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Show ; , LANDS OF FRIAHS. H-pe for Early Decision of the Problem. Prob-lem. ? "ashinston. April 3C Archbishop ;i i 'land of St. Paul had a conference :) ' , h Se.rdarv Root today following 1 n 'alk In had" bad with the president "pc. tinjr the Philirpine friars land ' 'c;ion. it was the idea of Arch- ' '-shop Ireland and Bishop OOorman . liavr this complex question settled tlv at Pome instead of through ! h archbishop of Manila, who, they i t titled out. would have been obliged '" d.-lav jiroceedings greatly by fr-i fr-i va. reference of every important 1 I'hpsp uf the negotiations to bis su- h'tiors in the Vatican. The govern -' ent here has come to accept the Ire-. ' ho,,! and OGorman view as the most i tisiness-like proposition, and that s I why (Vivemor Taft will stop at Rome "ti his wav back to Manila and en-f; en-f; 'bavor to arrange directly the basis an agreement for the transfer of i 'h- lands to the Philippine govern- ; ni' nt in trust for the Philippine people Mg'-. Sharetti favored a settlement of the question at Manila, in whicn I case he would have been appointed ! archbishop and would have undertaken j the work himself in behalf of the re-j re-j ligious orders. The decision in favor of Rome will Involve a change in his J plans. j ! The dispute which has arisen at Ha-j Ha-j vana between the civil and the church authorities over the prohibition by the : former of church taxes on funerals has not yet been brought to the atten-I atten-I tion of the war department and notb-' notb-' ing is known of the merits of the case 1 by Archbishop Ireland. |