Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02

| naldo's cabinet officers and his civil and
military lieutenaNnts Dave also been cap
| tured.
In response to auestion concerning Agui-
naldo's character and influence and the
Importance of his associates General Otis
| said:
| AEuinaldO's Character and Influence,
| "Aguinaldo's prestige and influence with
| the Filipinos have been very great Even
| now the lowest class endow him with su-
perhuman attritHktes, yincluding immunity
| trcm bullets, but his hold has weakened
among the 5&ihtelligent Filipinos and
he has been denounced among them as a
| mountebank. From the time that he re-
| turned to Cavite in May. 1898, and became
subject to Mabinis inspirations he had
| never the intention of cooperating faith
| fully with the United States except in so
far. as the republic would bes useful to him
| in holding Spain helpless while he worked
his scheme of self-aggrandizement. Some
| of his associates We're mere mercenaries
| others were ambitious for power Mabni
was the master spirit, able, radical I'M
| compromising. He furnished q the brains
| which made Agunaldo's cabinet formidable
He was brought before me recently para
| iytic and prisoner; offered him his free
dom on parole met to stir up trouble; he
hesitated and said. L have not changed
my convictions.tr
Il told him that did not respect him the
| less on that account and repeated the offer.
1 have no meals of support; cannot
put my freedom to ANY use,' he replied.
"Buencamino is 2, professional turncoat,
everything in turn and nothing long He
has been an officer in the Spanish army and
| was secretary Of state in Aguinaldo's cab
net when he was captured.
"Paterno, who is not yet in custody,
has played a ;curious role. He arranged
the treaty by which Spain bought off
Aguinaldo and his associates In the rev.
| olution Of 1896 He demanded from Spain
| money and title Of CASTLE, prince or
| duke. as the price of his achievement.
| After the United States interviewed he again
| appeared the agent of Spain in a proc
| lamation which pronounced monarchy the
fitting government for the Filipinoss and
advised them to side with Spain against
America, recognizing Spanish sovereignty.
Luna, Pillar and ArellanO.
| Next after this tribute to monarchy he
| appeared candidate for president of
Aguinaldo's revolutionary congress and was
| elected. Luna was strong, determined
| character. an unyielding fighter, a general
! of considerable ability. The others were
afraid of him. He was building up power
| distinct from that of Aguinaldo He was
| assassinated at the latter's quarters. Pho
| de Pillar is a robber. Leader of a gang Of
| bandits before he become one of Aguinal-
| dos leading generals, he Is now back in his
| old and congenfal occupation. One of the
ablest of the Fiiiparios is Arellano, who was
| Aguinaldos first secretary of state but
Withdrew after short service. an unbe-
| S,sla II
| the respected president of the Filipino
supreme court established by the American
| government in Manila,r
| is 1t necessary or desirable to permit the
Snihese 10 iuriisi inc iaoor reqo1feo 10 oe-
| Eeiop 'he rhiiippiies'
| Chinese Labor Undesirable.
| NO. The Chinese would flood the is
| lands, and destroy the opportunity for the
| development of the Filipines which would
| arise from preserving for them wide
| range of Industrial employments. Though
| many thousands of Cinnamon are Settled
in the islands, conducting business enter
| prises both wholesale and retail and en-
| ployed also in the hardest form of manual
| labor, and though there has been consider
| able intermixture of the races. there ex-
| lists an old hereditary nreiudice between
| then, resuItine often in bIoodshed The
/ a
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| robhed and n,,,derea bv tho 1at+er uben
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