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is not vital to- the treaty Of peace, and il
the Spaniards show any inclination to
not part with 1t, the matter will be al
lowed to drop
Secretary Gage remained an hour
afteH the other members of the Cabinet
had left the White House, during which
time the President read that part of
his message to Congress relating to the
financial situation. Secretary Gage re-
CARDS the message as one of the most
important sent to Congress in many
years.
The Cabinet discussed at some length
the administration of Cuba, going into
detail as to the revenues, sanitation, the
personnel of the government and other
matters. A military government, of
course, will exist for some time, unless
Congress, as is not deemed probable,
otherwise directs at the ensuing ses-
sion.
The Cabinet decided that unusual
care should be taken to secure persons
of tact. ability and discretion to ad-
minister the affairs of the island tenn
porarily. Immediately upon the occu-
patton of the various cities, prompt
steps are to be taken to put them in
the best possible sanitary condition,
and plans were discussed to-day as to
how best to meet the large expense this
will involve without undue taxation.
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED FROM
AGUINALDO.
MANILA, Dec. 2.-Owing to the fact
that the result of the Paris conference
has long been anticipated here, the
agreement Of Spain to cede the Philip
pine Islands to the United States Gre
ated no excitement. The Americans
made no demonstration, commercial
We're Indifferent, and some of the
American volunteers were disgusted at
the prospect of being detained here, now
that the fighting is finished.
Aguinaldo is certain to assume con-
ciliatory attitude because his position
is daily becoming more untenable. His
rival intriguers are becoming uncon-
trollable, especially since funds have run
short and the outlying provinces have
become disaffected. Although never
much more than a fgurehead, Agui-
naldo has been consistently temperate
and the authorities have no reason to
fear that he will depart from this poll
icy.
Nevertheless, the native newspapers
continue to publish infiammatory arti-
cles. The "Republica Filipina'' to-day
publishes an article headed THE Mo-
ment Has Arrived" !"
When the conference terminated its
labors,' says this paper. 'the Filipinos
had already conquered all of the island
OF LuZon and the adjacent islands, ex-
cept the towns Of Iloilo, Cebu, Layte
and Samarillo. Therefore, Spain has
ceded authority which she did not pos
sess. The F'ilipinos will never consent
to the ignominy Of being treated as
chattels. They will shed their blood in
torrents again before bowling to foreign
dominion, however light
America brought the great chief,
Aguinaldo, from Hongkong, and recog-
nized our nationality by allowing our
flag to be raised at Corregidor Island,
and to sail the bay in full sight of all
the foreign fleets None dared to inter-
fere. If America now declines to
openly acknowledge our independence,
great injustice VIII be committed Had
Spain asked $4,000, 900 for the islands,
the Filipinos would gladly have given
twice that amount or more to preserve
their rights, ruthlessly set aside by the
enemy and the nation, without a true
understanding of the aspirations, rights
and sacrifices Of those who have stood
torture enough and who are left to
fight and suffer IN defense of their
country from new slavery"
In conclusion, the article aff1rms the
friendship of the Filipinos for the
Americans, insists that the F'ilipinos
will never fire the first shot, and adds
that the harmony existing will only be
broken by priests or traitors inducing
the Americans to attack u.s.