The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-02
OUTLOOK GOOD
IN PHILIPPINES
Annual Report of Commission
er for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 80, 1906.
FAIR PROSPECT OF PEACE
SAVINGS BANKS, RAILROADS,
PUBLIC WORKS.

Washington, Jar. 1.-The annual report
Of the Philippine commission for the lis
cal year ended June 80. 1906 together WITH
the separate reports to the commission
of the governor general OF the islands
and OF the heads of the four executive
departments, has just been published by
the war department.
Peace and Order.
Around Manla-ft is stated that the
remnant of the bands of ladrOncs which
have infested the provinces CT Cavitc ana
Batangas in the reiEhborhood of Manila
since the Spanish regime have been flu
ally broken up one of the most desrcr-
ate leaders killed and the others to the
number of twelve were SO bounded Dv
the cOnStaDuiarN that they came iIf ana
voluntarily surrendered without any COLI
clifton. promise or irduCcmcnt on the part
OF the government other than that they
would be protected in coming TO Mania
and receive fair trial.
Later adviCes from the Philippines give
the information that these mon have
heeil tried before a Filipino Judge and
have been shown 10 be guilty. without
exception, of the most fcndish ard cruel
murders and shocking mutations and
all but one were sentenced 20 death. i.e
belng sentenced To thirty years mpris-
onment Ii is significant that all OF rhese
leaders Of outlaws took high sounding n
ties in an imaginary Filipino republic or
religious organization calculated 10 i'm
Fress the ignorant natives and gain fol-
lowing. With tn surrender Of the con-
fected had no one around whom 10 gather
and We're quick to follow the example of
the former by surrendering their arms
and entering peaceful pursuits.
These two provinces have always been
the storm ce1ter Of ladrOniSm but now
that peace once more regns and life ami
property are safe. the people no longer
tearing robbery or molestation while il.
the pursuit of their cmplOyments. or the
devastation of their homes. the carrying
5 away of their wives and daughters ard
Of hair RI nj
Of the fruits of their industry at tho
D hands of the outlaws. their relief is un-
o bounded, a I'd their confidence in the per
manency OF these conditions is attested
by the fact that they have placed under
cultivation = larger acreage Of land than
ever before. Aguinaldo states that ne
believes there Will be very little further
o trouble from outlaws in this section. and
as a further proof Of his sincerity I'm this
belief II is cited that since these sur
renders he has leased from the bureau
O OF lands nearly 500 acres of land in
e an outlying district. close to the noun
= tains. hitherto infested by outlaws.
! Central LuzOn-9'he only disturbance in
! northern Luzon was caused by one Sal
vador, who has posed as prophet. wears
long hai- for effect and has selected
i a religious fanaticiSm as the guiSe under
r which 10 work his depredations. He styles
I himself the head of the Holy Church.
: and the followers of this movement are
drawn from the most ignorant ard super
stitiouS people who devout and
2 prayerful in their religious observances
! but in many of the rites Of this organi-
= cation lndecency and RIGHTEOUSNESS pre-
vail BY securing forecasts from the
weather bureau in Manila, and thus be
ing able 70 predict the approach OF
storms. floods etc. he has created among
his ignorant followers a belief that h.
possesses divine and prophetic power.
! He used this as an ingenious means OF
leVying contributions from The ignorant
natives threatening them with devasta-
d ton by the elements IL they did not pay.
! n prophet who could threaten with ty-
nh as 4 81
his request was a most potent persusd-
er Ignorant "a l3tics, when under tie
c excitement and influence of a pseudo-re-
s ligiol4s movement Of this character. are
o easily carried beyond the attitude Of mere
!. assistance and support into acts Of open
: violence i'm behalf OF their religious be
lief. A band led by Salvador rushed the
g constabulary barracks i'm the town Of
= Maloios and killed sentinel and cap
a tUred a few guns.
Scattered to the Winds.
: Encouraged BY this slight success they
made other similar attempts hoping 10
gain prestige by a few successes, but
i failed. and were SO bold 10 try -
: sues with small detachment OF cOnStco-
n ulary which had gone in pursuit OF thea
and Were scattered to the four winds
= two of the principal leaders and many
Of their followers killed. most Of their
arms captured and Salvador forced -
< seek safety ina the Swamps. and at pres
ent ne Is negotiating Tor surrend'r,
7 but has been inclmed 90 wait for time.
in order To see the fate OF some other
outlaw leaders who surrendered and We're
then awaiting trial
+ Northern Luzon-In the mountainous re-
= gionS Of northern central LuZOn. inhabi-
q ted mainly by igorots and other non
: Christian or UnClNi1Ged tribes, there have
been peace and good oroer except for
the inclination for occasional reprisals on
the part Of the people or one municipal
s ity en- another Very few disturbances
of this kind have occurred, however. ard
+ they are carefully watched and encOur-
n aged tC settle their differences by refer
I once 10 higher authority OCCASIONALLY un-
>, scrupulOus agitaIors in one province
Il another endeaYOr to get up disturbances
2 among the ignorant people, and such an
) occurrence took place recently in one Of
r the Ilocsno provinces, but information
vas readily brought 10 the authorities BIZ
peacc-loving citizens and the matter as
stunned no importance. The maintenance
OF good order depends Fundamentally and
in the end upon the cooperation Of the
I people and that cooperation has been
very largely secured. With the eXcep-
lions noted the entire island of luzOn
' las enjoyed condition Of general tran
' guilty and is free from disorder and law
; Samar-At the time of the lest report
) il was thought that the worst was over
! in Samar rs many of the Palahanes mil;
tribes) had surrendered and come in with
their guns. and that a just and humane
, rOlicy would bring its proper results
, Governor Curry has made remarkable
progress in securing the sympathy and &C.
) operation Of the people. He met thea
| in their own localities. satisfied them thar
he was their friend and had their good
at hCart and is confident that the great
mass of the people in the island are law
, sbiding and earnestly wish for the maig,-
tenance of good order but a iOng-eSiStiUg
feud between these hill people on one
side and those on the shores or Iowlands
on the other. and a lOrg series OF op-
2 preston by petty officials and traders,
cannot be overcome in a few weeks.
= As the result of the governors work
, among them. the Pulahanes who still
held out had agreed 10 surrender their
arms in March last. with which the pa