Show SOME FRICTION OVER FRIAR LAND LANDI Report From the Philippines Reaches the Vatican MORE COMPLAINTS MADE MADEi i MONEY ONEY ASKED FOR PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS SCH OME Oct Vatican author authorities authorities ROME R have llac rec reports r p from tram the Philippines dealing especially with un unI the too recent Visit of Secretary of Var Taft i I I and und his hi attitude toward Catholic Interests In the tho islands The reports say 88 that Mgr Ambrose Agius tho apal delegate called a meeting of ot to t discuss dl these in interests Interests with the secretary The rhe latter latte 1 i complained particularly that money mone i which had already been paid for the friars lands had been taken out of the islands and according to the reports re rc recalled recalled called the fact tact that Pope Leo and Car Cardinal Cardinal dinal dinah had promised him during his visit to Rome in 1902 1901 tha the money for the lands would go tp tm the tho benefit of or the church In the Philippines and not to lO lOthe the religious orders Complained Compla med e l of Delay The Time bishops complained of the delay m n n allowing them to retake their property to which the time secretary replied The property and the rights of the church must be observed and an protected by hy the government Those rights when whelm in dispute ss settled by b agreement must l bo be o determined by the courts court of jus justice Ju tice and the preservation of them Is the tIme duty of the i government not only by virtue of time the treaty of Paris l bt i t by the Uis constitution of the United States Secretary S Taft advised Ca to 50 tO to Q the supreme court for the purpose or of f regaining the property which they claim from Archbishop Aglipay head of or the th Independent Filipino church The bishops complained that after asking one member Of the Philippines commission to especial especially ly iy devote himself to the protection of Catholic interests this has not been done not even by Judge James F Smith al at although although though a n Catholic One Request Impossible They urged the payment pa ment by the Wash Washington Washington ington government of what was due the time Catholics for tor the tIme occupation of church property bv by b American troops during the tho war and an finally set forth the ne n ed of financial assistance from the stale state for parochial schools The reports say sar that Taft who showed an intention to totally tot II or 01 partially satisfy the time other requests t declared It I was Impossible to comply with the last one which was against the spirit of the separation of or and aud state stale H Ii fundamental prin primi of or the United States SLates constitution Time The reports express the hope that there will be u a change e In the situation and nd that too the question of ot justice to the schools will wili willbe willI be 1 settled when these schools arc are attend Lod I Id by a majority of the children Such I an outcome it is said will mean economy i for the state which will then require I fewer schools |