Show FRIARS IN THE philippines REFUSED TO SELL LANDS new york oct II 11 negotiations in the philippine lelanda between the vatican and the united slates government regarding the sale of tire land held by the friars and the of the native monks from the islands have been called off by pius X according to a wold dig patch from rome bonsi anor guidi the roman prelate bent to manila as arp tolie delegate to conduct the negotiations has been recalled to rome where he ia expected to nerive early in november in order that he may be assigned to a european cia ture the general opinion in rome is that glidia mission has failed principally because he would not accept the price offered for the friars land by the american government owing to the claim of the religious orders interested that they are entitled to a larger sum it has been derided at the vatican that hereafter popular questions must be dealt with directly by the pontifical secretary of state or the government at washington or what is still better a special representative rif the holy see sent to the united state from bome i |