annual expense for salaries and
may be reckoned at about S7O0 OOO there would
remain a net annual income OF 81 220. 600.
which. added TO the capital At compound inter-
est. under the same conditions during the fol-
lowing years. the end OF sixteen years
would free both the actual capital and the
supplementary credit; that is. the bank would
have liquidated its debt 10 the United States
Treasury and there would remain a balance Of
AZ least $40. O00. 600 for the continuance Of its
work Allowing four years for ample
time makes the twenty years mentioned.
BY the time that the United States Treasury
has been repaid at the end Of the stated period
OF twenty years, the Philippine Treasury would
have at least $50. COG. coo. which would serve
TO guarantee the issue Pf paper money to that
amount
In case the Filipinos should wish to acquire
the bank by making of II joint stock COM
psny. without otherwise altering its capitali-
zsrion and methods. the Government would
concede to them the title without prejudice to
its right to require repayment Of the amounts
incurred by the foundation Of said bank or
other necessary expenses.
II may be that when this project is known I
shall be called enthusiast and a dreamer
and il would be said that / ought not to in
Yclve myself in matters that force me out OF
the retired life which ! have intended to follow
since my imprisonment and which. as l be-
lieve nothing that I have done has broken into
until the present time. But the contemplation
Of the bitter misfortunes which oppress this
suffering people, exhausted by evils, almost
cal alamities. without number. obliges me to
leave my retirement to fulfill what I bslieve to
be my duty.
EMILIO AGUINALDO FANNY.
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