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Show I : Cbapelk to Twistoii ft 1 f i t44l4 444 44-44. 4-f 4- 4-4.4.4. M Washington, Oct. 23. ArchWrtwp If r.;. ;;' -de. of New Orleans, apnstc-be I. -'u 10 Cuba- Porto ni and the I -!,il;ppirts today gave out th follow-1 follow-1 i:;- -late-ment to the Asosciated Press I -In answer to General Fur.ston's I fjr.ri.wni made in an address to the f'ii'it-nts of Sanford university that -jf (Mt;mo;? would drive out the Friars I ami coiihseate every inch of church i:r it, the bottom would drop out I .1 il"' insurrection within one week, j 'j I .- ii,n,iiutan:s of Luzon are c.:iipltfe-I c.:iipltfe-I under the church,' I deem it proper j t,. :i ..ko the following statement: j Kilo wing what 1 do from the most I ), ,;,.!. U authority of (General Funston's L in-' .idlmindedn.-is and sen,? of fair- in-ss. 1 do not believe he has been iju- led correctly. He may have staved trait the insurgents demand this as a , ,,i'.otion of peace, but that he gave i.icr, as his own s-intimenL'. ' cannot . 1 1 k ii.-ve it. -1-r.nn my own experience I know Jvov it is to be misquoted. All I cv.n is mat if Gt ik ral Funstun nnd-i this i statement he maniftsted a dense ig- ' i. . ' i of the w ork doit0 by the re. hj:i'-us orders in the -archipelago. On j i1f veiy l'ai e of it. how ever, it shows ! (juite plainly that it did not come J'ro-m j oik- as well pc-.-ted as General Funston u Id be on affairs in Luzon, lie Is .:u"td as saying: "The inhabitants of! J 1,U7. n are cempntely unaer the . bairn.' I . : a'ow I would ak h..w can this be; 1 1 j..ssibie when every priest (with the.' exemption of a few natives) in ihe is-j i ..md uf Luzon outside of the walled city ! t Manila is a prisoner of the mr-ur- j I x ms. F.r the. past eighteen, months! I :h:s slate of affss:i hax fifistcl mti.1 ' ilunrg all this period more than iir.o l Friars have been undergoing: unheard : f f ii rture in the dungeons. 1 his seinsr a fiu-t it is hard for me i t si i- how tiie istandi can be 'under -.he Friars." It looks to me as thougli . jii.-t the opposite were the case. That ' n'-jicnts have asked as one of ir.e-.r terms of peace the expulsion of Rt tne Friars and the confiscation to the f insurgent of all the church property is a fact well known, but we are told by tr.e government officials, (and I know-it know-it to be a fact from other reliable fj sources), that the insurgents represent ji only one tribe out of the eighty-five ; tribes peopling the archipelago so the ?! t-entimer.ts voiced by the insurgents , ;i!'"Ut the Friars and church property f cannot be taken as the sentiments of t the great body of the natives, no mote than they can be taken as the senti-i senti-i ii-vnts of the natives toward our peo-I peo-I pie andigoverHnient. i 'Whatever the nativea are or have I t ii y owe tf the Friars. By them they v i ae lifted out of savagery and brought . under the Messed and refining inriu- -nets of Christianity. By them they I vre oducated. not only in the school I but in the fields and the workshops; I were taught by them the industries ' v. hich are now the eource of their pros-L pros-L l ''ity. I ".Mr. Peyton, the agent of the Episco- I pal Foreign Mission association, telis I us that 'the natives are the most moral I and religious people on the face of the 5 -f l'ibe.' Now the men who taught them js t.i be so cannot be such men as some i narrow-minded people would try to have us believe. I "The Rev. Dr. Abell, a Scotch Prot-f Prot-f etant missionary, also restifies that I i;-arly the whole population of the i hi'iippine archipelago has been con-I con-I erted to the Catholic faith by the I Spanish monks, and a wonderful im-I im-I provemer.t in their social condition, has I li-:n the result.' He then goes on- to show that if any one doubts this improvement im-provement it can easily be made mani-l' mani-l' .-t by comparing the Christian, native na-tive with his southern neighbors of the same blood, the fanatical Moro. ' "As to the confiscation of the estates, you might as well talk of confiscating .the estates of the Vanderbilts. the As-'t'li.-- and other millionaires whose es-tat. es-tat. s have in the course of years grown j so wonderfully. There would be just ! as much right and justice in one case a- in the other. The status of the re-l.aious re-l.aious estates has been acquired in the iiSii.:l way by purchase, and in the course of nearly four centuries they have naturally grown large, but if even unbiased Protestant witnesses are to be eivditod. large as they are. all are used for the betterment and uplifting of the iai lives. "A former British consul (a Protest-aim Protest-aim writing on this subject s.iys: lt vaa by m.-ans of these estates the friars fri-ars introduced agriculture and. settled i,a':u;s of life among tribes originally ivT.iadic. It was by means of these es-'aos es-'aos that they got them to live in vil- j ) s and introduced amongst them the j a. is of civilized life.' j As it was by means of these estates j "ha: they acquired the power of in- , ;!. ir.K t'hem to labor with a certain j ' ioni.t 'f regularity and method, the at safe guard against a relapse again i.o their original state of savagry. " 'The natives.' he says, 'are, with me rare exceptions, in need of tute-'. tute-'. without which they would fall I o : t the customs of their ancestors, 'tutelage that-no one can exercise bct-' bct-' " than the friars. Within the precincts tie monasteries are to be found c-ar-i'lio-!- shops. forges, brick and tile yards, etc., to teach the natives var-' var-' us trades. The villages formed round them presented a pleasing pic-'i-re of happiness'and content, in start- i ";g contrast to those who were still pacran and uncivilized.' In a short fine I will start for the 1 'ail:; .pines, and 1 will personally inves-';gai.- ai eiinrges made against religious relig-ious orders, titles of property, etc. Fn-'!l Fn-'!l 1 have completed my Work I would .' k the pood people of the Fnited Stales ' t to be too ready to swallow as facts ;iie opinions of gentlemen whose pre- ions training and lack of opportunities '" fet at the real facts do not warrant 'hi -ir statements concerning the Catho-J:' Catho-J:' ininisters of religion, the intellectual ea parity, i moral and social condition of the people of the archipelago to be Liken as undisputed facts by sensible :'d .lost minds; nor can they therefore be taken as an exact presentation of a eonditioti of things in the Philippines upon w hii-h the Fnited States eovern-.'iieoT eovern-.'iieoT rould prudently and equitably has" its pohVy with regard to the arch-'"'la-o. The chur. h asks full justice, '"o 1 I will not countenance the retention reten-tion of (,ne inch of property which is 1 e h gitimately held. "i Hie word now n another subject. I j f-'-e ti1;iL jt js saj(j lne yhject of my visit t the White House on Saturday was protest against the looting- and dese-rating dese-rating of the churches in the Philip-bines. Philip-bines. This was not the case. As to 1'ae looting and desecrating of these ''hurrhes. I am informed by a person whose word I cannot, doubt that This looting WS not done by our American soldiers, but the insurgents and the Chinese. (Signed) eR L CHAPELLE, 'Archbishop of New Orleans." For the last two 'years Archbishop jChapelle has presided over the New i C'Mi-ans diocese. His administration has j been eminently successful, j In the Philippine islands he will have spiritual jurisdiction over 14,000 003 I souls. ; The task of bringing the native Chris- tians into harmony with the American government is of stupendous impor-, impor-, tance. That is the mission which Arch- I ? mP VhaiJfclle has ht'en delegated to i L , , .uotei;s mai' mean peace in the ! Philippines. j Diplomacy and religion are to accom-I accom-I plish the lesult. with the American j metropolitan as the executive. Tne pope named Archbishop Chape'.le t as delegate to Cuba and Porto Kico j about a year ago, but no appo.ntir.ent was then made for the Philippines, the Archbishop of Manila continuing in control. con-trol. Desp.te the latter s co-oj.erutuai with the m'litary authorities at Manila, i a delegate sent from th.s country will ! be. it is thought, a distinct gain. Ow-ing"to.tht Ow-ing"to.tht large property inteiests of the church in the Philippines and the influence of the clergy over the native 3. ' the advent of an American j. relate is' likely to prove an important factor in : bringing about peace. ' Anhbishop Chapelle's influence at : the Vatican is entiiely French and it' has been published, both in ilome and in l'ansj,. that the pope named him dele- ' gate as a compliment to Fiance be-i cause of her services in restoring peace 1 between the Fnited States and Spain. 1 The appointment places Mgr. Chapelle ' in direct line of promotion to the Cardi-1 nalate. since it is the usage of the Catli- ! olic church to reward a prelate to whom ! j has been entrusted a difficult diplomatic (mission with the red hat after sueeo3-! sueeo3-! ful accomplishment. For fifteen years Archbishop Chapelle mingled with Americans and foreign j diplomats at Washington. I He came to America in ISTa and wan j soon assigned to a charge in the see ot j Baltimore under Cardinal Gibbons. Two years later he was transferred to St. Matthew's church in Washington. I St. Matthew"s congregation rrumber- ed among its memotrs representatives of every foreign embassy. It was called "the edifice of diplomats." Father Chapelle was thrown in frequent fre-quent contact with his distinguished communicants and was at times entrusted en-trusted with state secrets of great mo- J ment. He became a power at the capital and enjoyed the confidence of statesmen, irrespective of creed or nationality. His tact wo t him favor at the Vatican, Vati-can, and in 1S91 he was sent to Santa Fe. N. M.t as coadjutor of the diocese, with the title .of bishop of Albissis. - In 1S93 he was raised to the rank of bishop. His administrative ability again asserted itself, and the year lSHf. found him Archbishop of Santa Fe. In. .New. Mexico Archbishop Chapelle acquired a perfect knowledge of the Spanish tongue. His constant inter course witn tne bpaniaras gave him an insight into their manners and customs. Equally did it fit him for dealing with the children of Spain. Once the archbishop was asked his opinion of .the Spaniards. "They are a brave people," he replied, "but as a rule are distrustful of other nations." In 1897 the .archdiocese of New Orleans Or-leans was without a spiritual head. A great man who was primarily a religionist re-ligionist was- wanted. In New. Orleans the Catholic population popula-tion is conglomerate. A relate of tastes common to their interests was ' needed. The hierarchy of the country was in- terested in the selection. Rome called the metropolitan of . Santa Fe. The province of New Orleans profited by Archbishop Chapelle's advent. To- " day it is conceded to be one of the most prosperous in the country. . , - There are 3,000,000 more Catholics in -the Philippine islands than in tho -United Slates. This fact indicates the -range of Archbishop Chapelle's rule. . He practically occupies the throne now, as all questions that may arise pending his arrival across the water will be re- " forred to him for settlement. It is thought Archbishop Chapelle -"may leave America some time next -month. There will be a monster gath- -ering at New Orleans to bid him godspeed god-speed on his journey. It is not unlikely un-likely that he will visit Washington be- " fore his departure. . " The new delegate is describee! as an -1 intellectual giant. He, is versed in many -. languages and his learning has been H evidenced in important treatises which he has prepared. His personality is simplicity itself." He moves w ith grace in every circle of so- H oiety. The little boys and girls who H have come in contact with him hav? 4 experienced his companionship as have their elders. , The first subject to engage the apos- J tolic delegate's attention abroad will be tne condition of the Filipinos. The prop- H aganda must be made conversant with 4 the new order of things. 4 Under Spanish dominion the salary oi every bishop and priest in the Philip- pine islands was paid by the govern- . ment. " The bishop of Manila received a yearly compensation of $12,000; those in the other provinces $G.000. - When Spain relinquished her hold on 4 the territory these allowance ceased. I The Filipinos hereafter will maintain the churches. |