Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-28
10 FREE SDLU SLAVES
Gen Bates Arrangement With the
Sultan Gives Them Chance
For Freedom.
Provision by Which They Are En-
abled to Purchase Their Ii.
berty Made.
Institution Of Slavery Not Recog'
nized in Treaty. New Home
For Labor.

washington, Oct. 2S.-InStead of rec
ognizing and promising to permit the
continuance of slavery in the Sulu
archipelago. 1t was learned that Gen.
J. G. Bates. who negotiated the milf
tary arrangement with the sultan of
the Sulus, really perfected arrange
ments whereby the condition of slaves
is ameliorated, and they will be able in
the future more easily to gain their
liberty.
This fact developed in the discussion
at the meeting of the cabinet yesterday.
The efforts which have been made by
anti-imperialists through the publica-
ton of an alleged text of the arrange
ment with the sultan of the Sulus to
discredit the administration has fallen
fiat, an official said, for the simple rea-
son that the real instrument does not
resemble that which has been pub
lished. The authority quoted said that
there is nothing in the arrangement
binding the United States to recognize
or continue existing conditions.
Gen. Bates during the negotiations
ment of a provision ameliorating the
condition of slaves and indicating the
method by which they might purchase
their freedom.
ut is absolutely false, said cabinet
officer, that this government has rec
ognized slavery or contemplates giving
such recognition, whether the president
be William Mckinley. Grover Cleve-
LAND or William Jennings Bryan. Slav-
cry is distinctly forbidden by the thir-
teenth amendment of the constitution,
and can not be permitted in any place
under American Jurisdiction In the
Southern Pine islands and among the
Suus there is slavery. but as soon as
peace is restored in Luzon arrange
ments will be made for freeing the
slaves and preventing such bondage in
4 the future
| Secretary Root brought before the
\ cabinet the question of making public
the arrangement with the sultan. but ii
/ was determined that it is a matter
which should first be transmitted tc
/ congress. Secretary Root, however. was
] directed 10 prepare a statement of the
/ contents of the arrangement, and il
| Viii be made public as soon as he re-
turns from New York, for which point
4 he left last night
Messrs DENLY and Worcester were
again at the state department ant
spent nearly two hours in conference
with Assistant Secretary HILL MIR
schurman. the president of the commits
a sion. has been heard from in New York
and it is expected that he will be il
Washington in season to permit of tn
first meeting of the body at the stat
department next Monday.
News was received at the war depart
men, of the arrival of the hospital shil
Relief a Manila. she reported the dis
appearance at sea between Guam ant
Manila of Lieut.. Robert d. Carmody
Who went to Guam With the marin
battalion on the Yosemite when Capt
Leary was sent tout as governor to tax
possession of the island
There are no details of the occurrence
1t appears that Lieut.. Carmody wa
, taken aboard at Guam, presumabl
sick and on orders home or else on
furlough. IL is thought possible tina
he may have jumped overheard Will
delirious.