The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29

The Secretary of War. it is said. is
not inclined to act hastily in determin-
ing what shall be done with Aguinaldo-
His attitude toward the American Gov
eminent will in q great measure de-
eide the question.
Should he fulfill the hopes Of General
Macarthur and issue an address to the
insurgents To lay down their arms and
accept American supremacy, there is
no doubt he will be paroled, provided,
however. that he himself takes the cath
of allegiance TO the United States. He
Will not, of course, be given his lib
erty Immediately upon the promuiga-
ton of his address
Il is learned at the War Department
that any promise of parole Will provide
that some time shall elapse after his
announcement Of loyalty. during which
the American Government can test his
sincerity. If his address to the natives
is made IN good faith. and he shows his
ability to secure good results from it, he
will be paroled in Manila and given the
freedom Of the city, but viii be kept
under surveillance for some time, pend
ing the final determination as to his
loyalty
On The other hand. if Aguinaldo
makes no agreement by which he viii
acknowledge American authority in the
Islands and refuses to take the oath Of
allegiance, his probable resting place
for some time to come viii be Guam.
tie home Of other deported insurgents,
including Mabini who furnished the
brains lor Aguinaldo's undertakings.
There is no disposition TO try Agui-
naIda on a charge Of treason, and the
President and the Secretary Of War. it
IS said. have agreed that he IS not 70 be
executed. He Will be given the same
privileges accorded other insurgents
10 accept amnesty by taking the cath Of
allegiance-and should he refuse, he
EiH be kept in confinement until the
time arrives when he can no longer
cause the Government trouble
The officials here agree that Guam
would be the best place TO send him
should he not be disposed to accept
American rule in the Philippine Islands.
but they are very hopeful that General
Macarthur had good reason TO believe
that the insurgent chief viii now en-
deavor to persuade his countrymen to
be loyal 10 the American flag. This
hope is based partly on the present
peaceful condition Of the islands and
the lack OF material at Aguinaldo's
command to any longer pursue the re-
bellion.
Considerable Importance is attached
to the fact that Aguinaldo is not the
educated man he is believed to be. Evi-
dence aceumulates that many of the
documents and prOclamations issued in
his name were probably never read by
HIM He has no knowledge Of Spanish
and cannot converse freely in any Ian
guage except TagaIog- 1t has also been
noticed that since the deportation of
MabIni and other leaders, there have
been few procIamations issued. and
those are Of no Importance whatever.
Under such circumstances. il IS not
hard to understand that Aguinaido
would recognize The value Of accepting
any terms proposed by the Americans,
and agreeing to aid in the establishment
of a Government based upon American
principles
In brief. it Is the hope Of the Admin
istraJion that considerable use can be
made Of Aguinaldo in pacifying the
country and maintaining a civil govern
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