Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-03
VIEWS MADE PUBL|C
Philippine Commission Submits Its
Preliminary Report on Islands
To the President.
American Rule and Complete Sub
lection of the Rebels is Urged
Unanimously.
United States Justified in Its Course
From the Beginning Able
Review.

Washington, Nov 3-ln accordance
with the understanding reached at the
conference at the white house the Phil
ippine commission Thursday sub
mitted to the president the preliminary
report which 1t had promised to pre-
pare.
The report appears to be compact
summary OF conditions on the islands
as the commission left them: of the
historical events which preceded the
Spanish war and led to the original
Filipino Instructions; of the exchanges
American commanders and the insur-
gents: the breaking out and progress of
I the present insurrection, and finally a
statement of the capacity of the Fill
tpinos for self government. notable
lfeature of the report is a memorandum
by Admiral Dewey explanatory TO his
relations With Aguinaldo.
The commission tells briefly how it
tconducted the task entrusted to it.
fhearing statements from all classes of
people in Manila as To the capabilities
of the Flipinos for self government.
1.-The habits and customs of the people,
land also the establishment of munich
i'pap governments in many towns. All
4 This matter is To be Included in the
final report.
Turning to the history of the islands.
1.-the commission attaches little mpor-
tanee 10 the divers rebellions which
had preceded that of 1896 AS to this
movement they declare that it was in
no sense an attempt TO win independ-
fence. but solely TO obtain relief from
tintolerablc abuses. The commission
jdeclaIes that on paper the Spanish
4 system os government was tolerabe,
hut in practice every Spanish governor
! did what he saw fit and the evil deeds
Eef men in the government We're hidden
from Spain by strict press censorship
i Atlusion is made TO the powerful kati-
| punau Society patterned on the Ma
4 sonic order and mainly made UP OF
8lagalos, as a powerful revolutionary
force.
The war begun in 1896 vas termi-
+ mated by the treaty OF Blac- Na-Bate
The war With the exception of an un-
important outbreak In Cebu, mad Deer
4 confined To l.uzon SPANS soyereigntS
lin the other islands never having beer
touestioned and the thought of indie
pendence never having been enter
Etained.
The report then tells how Gen. Au
t;yustine came to Manila as governo
general at this juncture and war brok
E9ut between Spain and the Unite
States. Augustine sought 10 secut
1.-The support of the Filipinos TO defen
spain against America, promisin
Them autonomy but the Filipinos di
lnoc trust hiel Then came the first da
Iof May and the destruction OF tn
spanish feet by Dewey. With the re
sultin:s loss OF prestige 10 Spain The
in June Agninaido came on this pom
the commission SAYS
RELATIONS WITH AGEIN4ALDo
The following memorandum on thi
Subject has been furnished the conl
mission by Admiral Dewey:
Memorandum of Relations Wit
Aguinaldo On April "a. 1873, the 10
lloWing cipher dispatch was received {
Hong Kong from NJ L, Spenser Pratt
2 eI,nfted states consul general at Sings
more.
Aguinaldo insurgent leader her
!, fyilIseetna to Hong Kong: arrange wit
! .,orln,adore for general co-operatie
:..,,,,.,a,,+s. Manila IL desire