Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-02
WERE WELL TREATED.
Incidentally, Fi1ipinos Saw the Re-
sources of Americans

sources of Americans.
Manila, April 29.-6:2O p. m.-The en-
voys from Gen. Luna were very b0sDita-
ply treated by Gen. Otis, who provided
them with house and with a guard and
permitted them 70 visit friends here Re
turning TO the palace this morning. the
ENJOYS saw an illustration of American
resources: A long train Of wagons and
pack mules was just starting with pro-
visions for Gen. LaWton. who has
reached Marunco
The conference at the palace lasted
three hours, Jacob g. Schurman of the
United States Philippine commission at
tending and Admiral Dewey dropping i'll
Tor an hour. The discussion was mostly
between Gen. Otis and a Filipino colonel,
VINO had been selected for the mission by
Gen. Luna because he had known Gen.
OTIS. Col. Argueleses served on, the Fill
plno committee which met the American
authorities before the war in an endeayor
to smooth over the impending troubles
Mr.. Schurman emerged from the palace
between the two shOck-haired, half say
age looking emissaries, and the three
grove unattended to the office of the
United States Philippine commission
where they talked informally for about
an hour.
Manila is divided between two opin
IONS, the majority believing that the Fill
pInos desire peace, while others think
they are sparrlng for time in which to re-
hab1htate their demOraliZed army The
latter opinion gained color from the fact
that relnforcements have been sent to
the south, opposite the American lines.
Col. Argueleses, who is a lawyer,
Splendldly illustrated the Malay sublety-
~ at words. While he declared with ap-
parent frankness that the Filipino lead
erS wanted chance to 81 We up the Strug-
gle gracefully through the congress in
stead OF Surrcnderlng ANONYMOUSLY and
asked for Ii fortnight's armistice so that
the congress might be summoned on May
L, he endeayored to commit the Ameri-
cans to greater concessions and wanted
terms guaranteed by treaty.
lie was told that recognition of the
Filipino government was impossible, and
he was given to understand that writ
ten guarantee of amnesty for all inSur
gents was the utmost that could be
given.
Col. ArgueloseS argued that Spain had
given similar guarantees and broken them,
and he lald mucn stress on the Spaniards'
honor. He persistently declared that the
t1llplnOS must be permitted to retire with
honor. In conversation with Mr. Schur
man, Col. Argueleses revived the cues
ton Of independence and was referred to
the statement in the commissioners
proclamation that the Filipinos would be
given an increasing measure of self-goy
eminent as soon as they proved them
selves worthy of it. Mr. Schurman
warned Argueleses that the longer war
was waged and the more were killed, the
stronger would be the animosities
hindering an amicable cooperation be-
tween the two peoples for the prosperity
of the islands.
The insurgents have an insurrection on
their own hands, the Macabebes, tradi-
tional foes OF the Tagals, are rising in
the north, while the burden of thousands
of hungry and discontinued people who
fled before the American army, and who
are camping behind the Filipino lines,
multiplies the troubles of the Filipino
government, the headquarters Of which
are now at San Isidro having been re
moved nOrthWard when Calumpit fell