Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26
THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION
Professor Worcester Pays His Respects to
Secretary of State Hay,
May Be a Meeting TOmOrrow-AIIeged
Terms of Peace Demanded
by AEuinaIdO.

Prof Dean c. Worcester of the United
States commission to the Philippine Isl
ards. who arrived in the city last night re-
ported this morning at the State Depart
ment and paid his respects to Secretary
Hay. He spent some time at the depart
ment in the diplomatic ante room. which
has been set aside for the use of the COM
mission. attending to his correspondence,
and later in the morning was Joined by Mr..
DENLY OF the commission.
While Prof. Worcester was alone in the
board room of the commission an incident
occurred which was not down on the DAYS
program. This room. as stated, is the ante
chamber used by foreign ministers when
calling on the Secretary of State on Thurs
day, diplomatic Gay. While Prof Worces-
ter was writing the Spanish minister. the
Duke De ARGOS. was ushered into the cham
Der. and remained some time. No sign of
recognition passed between the representa-
tive of the government which had lost the
Philippines and the commissioner who is
assisting in the benevolent assimilation of
the Islands and their peoples by their new
owners.
Declined to Talk
Il cannot talk about the Philippines or
the work of the commission" said Prof
Worcester to a Star reporter who called on
him at the department I'VE have decided
not to discuss our mission in any way prior
to the preparation of our report
Prof. Worcester and Mr.. DENLY waited
some time for the arrival Of Prof Schur-
man, who. with Admiral Dewey, is to be
present at the first sitting of the coramiS-
sion. but the morning passed without Prof.
SchUrman making his appearance. He is
expected during the day. and if he arrives
the commission will meet tomorrow.
1t is intimated that the commission may
at the request of the President. make
preliminary report covering certain fea-
lures of the Philippine situation. within the
next two weeks. If this is done. the re-
port will be of a character to offset and re-
but the claims of the Atkinson people and
the democratic campaigners. 1t would, it
Is said. dispose of a number of misrepre-
sensations which are being disseminated by
the opponents of the administration in
quarters where people may be misled if
they are not refuted.
Alleged Terms Demanded.
A New York paper today publishes a
statement alleging to give the terms of
peace demanded by Aguinaldo. 1t is claim
ed that the terms Were submitted to the
President through the Philippine commits
sion, and are as follows:
1. Absolute free trade between the United
States and the Philippine Islands, carrying
with 1t the fullest commercial favor be-
tween the two countries.
?. Perfect religious freedom, as now ex-
ASGln1ItD,
the same being a concession made by him
10 the wishes of the United States.
3. Coaling stations for the United States
upon all important islands of the archi-
pelagO, to be selected by the United States
and coded outright forever by the Fill
pinOs. This would include Manila.
4 Military reservations at Manila, 1lOilo,
Panay, MindOrO, Negroes, Mash2te Samar,
MindOnca and such other islands as may
he determined upon by both governments.
). The employment of United States Off
Gals in the customs and all other internal
branches of the government. to be selected
by the United States and paid by the Fill
Pine government.
8. The introduction of the American police
system.
7. The establishment of judiciary as
now exists in the Island of Cuba.
s. The reconstruction Of the entire Fill
Pine government upon lines as nearly con-
sistent with those prescribed by the Con-
stitutiOn of the United States and adapted
to the requirements of the natives.
Q. Recognition of the Filipino govern
ment as an Independent republic, under a
protectorate of the United States.
A member of the commission declined TO
discuss the statement. today, or to say II
was correct or false.
Many Photographs.
Prof Worcester said that until he had
made his report he would not discuss the
Philippines in any respect. But as to the
statements attributed TO him from the west,
to the effect that he was giving his atten-
ton TO the agricultural conditions, and had
many photographs this branch, he said
his secretary had a number of photographs
not only referring to agriculture. but de-
signed to Illustrate the general conditions
and life in the Philippines. When asked
If the members would present individual re-
ports well as a general one signed by
them all. he said he had heard nothing Of
individual reports, and understood that
there would be one report by all the mem