Show MILITARY TO RETIRE 5 4U July 4th Entire Philippine Archipelago Archipel-ago Will Be Placed Under Control Con-trol of Civil Authorities Washington June 2SIt was stated at the War department this afternoon that the entire Philippine archipelago will he placed under control of the chll authorities as represented by the civil governor and the Philippine commission com-mission on the Fourth of July and that Gen Chaffees functions as military mili-tary governor 01 the provinces now under military control will terminate on that date Gen Chafer however will remain In command of the military I division of the Philippines and will usslHt the civil authorities In the preservation of pence and good order whenever called on to do so The effect of this policy will he the complete establishment of civil government gov-ernment throughout the entire Philip pine archipelago on American Independence Inde-pendence day The military will he everywhere subordinate to the civil authorities Just au In the United Status As one of the officials put it Gen Chaffees functions In command of UK troops In tho hPIllpplnes will be Just thesame as the functions of Gen Brooke commanding the Department of the East In the United States that is to say the troops will ho employed I to enforce the mandates of the civil government only when the constabulary constabu-lary and the other civil forces are unable un-able to cope with the situation H 1 wai further stated that the Moros vil he allowed to continue their tribal relations for the time being and will he governed under practically the same conditions us the American Indian until it Is demonstrated that civil government gov-ernment may be l advantageously established es-tablished throughout the province of Mindanao |