The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-09
AoulNALpo.s ENvoY's VIEWS.
Says Filipinos Know All OF Otis Plan
and Smile at them.

Says Filipino. Know All Of Otis Plans
and Smile at them.
New York, Nov. "A dispatch to the
World from London says: Senior An
tonic Regidor de Jurad, who, it is be-
lieved, is to act as Aguinaldo's envoy
for the purpose of presenting peace
terms to the authorities in Washing
ton, arrived here today from Madrid.
To q World correspondent he declared
that one of his missions to the Ameri-
can capital was to lay the grievances of
the secular priests in the Philippines
against the friars before the Washing
ton government.
1.-THE friars," he said, "hsve placed
themselves under the protection of Gem
eral Otis, and are appropriating the
property of secular priesthood. am
also asked by an influential committee
of bankers and merchants in Manila to
use any available opportunity while at
Washington to sound your government
as to the best terms OF peace.
whether or not he was specifically ac-
credited by Aguinaldo, Senior Regidor
automatically replied that he might
be SO accredited before he started for
Washington, which would be In IT,
latter part of November.
''Have you noticed the dispatches to-
day stating that Aguinaldo had opened
communication with General Otis from
Tarlac?" was asked.
II place no reliance on these re-
ports," was the reply. "My latest pri-
vate information from leading members
of the Filipino assembly is that Agui-
naldo will make no move toward peace
until he sees what congress intends to
do. He considers it waste of time to
treat with General Otis.
''If congress decides that the Philip
pines are to have self-government, then
peace will ensue certainly, but if q
military government is decreed, war
will continue to the end. 1t will take
800, 900 men to effect the conquest of
the Philippines and 100000 to main.
tain order there afterward. Aguinaldo
and the Filipino generals know what
General Otis forthcoming campaign is
to be. They only smile at it. Otis
will make no impression on the coun.
try"
What do they say OF the Philippine
situation in Madrid?"
81 talked with a number of Spanish
statesmen and generals who had expert
ence in the Philippines. They were
all pleased to see that the United
States had found tho subjugation of the
Philippines not such an easy matter as
had been expected. They declared it
an impossible achievement in the man.
ner in which the Americans were pro-
ceeding. The Filipinos have offered to
release the Spanish prisoners if Spain
will recognize Filipino independence,
but Spain, while anxious to get the
soldiers freed, does not want to offend
the United States"
"Do you think peace is coming?"
'That depends on congress. A
quick, honorable settlement would be
far more advantageous to the United
States than this unending. inconclusive
war. But the Filipinos will not stand
military government. They had
enough of that from the Spaniards, and
it never succeeded"
Senior Regidor is typical Filipino.
He is over 60 years of age, suave in
manner, and speaks English fuently,
having practiced as Spanish advocate
in London 80 years ago, where, in COM
mercial circles, he is highly respected
both personally and professionally.