The Yale expositor., 1899-05-26
WAR NOTES,

Prof. Schurman, head of the u. s.
Philippine commission, has submitted
the following written propositions To
the Filipinos: "While the final decis-
ion as to the form of government is in
the hands of congress, the President,
under his military powers, pending the
action of congress, stands ready to Of
fer the following form of government:
A encouragement, to be appointed
by the President; cabinet, TO be APP
pointed by the encouragement; all the
judges TO be appointed by the Presi-
dent; the head of departments and
! judges to be either Americans or Fill
pinos or both and also a general ad-
visory council, its members to be chosen
by the people by form of suffrage to
be hereafter carefully determined
upon. The president earnestly desires
that bloodshed cease and the people OF
the Philippines, at an early date, en-
| JOY the largest measure of self-govern-
ment compatible with peace and
order
President Mckinley has sent a Wig
| orous dispatch to Gen. Otis, in which
the general was told that there must
be no time lost. No proposition which
does not include absolute and uncon-
ditional surrender of the insurgent
forces is to be considered. Gen. Otis
was also instructed to lose no time
pending the outcome of the meeting
on the 22d, but to press forward in the
efforts to mass his forces so that Ag-
uinaldo's army between San Fernando
and the mountains may be crushed as
| soon as the insurgent commission is
sent away from Manila.
The state department has cabled to
! United States Consul Hanna at San
Juan, Port Rico, and to United States
Consul Williams at Manila to close up
| their offices July 1. After that date
neither of these officials will be in the
service of U. S., and the consulates
will be abolished. Congress omitted
| appropriations for their maintenance
owing to the requirement of Porto
Rico and the Philippines as result of
the war and the state department has
been retaining the officers at their
posts for some time past in the capa-
city of special agents.
Two military and two civil Filipino
| commissioners appointed to cooperate
| with three citizens of Manila in ne
gotiating terms of peace arrived at
Manila on the Goth. They have sub
mitted no new proposition, but want
an armistice pending the session of
the Filipino congress. Maj Gen. Otis
| has refused TO entertain the proposal.
Gen. Ludlow has revoked a conces-
sion given in 1904 to the OReilly fam
lily, under which they were allowed to
| tax every head of cattle slaughtered to
the amount of so cents. This will save
about 500 per day. 1t is estimated
that during the existence of the con-
cession the family has collected from
SO, 900, 900 to s5,OOo,oOO
! Gen. Gomez has issued his manifesto
to the Cubans, in which he justifies his
corporation with the American gov
ernment and praises highly Gen.
Brooke's conduct of affairs. He adj
vises the former Cuban soldiers to re-
turn home and to practice patience.
A large number of natives, major
ity of them being families with their
household goods, are returning daily
| to the towns inside the American lines
Some of the richer Filipinos are going
to Manila while the laborers are re-
Stunning work in the rice fields
Word has been received from Gen.
Otis to the effect that native officers
are deserving and the army slowly go
ing to pieces.