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Attitude toward fmPS o Command
AGAINST THE AMERICAN POLICY CHANGES FROM THE ESTIMATES
Items
Aguinaldo Goes to Iloilo to Command
the Insurgents.
AGAINST THE AMERICAN POLICY
Filipino Cabinet is a Unit in Its
Opposition.
VIEWS OF PARIS JUNTA

PARIS, January 5.-An official telegram
received by the Filipino junta here dated
Manila, January T. says that Aguinaldo
has gone to Iloilo at the request of the in
surgents there, to place himself at their
head, with the view of their possible fight
ing with the Americans
The dispatch also Sives a list of the
members of the new Filipino cabinet, with
facts as to their antecedents. The follow
ing have definitely accepted office:
President of the cabinet and minister of
foreign affairs, Mabini.
Minister of the interior, Teedoro Sandico,
a civil engineer, educated in England and
Belgium and taken to Manila from Hong
Kong by Rear Admiral Dewey.
Minister of war, General Baldomero
Aguinaldo, a cousin of Aguinaldo, the
president of the so-cailed Filipino govern
ment, and leader of the insurrection from
the beginning. He is described as a large
land owner of Cavite.
Minister of finance, General IrlaS, close
ally of Aguinado.
Minister of public works, Gregorico Con
zaga, a lawyer, until recently the Filipino
agent at Hong Kong and formerly Spanish
attorney general in the Nisayas.
The Cabinet is Homogeneous.
The cabinet is described as homogeneous,
every member being pledged, according to
these advices, to resist the American mil
itary occupation of the Philippines.
A member of Filipino junta here explains
that Aguinaldo did not run away, but left
Manila fer the mountainous region behind
Cavte in order to make secret arrange
ments for his voyage to Iloilo.'
The Filipino who furnished this informa-
ton also categorically and specifically as
hat he tele nh adN
declare that if the Americans insist upon
the occupation of the principal cities by
the American troops the whole of the Fill
pinos will resist by force Of arms
Tuason, who has been appointed Filipino
agent a Paris and London, is expected to
arrive here shortly.
The members of the junta assert that the
new cabinet will bring forward the most
energetic policy"
Mabini, 1t appears, claims recognition of
the independence of the Philippine Islands
and will not consent to the release OF the
Spanish prisoners, but, it is addad, he is
the Americans as allies for The sur
render of the Spanish military and civil
officials and others, which will only lie
made on the following conditions:
tfrst-The negotiations to be opened for
mally between Spain and the national Fill
pino government, Spain nominating a dele
gate to treat Herewith.
> An exchange of prisoners and Spain
" IepdIiIdtt, uFSlly, all the flHplnOS nelu
prisoners for having been directly or indi-
rectly connected with the insurrection: sec
ondly, all prisoners of war condemned as
traitors, revoiters or deserters, or for hav-
ing in any manner seconded the Filipino
movement during the present century, this
surrender to be made before the FilipinoS
release the Spanish prisoners, and Spain
to grant amnesty to all Filipnos and Span
iards accused of completely in the insurrec-
ton.
3. Spain to defrsy all the expenses of re-
patrating the Filipino prisoners and also
the cost of maintaining and repatriating
the Spanish prisoners held by the Filipinos,
such payment being considered a war in
demnity; the national Filipino government
consents to pay the expenses of repatriat-
ing those Filipinos captured in formal ac-
tlon, although, ii is added, 'as a matter OF
TACT the Fillpinos are also entitled to de-
mand the payment thereof by Spain.''
Friars Not ExehanEable.
Friars taken prisoners, it is further as
serted, will not be included in the ex-
change, seeing that they acted as papal
agents during the war, but their surrender
would be made on the condition, first, that
the apostolic delegate will ask their lib
erty in the name of the pope; secondly
that all bulls and pontifical DEGREES grant
ing special privileges to the religious or
ders be revoked; thirdly, that all rites of
the secular clergy be respected; fourthly
that no friar hold any parish, cathedral
episcopal or diocesan preferment; nfthly,
that all such preferments be held by ma
tive naturalized Filipino clergy, and
sixthly, that rules for the election of bish-
OBS be fixed"