The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-30
WAR CAN Be STOPPED
Filipinos Are Willing to Lay Down
Their Arms,

New York, Dec. ga special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Philadel-
phia says: IF President Mckinley
will decide on anything like reasonable
terms for the surrender of Aguinaldo
and the Filipinos under him, and will
inform the Filipino congress through
Us. its representatives in this country,
the Filipinos viii lay down their arms
within the next month or two and the
war win end
Jessup Luigi T. de Fernandez, who
claims to be one of three special rep
resentativeS of the Filipino congress,
made this statement as he was about
to take the train for New York. Fer
nandez, with two otherS-Luclo Lem
Jejera and Juliet Franciscus Lopez
were appointed at a meeting of the
Filipino congress as special representa-
tives to come to this country and, If
possible. have personal interview with
President Mckinley.
Their mission is principally to ascer-
tain from the president his views re-
garding the war in the Philippines, and
if possible TO learn from him II he is
DESTROYS of allowing Aguinaldo to sur
render on certain terms that they VIII
offer.
While in Washington the three rep
resentatives are to make a canvass OF
the members Oh SendlS anu HO0SS
of representatives with the object Of
learning each members attitude
toward the administration and the Fill
rino war.
Go to See Mckinley.
The three representatives arrived in
New York on Christmas eve on the
Campania from Liverpool. After
reaching New York, Fernandez came
to this city on a secret mission and
expects now 10 join his two colleagues
in New York What he was doing here
he refused to say. but he declared that
he would make it public at the proper
time. The emiSSarieS expect to leave
for Washington in time TO be there for
the reopening of congress after the
holidays
Fernandez did not hesitate to talk of
the war and feeling among the natives
THE contest in the Philippines has
been terrible for some time before
left Hongkong," he said, ''but notwith-
standing that, it will continue if the
president refuses to see US or declines
the terms we shall offer.
IF he will only decide on anything
that could possibly be called reasonable
and will inform the Filipino congress,
through US. it's representatives in this
country, the Filipinos will lay down
their arms and the war will be ended
within the next month or two.
Confidence in AguinaIdo Lost
MANY of the natives, and parucu-
larly the army. are not satisfied with
Aguinaldo, and it was through their
efforts that the Filipino congress,
without consulting Aguinaldo. decided
on terms and sent US here to lay them
before, your president. Much of the
success of the army of the Fflipinos
was won because there was harmony,
but since Aguinaldo ordered one of his
best. and most loved generals killed, the
army has not been satisfied with Ag-
uinalGo.
when I left Hongkong Aguinaldo
was in a small town fourteen miles
north of Manila, and the reports that
ne is constantly running away are not
so. The army has little or no trouble
to get ammunition, and I can name
at least two countries that will supply
the Filipino congress with arms so
long as the war continues"