Show S 'S GOVERNOR STEPS DOWN AND OUT Philippine Executive Res Resigns s His Office Because He Ue Is Is- not U Recognized MANILA Feb 10 The Tle The Governor o of ftc town of of In the province o of l island o of Mindanao 1 has r re resigned U re-U signed declaring that the military authorities authorities au au- au- au there do tot rot recognize his his' his authority au in refusing to receive his writs of habeas corpus corpus' corpus Some months ago many of th the leading officials of l province were arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested because they tendered a banquet to an Insurgent Colonel and because It was proved that they had also contributed contributed contributed con con- funds to the Ins insurgent cause At that time Gen Davis commanding at island island- nd of Mindanao re requested requested requested re- re quested that the province be transferred from civil to military control I The military authorities in I refused to allow allow- the prisoners to be represented by a lawyer la sent by the the civil commission from Manila for that purpose holding the arrested officials to j pe e prisoners of war Lately Gen Chaffee Instructed Gen Davis to re release release release re- re lease the prison prisoners rs In question and notified no no- tilted tided the civil authorities when and where they could arrest them should they desire to do so But the fact that their offense was committed before the of the law of I passage sedition makes further action in the matter ble Gen Chaffee deeming Chalice deeming It able that civilians should be tried by bya a military commission Senor Senoi Lerma Lerm the newly-elected newly Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- of Bataan province fled fied after his election when he was called upon to for 4 of Insurgent funds He HeIs Heis Heis is still missing |