Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-26
REPRESENTATION At PARIS
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..,,.. oti,,,io. To American Control
csiear, sen, ss.-The Trlbunc's stan
correspondent on board the oVefiah
limited teleeraphs from Carroll Iowa
mat Feline Angonclio. the nrst accrrd-
i,sd emi.-ary Of Agulnaido's revolution
airy government TO any foreign power
with his secretary and Interpreter VIII
upon reaching chicago. proceed TO
Washington over the Pennsylvania llne
10 lay before President Mckinley tho
appeal OF the Fiilplnos for representa-
ton on the peace commission at Paris.
II official representation on the com
mission cannot be granted. h. will uIge
that the administration at Washington.
In Justice TO the people Of the Philip
rlnos should secure the right for him
90 b. heard ~ thi commission IN order
that any unIus, charges OF false tccu-
cations agains, the Fillplnos which the
Spanish Members u the commission
may ct forth shall not 40 unanswered.
Following Is .AnFonoliio's formal
statement TO the American people II hls
misson and the grounds on which he
bases his appeal;
IT i to grant 20 the Philippine peo-
pc oiiolal representation the course
q the discussion OF the spanish Amerl-
can commission In Paris or that the
fuvlsionai government or IT, ofilcial
representative be heard beforc the
epanish.Anerlcan commission shali
mach any decision regarding the Phil
irplnes.
1t IL justice that the Philippine pso-
pie should not b. undofendei. for II
might happen that the representative
ofspaln would make formidable charges
against ,heFillpinos and in lack OF rep.
resen,ailon from the Fiiplnos these
charges nigh, b. credited.
Therefore, Il IL inadmissable. under
the most parliamentary beginnings ~
natural or written and sound reason.
that the Filipnos should be without a
hearing"
or conditions In the Philippine Islands
and hopes and wishes Of the Finplnos
this IL what Angonclio says
~ the OUTCOME Of the peace negoila-
tons shall be that this government 10
given control of the islands. I have not
The slightest doubt that n left alone BY
foreign powers the Islands would be-
VII and orderly governed. when
In HongkouE tpere were $50 rcprcsen-
ailyia coming from an the provinces
% LuH0n and from several ~ the IN.
lAnaa ana J expect 70 learn upon reach
70 Warrington that ntill more have
ben chosen. These representatives arc
ht mQsi popular men In their provinces
and the people accordingly have con-
nience In thelr government
IA 20 the power Of the Filipino gov.
eminent 10 control the Islands and
maintain order. provided the spanish
iofctH are withdrawn. I have no mis-
gvinm. There are 10000 armed rnen
IN 10 army. Some OF It's arms came
trum captured Sraniafds and some
rom foreign countries. I am not at
liberty 20 say where.
No they ala not come from Ger
many, and the statements that have
been made that the Fllipnos are So
ueuy connlylnR with the Germans are
ialte and unjust II II true that
y" Jays AFTER the destruction Of the
spanish feet IN Manila bay. representa-
yves VI The German empire made pro-
9-als 10 The Insurgents 10 aid them Ia
,sfmlng an Independent government
ihh orfr was refused. the rcply made
NE Germans being that under an
agreement entered into between Agiiin-
400 and Admiral Dewey the insurgents
80 IN honor bound 10 refuse the Of
,Ahssnclllo was asked what would he
we attitude of the Flllplnos and the
p,essionAl government II the outcome
we peace Negotiations should be that
", Islands should pass into the hands
he United States, either for tempo
~ % Permanent control, lie replied;
whether or not the Fiilplnoa would
,or.lsV f'sisi such a disposition OF the
is ! cannot state, The question
ul - before the assembly and
huhAllo's attitude must, under the
~nsuluuon, DO determined by action
mat body The form OF the provis-
,onh government Il thoroughly rcpubli-
IN but ! will say that the feeling
'hs people Of the Philippines with
,Eall 10 the question would depend
.k'N upon what form OF government
N.Y. s Nmerlcans should propose. II Il
simply the control of the Islands
a, tne United States the government Of
W, A country assuming the responsible
w ol maintaining good order and con-
lung the revenues OF the Islands. |
W. no, mink the feeling against sum a
49, would be strong, though the FIN
49, arg anxious 20 govern themselves.
u y should be planned that the
lel states take the Islands for the
nurpose Of colonization. which might
,,Shlnally crowd out the native popu-
'oh' ~ my opinion there would be
~ sAl,I dificuliy In bringing the peo-
W. el the Islands into submission.
our appeal 10 the United states II
"i IN securing what we most de-
ana that we believe TO be for the
interests u the Stands. II Is MT
NJ, WIN the purpose 70 play into me
rniu, . OF any other nation. ana n the
hpinps are not to govern Themselves,
mere u no nation they would NOR nre,
70 he governed and controlled by
sihr n me United states. As 10 the pos
hy OF maintaining an orderly ana
4'"h'Ans government among the peo-