The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-09
REPORT ON PHILIPPINES.
Preliminary Report TO the President
Handed In by the Philip
pines Commission.
II SAYS THE WAR WAS FORCED UPON US.
We Had Either ta Retreat or Tight We
Csaidn't Da the Former, tioDoEAsly. and
We're Compelled to AecrpI the Aiisrns-
tive fsllpiass Declared IHssp~bis nf
seIf.tioserumeni.

| seIf-uossrumenM
Washington. Nov. 3s--ln accordance
with the understanding Issetra (. tss
conference at the White House
Wednesday, the Philippine commission
yesterday submitted 60 the president
the prcllminar, report which It had
promised to prepare.
The report appears to be compact
summary Of conditions ON the islands.
as the commissioners left them, of the
/ historical events which preceded the
| Spanish war and led TO the original
I Filipino insurrcciion; OF the exchange
I between Admiral Dewey and other
! American commanders aud the inEur-
gents; the breaking out and progress
OF the present insurrection, and final.
~ "A statement of the capacity of the
| Filipinoa for self-goyernmcnt. A
notable feature OF the report 10 n mem.
orandum by Admiral Dewey eNplana-
tory Of his relations with ARuinaldo.
The Cor,mIssIon's Findings.
Among the points emphasized in the
report are the following:
That Admiral Dewey made no prom
iscs to Aguinaldo.
That Aguinaldo forced the war upon
the United States, leaving the admins.
tratinn no alternative except ignomini-
Gus retreat
That there was no time after Dew
cy's victory over the Spaniards when 1t
{ wss possible "to withdraw our forces
either with honor TO ourselves or with
safety to the inhabitants"
That the insurrection IA confined 10
six provinces Of Luzon, with popula-
tion Of only 100000.
That the Filipinos are not capable
Of srif-Roycrnmcnt.
That II American authority should
/ hc withdrawn the islands would lapse
into state of anarchy.
That Aguinaldo's purpose Is not TO
give his people independence, bot the
/ continuance Of his own arbitrary aud
desputic power.
The report begins with the following
statement:
The undersigned commissioners np-
pointed by you 10 investigate afrnirs
IN the Philippine islands, and to report
! the result Of their Investigations, to-
| gethcr with such recommendation as
might in their Judgment be called fol
by the conditions which should he
found to exist in these islands. have
the honor to submit the following pre-
liminary statement In compliance with
your request"
The eommitte next tells briefly how
81 conducted the task entrusted TO Il,
hearing statements from all clnsscs of
people in Manila, as to the capacity of
the Filipinos for self-govrrnmeut. the
habits and customs Of the people. aud
also the establishment OF munlcipal
governments IN many towns. All this
matter Is TO be included In the final rc-
port.
The Rebellion of 1896.
Turning 20 the history OF the islands,
| the rommtHziun attaches little Importance
e. the divers rebeiiions which had preced-
ed that OF isk. As to this movement
they declare that II was In no sense an at
tempt TO win lndependenee. but solely 20
sustain this statement they quote from
an insurRent proclamation. showing that
what wRs demanded was the expulsion
OF the fTiars and the restitution 10 The
| people Of their lands, with a division OF
thn episcopal sees bctreea Spanish aud
native priests. IL was also demanded that
the Ftltptnoa have parliamentary repre-
| sentaiion. freedom OF tho prezB. religious
liberation. economic autonomy ana laws
| similar to those of Spain. The abolition
ed, with a legal equality for ali persons
| IN Law and equality In pay between Span
tsh and native servants.
The commission declares that these de-
mhnds had good ground. that on papsr
the spanish system OF government was
toierable, but Ia practice every Spanish
svil deeds OF men in the government wefs
hidden from Spain by strict cenaoyrhlp
/ Ailusion is made TO the powerful katl-
punan society, patterned on tho Masonic
order. and mainly made up Of TaKolos
as a powerful revolutionary force
No Thought of Independence.
The war begun In is.I, was Terminated
| By the treaty OF Hiac-Na.Hnts. The Ffii-
pinos were numerous, but possessed only
that II would require 1000 men 1 70 cap ssos
ture their stronghold. ana concluded 10
resort to the use Of money. Certain CON
ceesions were also decided upon. lneiud-
ing representation OF the Fnipin0a IN the
curtee, the deportation Of the fFiara
which wss the principal question; the
grant ot the right os association, and
Gov.-Gen. Rivera was willing 10 pay
ss,odc,eN Mexican when AEuInaldo and hfs
cabinet and leading officers arrived In
Hong Kong II appearu, however that Pa
trrno only offered the latter S5Of 900 xS0.-
CO. TO be paid when Aglilnaldo arrived ct
fnip,nos hsd ieiiversd W % shcir srms Tnnn me Ne
arrangement was not acceptable TO tha
People.
heRNn
siane more than 30 being executed
Hence sporadic ristngs occurred. though
they possessed nothing like tho strength
OF the original movement. TIE Insurgents
lacked arms. ammunition and teacsFs.
The treaty had ended the war. which.
break @ In cebs. had been con Confined s1s 70 I la
son, spaln's sovereignty IN the other Ia
lands never having been questioned, and
the thought o. Independence never hav-
The report tells how Gen. Augusta
came 60 Manila as governor general AZ
s ans ss snn n.a wsr s1se out
sought 20 secure the support OF the Fiji
pinos 70 defend Spain against America.
promising them autonomy, but the FIJI
pinos did not trust him.
Dewe. and Axutnatae.
Thea came the l.rst of. May, and the de-
stfuctlcn Of the Spanish feet by Dewey.
with the resulting loss. OF psrs,iga to
epciE. Then. in June, Aeuinaido came.
lfH AHEH RUfAk tAf9 NVfNfHttuluI AAFha
THE following memorandum on this
subject has bean furnished the commits
ssofi by Admiral Dewey.
Memorandum Of Kfiafions with Agui-
nsidc.--on April n. 1888, the following Cd
phsr dispatch wns received at Hong Kong
from Mr. 4. spsaoer Pratt. United States
consul general at Singapore. 'AxuinaAsio.
tusurRant leader. here. VIII come Hong
Kong Arrange with commissioners for
general ee~apnration Insurgents Manila
II desired. Telegraph. Pratt,
AOn the same day Commodore Dewey
tesearnphed Mr.. Pratt. Tell AGuinsid ido
eomr sam - possibis. The neceasaty for
haste be1nG d1a 20 this fact that tho
squadron had kfen nnSif,cd by the Hanx
EpnH GuxeTnmeut to leave thuaA waters
by the foIiowfng dAT. Tbe squadron left
Hong Kong on the mQfninR OF the &ths
and Mir bay on the nth, Aruinaldo did
- did mot nrxtve y Hong konx 10 time
70 have . caufereaoe with tie admiral.
TT had ben rep1xtA ~ the cQms1ndure
o. early sa uArcA 1, W the uni.s4 States
fensui Il Manila ard others. thai fna
fnfrtnoa had bpoGpn cnt n insurFsct1ep
EsllkMq - t6l9p1AphsA: 'Flys than
pmnd f1ote N1gt4 N camp neAf CITY.
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