The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-14
Agreement Made For Certain
Reforms Which Never
Came,
And For Which Aguinaldo and
Others Agreed to Expatriate
Themselves.
The United States Will Be Elk.
pected to Inaugurate
Them. 2

LONDON, July 11.-One of Aguinal
dos leaders i'll the last Philippine re
volt is living incognito in London, ane
practically acting as Aguinaldo's agent
being IN receipt of constant telegram
and letters from Cavite. Questioned
on the Philippine situation by repre-.
sentative of the Associated Press, he
said: 49,
"Ihe Philippine republic was pro.
claimed in October, 1896, and its frs,
president was Andreas Bonifacio.
When he died, over year ago, Aguin;
aldo was elected president and com.
mander-in-chief. On the arrival OF
Captain General Primo de Rivera, that
officer adopted policy of bringing the
rebellion to an end by means of con.
cessions, force having failed.
"Olr leaders were approached and
the result was the pact of Biaona bato.
so called from the village where it was
signed on Dec. ID, 1897.
Denied Promising Amy Reforms.
"Senor Sagasta the other day denied
that in that pact General Rivera prom.
ised any reforms. Here is an official
copy OF the pact, wherein is promised
the Punishment or at least the disband.
ing OF the religious orders; Philippine
representation IN the cortes; the same
same administration of justice for the
native as for the Spaniard; unity of
laws between the Philippines and
Spain; the natives to share the chief
offices of the Philippine civil admins.
tration; Encouragement of the property
Of the Friars and of the taxes in favor
of the natives; recognition of the indi-
vidual rights of the natives, with lib.
erty Of public meeting and of the press.
and general amnesty. These sum ND
the native grievances. and are what we
shall expect the Americans will insti.
tute.
Agreed to Expatsiate Themselves.
''For those reforms Aguinaldo and
the other leaders promised that if Ri
vera carried out the pact, they would
themselves for three wears
and foment no movement against Span.
lsh authority during that time. Unon
the rebels surrendering their arms, am.
forts, etc., Aguinaldo was to
receive 100000 pesetas. This money
deposited in the Hong Kong
and Chinese bank at Hong Kong, not
for his personal use, but as fund, the
interest of Wilhelm case the captain
general carried out his part of the pact
was to be devoted to the education of
natives in England. In case the pact
was not fulfilled by the Spaniards, the
money was to be used for arms and
ammunition for the rebellion. The |
captain general never proclaimed a |
general amnesty, denied the existence
If the pact, and shot several rebel lead.
'rs who returned to Manila on the
strength of it.
"Slnce the renewal of the rebellion,
lnder the inspiration of Admiral
0ewey's victory. the present captain
GENERAL has approached Aguinaldo and
lis leaders and promised that if they
would make common cause against the
Americans, he would carry out the re.
orms stated in the pact. AS a mark of
iona fides, he created legislative
ouncll to which he nominated 20 lead.
ng ministers of the Philippine repub.
&c. All overtures were scornfully re.
ected.
German Pretsnsions Preposterous.
''The German pretensions are simplv
They are practically
title more than peddlers. All the large
houses are English, who
ave in their hands three.fourths, bulk
nd value, of the commerce. The
anks, railroads, telegraphs, cable and
zeal steamship lines are English; the
otton mills belong to the English and
le English control the sugar and
emp trade. The Germans are trying
u some OF the heavier trade, bat have
OF capital or credit. There is only one
merican house in Manila. There is
lly one Russian subject in the islands.
p to now Spanish has been the
fficial language, but by last weeks
lail, Aguinaldo intends as far as the
spublic is concerned, to substitute
nglish.
Root Cause Of RebelIious.
sThe root cause of the P hilippine re-
'llions has always been the steady de.
ivation of the natives of their rights
Z the Spaniards. Year by year Sc
lrity for life and property has dimin-
he'd. Particularly SO as to the native
lar in the Philippine islands. The
Danish friars too, have sent to Spain
the monastery wealth they could
spose of, particularly that willed to
9 monasteries by rich natives. Then,
.. the persecution of the Free Masons
the friars caused the %. 900 ;
asons being lodged in Jail at the in
ance of the friars and loaded with t
ms. Besides no promise ever made 8
the Spaniards with the natives has +
On kept, quit 6" &