Show GfN OTIS GIVES PHLt NfGOTIATIONS A SET = BACK Persistent In His Refusal to Recognize the Filipino CongressDoesnt Believe They Are Sincere Full Amnesty Is Promised InsurgentsEnvoys Are Expected Ex-pected to Return For Further Conference + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Washington April 29The + + following dispatch was received + + this morning from General Otis + + Manila April 29Adjutant + + General Washington Conference + + Confer-ence with insurgent representatives + + representa-tives terminated this morning + + Their reqUEst was fOI a cessation + + of hcstilites for three weeks to + + enable them to call their congress + + con-gress to decide whether to continue + + con-tinue the prosecution of war + + or propose terms of peace + + The proposition was declined + + and full amnesty promised on + + surrender Believe insurgents + + are tired of war but seek to secure + + se-cure terms of peace through + + what they denominate their representative + + rep-resentative congress 4 + OTIS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEN OTIS IS PERSisTENT Refuses to Recognize Filipino Con gressNegotiations Off Manila AprIl 9T11e envoys from General Luna were hospItablY treated lw General Otis who provided them with a house and with a guard and permitted them to visit friends here Returning to the palace this mornin the envoys saw an illustration of Anmer ican resources A long train of wagons and packs were just starting for Uen ral Lawton who has reached Iarn pico The conference at tIle palace 1astp1 three hours Jacob G Schurman of the tnlk StateS Phlllppine commissoin attending and Admhal Dewey drop lng in for an hour The discussion was nmtly 1Jltwccn General Otis and Col dnel Argupleze who hall been 1eiecttI for the mission b y General Luna b cause he had known General Otis Gen cr3l Argulcz served on the Filipino clmissi t 1 whIChnel time American authorIties before the war in an ClI deavr to smooth over the impending troublls Mr churman emerged from the pal flee between the two shockhuired hair savag l mjssarips and thl three dlorl unattended tit the office of the Ulitell i States Philippine conmmnission where I they talked infonnaJl for about an hour Manila is divided between two opinIon opin-Ion the majority believing that the FilIpInos desire peace while others thInk they me parrinl for time in whIch to rehabilitate their demoralized army The latter opInion gained color from the fact that reinforeements have hCn sent to tile south opposite the American lines Colonel Arguelei who Is a iavyer aptly illustrated tIlt Malay subtlet While he declared wih apparent frank hess that the Filhirlo leaders wanted a halltc to give up tIe struggle grace full through the eonireSS instead of surrel1dIiI Ignominiously le asked for a fortnights armistice so that the I congress might be summoned 011 I Hc cndeaored to commit the Americans to greatl concessions and wanted terms guaranteed hy treaty He was told that thu recomltion of the Filipino goenu11ent was impossible impos-sible and he was told that a wridplI guarantee of amnesty for nIl insurtrts I Was the utmost that could be aiven Colonel Argueleze argued that Spain had given similar guarantees aad i broken them a1ll1 he laid much stress on the SpanIards honor He persistently ntly declared that the Filipinos must j be permitted to retire with honor In convrsa1ion with Mr Schurman aloml Arroelezcs revived the question trf indeDendence and was referred to the statement in the commlssioncl I proclamation that the FillpinOG would bc given an lncresing measure of t1f I gOlnnllnt OS soon as they proved themselves worthy of iL SChUrmdll n arnlod ArJUelezes that the longer W ai I 35 w1111 and the more killed the stronger would be the animosities illn dering an amicable cooperation be tweemi the two leoples for the ProsperIty Prosper-Ity of the islands j The Insurgents have an Irtsurrecti on their own bands The Iacabbe I tradItional foes of the Tagalos are 1S lag in the north while the burden of I thousands of hungry and discontented I 3eCple who fled before the American army and who are camping behind he j Filipino lines multiplies the troubles of the Filipino oernment the headquarters head-quarters of whkh ate now at San 151 dlO havIng been removed northward 1 hen Calumplt fell OTIS IS SUSPICIOUS Does Not Believe Filipinos Are Act I lag In Good Faith New York pr11 21A J dispatch to I tIle Herald from Slanlla says that in Ian I-an interview with General Otis at the former Spanish governors palace ill llalacan the American commander I says saysThe insurgents thought that theIr I position on the river laai at Calumpit was impregnable They made a successful I suc-cessful stand against the Spaniards In I 1196 Our success b storming their strong entrenchments has demoralized them and the people are ready to give up the fight uAs to the emissarIes who have been I sent by General Luna my opinIon Is that they desIre to gain time They say that they wish to submIt the question ques-tion of continuIng the war or not to their congress meeting in May These leaders think that they represent the FilIpino people 1 answered that I would be glad to receive emissarIes from the Insurgent chiefs provided they came with a IroposIUon for absolute surrender These were the only terms I could consIder con-sIder The emIssaries would not agree to this as they thought it contrary to the dIctates of honor The emissaries added that if peace were forced upon them it would not be permanent The Filipino refugees are all gathered gath-ered at San Fernando The soldIers are said to be in mutiny The peasants peas-ants in large numbers are returning to theIr homes withIn our territory I Telegraphic connection with General Lawton lr way of TIocave has been I I completed i The insurgents attacked the Amen cans at aguig yesterday killing two I of our men and wounding twelve They were subsequently repulsed by I five companIes of the First WashIngton I WashIng-ton and three companies of the Twelfth Infantry Theme are indications that a considerable consider-able force of the enemy are gathered in that vicinity The insurgents are constructing breastworks on the shore I of Laguna de Bay and have one rJiece I of artillery mounted I I J WAR OFFICIALS ARE PLEASED I Say General Otis Is Pursuing the Right Course Washington 11l1 9The war do partment olllcials arc vry much grati lied wIth the tone lJf the rCIly of General Gen-eral Otis to the Filipino delegation is considered as comporting with the I dignity of the United States It would not bl possible for the United states to Tecomlve the existence of tie Flu plimo congress or the Filipino govern mer It is believed that when Gen tal Otis reply Is communicated to the i FIhilddbibtnamtders that they wIll ask I another conference With the expecta fith I ef tien of arranging favorable terms of peace I It Is said at the wmr department I that it is not likely that any further I conceasions than that of general aol nest > will 1Je made Peace and freedom free-dom it is believed wllI appeal moors btrongl to the FilipIno army than any argumeut Agulnalde and his officers may make Meantime it Is the belief of the officIals at the war department that if the Filipino generals unduly protract the negotiatIons wholesale desertions dE-sertions on the part of their men are looked for General Lawton is expected to continue con-tinue hIs movement toward joinIng forces with IacArthur according to the original programme as soon as hIs soldiers sol-diers have recovered from the strain of their forced march through the ion gin and this junction probably will le effected by Tuesday of next week at the latest If by that day the insur genh have not laId down their arms the merican forces at the front will lie strong enough to resume the campaign wIth great vigor and to ipress forward alonE the line of the railroad northward even as far as San Fernando the latest capital of the insurgents AN UNOFFICIAL CHARACTEn Junta Says Luna Does Not Represent Repre-sent AguInaldo London April 29Members of the Filipino junta here made the statement to the Associated Press correspondent today that the peace negotiations between be-tween the United States authorities at Manila and General Luna are unofficial in character General Luna the junta asserts does not represent Aguinaldos government It is i further asserted by the junta that secret negotiations between be-tween Deems C Worcester of the United States Phmlhippine commissiomi i nbdee a remweaentative of Aguinaldo have been I inprogress since before the attack on 11310105 The following condItions it is alleged were proposed after the capture cap-ture of lalol06 The Americans to Issue a proclamation proclama-tion granting the FilipInos selfgoyern ment and political civil and religious rights similar to those enjoyed by the epoplc of Canada the Filipinos to COll tr01 international mercantile relations Americans and Filipinos to enjoy equal rights in the islands lanila to remaIn in the poss siol1 or the United States until congress otherwise decIdes the American flag to hly oven the capItols of the islands and in the most prominent promi-nent podtlons along with the FilIpIno flag except nt Manila where only the American flag shall fly all vessels to IIY time American flag with that of the Filipinos the American and Catholic clergy to 1Je under the same adminiStration adminiS-tration as in the rnled States the I Spanish clerical direction and intervention interven-tion to be abolished the statu quo of rural property beloninE to the religions relig-ions orders to be maintained without return to the antebellum state of affairs af-fairs hospitals and schools formerly admInistered by the orders to be handed hand-ed over to the government the orders to retain only their present town prop I Continue on Page 2 GfN OTIS GIES S PEACE NfGOTIATIONS A SETIIACK Continued from page 1 erty the secular clergy to retain theft property The junta asserts that Aguinaldo In view of these proposals withdrew from 1alolos but that General Otis procla j tion after the occupation of Ialolos I failed to grant selfgovernment on the I proposed lines This It Is further asserted as-serted caused the hostilities following the capture of lalolo |