The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
Eb%., 1t Charity.
tt AEt<:I lesl.
ho is tIee
STXTO LIT is to saSTATES THE
DEMANDA Tie = THE Fill
IPINOS.
Are Willing to Yield Much
Coaling Stations, Bases For
Trade And Other Things
Will be Given, But Indepen.
dence is Insisted Upon.

Bos sToN, Feb. 10. = Robert
Treat Paine, President of the
American Peace Society, has Just
Received a letter from Senor
Sixto Lopez, the Filipino ennis
sary in this country, which shows
the attitude of the Filipinos on
the question of bringing the wal
10 close. The letter, which is
Gent from Washington, is in part
as follows:
81 fear that you have misun.
derstood my statement of the
terms upon which the Fillpinos
WOULD be prepared to end this
most deplorable war. The FLIP
nos will never accept American
sovereignty in the sense in which
HAT word is generally under
steed. Whether they would ac-
cept suzerainty would depend
upon the definition of the word
and the powers which it implied.
But now let me briefly state
what intended to convey to you
on January l:
"The administration is de.
handing certain rights in the
philippines. These are, as far
10 can discover:
81. The right and the means to
Mill certain Unexpectedly obliga-
Ions to other nations.
-. The right and the means
ID protect life and property-for-
oign and native.
"3. A basis of trade and mil
Hary operations for the far East.
a. Coaling stations.
80. The right, or the desire, to
raise us-by a process called De-
neyolent assimilation--out of a
condition of savagery which does
npt exist in our country.
"ln order to obtain these
lights the administration de-
lands that our people shall sur.
render unconditionally and sub
NIL to American sovereignty.
"The Filipinos, on the other
hand, demand one unalienable
light, namely, independence, or
tbe right to institute a govern
nent deriving it's just powers
nom the conse 1T, not of any for,
eign nation, but of the governed.
Fl is only by the exercise of this
right that the Filipinos will be
ab ble to secure equitable laws, in
sure just administration and pre-.
v6nt the exploitation of their
copntry and it's resources.
s'But while firm in this de-
mand, the Filipinos are prepared
to yield to the United States
everything included or implied
IN the above list from l to in.
elpSiye. In addition to this,
ey are prepared to repay, in
pole or in part, the 500, 200, 900
ID to Spain, if the demand bs
de by the United States.
AS to paragraph 5, the Flip
1ps do not want and will not ac-
It anything in the shape of be-
Folence or charity from any
ion in the world. But if any
perican citizen or citizens de-
to embark in missionary en-.
prise, and if they really think
I there are those in the Phil
ines who need special enlight-
bent, they would be at liberty
spend their missionary zeal
hout let or hindrance. The
ipinos would only reserve the
ht to recommend that such
sionary zeal be expended on
PIN, or Turkey, or Russia, or
east end of London, or per-
ps In some parts of America
Pre- education and enlighten-
pt are more urgently needed
? in the Philippines.
1t will therefore be seen that
sry demand the administl alton
paking, with the exception of
\ denied to George Ill, will
Granted by the Filipinos.
Now, therefore, if the admin
Katlon will say to the Filipinos,
tio not deny you the one right
ch you claim and which we
py. We will grant you your
pendence, but we reserve the
~ to take such steps as nee
.ary to enable us to fulfill our
cations and conserve our
pts-the Filipinos will lay
their arms at once.
or III the acceptance of this Of
entailed some definitely de-
\ form of suzerainty, or if it
Pssltated joint action in for
affairs, the retention of
erlcan troops, or the appoint
of a customs commissioner,
Fllipinos would raise no OBJ
r. ION, provided that these col ?
pms are not to be made per.
al. These and all such ques.
are matters of detail, and