The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-23
AGUINALDO INTERVIEWED.
Is Doing All He Can TO Have FIIipinOs
Surrender.
GRATEFUL FOR COURTEOUS TREATMENT
He Has Placed Himself Entirely at
the Disposition Of the United
States Government.

Manila. April %. reporter Of the Asso-
catcd Press visited EinelIo Agulnaldo to-
day ut sc Solona street, whittier he was
removed from the Malacanan, aud found
him In large room upstairs furnished
win table, a typcwrltiug machine, three
settees and twenty chairs His wife, who
was entertaining number OF Filipino
friends sat at one end of the room, while
Agulualdo. smoking q cigar nnd chatting
win Benito Lcgardo. occupied the opposite
corner,
u,ucrs present were Lieutenant Colonel
John 5. Mallory OF the Forty-hrst Ndiun.
tcer Infantry, who has charge Of Agun-
aldo; Lieutenant Gilbert \. Younghcrg Of
the Third artillery aud MIR. Fisher Con
eral MncArthurs private secretary.
Agulnaldo, whose bearing WIS courteous
md dlgnihed, was dressed in white, looked
well and altogether made an excellent ini-
preston. Lcgnrdo, who but recently re-
TUNED from the United states, was tell
lug him about the trip and he scented ln-
tenscly Interested, smiling frequently and
asking numerous questions. lie inquired
particularly about President Mckinley ami
scanned 10 be anxious to know what WIS
thought OF him In the United States. lie
WINS rather reluctant 10 talk for publica-
ton aud considered every question clfe-
fully before answering He SAID lie was
doing all he could to assist in the pAcihcn-
ton OF the Islands aud expressed himself
as surprised at what the Americans had
accomplished. When lie WAS first captured.
he went on TO shy, he was grently aston
ishcd TO find that majority Of the Fili-
pinos cntertalled the opinion that Amer
lean sovereignty was preferable to lude-
peudcncc, but now he was Inclined 10 be.
leyc that way himself. lie explained that
since the dissolution Of the msnrgcnt con-
gress and the declaration OF guerrilla war
fare, the chiefs had operated To all inteuts
and purposes Independently. They rccog-
nizod him "a commander In chief, sending
hun reports occasionally, aud he issued
some orders, but for the last seven months
communication had been difficult and no
had been almost disconnected.
II nm now urging ia tho strongest pos
tibe manner" sud Agunaldo, that all
inturgents should surrender and swear al
lesinncc 10 the United States"
lie expresses the opinion that Tlniu, LUX.
BAN Malvar ana other representative In.
surgents VIII surrender aS soon MS they
nesty offered them. lie said Ae hoped that
when the work OF paclnrntiou wnR com
pete and conditions were settled. the pris-
oners IN Guam would hc r,Se0sed
After referring In grateful terms to the
courteous treatment accorded him by the
military authorities. he declared his con.
Nlctloh th0t the ciNt government witch
would follow pHcihcntion would realize the
highest hopes of the Filipino people.
when questioned regarding the rcport
replied that he would Ike 10 do 40. Int
hhd made no plans as yet placing him
entirely ht the disposition ~ the Gnton
states government. In concluding the In.
terrieW he observed: Every word ia my
address to my countrymcn. the Flllplnos.
cans believe me thoroughly sincere IN INV
enoris 10 secure peace aud. under Amrrt-
can auspices 10 promote tue Merarg ANA
prosperity Of the Philippines"