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AGUINALDO'S THIRD FRUITLEs9
EFFORT TO CONFER.

His EnvOys Are Seeking Recognition
for the Filipino Government,
which Gen. Otis FlntIy Refuses.
AIcIandrino snys the FiIIpInos Can
keep Up the Wnr IndenniteIys
Says They Want Peace hut with
Independence end Honor.
Manila, Oct /. 10 p. m.-Aguinaldo's third
attempt to shift his difficulties into the
field of diplomacy is a repetition of the
other one or two with an impossible en-
deavor TO obtain some sort OF recognition
of his so-caled government.
The Filipino envoys had an hours con+
ference with Gen. Otis this morning. They
brought from Aguinaldo a message thae
he desired peace and wished to send ci4
villain governmental commission to dis
cuss the question. Gen. Otis replied thas
1t was impossible for him TO recognize Ag-
uinaldo's government in that way.
They presented letter from Agulnaldo
as President of the Republic" which was
largely repetition of his recent appeals
for recognition. Gen. Otis informed them
that while he was willing to correspond
with Aguinaldo as general of the insur-
gent forces, he must positively decline to
recognize him as President of the civil
government.
VIII Confer Again To-day.
Another conference win be held to-mor-
row. The Filipinos viii remain two or
three days. Their movements are quite un-
restricted, but they are under the constant
.,t,. ,p CT
teenth Infantry. To-day they visited the
hospitals and distributed money among
the wounded Filpinos. after which they
made calls and received visitors at their
hotel.
Natives in their Sunday clothing throng-
ed the Plaza in front of the hotel an day
stretching their necks towards the wins
dows Tor glimpse Of the snowy uni
forms OF the enyoys. The assemblage fin-
ally increased to a thousand people. Wnen
the ENJOYS emerged for an afternoon drive,
the natives removed their hats deferen-
tally, and a crowd in vehicles or on foot
followed the carriage through the streets.
I'VE desired peace, but peace with inde-
pendence and honor" said Gen Alejan-
drino to-day, while conversing with a rep
resentative of the Associated Press. lie
impresses one as digniiied, as dlspassion-
ate. and as a keen man of the world He
was educated in Europe and designed the
remarkable entertainments from Manila 10
Tarlac While retlcent concerning his
mission, his conversation throws an inter-
esting light on the Filipino view of the
American attitude.
Can Go ON Indefinitely.
How long can the Filipino army and
people withstand G0009 American troops"'
asked the representative of the Associated
Press.
"Fighting in our way we can maintain
a state OF war and the necessity for q
large army of occupation indefinitely. You
Americans are holding few miles around
Manila narrow line of railroad TO AM
geles and a circle of country around San
Fernando. But you are ignorant of the
resources Of Luzon. We hold the I'M
mense, rich, productive northern country
from which to draw Our peop.e contrib-
ute the money and food which maintain
our army, and this is done al minimum
of cost.
ut is an Interesting question what the
cost to the American people is OF MAIN
tanning the American troops in the Philip
pines. We do not, of course, know the
amount but 1t must be excessive, We
perceive what an American soldier re-
quires In this climate. on the other hand.
Filipino exists with a handful of rice
and pair OF linen trousers. We do
not have to pay our soldiers.
and can practically hold up their
wages as long as we desire Even with
out our present supply Of arms and am-
munitlon we could keep your army occu-
pied for years.
with an expense that grows daily, how
long will your people stand 1t? The FIJI
pino people do not wish TO continue tha
fighting We have no army contractors.
We nave no business men making profits
from the maintenance Of our army Theirs
is nothing in it for u.s. nor are our salaries
large enough to keep us fighting for money
and position"