New-York tribune., 1900-05-22
AGUINALDo NEVER RECOGNIZED.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS CORRESPONDENCE
CONCERNING ALLEGED PEACE NEGOTIA-
TIONS TO THE SENATE.

Washington. May 21-The President to-day sent
to the Senate u response to the resolution asking
for report to the alleged negotiations for
peace on February .. 1899 after the breaking out
of the Filipino rebellion The reply contains the
following correspondence by cable:
Adjutant-Generars Office,
Washington, April 30, 1890.
flag of truce February 1899. and stated Aguinaldo
authorized by him; that Aguinaldo wished it
stopped, and to end hostlites proposed establish
width Agreeable to you so during peace negotia-
tons there might be no further danger conflict
TO grim end. CORBIN.
The following is General OtIss reply:
Manila May l. 1900.
Judge Torres, Citizen resident of Manila who had
served as member iusurgent commission reported
be done 70 stop the ighting and estabiishTnent of
neutral zone; l replied Aguinaldo had com
ton; l had nothing to request from insurgent
mel Arguelez to Maiotos and ApgneIez l was
passed through lines near Caloocan next morn
Asuinado and abn that General 'VlG Otis would
gueg bap ra or n1stes upon their d n r
made, copy of which they furnished him. They
ties. but beyond this general remark made re-
sponse, but directed him to return with that mes
it must 60 on since tbe @ bad rhosen tf oirs a of
action but did not atte1nt 70 inIra ths ~ nale
any proposition as he feared accusation OF COW
ardics. The insurgent chief authorities made no
proposition, and did not intend to make any, nor
dld they attempt to do until driven of MaIolos
Ny nasty dispatch of about that date misleading
& io0k IN IN wiring statement OF Arguellez several
insurgents at early period Of war OTIS.
great many questions were asked in the reso-
luton which was adopted on April 2s, In his re
ply the President says:
General Otis was not directed by the Secretary of
War to make such an answer as is set forth in the
Ions upon the subject Of the cessation of hostii-
eraI OTIS, but he was left to exercise, in respect
{5here9T his own Judgment: based upon his superior
knowledge of the conditions surrounding the
troops under his command. I also transmit a copy
Mania @ reeeTed Q IN f9
February 3, 1899 being the same dispatch which
So far as I am informed, General otis did not af-
patch OF Nay / 1900 He was not W directed m ia bY ms
Secretary of War reply and no answer was
made by him the Secretary of War to an ap-
pcation TO cease hghting. There appears to have
been no such application
FILIPINO FLAG NEVER sALUTED
In the correspondence transmitted are letters
from the Secretary of the Navy TO Admiral Dewey
and his reply as to whether the flag OF the Fill
pno Republic saluted by the Admiral
The Admiral's reply is as follows:
Washington. May L. 1890
Sir; First-Replying to the Departments letter
that the flag of the so-called Filipino Republic was
i EeVer sa!uted oy me or by any OF the vessels of
SecOnd-Isa Grande Subic Bay was captured bv
the Raleigh and Concord under my orders as re-
ported in my telegram of July TO- 1898. There was
no assistance to or cooperation with Aguinaldo's
forces.
Third-The vessels named captured the Spanish
garrison Of said island without assistance from
any one indicated I'm the above mentioned dis
patch.
Fourth-The said garrison was turned over TO the
FlAplnos for safekeeping, as shown in the report
made by Captain J. B. Coghlan. L. : N on file
in the Department. The prisoners had refused to
give parole: and there were facilities at my
command for their care. Aguinaldo had prom
tsed that they should be treated humanely and ac-
cording 10 the laws of
have the honor TO be. sir. reSpectfullv
GEORGE DEWEY
Admiral. L. \ y
To the Secretary of the Navy.
The dispatch OF General Otis of Febru " 8 1899
referred to in the Presidents letter and which
Otis said misleading contained the fol-
lowing:
Night of 4th Aguinaldo issued flying proclama-
ton, charging Americans with initiative and de-
clared war. sunday issued another. calling all 10
resist foreign invasion. His influence thrOug hout
this section destroyed. Now applies for cessation
Of hostillties and conference Have declined an