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the authorities here who will have the
final disposition Of the matter The news
Of Aguinaldo's action was received with
satisfaction by the war department, and
the opinion was expressed that good
results would follow among those who
have been holding out against the United
States. Tie taking of the oath, in it.
self, is regarded as giving Aguinaldo a
statute of loyalty to the United States
quite different from those still in arms.
The departments instructions for the
| government Of armies in the fields re-
cites as follows:
THE commander will throw the bur-
den of war, as much as lies within his
power, on the disloyal citizens of the
reVolted portion or province, and If he
deems it appropriate, or if his govern
ment demands of him that every citizen
shall, by an oath of allegiance. declare
his fidelity to the legitimate government.
he may expel, transfer, impriSon, or fine
the revolving citizens who take the oath.
etc.
whether it is expedient to do so, and
whether reliance can be placed upon
such oath, the commander or his gov
ernment has the right to decide.''
In the present case Gen. Macarthur
has considered it expedient to have Agui-
naldo take this oath, and apparently
held that reliance can be placed upon
the oath. The army regulations make
no distinct provision that the taking Of
the oath shall give complete liberty to a
person, although the above provision
shows that those Misunderstanding loyalty
by subscribing to an oath of allegiance
are to be spared from the hardships of
war, and that only those remaining dis
loyal are to be visited with the ha1 sh
treatment of war.
SHIPS MAY. COME HOME.
Should the capture and submission of
the Filipino chieftaifl mark the begin
ming of the end in the Philippines, it is
added the effect upon the American
naval representation in Asiatic waters
will be very considerable reduction of
our naval force in the far East There
are at present ffty7seyen of our naval
ships ON the Asiatic station-a greater
number than ever before has been nobil-
lied there and including some of the
finest battleships, cruisers and ironclads
in the American navy. A good many of
them will now be sent home to form the
nucleus for a new squadron. 1t is pos
sible that the European station, with
headquarters in the Mediterranean, will
be revived, and also that recreation Of
the old South Pacific station will fol-
low.
There has been a, marked shortage of
officers to fill important assignments In
this country, owing to the drain that
came from China and the Philippines,
SO that Homecoming of so many vessels
will be welcomed. The Oregon and New
York, both Of which have been in the
service in the East for a great while
past, already are setting sail for the
United States, where they will be COM
pletely overhauled and repaired. Other
big vessels on the station are the Brook
lyn, Admiral Remey,s flagship; the big
battleship Kentucky, which, however,
has arrived just recently on the station,
and therefore is not likely to be one of
the vessels to return, and the protected
cruisers New Orleans and Albany.
MacArthurs cablegram to Secretary
Root is as follows:
M'ARTHUR'S MESSAGE.
''Manila-Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Since arrival at Manila, Aguinaldo
has been at Malaeaalan, Investigating
conditions in archipalago. He has relied
almost entirely upoH The instructive adj
vice of Chief Justice Arellano. AS a re-
suit, today he subscribed and swore 10
report. -'MacArthur.
The oath referred to is as follows:
II hereby renounce all al
legiance to any sekcaIied revolutionary
governDents in the Pnilippine islands and
recognize and accept the supreme au-
thority of the United States of America
therein; / do solemnly swear that 1 will
bear true faith and allegiance to that
government; that / will at all times con-
Duct myself as q faithful and law-abid-
ing citizen of the said islands, and will
not, either directly or Indirectly, hold
correspondence wifi or give intelligence
to an enemy of the United States, nor
will abet, harbor or protect such enemy I:
that l impose upon myself these volun-
tary obligations Without any mental res
ervations or purpose OF evasion, so help
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