The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-11
WILL FIGHT TO DEATH.
Filipinos Are Determined to Have
Liberty.

l<IDEILy-
New York. Nov I0.-In the course Of
a. long dispatch from Boston appearing
in the Herald, Senior Sixto Lopez, the
former member of the Filipino COM
mission to the United States and close
friend of Agunaldo. is quoted as re-
plying as follows when asked what the
future course of his people would be,
Under any conditions involving
Withholding Of Independence the Fill
DinOS VIII continue TO fight in defence
What VIII induce the FilinipOs to
/ stop fghting2" he was asked.
First, the granting of independence"
! he replied. Second, a. defni-e promise
of indeDendence. Third. a declaration
of policy by the administration placing
/ the Philippines in a similar position 10
! Cuba Any one of these would result In
an immediate cessation of hOstllltIeS
! and everything, including foreign obi
/ cations, protection To life and property,
| cOaling stations, military and naval
| bases. could be arranged by friendly
/ negotiation.
Senior Lopez refused to discuss the
! result of the election last Tuesday.
/ When asked if ne cared TO say any
/ thing in reference to the suggestion
that he might be IN communication
| with Aguinaldo. he said:
Il am glad of the opportunity TO
state that while in this country L have
not had any communication whatever
with AguinaldO and have even refused
{ to undertake to forward friendly let
/ ter for an American citizen whose pat
| riOtisn I would not question
Macarthur In Personal Command.
Major General Macarthur. says a
/ Washington special 10 the Herald, VIII
! personally direct the vigorous mllfLaTy
! ODera tiOns TO be directed against the
Filipino insurgents. Major General ).
9 Bates viii probably be assigned 10
duty in Manila as the executive mead
of the military government IN the PhlI-
ippines during the absence IN the H7id
/ Of General Macarthur
General Macarthur has clearly ind
Gated that as soon as the rainy season
shall have ended he VIII take personal
/ command of the troops This actlOn
/ has received the emphatic approval Oh
the president.
Plans of the war department COM
! municated to General Macarthur Tor
suppressing the rebellion contemplate
the division of Luzon into districts and
the mobilization of sufficient troops III
those districts to effectUally shaIleF
; any insurgent forces that may be op-
Grating therein
/ General Macarthur is apparently
confident that ne viii find large bodies
2 Of insurgents, and IS laying ms plans
| to catch them between cross fires me
/ details of the operations must neces-
saTiIy be left To him. but the auInorl-
ties have clearly indicated that the IN
surrectiOu must be crushed during the
: dry season.
r Price on Aguinaldo's Head
l In army circles the suggestion is
> made that dt might be Advantageous 20
I offer a reward for the apprehension o.
! | AguinaldO. Officers are conVlHceu tic :
D his caDtura would have an important
: affact in bringing about an end to the
, I instruction. Aguinaid0 W0uur H. d4i' 80
L ! be . burden upon the hands OF the au-
= nin5stration and while the autnorlLle2
I did not wish his death. 1t IS cohcedeu
r that if he should be killed during tl1
o forthcoming operations the Slludtio
u in the island would be materlalis sim
\ plifed. 3D.. Times
IS says: ----.+ -,
1.-THE sharp campaign now ABOUT ~
q begin will show whether II viii ne net-
- essary for the president ana lue 49,
tary Of war to ask congress 70 lllel 80
= the regular army. If in the HhlA Ppi-l -
= General Macarthur can suppress 80
e rebellion before the volunteers come
i and restore order in the archlpe-laso
l. there will not be the need TOT d lal15
Al increase. Before the congressman ae9
Is sion is very far advanced the cam,
J. psign should be far enough alohs I.
n shed some light on TINS quSStloll-
le an army of nearly lU.CJU men pa '7--
n ing the most vigorous caiii,al -
= not overcome the FilipinOS. the aohlH
r istration viii have a strong ta7G +i,,
n it asks congress for an increase o. tl-'
- army. 1t viii be able To put the re-
=, ouast on the ground of absolute hece9
g EitE.