The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-06

OF the peace commission ~ Payss. together
with copies Of statements made before the
United States commissioners and oLner
papers indicated In the !neiesed list Re-
specially submitted. John HAY;
"psparsmens Of State. Washington. D.
c., Jan. .. iS&9"
Accompanying the message and the secre-
faryss letter IL the cfsicias text OF the treaty,
being ar exact copy OF TIE docnment
brought 10 the United States BY he Amer
lean commissioners. F'2a and very acc.-
rate summaries Of the treaty have hereto
fore BEEN printed.
Accompanying the treaty Is q great mass
OF corrssgondener. naakirx . printed yo.-
other things al the CREDENTIALS Of the Amer
tear commissioners to Paris, and tie pro-
foccas which are the records OF the daily
proceedings Of the commissioners that led
I'd to the final treaty Of peace. embOdyiag
necessarily all OF the propositions and
counter propositions or the past printed IN
both Languages. English and snan.sn.
From inspection OF these apoears
that the press reports from Paris during
the proceedings set lness out WITH a re-
rnaEkable degree Of accuracy. considering
the secrecy which was supposed 10 over
hang the proceedings.
There 10 also included all the correspond
ence tina, passed between the French ssn-
baasy here and the state department which
ted up 10 the signature Of the protocol. but
the interesting feature, namely. the effort
OF the Spanish minister OF foreign Affairs
10 withdraw the sovereignty OF the Phsi-
..ppines from the questions has ALREADY
been published unossse!aliy.
Included In this correspondence Is letter
from NJ. Thfebaut. the French charge
d'aHaires. protesting against the contlnu-
ance II the uperaiiosGs OF the insurgents In
the Philippines which he assumed was with
the knowledge and consent of the American
commanders and suggesting that the span.
ish troop. captured a. Manila be allowed
10 fight the FIiiptnoe To this Mr.. Moore
replied on September : thai upon invesiiga-
ton he had found that most OF the state
ncnts were groundless. There was a sort
Of suggestion from the first charge TO the
effect that the families Of the Spanish offi-
GERS who were captured at Guam were
suffering.
There is included all OF the correspond
OK state and the United States consus a.
Manila, Hangkong and Singapore relative
TO the Philippines. Consul Williams. al
Mania. before the actual outbreak OF war.
reported a series OF most horrible out
RACES by the 6panlards upon the Filipinos.
He declared that per cent. OF the iat,er
are loyal 20 Spain He complains OF be-
Ing surrounded by spies everywhere, say
Ing that even in his Consular Office he -
consai wildmar, at Hongkong. on No
vsmher tsiegraphed that Gen. Agoncillo
was coming to Washington. He said:
Tile has power TO make treaties with for
elgn governments. and has proposed an
offensive and defensive alliance With the
10 aid the rebellion.
Acting Secretary Cridler. December i3
replied. telling Wildmsn 70 advise Agon
gotiate treaties. and !. is Dot possible 70
forward arms. You should not encourage
any tendency on the part OF Agonei.lo 10
communicate with the department.
A long letter dated July Is from Consa!
whitman defends Agonciilo AZ man vho
has been systematically biackened. says
ne: According to MS own statement he
has been approached by Spain and Ger
many. and has tempting Offers from the
Catholic church
Singapore. "Agulnaldo has gone al M
Instance TO Hongkong 10 arrange with
Dewey for the cooperation Of the insur-
gents at Manila"
June % secretary Day ,elegrarhed Pratt.
among other things: avoid any negotia-
lions with Philippine insurgents"
Pratt repiied that hs had no intention
Dewey. who desires Aguiss'do 70 come"
Secretary Day again adulonished Prats
tn be cautious, 10 create no impression
that might erabarrass the government ana
lead 20 misunderstanding on lis future
action.
July Pratt reported To the department
that the sultan OK TIE sulu isiahos WIS
.son OF his group 10 British Borneo, which
nv satd should b. watched,
All OF sis. statements made by Cen Mer~
ystt a.sfors. the American commission AT
Paris nyfesr In the documents. IN sub
stance !e zats the insurgents would fgh;
lf ne astergss WAS MAIZE TO surrender LII
xou 70 Strain Asked whether the insurgents
yara capable of goscTnmenf. ne reple3
that II Mould take time: they wcssls nave
to b. educated ur 20 II. senator Fly" ASK
ed II tse natives woaid enlist unoeF tns
American aag II Agsiral3c could Se ssver
a command He REPLIED in the Affirmative
% both sgf.esttttxs. Further he szstd tnas
Mat. rSissN rer~srt showed that ire iHstr-
gents hsa ~ sa1 ~ lands IF arms AEdif5tao
A. xsS fs.n
sses Go II, pssasa, funds III Baccor, MAJ
reii exsrx sss<i che ss,int>n that II tfa
tfatsst States should govern tse 'sial@ls k8F
!. Ysstr arssff,Atsa Mould have no army lsft.
fses9 g,ra1s,e's estimate II also yeTSrcsscsSs-
Hs sahi there we're 1e.sa speiissn nrsoIl
srs n the philippines. itsciud,ns #e 1ifa-
ees.s ysssfs, = tsss arms ard s-.ssaee ROUNDS
- s-nuesfaittaY lie ssscrfaea Agssfnsidos
character. ard sait much tact world Ne
ss~,sfresf srs dealing with him. IL BIS oatn
san ilsat eAlstsasn ga not command srs sa..
sunrt ~ a large holy % fTiIp$ros Thsn II
n1.sss - remembered that the insurgents
were all T'agaIos agiy otse nf tairtv races
In sasss Eahilpsane@ A. ths time be ~ass.
yrarsss II the an "a fts4Yas. f%uf1s OF
sg,stas aa,ns,S>s ssea eaksTa AIRY part. He
~ras asked What CHARGE tAeT% would be fuF
sastvs government. 60 which Ne Tcsseest
WITHOUT ftss active support ~ \ SfTgs1E FOR
sizu xoVsranse8t. II Is difficult 10 EesN S.s9S
any fa.-ssta grovxcn fftesit can ggF~ sseS gfs-
lection without taking s'srh al active qasf
xssftv yastv-iseus - sts oRu rase@."
'Tsses.s ia a vast amount ~ Other matter
sSrflsssf - sss neg>%~<. extracts frotsa
naa.7sapzr=, taac ~fAeN'is3 reports an TIE
~ neral ana Dshs.~ rc$9stTs ~ fsfe lizards.
esSs,.~i.,s! trsstsee stAttsss~at statements
~ sse values ~ Imports ara exEsortm. ara
So saes. tosy e~TrrpEs@a an ency aTasslia o.
sHe Philippines,
sea ~ tesye - sNn American yesee
rcq, n. sasas sAlf srl thk senate COMMITTEES
an r~sfs.saerVs> ;saias sF2s Il VAS sae aa~
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ers sssaf at absolute osnsT7tetrsN@ 1sEaew wss
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