The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30
DREYFUS'S NEW CASE.
THE MATTER CIvEN TO THE
COURT OF APPEALS.

and the yiiipino Insurgoots Was Not
acknowledgements at Paris VIII
Ne Urged.
CHICAGO, Sept. e7.-The Chicago
Tribune says that Felipe Angoncillo,
the first accredited emissary OF Aguin-
sldo's revolutionary government to
any foreign power, with his secretary
and interpreter, will, upon reaching
Chicago, proceed to Washington to lay
before President Mckinley the appeal
Of the Fillpinos for representation on
the peace commission at Paris. II
official representation on the commits.
sion cannot be granted he will urge
that tho administration at Washing.
ton, in justice to the people OF the
Philippines, should secure for him the
right 10 be heard by the commission
In order that any unjust charges or
false accusations against the Filipinos
which the Spanish members Of the
commission may set forth shall not 60
unanswered.
OF conditions In tho Philippine
islands and the hopes and wishes Of
the Fillpinos, Agonolllo says:
III the outcome Of the peacc nc.
gotiations shall be that this govern
ands I have not tho slightest doubt
that IL left alone by foreign powers
the islands would be we'll and orderly
governed. When I left Hong Kong
there were in tho assembly 1870 repre-
sentatives, coming from all tho prov
inces OF Luzon and from saveral Of
tho islands, and l expect to learn upon
reaching Washington that still more
have been chosen. These representa-
their provinces, and the people accord
ingly have confidence Ia their govern
ment.
AS to tho power OF the Filipino
government to control the islands and
maintain order, provided the Spanish
forces were withdrawn, / have no mis-
givings. There are 80, 900 armed men
in It's army. Some OF the arms came
from captured s~psuiards and some
from foreign countries. I am not at
liberty to say where.
mo, they did not come from Ger
many, and the statements that have
been mado that tho Filipinos are Sc
cretly conniving with the Germans
are false and unjust. II Is tru that a
few days after the destruction of the
Spanish feet in Manila bay rcpresen-
~tatives of the German empire made
proposals to the insurgents 10 aid
tbn,x, - f1r;o- ~ cJ.nzrI.-k -o-
ernment. This offer was refused, the
reply made to the Germans being that
under an agreement entered into be-
tween Aguinaldo and Admiral Dewey
the insurgents were in honor bound to
refuse the offer"
Agoncillo was asked what would be
the attitude Of tho Filiplnos and the
provisional government IL the outcome
of the peace negotiations should be
that the islands should pass into the
hands of the United States, eithor for
temporary or permanent control. lie
replied: whether or not the Fill
pinos would forcibly resist such a dis
position of the islands ] cannot state.
The question would go before tn,
assembly, and A~gulnaldo's attitude
must, under the constitution, be de
termined by action Of that body. Th,
, form Of tho provisional government /!
. the feeling of the people Of the Philip
? pines with regard to the question
would depend largely upon what form
of government tho Americans woul,
propose. II 1t meant simply tho con
troll Of tho islands by the Unite
States, the government OF this %countr,
assuming the responsibility of main
: tanning good order and controlling tn
revenues of the islands, l do not thinl
the feeling against such a move woul
}. be strong, though tho Filipinos ar
anxious to govern themselves, but
the United States takes the islands 70
:. tho purpose Of colonization, whic
: might eventually crowd out the nativ
people, In my opinion there would /
greater difficulty In bringing the pee
pie of tho islands to submission.
sour appeal to the United States
for aid in securing what we most d.
10 sire and what we believe to b, for III
best interests Of the islands. 1t is nj
70 made with the purpose to play int
Of the hands of any other nation, and
70 the F%ilipinos are not to govern then
ut selves there Is no nation they wou'
k moro prefer to be governed and CO.
Ftrolled by than the United States.
d, to tho possibility of maintaining a
h. orderly and harmonious governmei
among tho people of the islands IL
of Is left to them, many opposing arg
70, ments have been urged, which are
large part groundless."