The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-06
NEW CABINET PLEDGED
TO ENERGETIC POLICY
AguinaldO Will Lead IlOilO InSur-
gents Against Americans.
Refuse to Release Spanish Prisoners
Except Through Negotiations
With the Spanish Government
Willing to Recognize the Ameri-
cans as Allies-Will Release the
Monks When Requested By the
Pope, If Reforms Are Granted.

Paris, Jan. 5.-An official telegram
received by the Filipinos junta here,
dated Manila. Jan. /, says That Aguin-
! aldo has gone to IIoiIo at the request Of
insurgents there to place himself at
! their head. with the view of their fight
ing with the Americans.
The dispatch also gives a list of the
members of the new Filipino cabinet,
with facts as to their antecedents. Tire
following have accepted Office:
President of the Cabinet and Minister
of Foreign Affairs-Mabini.
Minister of the InteriOr-TeOdOrO san
dico, a civil engineer, educated in Eng
land and Belgium and taken to Manila
from Hongkong by Rear Admiral
Dewey.
Minister of War-GeneraI BaldomeTo
Aguinaldo a cousin of AgUinaidO, the
president of the sO-called. Filipino gov
ernment and a leader of the insurrec-
ton from the beginning. He is de-
scribed as a large land owner Of Ca
vite.
Minister of General Tiras, a
close ally of Aguinaldo.
Minister of Public Works-Gregorio
GOnzaga, a lawyer, until recently the
Filipino agent at HOngkOng and for
merly Spanish attorney general in the
Flsayas.
The cabinet is described as homo
genious, every member being pledged,
according to these advices, to resist the
military occupation of the Philippines.
a member of the Filipino junta here
explains that Aguinaldo did not run
away, but "left Manila for the noun
famous region behind Cavite, in order
to make secret arrangements for his
voyage to IloilO.'
INSURGENTS WILL RESIST.
The Filipino who furnishes this in
formation also asserts that the latest
telegraphic advices declare that if the
Americans insist upon the occupation
of the principal cities by the American
troops the whole FilipinOs will resist
by force of arms
Senor Tumason, who has been ap-
pointed agent at Paris and London, is
expected to arrive here shortly.
The members of the junta assert that
the new cabinet viii bring forward
the most energetic policy. Mabini,
| il appears, claims recognition of the
Philippines independence, and viii not
consent to the release of the Spanish
prisoners, but, it is added. he is willing
to come to an understanding with the
Americans "as allies for the surrender
of the Spanish military and civil Off
cialS and others which will only be
made on the following conditions:
First--The negotiations TO be opened
formally between Spain and the ma
tiOnal Filipino government, Spain nOm1-
mating a delegate to treat Herewith.
SecOnd-The exchange of prisoners
and Spain to repatriate firstly, all. the
FilipinOS held prisoners for having been
directly or indirectly connected with
the insurrectiOn; secondly. all prisoners
of war condemned as traitors. revOlters,
or deserters. or for having in any man
no ho LNfIir,fDn
during the present century; surrender
to be made before the FilipinOS release
the Spanish prisoners. and Spain to
grant amnesty to all Filipinos and
Spaniards accused, Of conspiracy in the
inSurrection.
Third-Spain to defray all the ex-
penseS of repatriation of the F'ilipinoS,
and also the cost of maintaining and
repatriating the Spanish prisoners held
by the FilipinOS, such payment being
consider war indemnity. The
national Filipino government consents
to pay the expense of repatriating those
Filipinos captured in formal action,
although. it is added. "as matter of
fact, the Filipinos are also entitled to-
demand the payment thereof by
SPAIN
Friars taken prisoners, it is asserted,
will not be included in the transactions,
in view of the fact that they acted as
papal agents during the war; Dur their
surrender would be made on the con-
dition, firstly. that the apostolic dele
gate will ask their liberty in the name
of the pope; secondly, that all bulls and
pontificial DEGREES granting special
privileges to the religious orders, be re-
voked: thirdly, that all rights Of the
secular clergy be respected: fourthly,
that no friar hold any parish, cathe-
dral, episcopate or diocesan prefer
ments; filthy, that all such prefer
ments be held by native or naturalized
Filipino clergy, and, sixthly, that rules
for the election of bishops be fixed.