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Show THE VATICAN S REPLY. The reply of the Vatican to Governor Tofts prnposltlon with respect to the purchase of the friars' Ian Is In the Phil-Ipplnes Phil-Ipplnes follows Governor lofts note almost literally In ngreement The lands will be sold the pas ment will be made In Mexican dollars a commission commis-sion of five ns the Tnft note pre posed Is agree 1 to nnl further differences that may nrlse are to be settled b) the same commission Hut there Is a halt on the wlthlrawsl nf the Spanish friars the atluin holding th it It cannot can-not iccall the frlirs but quietly hints that It won make mi) fuss about It If the nre ordered out This ot course cannot be done but as conditions be-como be-como norm il In the I'hlllpi Ines the friars will find their occupation gone themselves In disfavor with the people nnl they woull practically le coin pelled to go Ihe ntlenn promises thnt It will tr to Introluce clerg of other natlonolltis Into the I'hlllpplnen especially Antrlcans nnd igrces that the filars shall not return to the parishes par-ishes they left nnd where their pros-enco pros-enco could provoke trouble Ihe itl-ran itl-ran has taken a long step In the dliec. Hon nf meetlns tho American views Hut the necessll of getting rid nf the friars Is ver urgent, nnl something more dellnlte Is desirable with respect lo their withdrawal Yet with tho concessions con-cessions made the people ought to bo cble to get ill of them themselves |