The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-24
LIKES TREATMENT
OF AMERICANS
SnbmitS TO IN Interview
and Uses a Large Quan-
tity Of Hot Air

Nanila, April 23.--A correspondent
81 ths Aasoclatcd Press called upon
Aruinaido this afternoon nt 30 solnuo
sfreei whore hc WIS removed from tnr
alsiosanan and found HIM in a large
roori upstairs. Furnished with q table
a typcwritng machue. three ssttecs and
Hfwenty chairs iils wife, who was en-
torlaning number ot iNhpino tr.enda'
taf at one end 90 the roou while Asuin-
aldo smosing,a cigar and chatting With
t.esard0. occupied the opposite corier'
Others present were Lleutenant Colonel
John s Mallory, of the Forty-iirst vol
auleef infantry Who has charge oi
krulnaldo. IAcutenant GILBERT A. Young
tcry. of tho TWrd srtilory and Mr
Fisher. G|nWal MacArtbws private Sec
rgtary
Ariinaltlo. whose bearing was court.
eOus aud Mgnincd, was dressed in white.
hooked wen. and altogether made an exc
ceiient impression.
Isrgnrdo who but recently returned
from. the United states was telling him
about the trip and Aguinaido seemed In
ienacly interested smiling frequently ami
asking numerous questions lie inquir-
ed. particularly as to whnt President Nc
Rinioy said ard seemed anxious TO know
what was thought of him in the United
States
He was rather rcluctpnt 10 talk about
anything for publication and considered
an questions carefully before answering.
Ne said he was doing all he could TO ass
ast In the paciheation of the Philippines
and expressed himself as surprised at
what 4he Americans had accomplished.
when he was nrst captured he went on
% say. he was greatly astonished TO find
ghat a majority Of the Filipinos enter
saincd tho opinion that American SOW
eriEnty VISA preferable to Independence,
but now he was inclined 60 believe that
way himself. lie explained that since the
dissolution or the lnsurgent congress and
ghe declaration OF guerilla warfare the
thicrs hnd operated 20 an intents and
purposos independently They recognize.
"a him as commander IN chief. sending
him reports occasionally, and he issued
some orders. but for the last several
months COMMUNICATION has been dinicut
and ne has been almost disconnected.
u am now urging In the strongest pos
alble manner" said Aguinaldo. that an
Insurgents should surrender and swear
allegiance 20 the United States"
He expresses the opinion that Lusban,
afaIvar and other representative insur-
gents viii surrender as soon as they
eOme 20 understand the nature Of the
amnesty offered I othem. lie said he
hoped that whcn the work Of paeihoation
WAS complete and conditions We're set
tied the prisoners in Guam would be
released
After referring IN grateful terms 20 tha
courteous treatment accorded him by the
military authorities he declared his con-
uetion that the olvil government whicn
would follow pacincation would realiz,
ths highest hopes of the Filipino people
when questioned regarding the hope
that he would visit the United States
he replied that he would like to do so
but had made no plans yet, placing him
self entirely al the disposition OF the
United States government.
In concluding the interview he OBJ
9ftvcd
'hiyery word In my address 20 my coun
trymen. the Fihpnos, came from my
heart ! hope tho Americans believe m,
thoroughly sincere IN my efforts 70 So
cure peace and under American auspices
90 promote the welfare ana prosperity o.
fhe Philippines"