The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-29

thority of the United States shall be
punished by imprisonment not more
/ than ten years or by a fine OF not more
than $4,000 or both"
The foregoing, however, ale political
Omenses against the authority Of the
United States 1t T. presumed that
AguinaidO Will be held FOR the present
at least as ii military prisoner. If tried
as such IL would be because he had Of
Tended against soma of the articles Of
war; Already there have been several
trials Of Filipino officers for offenses
against military usage, such as brutal
ity. but a military tribunal will not
take up the large political Offense
/ against the authority of the United
States. Article i54 of the regulations
governing armies in the field recites:
"TTeating in the field the rebellious
enemy according TO the law and uSages
innate government from trying the
leaders of the rebellion or the chief
rebel for high treason and from treat
ing them accordingly, unless they are
included in 4 general amnesty"
May Be Granted Amnesty.
This article is referred to as showing
that the warfare in the Philippines has
not given Aguinaldo such a strict mill
tary status as to. relieve him from the
higher and graver civil offense of high
treason. At the same time. there is
little belief that this offense will be
charged, the idea being that he will be
held as a prisoner without any definite
determination of his status. and per-
hapS in time be granted amnesty on
condition that he leave the country.
Aside from the punishment to be Wis
tied upon him, the military regulations
provide for the manner in which he
shall be treated while held as a prison
er. These regulations are similar to
those of the Oxford conference, and
more recently those made at The
Hague conference. Some of the main
features are that the captured officer
4 must surrender his arms, the cOnfine
ment must be such as will insure safe
~. but without intentional suffering or
indignity; a prisoner who escapes may
be shot While in flight: paroles may be
granted on stated conditions; honor
able men, when captured. will abstain
from giving information concerning
their own army ana violence is not to
be used against prisoners to extort in
formation.
u is nearly year since anything
definite has been heard from Aguiual-
do. Then the information was not very
authentic. He was being pursued in
northern Luzon by different expedi-
! tons under Colonel Hare. under
Colonel Howes and Major Peyton {.
Marsh. The troops under the Iasr
named officer captSred his equipment
and il was supposed the chief insurgent
had been wounded His escape was eff
/ fected. ii was said, by placing him on
raft and covering him with leaves
vegetables and bushes. This raft was
nOated down the stream and passed
I the points occupied by the American
! troops. This stream was the Rio
Erande de Cagayan, which flows north
ward and parallel With the eastern
coast of northern Luzon. near which
the capture was made. Reports of the
death of Aguiualdo have been frequent
The fact that any orders issued in
Aguinaldo's name. sver We're actually
signed by him encC ragged the BELIEF
! that his name was being used by his
followers even after his death. There
/ was another story that Aguinaldo was
once captured by General Young but
was in the garb of and operated as a
common laborer of the district. not
understanding a word of English or
Spanish and was turned loose after a
/ few days.
How He May Save Himself.
While the administration officials are
not prepared to say what is 10 be the
future of Aguinaljo X seems certain
that none of them has any idea that
any bodily punishment viii be infIicGed
upon him.
1T is yet too early to say what will
be done with the rebel chieftain," said
one of the cabinet officers tonight
The matter has not yet received any
consideration by the president or cab
met since his capture.
Much will depend upon the future
course taken by AguinaIdo in deter
mining what his punishment shall be-
II, IS indicated by General Macarthur.
he issues an address TO the Fflipinos
advising. a general surrender and the
acceptance of American supremacy in
the Philippines, he may be of consider
able service to the government in
bringing about normal conditions The
administration wiz be disposed TO take
advantage of any practical service the
chieftain may be able to give providing
his acts show him to be sincere
Or, II is suggested, it may be deter
mined To send him away from Manila.
I probably TO the island OF Gnam. The
suggestion that Aguinaldo be banished
seems popular with some government
officials and in this connection they
| instance the act of Great Britain in
sending General Cronje. the Boer
leader, to the island of St. Helena"