Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-16
REPORT MADE ON
THE PHILIPPINES
Commission Recommends the
Enactment of Some Needed
Legislation
NATIVES HELP PEACE OFFICERS.

NATIVES HELP PEACE OFFICERS
Washington, Jan. 16.-The annual
report of the Philippine commission
10 the secretary of war says that as
soon as the people came to under
stand that the government had both
the ability and the will to protect
them, they began to cooperate cor
daily with the constabulary and 9th
err peace officers by giving information
against the lawloss, so that it became
possible to kill or capture them. AS
a result, the report says not a single
organized band Of ladrones is now
TO be found in the Island of Luzon;
that nearly all the leaders save five
or six have been killed or captured.
and that the same may be said Of the
Visayan islands. The commission adds
that there is no reason to suppose
that orderly conditions will be 9TH
erwise than permanent The relations
between Americans and Filipinos are
said to be generally cordial, with a
steady growth Of confidence and good
feeling between them. "All those
who are justly entitled to be called
leaders Of public opinion among the
Filipinos." the report continues. have
definitely cast their lot with the
Americans"
With reference to the friar lands.
the commission. after repeating the
statements heretofore made as to op-
position on the part Of a majority of
the Filipinos to the friars, says
The Holy See, recognizing that the
Filipinos were, generally speaking,
Roman Catholics, and the wisdom of
supplying them with priests who would
be acceptable TO them, has appointed
an American archbishop and bishops,
who have taken the places formerly
occupied by Spanish churchmen, and
has pursued the wise and concilia-
tory policy Of declining to force OBJ
jectionable priests upon reluctant par
ishioners, and has brought its great
influence to bear in facilitating the
purchase Of the government of the
large landed property under the con-
troll OF tho frlGr orders"
TIE report urges that the commits
elcn be eIyca authority to make re-
ductions Ia the tariff schedules. the
commission saying Ia this connection
that Il always has felt there should
cxiet the most intimate trade rela-
tions between the United States and
the i-ianas, unobstructed as far as
possible by tariff barriers.
The pirgscy tariff rates on sugar
and icbao,0 lfnroet2d into the United
States, TIE report says are prohibi-
tive.
The CT~rYirgicn makes the follow
ing reccr. "rdatiors:
Ecdleu q of tagif en- sugar and to-
hocco % nct more taaa % per cent. Of
the ninsicy rate
That aNtaorliy be eiven tho COM
niss.on. with the approval Of the
presile7t g~d secretary of war to is
enc bonds from time TO time for fu-
ture improvements, not to exceed So
oc0.oo0 IN the ogr,csate. s-
Lcrl.Eson cxempiing all bonds is
sued by tie Philippine government or
b. any CT The provincial OF municipal
governments from taxation.
That ccntrol OF the shipping in trade
between the islands be left wholly in
the discretion OF the Philippine COM
mi--.os Subject 70 the approval Of the
president snd secretary Of war.
Congressional action authorizing the
Philippine commission. with the APP
prevail OF TIE president and secretary
Of war, TO encourage railway construo-
ton in the islands by accompanying
the grants or franchises when deemed
necessary. with a guaranty by the
Philippine government OF income on
the amount OF the investment to be
fixed in advance in the act of guaranty.
the amount OF income guaranteed not
TO exceed annually 4 per cent. Of the
fixed principal
That the amount Of land that may
be acquired by any corporation or in
dividual be extended to $4,000 acres,
and that the law which forbids the
filing Of more than one mining claim
by the same individual upon a lode OF
deposit be repealed.
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