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Show THE SUCCESS WITH THE VATICAN. Tho Vatican Is reported t) have agreed to the main points of Governor lafts propositions concerning the lauds of the friars In the Philippines This mruns that measures looking to the perfei lion nnd record of titles are to lie adopted and nisei that tho frlara will part with their holdings and claims on terms that can be arrangal Minor lolnls on which the utlciii Is said lo disagree nn doubt refei to the church holdings propel, an 1 to the dls position of the mone) tc conlllct ns to Willi li should get It the church or the orders being reported In n cablegram tome diys ago As to that of course (overnor Tuft woull hive no concern, the quittance is till thnt he cue for, the leclpient of the mone) to I determined deter-mined b) the artles In Interest II is a good piece nt business negotiation well managed nnd ending to the aatls-faction aatls-faction of all parties mil to the1 truo Interests nf all concerned Th instructions in-structions given to Governor Taft were ver) ciiiiiH 1 nnd open the) wcio made. I ul He as soon ns presente 1 to the iitlcin nnd besi les dealing with the land question there was n statement tint the frfirs ore no longer capable of serving an) useful i urp se for tho c hutch In the I'lilllp) lues anl thit If the church wishes to continue Its cam fin the spiritual welfare of the I 111-plnns 111-plnns (ns of course It does) 'It shoul 1 seek other agents therefor ' This Is stront, counsel to give to a church tint Is ulwn)s presumed to know Its own sicclil burtness best, but that It Is goo 1 common sense counsel no ono can dlsiute It wns no doubt Inspired li) tlovcrnor Tnft himself who Is thoroughly thor-oughly familiar with thfl whole matter It waa ot course not necessar) for tho itlnn to give Its formal acceptance of this ndvlce the most that coul 1 bo expected Is tint In due time It will act uj on It |