The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-27
Want a Representative On the
Peace Commission.
AN APPEAL TO M'KINLEY
SIMPLY DESIRE TO REFUTE MIS-
REPRESENTATIONS.
Natives Would Rather Be Governed
By United States Than By Any
Other Nation, But Would Resist a
Colonial Policy = Germany Of
fered to Help Them.

chicago, sept. Z0.-1ne Tribune stan
correspondent on board the Overland
Limited from Carroll Ia, teegraphs that
Felipe Angoncilo, the first accredited
emissary of Aguinaldo's revolutionary
government to any foreign power, with
his secretary and interpreter, will, upoI
reaching Chicago. proceed to Washington
over the Pennsylvania line to lay before
President Mckinley the appeal of the
tlHpplnOS for representation on the peace
commission n Paris. # official representa-
tion on the commission cannot be granted
he VIII urge that the administration al
Washington, in justice to the people of the
philippines, should secure for him the
right to be heard by the commission in
order that any unjust chargess or false
accusations against the tilpplnoS when
the Spanish members Of the commission
may set forth shall not go unanswered.
Following is AngonciIlOS formal state
ment TO the American people of his mis-
sion and the grounds on which he bases
his appeal:
1T is to grant TO the Philippine people
official representation in the course of
the discussion of the Spanish-American
commission in Paris. or that the provis-
fUnal government or its official representa-
tive be heard before the Spanish-Ameri-
can commission shall reach any decision
regarding the Philippines.
1t is justice that the Philippine peo-
pie should not be undefended, for it might
happen that the representatives of Spain
would make formidable charges against
the Fillppinos. and in lack of repTesen-
tation from the Filippinos these charges
might be credited.
Therefore it is fradmissabIe under the
most rudimentary beginnings of natural
or written and sound reason, that the
FiIppinos should be without a hearing
PHILIPPINE CONDITIONS.
OF conditions in the Philippine islands
and the hopes and wishes of the Flip
pinos, this is what Angoncillo says:
II the outcome of the peace negotia-
'tions shall be that this government is
given control of the islands | have not
the slightest doubt that, if left alone by
foreign powers, the islands would be well
and orderly governed. When l left Hong
kong there We're III the assembly 1S0 repre-
SentativeS. coming from all the provinces
IN LuZon and from several of the islands,
and expect 10 learn upon reaching
Washington that still more have been
chosen. These representatives are the
most popular men in their provinces, and
the people accordingly have confidence in
their government.
LAS to the power of the Filipino gov
eminent 70 control the islands and main
tain order. provided the Spanish forces
are Withdrawn, l have no miSgiVings
There are 10000 armed men in its army
Some of its arms came from captured
SpanlardS and some from foreign coun-
tries 1 am not at liberty to say where.
PROPOSAL FROM GERMANY
No. they did not come from Germany
and the statements that have been made
that the Fiiippinos are secretly conniVing
with the Germans are false and unjust
Strucuon of the Spanish fleet in Manila,
bay, representatives Of the German en-
pre- made proposals 10 the insurgents 10
aid them in forming an Independent gov
eminent This offer was refused, the re-
ply made TO the Germans being that under
an agreement entered into between Aguin-
aldo and Admiral Dewey the insurgents
were in honor bound to refuse the offer.
AngOncillo was asked what would be the
attitude of the FilippinOs and the pro-
Yisional government if the outcome of tbs
peace negotiations should be that the
islands should pass into the hands of the
United States, either for temporary or
permanent control. He replied
Whether or not the Filippinos would
Iorcibly resist such a disposition of the
islands / cannot state. The question
would go before the assembly and Aguin-
aldos attitude must, under the constitu-
ton, be determined by action of that
body. The form of the provisional gov
Sernment is thoroughly republican. But I
will say that the feeling of the people of
the Philippines with regard to the ques-
ton would depend largely upon what form
of government the Americans should pro-
pose. If 1t meant simply the control of
the islands by the United States, the
government of this country assuming the
responsibility of maintaining good order
and controlling the revenues of the islands
do not think the feeling against such
move would be strong. though the FLIP
piRos are anxious to govern themselves.
but if it should be planned that
the United States take the Islands
for the purpose of colonization, which
might eventually crowd out the native
population, in my opinion there would be
greater difficulty in bringing the people
of the islands to submission.
Our appeal TO the United States IS
for aid in securing what we most desire
and what we believe to be for the best
interests of the islands. 1t is not made
with the purpose to play into the hands Of
any other nation, and if the Filippinos are
not to govern themselves there is no
nation they would more prefer to be
governed and controlled than by the
United States.
an orderly and harmonious government
among the people of the islands if il is left
TO them. many opposing arguments have
been urged, which are in large part
groundless."