Unofficial letters of an official's wife [by] Edith Moses.

AN OFFICIAL'S WIFE

to rich men, and under the code considerable work
would be required of him. The majority of the
speakers objected to the land tax, and one idealist
maintained that the method of the municipal code
for classifying municipalities was illogical, because
according to the law the towns were classified according to population instead of according to the
culture of the inhabitants. When asked how one
could determine the culture of a town, he said anyone could tell by merely entering it. After a protracted discussion in which Judge Taft showed
phenomenal patience, the gentleman was politely requested to embody his ideas on this point in writing
and forward it to the Commission in Manila. I
hope this brilliant idea will often be put in practice..
Finally General Delgado, formerly the insurrecto
leader in Panay, was appointed governor on the
recommendation of the military governor.
In Iloilo we met General Hughes, who has been
of great assistance to the Commission, and Major
Noble who has helped him in the pacification of
Panay. On our departure from Iloilo we were tired
out, for we had been going every moment for three
days.
We left at midnight and at seven this morning
reached Antique. I was so tired after last night's
ball and banquet that at first I determined not to
go on shore, but at the last moment changed my
mind. Antique is situated in a broad bay, with a

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