New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-07
AGONCILLO IN MONTREAL.
THE LITTLE FILIPINO OFT OF THE
WOODS AND WRESTLING.
ONLY WAITING IN CANADA. HE SAYS, TILL
HE CAN GET SOME UNCENsORED
CABLES FROM HOME.


CABLES FROM HOME.
Montreal Feb 6-Agoncfo. the Filipino
representative. arrived in Montreal this morn
ing and found it a trihe chillier than Washing
ton and many degrees colder than his own
climate Accompanied by his secretary. Senior
Marti they drove to the Windsor.
Il heard about Saturdays affair after leaving
New York last night" Agonclo said. and II
surprised me greatly. ! had no idea that AFFAIRS
AT Manila had reached such a critical stage.
In fact considered that they were perhaps get
ting trife bet.a-. But l had no news from
the Philippines"
And you expect TO receive IL here?" he was
asked
Il do. The Washington authorities would not
allow me to receive any cable messages. There
is censor at Manila, and the use OF codes s
forbidden. / was completely in the dark. save
for the advlces I received by mail and what
learned from the newspapers. And the Philip
pines are 2 long way of. you know. so that the
mails are almost useless. So we have come to
Montreal where we will be enabled to receive
the news we desire by cable. When ! receive
1t expect 10 return 10 Washington and con-
tinue my efforts to fulfil my mission to the
United States.
HIS COMMENT ON THE FIGHTING
AS to the affair Of Saturday and Sunday. I
do not regard it as ending the usefulness OF my
mission. From the bulletins received by the
officials in Washington and from The press dis
patches I gather that the fighting began sud
denly and UNEXPECTEDLY. I think that the Fill
pinos were goaded into It by some act Of Amer1-
cans. For months they have been doing their
best to drive the Fil.pinos into revolt. General
Otis has sent men to search private residences,
and the property Of our people has been turned
inside out in the search instituted by his orders.
Acts like this have kept he spirit Of the Fill
pinos at fever heat. and made such affairs as
that OF Saturday and Sunday possible
"A Washington dispatch states that you left
that city because you knew that there would be
fighting at Manila on Saturday evening"
Agoncillo smiled broadly. "Oh. no." he an
swered LAS told you. ! only learned OF II
after ! had left Nev-York last evening. II my
cable service was so good that could learn in
advance when there were 10 be any develop
ments I would be in Washington now. came
TO Montreal in order to receive the rews which
was not allowed 10 reach me In Washington.
When I receive tt do not know how soon or
how long I may have 10 wait-it is my present
intention 10 return TO New-Iork.
zone reason why the affair Of Saturday sur
prsed me is that had sent the news TO my peo-
pie that the people Of the United States were
favorable to us In our desire for independence.
The more ] look at IL the more | am convinced
that the affair Of Saturday was not the fault OF
the FilipinOs They. am sure did not start II.
do not say that the Americans did so with the
intention Of Influencing the vote In the Senate.
II may have started accidentally IN the dark l
trust that II Will not be reported. ! am eX-
pecting news from home. Until that comes
know as much concerning the present trouble
as any other careful newspaper reader, and no
more"
AgOnciIlo and his secretary are being watched
by two strangers supposed 10 be United states
Secret Service men. one OF them shadow ed
MART the secretary. who went out for drive
and the other remained in the hotel 10 watch
AgoncillO who busted himself tearing up num-
Der Of documents.