B 683,760 Report of 4V*. UW»4e4 Stoics TWiWppiwe Commission -fo i-Vie K^SjTY OF TNZ MICHIGAN 3 9015 04763 1794 /o, E i I u SO DO NOT REMOVE OR MUTILATE CARD REPO R T H x SECRETARY OF WAR FOR THE PERTOP FROM DECEMBER 1, 1900. TO OCTOBER 15, 1901. PUBLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF INSULAR AFFAIRS WAR DEPARTMENT. D E C E M B E R , 19 1. PART 1. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. .19 01. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GENERAL LIBRARY : REPOET UNITED STATES PHILIPPINE COMMISSION SECRETARY OF WAR FOR THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1, 1900, TO OCTOBER 15, 1901. PUBLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF INSULAR AFFAIRS, WAR DEPARTMENT. DECEMBER, 1901. PAET 1. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1901. CONTENTS. Page. Military and political condition 7 The work of the commission 9 The organization of provincial governments 9-13 The army and the people 13-16 Recommending withdrawal of troops to posts outside the towns 16 The central government 16 Organization of departments 17 The insular purchasing agent 18 Committees of the commission 19 General theory in formation of the government 19 Qualifications for exercise of franchise 20 Recommending that present government be continued until January 1, 1904, and outlining form of government to be then adopted 22, 23 The civil service 24 Fidelity bonds 25 Friars' lands _* 25 San Jose College case 25 Taxation 26 The labor problem 27 The commissary 27 Tariff relations with the United States 28 The city of Manila 28 Necessity for power to grant franchises 29 Public lands and necessity for public-land law 29, 30 Municipal governments 30-33 .' The Benguet government _ . 33^ 34 The province of Lepanto 35 Non-Christian tribes 35-38 Slavery among the Moros 36 37 Forestry 38-41 Gutta-percha and rubber 42-48 Mines _ 4g Agriculture _ 49 Fisheries 50 Weather bureau 50 Public health 51-54 Civil hospital 54 Government laboratories 55-57 Philippines constabulary 57-60 Railroads, and legislation recommended 60-66 Bureau of coast guard and transportation 66-68 Postal service qq Harbor improvement 70 Coast and geodetic survey 71 3 4 CONTENTS. Paga Highways 72 Administration of justice 73-76 Reorganization of courts 76-82 Comments upon the judicial system 82-86 New code of civil procedure 86-90 Criminal code 90 Code of criminal procedure 91 Civil code •_ 91 Registration of land titles 91 Insular cold-storage and ice plant 92-95 Currency now in use 95-99 Statement of public civil funds 96 Proposed new coinage 99-102 Banks and banking 102-107 Recommendations as to banking law 107-109 Need for a mortgage bank 109, 110 General condition of the treasury ill Seized funds and special deposits in the treasury 112-114 Insular budget 114-118 Budget for the city of Manila 118-121 Customs tariff 121 Customs administrative bill 122 The customs service 122-124 Internal revenue 1 24-130 The public records 130-132 Public printing 132 Bureau of architecture and construction. 132, 133 Organization of public instruction 133, 134 Transportation, reception, and assignment of teachers 134-137 Manila primary schools 137-140 The Manila trade school 140, 141 Instruction in telegraph}- , . 141, 142 Manila normal school 143-145 School of agriculture 145 Statistics of pupils 145, 146 Demand for more teachers 146, 147 The nautical school 147 Sending students to America 147 Summary of recommendations 148-150 Supplementary report regarding mining law 151-153 Draft of proposed mining law , 153-1 59 Appendix A: A history of the Federal Party by Dr. T. H. Pardo de Tavera 161-165 Table showing committees of the Federal Party organized in the archipelago and total membership of the party 165 Surrenders due to the efforts of the Federal Party 166-168 Allocution of Archbishop Nozaleda May 8, 1898 168, 169 Proclamation of the captain-general of the Philippines April 23, 1898. 170 Extract from El Espanol, a Manila newspaper, April 29, 1898 170 Allocution by Fray Zacarias Lizarraga, Manila, April 23, 1898 171, 172 Allocution by the archbishop of Manila April 28, 1898 172 Appendix B: Acts and resolutions of the Philippine Commission (see separate volume). ILLUSTRATIONS. PART 1. Page. An Igorrote headman of Bugias, Benguet 33 Part of the Igorrote town of Kabayan, Benguet 50 Public session in the street at Cervantes, province of Lepanto 9 A Negrito, Mariveles, Bataan, showing relative size 33 An Igorrote warrior, Bontoc 33 A member of the tribe known as Tinguianes, taken at Bangued, Abra 62 A woman of the tribe known as Tinguianes, taken at Bangued, Abra 62 Moro datos, Davao, Mindanao 36 Ninety-foot bamboo flagstaff, at Lucena, Tayabas 11 The great mineral region in Lepanto on which the Suyoc and Mancayan mines of copper and gold are located 48 Igorrote rice terraces, Kabayan, Benguet 48 Locusts rising from a roof in the Sampaloc district, Manila 50 Swarm of locusts settling^on a rice field in the Sampaloc district, Manila 50 Rock work in the Bued River Valley on the Benguet road 72 Igorrote school boys, Kabayan, Benguet 133 Moro dancing girls at Cotabato 36 Dato Taug, Cotabato 36 Tiruray dancers, Cotabato _ 38 Chief Attos, of the Bagobo tribe, Davao 38 Chief of the Tagacaolos, taken at Davao 36 Diansig, chief of the Kalaganes, Davao 64 Member of the Guianga tribe, taken at Davao . 69 Wife of Chief Attos of the Bagobos, Davao 38 An Atd, Davao 38 Member of the tribe known as Bilanes, Davao 60 One of the head men of the Samales tribe, Gulf of Davao 1 . _ 64 Presidencia, or municipal building, Capiz 31 Tinguian woman, taken at Bangued, Abra 62 A Kalinga, taken at Tuguegarao, province of Cagayan, Luzon 35 A Kalinga woman, taken at Tuguegarao 35 A chief of the Gaddanes, taken at Ilagan, province of Isabela, Luzon 35 A Gaddan girl, taken at Iligani, Isabela 35 Senor Jose" Serapio, governor of Bulacan 12 Native sailboat towing barge containing Commission to beach at Balanga, Bataan 66 Wall of convento in which Commission met the people of Tayabas, Luzon 11 Typical arch of welcome erected in honor of the Commission at Masbate 9 Barge in which Commission was landed at Bacolod, Occidental Negros 66 Fleet of Moro boats coming out to meet the Commission at Jolo 66 Tulawe, the chief of Moro police at Jolo 31 PART 2. Moro houses, Jolo 85 Provincial government building at Dumaguete, island of Negros 124 Arch of welcome at San Jose de Buena Vista, Panay 136 5 . O ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. Provincial government building at San Jose de Buena Vista, showing statue of Liberty 13g Mayon Volcano, from Legaspi 171 Bamboo raft on which the Commission ascended the Abra River 240 Tree house of the Gaddanes, near Ilagan, Isabela 288 Provincial building, Tarlac 28 Provincial government building, Balanga, Bataan _ . 44 Bamboo arch of welcome at Tayabas, Luzon 53 Boac, capital of Marinduque 61 Fortified church at Boac, Marinduque 63 Romblon, capital of province of same name 65 Provincial government building at Romblon 67 Town of Masbate from the bay 69 Arch of welcome made of cotton cloth, Masbate 73 Plaza at Bacolod, Occidental Negros 76 A gutta-percha tree 335 Oldest and largest gutta-percha tree known 335 Jungle beyond botanical gardens at Penang 335 Malay boy climbing gutta-percha tree to gather fruit _ 335 A gutta-percha tree felled and ringed by natives 336 Foot of gutta-percha tree, showing absence of buttresses 336 Foot of gutta-percha tree, showing buttresses 336 Branch of true gutta-percha tree 336 Front and back of leaves of gutta percha tree 338 Fronts and backs of young leaves of gutta-percha trees 338 Fruit of true gutta-percha tree 338 Nursery of inferior gutta-percha trees 338 Leaves and fruit of inferior gutta-percha tree 340 Young gutta-percha seedlings ready for transplanting 340 Young seedling 340 Method of marcottage on gutta-percha and rubber trees 340 Freshly tapped gutta-percha tree of the best variety 342 Trunk of 17-year-old gutta-percha tree, showing scars from tapping in process of healing 342 Nursery of gutta-percha trees of all ages 342 A plantation of young gutta-percha seedlings from Borneo 342 A freshly tapped inferior gutta-percha tree 344 Branch of inferior gutta-percha tree 344 Seedlings of gutta-percha tree from Sumatra 344 Twin seedlings of Para rubber tree 344 Nursery of Para rubber trees 346 Best method known for tapping Para rubber trees 346 Trunk and aerial roots of a giant india-rubber tree 346 Nursery of young india-rubber trees 348 One of best South American rubber trees 348 Best Borneo rubber vine 348 Branch of best Borneo rubber vine 350 Fronts and backs of leaves of Borneo rubber vine 350 Back and front of leaf of best Borneo rubber vine 350 Stem of inferior rubber vine, showing scars of tapping 352 Inferior rubber vine 352 Leaves and fruit of inferior rubber vine 352 The illustrations in Appendix J are from photographs taken by Dr. P. L. Sher- man, jr. The remaining illustrations, both in the text and in the Appendices, are from photographs by Commissioner Worcester. REPORT UNITED STATES PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. The Secretary or War, Washington, D. C. Sir: We hereby submit our second report on affairs in the Philippine Islands. Our last report was dated November 30, 1900. During December, 1900, and January and February, 1901, there was great military activity in all parts of the islands. In December General MacArthur issued a proclamation warning all who were aid- ing and abetting the insurrection by furnishing funds and other assist- ance that they would be severely dealt with.