The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
HE EXPECTS PEACE.
President Mckinley Anticipates That
Our Terms VIII BE Accepted
by the FilipinOs.

Chicago, May s.-The Times-Herald
of Sunday morning publishes the fol-
lowing Washington special, saying that
the statements contained therein were
| obtained from one of the highest Of
! ficials of the government, and may be
| regarded as authoritative so far as the
views of the administration are con-
cerned:
president Mckinley has expressed to
| friends his firm conviction that the Fill
pino insurrection will collapse within the
next 4s hours. This conclusion Is based up
on the highly satisfactory cablegrams re-
| ceived from Mr.. Schurman, president of the
peace commission. Another conference be-
tween the peace commission and Aguinal-
dos representatives is probably now. or
soon will be. in progress.
why Fighting Continues.
1.-THE result. the president believes. will be
| a decision of the Filiplnos to lay down their
arms as n preliminary to the inaugura-
| ton OF the form of government which the
peace commission has recommended and
which the president has approved.
'In view OF the suspicious outlook for an
early peace 1t is thought in some quarters
to be rather strange that the American
forces continue fighting. When high OH
cal of the administration was asked for
an explanation OF tnlS apparent inCoh-
gruity he declared that vigorous measures
were necessary until peace had become an
accomplished fact.
BEST Plan to Peace.
"'The trouble all along has been. he
said. that Aguinaldo's army has misun-
derstood our efforts at Cancellation. Every
act OF kindness has been considered by
Asuinaldo as an evidence of weakness. and
he would invariably follow all peaceful
lv
! strength of his intrenchments.
THE members of the peace commission
! the civilians well as the military MEM
bers-have all agreed that the best method
for securing a speedy termination OF the
rebellion is to keep hitting hard while the
enemy is revolving in his mind the condi-
tions upon which he can have peace.
"'Our information. however. justifies the
belief that there will be a cessation of hos
tiities within less than As hours.
Like Government Plan.
"The form OF government which the
peace commissioners have recommended
has been the principal topic in official
quarters here. The comment is generally
favorable. Even IL the substitute proposed
! by the commissioners does not contemplate
! independence for the Filipinos, they say 1t
will be more in keeping with our institu-
lions to control the archipelago through a
civil than through military government"
Natives Admit Defeat.
Manila, MAY S.-Col. Manuel Ar
guelles. chief of staff for Gen. Luna,
who. with Maj Jose Bergal. is here as a
special envoy from Aguinaldo to plead
for an armistice, said frankly that the
Filipinos were whipped. Col. Arguelles
comes from Gen. LIMA, who is the com
handing general of the insurgent army
He said:
I'VE know that We are whipped do
not mind admitting that Agunaldo is dis
| couraged. More than this, the troops are
/, determined to surrender, and they have
| not been backward in submitting their po-
| sition to the leaders. The situatioN now
Is really this: The leaders of our soldiers
| want some guarantee as to the treatment
they are to receive II they lay down their
4 arms. Tho leaders feel responsibility
| toward the men in the ranks and they are
sincere in asking for brief armistice In
! order that a complete surrender may be
1 made through our congress. l know tina,
the impression prevails that We are seek
Ing a cessation of hostilities In order that
| we may strengthen ourselves in the Held
, but this view of the position we have as
sumed is great injustice to us. We are
honest in what we ask, and the Ameri
cans do us a great wrong in presuming tha'
| we are not sincere In what we say and In
suspecting that we have some deep-laid
scheme on foot. We cannot expect to wir
and we merely ask for a fair chance tt
surrender. You know that we must think
of the people in a move OF this kind, fraught
with the greatest Importance to ourselves
and we hope that when Gen. Otis Is con-
WINGED of our sincerity he will consent tc
IA term of peace sufficient for us to get to-
gether and make 1t lasting"
The military representatives of the
| ra = down
the position assumed by Gen. Otis, but
the feeling here is that the American
general is making the only permissible
stand and will force n complete sur
render