Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-30
MAY BIZ DEPORTED.
Trend of Cabinet Views as
TO Aguinaldo.
GUAM LIKELY HIS PRISON HOME
Now Confined In a Room In MALAGA
nan PaIace--General Trias One OF
His Wsitors-cailIes Wanted to
surrender-Must Be Unconditional.

surrender-Must Be Unconditional.
washington, March 30.-At the cab
met meeting part of the time was de-
voted TO a discussion OF the capture
If Aguinaldo, its effect upon the mlli-
tary situation in the Philippines, the
disposition to be made OF the insur-
gent chief and the reward to be gwen
to General Funston. The SUBJECT
was considered in all its phases. put
no definite conclusions were reachei
either with regard to General Fun
ston's reward or to the punishment oi
Aguinaldo.
The president and all members OF
the cabinet are in favor or the most
liberal and substantial recognltioh Oh
the services performed by Genefai
Funston There was some discussion
of the question of making him Orig
adler general in the regular army
but it was thought that full reports
should be awaited before action was
taken. The matter probably Will De
allowed to rest where 1t is FOR the
present. General Funston is holding
volunteer commission as brfgadier
general, which viii not expire until
June 80 Of this year. so that so far as
the honor and emoluments are con-
cerned, his standing would not be pre-
JUDGED by the delay
Aeuinaldo's Fate Not Decided.
The disposition to be made CT
Aguinaldo is a matter that could not
be disposed Of definitely. Whatever
action is taken in regard to him Will
originate with the army officials In
the Philippines and be passed upon
finally here. There is no inclination
to deal harshly with the man who mas
led the instruction against the forces
of this country. Some of the cabinet
officers think it possible he may be
used with good effect by the authori-
ties of the Philippine commission in
the establishment of civil government
General MacArthur's dispatch sug-
costing that Aguinaldo might issue an
address advising the insurgents to ac.
| cept the situation was pointed to as
| indicating possibilities along this line.
On the other hand Agulnaldo's record
has not been such as to win for him
great confidence in his constancy, and
| IL his influence can not be utilized
safely. he undoubtedly will be sent to
some place where he can foment no
| further trouble Guam was mem
toned as possible place for his de-
| tention.
The president and his cabinet be-
| Iieve that the capture of Aguinaldo
will mean much in the crushing of the
| instruction. Indeed they are in
clined to believe now that it means
the utter collapse of the opposition to
the authority of the United States.
The view of the majority of the
cabinet was that the time is not yet
ripe to decide what course should be
pursued In the disposition Of Aguin-
aldo 1t is felt that some little time
should elapse to permit an oppor-
| tunity to deliberate carefully over
what course would prove the wisest,
whether he can be of any service to
| the United States government by re
naming at Manila ant. exerting his
| influence in the direction of peace.
| whether it would be dangerous to per-
nit him to remain so close to the field
| Of insurrectionGry activity, or
| whether even it would be best to send
| him among the other insurgent pris-
oners on the island of Guam There
| is no disposition to deal otherwise
| than lenient with him, but there are
various questions that will have to be
| considered in the case, as for in
| stance. whether he personally insti-
| gated the assassinations of Americans
and similar offenses which some of
| the members of the cabinet feel
should call for some penalty, 1t can
not be too emphatically stated that
| the administration will avoid giving
the captured leader and basis for pos
ing as martyr. The matter of trans.
| porting him to Guam will receive ser.
| ious consideration. One senator who
called at the white house suggested
to the president the advisabilty of
transporting Aguinaldo to some place
| like Tutuila. in the Samoan group.
where, it was pointed out, he could be
kept at a distance from the scene OF
his old operations and where he
would be in climate of which he
could make no complaint The trend
OF views as expressed by the cabinet
| indicated that ultimate transportation
to some place of confinement outside
of the Philippines was the course
most likely to be adopted.
kansans Urge Funston's Promotion.
| Senator Burton and Representatives
Long and Curtis saw the president.
The president listened attentively to
what the delegation had to say, and
said he had under consideration the
matter of rewarding General Fun
| ston for his services in capturing the
| 1sYNfxN a1a sAc H. Ill. a..
their interview as encouraging and
hope to see the Kansan made a brig
adler general in the regular establish
ment but it's members were careful
to say that the president gave them
no promise nor any indication as to
his intentions in this regard
Manila March 30.-Aguinaldo is
low detained in comfortable room
| In wing of the Malacanan palace.
He is in charge of Captain Benjamin
| H. Randolph and Lieutenant Gilbert