The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02

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other one or two, with an i'm
poss!hle eIideavor. to obtain some sort
of recognition of his :so-called govern
Taart. !. J.. ,....=
The Filipino ervoys had an hours
!. conferebCa with General Otis this
morning. They brought from Agui-
Z 44iatdst a message that he desired peace
and wished 70. send a. civilian Govern
!. mental conlrnittea 10 discuss the ques-
tion.i General Otis replied that it was
!: sIi.possible for" him to recognize Agui-
.nald0, S. Government in that way.
; E. They presented. letter from Agui-
nalGo. as President of the republic" q"
. which IS largely a repetition of his re-
cent appeals. for recognition General
Yfotis. Informed them that while he was
. willing. TO correspond with Aguinaldo
as general of the tnsurgent forces he
trust positively decline to recognize him
as president of the civil Government
Another conference will be held to-
morrow! :.
:: The Filtpfnos will remain two or three
days. Their movements are unre-
6trtcted; but they are under the con-
'stant -chaperonage of Captain Johnson
OF the. Sixteenth Infantry. To-day they
visited the hospitals and distributed
money among the wounded Finpinos,
after which they made calls and re-
ceived visitors at their hotel
-: Natives in their Sunday clothing
thronged the plaza in front of the hotel
all day. stretching their necks toward
the windows. for glimpse of the
SNOWY uniforms of the ENJOYS. The as
- semblage finally increased to a thou
sand. people. When the ENJOYS emerged
for an afternoon drive the natives re-
InQved their hats deferentially, and a
crowd in vehicles and on foot followed
the carriage through the streets.
=. We desired peace, but peace with
independen and honor" said General
AlejandrinO to-day while conversing
with a. representative Of the Associated
Press: He tmpresses one as a dignified
dfspassionate and Keen man of the
world. He was educated in Europe
= and designed the remarkable entrench-
nlents from Manila to Tarlac. While
: Tet+cent concerning his mission. his
Conversation throws an interesting
light on the Filipino view Of the
: American attitude.
How long can the Filipino armv
and people withstand 10000 Ameri-
can troops2" asked the representative
: OF the Associated Press.
Fighting in our way, we can main
tain a state Of war and the necessity
of large army of occupation indef-
nttely. You Americans are holding a
few miles around Manila, a narrow
line of railroad to Angeles and cir
Gle Of country around San Fernando.
But you areignorant Of the resources
of Luzon. We hold the rich, immense,
productive northern country from
which to draw. Our people contribute
the money and the food which main
tain our. army, and this is done at a
minimum Of cost
Tt is an interesting question what
the cost to the American people Is of
: maintaining the American troops in the
philippines: We do not, Of course.
know the amount, but it must be ex-
cesslve. We perceive what an Ameri-
can soldier requires in this climate. On
the other hand, Filipino exists with q
handful Of rice and a pair Of linen
trousers We do not have to pay our
soldiers, and can practically hold nm
their wages as long as We desire. Even
without our present supply Of arms and
ammunition we could keep your army
= occupied for years.
-. =: with an. expense that grows daily.
how Long: WIN your people stand it?
The Filipino people do not wish to CON
.tinue the. fighting We have no arro,,
contractors. We have no business Daen
making profits from the maintenance Of
our army. There is nothing in it for US.
.nor are our salaries large enough to
keep as fighting for money and posi-
tions.
j.. Discussing the question of a recogn!-
tion. by the United States of the So
called Filipino Government. General
Alejandrino said:
The freedom of the American pris-
oners' who have just been turned over
TO you was*decreed by the Filipino Con