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Correspondence related to a request by the municipal council of the pueblo of Lubao for the removal of Galo de la Calle, an Augustinian Friar who is attempting to take charge of the local parish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-29
President Roosevelt tells Mary Stanton Williams Fergusson that he appreciates her husband Arthur W. Fergusson’s work and sends his sympathies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-26
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft if they can organize some sort of public recognition for Arthur W. Ferguson at his funeral. Roosevelt thinks they should pay respect to people who died rendering good service in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-04
Governor General of the Philippines Smith has consulted with T. H. Pardo de Tavera, José Ruiz de Luzuriaga, and Gregorio Araneta, who all agree that W. Morgan Shuster would make a good Philippine Commissioner. Shuster is also popular with the Filipino people. David P. Barrows and Arthur W. Fergusson would also be a good fit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-23
Civil Governor Wright of the Philippines writes to Secretary of War Taft telling him about a number of matters concerning the Philippines. Wright has recently been working to resolve the matter of the friar land contracts, which has been complicated by a number of factors. He additionally comments on the vacancies in the Supreme Court of the Philippines, and more broadly about Filipino government officials in general. Wright finally tells Taft about recent banquets welcoming honorary commissioners to the Philippines, and some of the speeches and issues they caused.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-14
Governor General of the Philippines Taft is concerned about Beekman Winthrop’s appointment to the Philippine Commission. There are several more experienced candidates and the appointment of such a young man could “disintegrate the Government.” Vice Governor Luke E. Wright has been diagnosed with amoebic dysentery and is not well. Bishops Denis J. Dougherty and Frederick Zadok Rooker have taken up their posts and Taft is pleased with them. He views the arrival of the American bishops as the end of the “Spanish friar hierarchy.” Negotiations for the friars’ lands continue, and Taft would recommend a deal that does not exceed $7.5 million.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-31