Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-09
PEACE Propositions
The Text Of the Filipino Propos-
ais for Peace With the
Americans.
Felipe Buencamino Expresses Con.
fldence in the Intentions Of
This Government.
Contrasts the Actions Of America

Contrasts the Actions Of America
With Those Of Spain-Terms
Suggested.
| Correspondence Of Associated Press).
Manila, P.I.. May 25.-Felipe Buenca-
Imino, formerly secretary of STATEN the
| Filipino government, surrendered to the
American forces last December, fully
lexpecting to be shot as soon as it was
Learned who he was. Instead of execut-
ling him. however, the American officer
TO whom Buencaminos presented himself
Invited the Filipino to share his supper
of two eggs and handful of rice. and
1.-THE next day sent him to Manila. Here
The was confined for three months in the
Avela street Jail Shortly before Gen.
1Otia left for home Bueencamino was re-
1leaSed, and II Was understood between
lOtis and Buencaminos that the latter
should devote his energies toward eff
ilfecting peace between the Filipino
land the recognition of American soVer-
Iegnty in the Philippines by the Filipi-
nos. To this end Buencamino has COM
posed a peace program, copies of which
.tha"e been sent to the prominent leaders
of the revolution both in and out of Ma
Mia, and 1t is the purpose of Buenca-
mino TO start the formation of a Philip
pine national party on the basis con-
ltained in this program, a faithful trans
ilation of which follows:
4 ..As the present Filipino revolution is
La direct result of the Spanish American
Iwar and as we have declared the Unit
led States to be the protecting power of
lour Independence. tt is impossb IN ac-
lcordance With international law, for us
Ito do without the United States in the
.l.matter of obtaining our personal inde-
4 pendence. Because no country can enter
linto the concert Of independent nations
except in accordance with the rules of
3 that law.
a THE proclamation of Emilio Aguinal-
do dated May "a, 1895. the revolutionary
help given by our troops during the wal
between Spain and the United States
land the treaty of Paris dated Dec. 10
1895, conspired to give to the United
II States the role of protecting power over
the Philippines as we'll as that Of the
bellgerent power to whom Spain sole
all her rights for s2OOOO.00O, and if tc
n the foregoing legal deductions we ado
the fact that the United States have
q clearly shown their determination to in.
u tervene in our future. the impossible.
of resisting their Intervention becomes
still more evident and clear
1t ispossible that the United States,
Eventually weary OF our present system
n of warfare, may decide to sell us e
u some other power. or else leave us Il
our fate; in which case it would devolv,
upon us to obtain the recognition of gu
. independence from the nations of tn
world. This possibility is fraught will
the imminent danger that we fall vic
!, tins to the ambitions of the great ma
I tions and become partitioned among
them.
Consequently ii is necessary that w
recogniZe the supremacy of the lfnitet
States and strivesto obtain, within tn
!. limits Of the American constitution. TIL
greatest measure of liberty compatibl
, with our welfare.
!, THE most predominant features ii
3 our past independent government wer
= those immoralities and abuses whicl
lare the offspring of our own ignoranc
, and the vices inherited by US fror
9 Spain.
We succeeded in making the Filipin
8 regime 30 odious to our own people tia
lin the critical moments of our affair
the people showed us their hatred: the
respected neither our cabinet officer
nor the persons of the mother and aon
n the president of the Filipino republi,
4 Whom they sold to the Americans afte
: Having murdered many of the leader
! |offlcers and soldiers Of our army; an
Z they have robbed our government of II
n properties and money. We requir
s then, the protecting power of the Unite
a States to prevent our national unit
II from destruction by those civil wal
II (which, owing to the fractional feeling
# and divisions arising from our immol
aiities and abuses. would undoubtedl
r. obtain We're an independent governmel
3 established.
h The conciliatory policy pursued t
the American government notwitl
q standing our marked hostility to Their
: the humane treatment of prisoners ar
q their release from prison after short d
* tention only, and installation into pul
= lie Offices of the most intelligent Flip
= mos; the increase in wages and the col
81 S's.IueII EDttleIMeIll VI l0e ldUoTl1
"a classes, the liberal reform in our law
70 land the granting to our towns of
q marriage and municipal law eminent
q democratic and such as we did not po
: sess even under our own indcpende
II government; all THE has Increased Il
le sentiment for annexation to an extr
IL ordinary degree and today there
~ among us the keenest competition +
II all government employments.
i, Should the change come when o
II clashing interests will lead brother
tight against brother we will then i
decd be unfortunate and to be pite
The Americans will dominate und
these deplorable circumstances and !,
he will be helpless.
'If. Notwithstanding our feeting p
d. litical dissensions, we can manage
of lpreserve our national unity, we will {
r. ways be respectable nation Of ten m
nd lions of people and capable ultimate
of obtaining our national emancipatio
but. If we are divided by the irreconc
able fatreds which lead to civil STR
ut we will be nothing more nor less than
We group of tribes. and we could easily
n reduced to the level Of the nominal
orrotes.
g. For these reasons we should cea
IS hostilities with the United States a
he form a national party which, II