The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-27
HAS NO POWER TOACT
Filipino Peace Commission Must
Report to Aguinaldo.
While Refusing To Grant an Armis-
tice. Gen. Otis Agrees to suspend,
Temporarily, His Army's For
ward Movement.


Manila, May 22.-Maj. Gen. Otis has
declined to recognize the rebels to the
extent of agreeing to an armistice, but
he has notified the American command
ers to refrain temporarily from agrees
sive action. Thus he is in n position to
resume hostilities at any time. This
will defeat any subterfuge to gain time,
which would not be the case if the gen
eral agreed to an armstice. The Fill
pinos are so deceptive that people hest
tate to credit with good faith their
latest overtures. But more attention is
now paid to them than was paid to their
previous advances. The Filipino COM
mission is acting under instructions
from Aguinaldo and the congress, but
it is possible that if peace is arranged
Gems. Luna and Pho del Pillar and their
followers will continue guerrilla war
fare.
without Power to Act.
Manila. May %, II a. m.-The Filipino
commissioners, who arrived here on
Saturday to negotiate with the United
States commissioners. held n confer
ence this (Monday) morning with
Messrs. Schurman. Worcester and Den
by. They say they are without power
to bind the so-called Filipino govern
ment in any particular, and can only re-
fer any results of the present negotia
tons 10 Aguinaldo.
Anxious to secure Autonomy.
Manila, May 22.-The Filipino COM
mssioners, Gen. Gregorio del Pillar,
Lieut.. Col. Alberto Barretto, Maj.
Tealeita and Senior Gracio Gonzaga,
with their families, spent Sunday in Wis
ting friends in Manila. and conferred
with Seniors Florentno Torres. Pablo
Ocampo and Theodore Ianco. the mem
bers of the local Filipino association.
who will participate in the meetings
with the American commissioners.
Senior Torres was a member of Aguin-
aldo's commission before the war. He
opposes independence and fayors au-
tonomy, and he mas been the most in
fiuential in persuading the followers of
Aguinaldo to make the present adj
vances. Autonomy is the burden of the
talk of the Filipinos. and il is thought
that the kind they wish for would be
little different from the scheme of an
American protectorate which they
talked of before the war.
Senior Palermo. who has succeeded the
irreconcilable Mabini as president of
the Filipino so-called cabinet, is a stu
dent and writer of ability. lie once
drew up plan of autonomy under
Spain, which the Spanish government
promised to adopt, there then being n
troublesome rebellion on foot The
American commissioners, in studying
the question of Philippine government.
have found several good points in this
scheme. Palermo is now the strong
man i'm Aguinaldo's party.
All the moneyed leaders or the insur-
rection see that il is hopeless, and are
anxious for peace. Those who want
money think they may profit by
harassing the Americans awhile longer.
Await News from Otis.
Washington, May 22.-There was IA
lack of news in official quarters Sun
day from both Gen. Otis at Manila or
Gen. Brooke at Havana. The president
and war department officials are await
ing with much interest advices expect
ed to-day from Gen. Otis respecting
the outcome of the meeting between
the commissions representing the
United States and Aguinaldo. though
the belief is expressed by the American
commander at Manila that the insur-
gents want an armisticc as a condition
precedent to treating for peace leads TO
the belief that no immediate results
may come of the meeting.