Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-01
MAY FREE AGUlNALDo.
Not improbable He Will BE Given q
Chance for His Libcrty.


Washington, April 1.-1f Aguinaldo
will swear allegiance to the United
States there Is little question that he
will be given his freedom. This is vir-
tually the conclusion reached by the adj
ministration concerning the disposition
of the rebel chief. over which there
promised to be so much controversy.
1t is understood on excellent authori-
structions to Gen. Macarthur two days
naldo case at once; to find out If he
comes within the generous limits of the
amnesty proclamation issued several
been extended 10 be in force until May
| 1 at the suggestion of prominent Filipi-
no leaders. who have been brought into
| the camp of our military.
| Aguinaldo may easily avoid accepting
| freedom by either declining to take an
oath of allegiance. as by the amnesty
arrangement, or he may, of his own ac-
cord, give information to Cen MacAr-
thur showing that ne has at different
| times put himself on the prohibited list
by violating the laws Of war.
| 1t is believed generally that Aguinal-
L 10 Udss Nloldkeu tIle Jaw! OIL war, dHU
that in reality he is not proper person
| to be accepted by Jig on terms of peace
under the amnesty proclamation. But
the idea is to be easy with him. and give
him all the rope possible without at
tracing too much adverse criticism al
lhome.
Therefore. Gen. Macarthur may no,
find any reasons for putting Aguinaldo
on the prohibitive list unless he himself
scorns our tenders and openly asserts
that he directed warfare against the
Americans in a manner repugnant te
civilization and human ideas.
4 BY the proclamation issued Dec. 81
last. insurgents guilty of unlawful ac-
tions. such as murder, burying people
alive and torturing prisoners. could moi
expect to gain title to civic Relationship
to the United States. Aguinaldos place
to the forefront of the Filipino insur.
rection made him responsible. at leas
Indirectly, for many inhumanities. 1t 1.
now up to him to deny specific know.
ledge of these acts. and to declare tha
in all his manifestations and general or.
ders he carefully followed the regula-
tions of civilized warfare.
There is slight dread here in Wash
ington that unless the supreme cour
soon renders opinion in the insular tes
cases the matter OF accepting Aguinald,
In the manner stated will again brint
forward the qeustion Of American citi
zenship in the Philippines.
The idea OF allowing this man, who
has been responsible for so many afro
cities. to walk about under the protec
tion of the flag he insulted and woul,
continue to insult had II not been TO
Funston. would, II is expected, be VIC
lently repugnant to the average Ameri
can citizen and to others living outsid
OF the Boston set OF anti-imperial!sts
Therefore the instructions sent by tn,
WAR department to Gen. Macarthur
lwere not made public and probabi,
never will be.
4 1t is known. however, that an at
tempt IL to be made to treat with Agui
naldo in the same way 40 our govern
ment thru it's representatives in Manil
lhave treated with other Insurgents, VIII
are4pow in turn pleading the cause o
~ lntry with the captured insur
JET.
is account. for the moment, de
n to Guam or banishment to
pc Of exile are abandoned as
out of the dimculty. 1t is un
tat President Mckinley wish
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