The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-14

not be disturbed by the United States
authorities so long as they observe their
parole and the laws in force where tney
reside" None of these things. It VIII
be seen, reached outside the usual con-
ditions of military parole
Very different indeed is the case IN
the Philippines. There Aguinaido ol
some of his Generals. or the Maloios
Junta send into our lines commission
to treat preliminarily concerning peace
upon the basis of terms which the com
missioners propose Those terms do not
relate to the army of the rebels, OF
the property of the army or the parole
of the men-all such belong to the al
termath of a judgment OF surrender.
But the Filipinos propose politieai con-
ditions, namely, that certain political
guarantees shall be given that certain
Offices shall be assured Filipino leaders;
that certain form of government snail
be recognized, that certain require
priest class, as to commercial matters
and relations with other States shall
be made parts of the proposed treaty
of peace"
Every condition is political and moth
ing else, for the Filipino leaders dare
not insult our Generals by asking
pledges that their threats shall not be
slit if they surrender. their wives and
children taken into slavery nor their old
men and maidens be tortured or imprls-
oned or treated with dishonor. They
are perfectly informed as to how Amer
leans treat the defeated. how they care
for prisoners of war. etc. They may
tell their people fairy tales concerning
our ferocity, cruelty and inhumanity,
but they know what the truth is.
General Otis, instructed by his Gov
eminent, replies to the Filipinos, LAY
down your arms. Let there be peace
Then we will talk of political matters
and the future. But the one and only
condition precedent is absolute surren-
der, a laying down of arms and a re-
turn to the arts of peace; afterward the
Government will inform you of its de-
tailed plans for the future and your
welfare in the civil state" Had Gen
eral Lee proposed political terms to
General Grant, had he insisted as
condition Of his surrender that the Con-
federacy should be so far recognized
that it's leaders should be given offices;
that the government property in the
South should be divided among certain
chiefs; that this, that or the other po-
litical condition should enter in relative
to laws, constitutional guarantees,
commercial relations. ETC., General
Grants reply would have been precise
ly what General Otis is, first surren-
der. thereafter the political questions
will be treated by the Government, but
the one and only condition of which
1 can treat is that of submission, fully
and Internationally. to the authority OF
the United States"
General Lee was too wise and just
a man to even by suggestion insult
General Grant by advancing any po-
litical propositions. General Grant was
too good a soldier to NEEDLE with mat
tiers not committed to him. He dealt
with the army before him, not with
the Southern Confederacy or the re-
construction of the South. The truth
is Lee surrendered without a solitary
promise or guarantee of a political ma
ture relating to the Southern Confeder-
acy; or the sequel of the war. But in
the case of the Filipino insurrection-
lists we have SO far gone out of the
way as to issue to them proclamation
in the name of the Government assur-
ing them concerning their treatment iE
peace, and what the Government in
tends for their betterment and Their
induction into a state of freedom they
have never enjoyed. AS to authorities
upon the subject, so much insisted upon
by our correspondent, he is respectfully
referred to any standard history of the
war Of the rebellion and there is a score
or more and no disagreement among
them upon the question in hand will be
found The official correspondence be-
tween Grant and Lee he can inspect il
any large library probably.