Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-22

-N-\iL-A' May -. J:lJ p.m.-PrOfessOr
schurmaH, head of the United States Phil
-i''-'e commission. has submitted the fol
lowing written propositions to the FiIipinos.
nile the final decision as to the form
OF government is in the hands Of Congress
the President, under his military powers
pending the action Of Congress. stands
ready to offer the following form of govern
ment.
A governor general TO be appointed bv
tile resident: a cabinet to be appointed bv
the governor general; all the Judges 10 ha
appointed by the President: the heads of
departments and judges to either he Amer
leans or FiHpinos. or both. and also A gen
eFdI advisory council, its members 10 bo
tAoSen by the people by a form Of suffra1,a
10 o. hereafter carefully determined upon
me freSldent earnestly desires thai
b!o'ushed cease and that the peopIe of rho
mn l'liiie7 at an early date enjoy the Iars-
US measures Of seIf-gOvcrnment compatfbIe
with peace and order"
President CnbIed His xnnro,
me United States commission prepared
the scheme and the President cabIal hi
approval of the form of the. doc,,rrar, ,rt,.
FIAPinos have made no definite proposfrion
except for q cessation Of hostiIiti4s untiI
ihey can present the question Of ueaca IN
IAt people Professor SChur1nau told the
4Ip-h"s they had no means of gafherin.-
'-' t''tie together, as the Americans CON-
T"I most Of The ports. He also reminded
'hSIH tAat Il liberal form Of governnnen. was
oHered them. and pointed out thar II was
better than The conditions existing upder
Spanish rule
Hozasa. president Of the Filipino commits
SION. replied that nothing could be- wors.
'hdu spanish rule. and admitted that the
lOfH. OF government proposed was liberal
me ciFIIlan members of the Filipino COM
MISSION nave declined To cooperate with
the other members of that commission ae
the former consider Aguinaldo.s Ia-as+ Dc
Al1ia 10 be prepOsterOus after Mai Gen
Otis refusal Of an armistice. referring To
his wish for time in order to consuIr with
the Filipino congress.
After conference tomorrow with tho
United States commissioners. the F,flintno
commissioners Will lunch with Prof. schur-
man. and will afterward visit the vessels
composing the American fleet
Military Operations Contfnue
In spite OF the presence Of the Filipino
commissioners in Manila the military
Operations continue with Unabated yignr
4he visitors We're apparently ignorant of
the true condition Of affairs here I-non
thelr arrival they were Immediately fuun-
dated with invitations covering both day
and night. and express surprise at the con
oIIl1n OF affairs within our lines. They had
been led To believe that everything, vras
Chaotic, and are delighted at the receuti,n
accorded them.
Reports received from persons who have
arrived from the interior show that po
troops are left in the northern province
They were all drafted south after the ort
break Of war The villages on the west
coast are almost deserted, and the uocanos
especially, are desirous Of Joining the
Americans, if only for the purpose of crush
ing the Tagals- Many natives Of Benguot
and Ilocos said that II the Americans had
not arrived civil war would necessarily
have ensued, owing TO the friction between
the Tagalogs and the inhabitants of other
provinces
Muster of Filipino Troops
II l. added that the only Filipino troops
now left are 700 men. under Gen Luna
at TarlaC, and about 4.U0. under Gen Pho
del Pillar. Even these are demoraiized and
short OF arms and supplies Many of their
rifles are disabled, and the FiHpinos are un-
able to repair them, owing to the lack Of
mechanics and materials for so doing.
coasting steamer which has arrived
here reports that the Spanish garrison at
Zamooauga. Island of Mindanao, is held by
the rebels in much the same manner rs the
Americans held them while they were in
the vicinity Of Manila. Every night the
Spaniards are subjected 10 an Intellectual