The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-01

saries from Calumpit, said to Colonel
Manuel Arguelles that the Americans
were under no obligations to refrain
from fighting, the Filipino officer re-
Piled
Would you fight while we are dis
cussing terms of peace?"
Mr.. Worcester responded with the
suggestion that an armistice would
give the Filipino leaders time to es-
cape.
my God, where would we escape
to-" the Filipino exclaimed. referring
in this to the menacing hostile tribes
behind the Filipino lines.
Colonel Arguelles told the press cor
respondent that he was much disap-
pointed in the results of his mission.
He said also that Aguinaldo expected
Calumpit to be the cemetery of the
American army.
Lieutenant Colonel Wallace of the
First Montana regiment, Major Adams
and Major Shields, who slept on Friday
night in General Luna's camp, where
they went to inform the Filipinos that
their ENJOYS would return in safety,
found the Filipino commander cordial,
TIC lIoopo lSAofAA6 thSii
hats az the Americans passed. The
Filipiros complained to them that the
Americans used explosive bullets,
which is not the fact The American
officers retorted that the copper shells
used by the Filipinos are worse than
explosive bullets. General Luna said
he regretted being obliged to kill
Americans, but that was his business.
General Wheaton entertained Colonel
Arguelles and Lieutenant Jose Bernal
and provided them with horses to re-
turn to their camp.
In the course of the conference Jacob
G.. Schurman, chairman of the United
States Philippines commission, told
Colonel Arguelles that if the insurg-
ents would lay down their arms he and
his colleagues of the commission
would consult them regarding the plan
of government to be submitted to
President Mckinley. He said he could
not promise that all their suggestions
would be adopted, but he could as
sure them that there would be pre-
sumption in favor of their suggestions.
adding that the commissioners would
be especially DESTROYS of satisfying the
legitimate aspirations of the Filipinos.
When Colonel Arguelles protested
that unconditional surrender would
be humiliation, Mr.. Schurman replied:
There would be no humiliation in
General Otis treating our brother Fill
pinos as General Grant treated our
brother Americans at Appomattox."
Mr.. Schurman said yesterday to the
correspondent: II believe Colonel
Argueles is personally sincere and
honest, though have no means of as
pertaining the sentiments and aims of
the authorities behind him. The Fill
Pine people. like other Asiatic peoples,
have no trust in mere words, without
force behind them, but, with force. I
consider a concilatory spirit of the
utmost importance
II believe that, when peace has been
established,>~ governing the Filipinos
will not be a difficult matter, provided
We show them frmness, justice and
kindness. At the present they distrust
and dislike lis, but these sentiments,
which are perhaps not unnatural, will
soon be dispelled by the effects of the
good government We have promised to
establish here. 1t will he the foremost
duty of American officials to under
stand and sympathize with the Fill
pinos themselves
Before General Otis had issued the
order directing General Lawton to re-
turn to Angat the troops of his COM
mand encountered the rebels in circle
of hills ouside San Rafael, about five
miles northwest of Angat, dislodging
them after an hours fighting. The
Americans had three wounded. A
thousand armed Filipinos fell back as
the Americans advanced.
The villagers met General Lawton,
offering him provisions. They dare not
flee into the mountain country on the
east, because of the robber tribes there,
and on the west are the troops Of Gen
eral Macarthur.
Messrs CarriCk and Holmes. Amori-
cans, who had been running sugar
mill at Calumpit and whose fate had
caused some anxiety, have sent word
to Manila that they are safe with Mr..
Higgins, manager of the Manila
Dagupan railroad at Beyonbang.