Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-28
TIRED OF THE WAR
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with Otis and the Philippine commission in
making terms with the Filipinos to any
greater degree than had been done in the
conduct of the campaign. The Secretary
said that the Philippine commission had
full power to arrange terms of surrender.
Work of the Commission.
1t is stated on the highest authority that
under its Instructions the Philippines COM
mission will deal most leniently with the in
surgents when once convinced of their sin
Cere intention to cease fighting. The COM
mission will not be technical nor captous
to the terms. 1t will be made plain to
the revolving F'ilipinos that no grudges are
to be charged up against them: that they
are not to be punished in the Spanish fash
ion by wholesale executions of the leading
spirits among them. and finally that they
will not lose their property. 1t is believed
here that a powerful help to General Otis
in bringing the campaign to a successful
issue was the spreading among the rebels
OF belief in the promises of the American
government. They had been taught not
only by their experience with their Spanish
rulers, but by the insidious utterances of
such of the Spaniards as remained captives
among them that the American promises
We're not to be relied upon. and that they
We're to suffer heavy punishments and OPP
pressions if they surrendered. 1t is be-
leved that through the work of the Philip
pine commission in circulating concliatory
proclamations and through the observa-
tons of the Filipino prisoners who had been
released from the American lines. and also,
perhaps. from advices received from their
juntas in Europe, these erroneous notions
have been in a large degree overcome.
TO Save Aguinaido's Pride.
;e
of the officials here who will have much to
say about the arrangement of final terms of
peace to apprehend an undue insistence on
the part of the American commander al
Manila upon immediate and uncondition-
al surrender. 1t is believed that the FIJI
ipino generals, in asking for time, simply
wish to avoid direct responsibility for the
surrender which is inevitable, in order that
their congress nay assume that respon-
sibility. 1t is said that the Philippine con-
gress can be speedily got together for this
purpose and thus save the pride of Aguin-
aldo.
Advance of Our Forces.
1t appears from the official dispatches
that the American forces have taken Ca
lumptt. and are at Apolit, few miles north
of that city. 1t was between these places
apparently that the heavy fighting took
place which resulted in the overthrow of
the insurgents. The bravery of the Amer
lean troops is highly commended every
where.
1t was stated at the War Department
that Col. Funston would obtain a brigadier
generals commission as a reward for his
services III the various engagements cul-
minat;ng in his daring and heroic feats
yesterday. 1t was also stated that both
Col Funston and the two men who crossed
the river under the fire of the enemy would
given all the volunteers, as it appears that
they were at every point where the fight
ing was going on, and the comment was
made that the volunteers had thus repu-
dated the claims of some of their friends
In the states who have insisted that they
We're tired of fighting
Cen Otis dispatch says that Cen Law
ton Is at Angat. east Of Calumpit. It may
he inferred from This that he is co-operat-
ing directly with Gen. Macarthur. but An
gat IS about eighteen miles east of Calum-
PIT and few miles north of Norzagaray
TO which point Gen. LaWton cut his way
through the jungle during the past week
starting from Novaliches
The fight at Taguig referred TO in the
dlspatcA shows that the Filipinos south of
Manila are still trying to harass the Amer
lcan forces Gen. Otis few DAYS ago re-
oT'ed that there were about j 900 FiIfpinOs
IN that vicinity, but that they could not
communicate with the forces on the north