Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-16
Issue of Silver Certificates.
RESTORATION OF ORDER.
Synopsis of the Philippine Commits
sion's Annual Report,

The annual report of the Philippine COM
mission to the Secretary of War says that
as soon as the people came to understand
that the government had both the ability
and the will to protect them they began to
Cooperate cordially with the constabulary
and other peace officers by giving Informal
ton against the lavless, so that it became
possible to kill or capture them AS re-
suit, the report says, not a single organ
lied 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 Fizayan Islands with the exception
of Samar. The commission adds that there
is no reason to suppose that orderly condi-
tons will be otherwise than permanent.
The relations between Americans and Fill
pinos are said to be generally cordial. with
a steady growth of confidence and good
feeling between them.
IAN those who are justly entitled to be
Filipinos," the report continues, "have
definitely cast their lot with the Amer
icans.'
With reference to the friar lands the COM
mission, after repeating the statements
heretofore made as to the opposition on the
part OF a majority of the Filipinos to the
friars. says:
Ecclesiastical Matters.
The Holy See. recognizing that the Fill
Catholics and the wisdom of supplying
them with priests who would be acceptable
to them. has appointed an American arch
bishop and bishops. who have taken the
places formerly occupied by Spanish
churchmen, and has pursued the wise and
conciliatory policy of declining to force OBJ
3ectionabie priests upon reluctant parishion-
ers and has brought its great influence to
Dear IN facilitating the purchase by the
government of the large landed properties
under the control of the friar orders
The Tariff Question.
The report urges that the commission he
given authority to make reductions in the
tariff schedules, the commission saying in
this connection that it always has felt
there should exist the most intimate trade
relations between the United States and
the Islands, unobstructed as far as possible
Dy tarin barriers. Having that in view an
internal revenue system has been put in
force which the commission hopes ultimate
iy may permlt of material reductions In
existing tariff rates, at least goods coming
from the United States
The Dingley tariff rates on sugar and to-
bacco imported into the United States the
report says, are prohibitive. The admission
OF these products free of duty into the
United States. 1t is asserted, would not
seriously injure American interests but
would be boon to the Philippine sugar
rnendatfon Is made for the repeal of the
law authorizing the refunding of duties. the
statement being made that since its enact
ment 81, 06O, 400 has been collected in re-
fundable duties. principally on hemp ex-
portations to the United States.
Commissions Recommendations.
The commission makes the following rec
concentrations:
Reduction. of tariff on sugar and tobacco
mr. han 10
ley rate.
That authority be given the commission.
with the approval Of the President and Sec
rotary or War, to issue bonds from time to
Time Tor future improvements. not to ex-
coed So.O0O,OO0 In the aggregate
Legislation exemptng all bonds issued nv
me Phiiipplne government or by any of the
provincial or municipal governments NOT
only from federal or Philippine taxation.
but from state. county and municipal tax
alton in the United States
That control of the shipping in trade be-
tween the islands be left wholly in the dis
erection or the Philippine commission SUBJ
Ject to the approval OF the President and
Secretary of War.
That the application of the United States
coastwise navigation laws to the trade be-
tween the Philippine Islands and the MAIN
land be postponed by congressional action
until July i, 1903; or, in the alternative that
the coastwise laws of the United States be
not made applicable to the trade between
the Islands and the mainland of the United
States, except with a proviso or condition
that the rates upon imports from the Philip
pines into the United States shall not nav
duty in excess of 70 per cent of the Dingley
tariff.
Congressional action authorizing the Phil
ippine commission. with the approval of the
President and Secretary of War, to encour-
age railroad construction in the islands by
accompanying the grants or franchises
when deemed necessary. with a guaranty by
the Philippine government of income on the
OF income guaranteed not to exceed annual
~ per cent OF the fixed principal.
That the amount OF land which may b