The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-05-31
COMMISSIONS COST
THIRTY CENTS EACH
LEADERS OF LATEST REBEL PLOT
IN PHILIPPINES ARE SENT
TO JAIL.

] widowed rebellion has been nippcd
in the bud again and the noble leaders
of patriotic cause in the Philippines
llanguish in Jail The rebellion was TO
hc something like, with the backing Of
| an the crowned heads of the world.
The army admission price was thirty
cents, for which reason the Manila pa.
| pers christened the war the thirty
cent rebellion. The Manila Times re-
views hostilities, in the field, and in
the courtroom, in its issue Of April 26,
saying:
1.-THE army that looked like thirty
cents and promised to invade the prov
ince of Pangasinan under japanese
Icolurs, is no more. Its seven chiefs-one
general one colonel, one captain, three
lieutenants and one private soldier
after paying their thirty centavos for
the gaily decorated papers which con.
ferred official title upon them, are in
the provincial Jail of Pangasinan. They
will tarry there for from six months to
year. the sentences being arranged
according to their rank. Fangasinan is
again at peace, mentally and physically.
The constabulary of the province is
looking for another easy job. And the
| Mikado is still as ignorant of the ig-
nonlnious end of the Army of japan,
as he was of its formation months ago.
''Seven towns were involved in the
conspiracy which was to establish the
Philippine republic throughout the isl.
ands, but only three of them furnished
a number of adherents to the move
ment These adherents, however
pledged only their support. They
didn't buy commissions in the army
and didn 7 put up any of the green stuff
necessary to the success of the revolt.
Monarchs Approved.
"Save for the prison sentences i'm
posed upon the heads of the revolt, the
linsurrection has been largely farce. In
the pile of documents captured by the
constabulary, there are some papers
that would make excellent properties
for musical comedy. One of them
tells of an agreement drawn up at n
meeting of all the kings and emperors
of the world. Every known crowne,
head and several who are not known
pledged themselves TO support the new
movement.
"The organizers of the revolt gained
their recruits from the lowliest classes
in Pangasinan. Over 500 arrests were
made IN the different towns in which
the propaganda was spread. The maj
GRITTY of the men arrested, Were, how
ever, released. Among those arrested
was the secretary of war, a youth OF
nineteen years who had been picked
for this important post because he
could read and write, accomplishments
of which the other insurrectos were in
capable.
" In the documents garnered by the
constabulary We're a number of passes
issued to members of the revolutionary
party as identiications, a constitution
the commissions of the officers and 9th
er papers.
1.-THE leaders of the revolt told the
ignorant masses to whom they appeal
ed that they had made a treaty will
Japan. For this reason, the army or
: ganized was to be known as the Army
of Japan. The alleged treaty was MOI
found among the documents of the
leaders.
''The first trial to come as seque
to the discovery of the plot was tina
l. onel' Cornelio Morta, Captain Juan
' elOScO, lltultudHlS hotN lhO NOll"'
! do, Peregrin Domantay and Pablo Val
I dez and Private Pablo Patague. The,
7 were accused of Illicit association be
c fore Judge Paroles in Linagayen.
GAN seven of them pleaded guilt
to the charge, admitting that since Eel
n ruary of 1911, they had been bande
d together in the town of Urdaneta i
e an association to secure the indeper
$ dence of the Philippines by means o
g. a rebellion against the United States
e They secured their titles by payin
$ thirty centavos to their general.
J. Judge Paroles in passing sentenc
Il took into account the low degree Q
J education of the accused men an
n their different ranks in the new arm,
The general was given a sentence O
It one year and fine of two hundre
J. pesos; the colonel was given the sam
:, fine and eight months in prison; tn
" captain and the three heutenants Dire
e fines of one hundred pesos and seve
d months apiece in prison; the privat
It was give similar fine and 81
l. months in prison.
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