The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-06

Hard as POSSIBLE.
Chicago, May Ga special to the
Times Herald from Washington says:
"Aguinaldo's representatives to the
American Philippine commission have
formally admitted the sovereignty OF
the United States over the Philippine
archipelago.
From a member of the cabinet 1t is
/ learned that this admission was made
to President Schurman at a conference
held by him with Major ArgueleZes and
Lieutenant Bernal several days ago. 1t
was in reply to a direct question put
to them by Mr.. Schurman, and the
/ character of the answer was no doubt
as gratifying to the commission as it is
to the president.
Peace Close at Hand.
'As result of a dispatch sent by MI
Schurman. it is the confident eXDecta-
ton of the president that the end Of
| the rebellion is close at hand This
result will not be obtained. though.
| without concessions, which have been
recommended by the commission, and
which. by direction of the president.
! will be granted. These concessions
| contemplate giving to the FilipinoS a
/ form of government modelled after that
| of the United States.
! THE members of the cabinet who
gave the above information said that
the commission had unanimously
! adopted a recommendation which was
| submitted to the president in Mr.
| Schurman's dispatch, providing three
departments for the new government
| of the archipelago:
/ ''First.-The executive department.
Il mi
"Third--The judicial department.
The executive department, as rec
commended by the commission. is TO
| consist of a governor general, who shall
/ have absolute power of any acts of the
| legislature. and his cabinet, formed of
| leaders among the Filipinos and Amer
| icans-
| Organization of Departments.
''The legislative department will be
| organized, as d result of granting suf-
! frage to Filipinos having proper quail
| ficatiOnS.
THE president will be empowered to
appoint the members of the judiciary,
/ just as he will be empowered to ap-
point the governor general
! What the cabinet officer regarded as
the best feature of the whole matter
was the acceptance of the commits
sion's proposition by the Filipino en-
VOWS. Furthermore. it was learned that
{ before the submission of this PROPOSE
J ton to them they had asserted that
/ they did not represent General Luna,
but that they represented Asuinaldo.
1t is believed that the presentation
/ of the commissions proposition was in
| compliance with the request of the
/ Filipinos, who desired to know what
| the glittering promises made by the
/ United States really meant.
Insurgent Army Too Weak.
'"The first proposition made by them
/ to the commission was that already re-
ported-fOr the adoption of an arms
| tice, during which time the F'ilipinos
/ proposed to call together the congress.
and. through that body, arrange IOr
/ peace The proposition was refused
without consideration
| 1T was then admitted, the cabinet OIL
] ficer says that the Filipino army was
/ too weak to stand against the Amerl-
/ can force which was greatly It's Su-
perior AguinaIdO. they declared, IS
not lighting for the independence OF
! the country so much as he is fighting
I for the honor of the army. and the FIJI
! pino envoys thought'it humiliating that
| they should be compelled to lay down
their arms without first understanding
what the United States proposed to do
with them
I overriding the tllplUOS Oy 1OiCc, AZ
/ gueIezeS declared that the latter would
retreat to the mountains, and would
continue for years the guerrilla warfare.
/ which would be to the great injury or
the United States.
1.-THE communication from Mr.. Schur-
man made deep impression upon ttie
! cabinet meeting. and upon the concIu-
sion of the meeting it was stated that
the situation in the Luzon, aside from
it's military feature, is most encourag-
ing"
Act In Conciliatory Manner.
In the instructions given Mr.. Schur-
man and his colleagues, they have been
directed to act in a cOnciliatory manner
/ toward the insurgents, and it is due
to the mastery way in which the com
mission has conducted its work that
the administration believes its success
is due.
! s'Mr. Schurman did not Indicate in His
/ dispatch whether Arguelezes and Lieu
tenant Bernal had returned to Aguin-
1 aldo's headquarters, but 1t is the under
standing of the president that immedi-
ately after the instructions sent today
the commission viii communicate With
out delay TO the Filipino ENJOYS
''It has been impressed upon the COM
mission that before the FilipinoS are
granted peace. they must first lay down
their arms. Whey they have taken this
faction and returned to their homes the
form of government which has been
recommended by the commission will be
placed in operation The commission
will no doubt make it plain to Arguel
| eyes and Lieutenant Bern3l that the
/ nresident cannot guarantee that the
form of government recommended by
/ the commission shall be continued, but
the promise will be made that recon-
mendation of a government of this
character will be made to congress and
everything possible done to secure its
adoption.
This. in the opinion of administra-
tion officials. should satisfy the Filipi-
nos. and bring the peace which the adj
ministration, as we'll as the Filipinos
are so anxious TO secure.
Will Not Call Of Troops.