| Show AUGINALDO AGAIN an article in this department on saturday insisted in alsted upon good faith being maintained by the representatives of the united states with the insurgent chieftain aguinaldo and his followers of the philippines that is a rule which ought to prevail in all cases whether nations or individuals are the parties to it so BO long as nothing essentially criminal Is the object of it but it is to be remembered that contracts or deals are sometimes subject to abrogation and it in ie always the case that the violation of or departure from the terms of a contract between two parties by either Is a release of the other as tp tip such first party in other words the rescission of an agreement by one Is a release to the other if he be chooses to so hold himself mr aguinaldo Agul naldo it seems entered into an agreement with admiral dewey by the terms of which their forces were to act in concert and under the control of the admiral to bo secure the overthrow of spanish rule in the islands and the independence of the natives the exact terms of the latter to be a subject of agreement when the common enemy was disposed of all went well for a while which in view of Aguin ag aldos malay blood and his record was something surprising but he could not restrain himself long the leopard cannot change its spots though he may succeed in concealing them for a time and the veneering of integrity under which the insurgent chief had indifferently concealed his true personality began to wear through in places without consulting his colleague and commander he proclaimed an independent government for the philippines with himself ab aa provisional ro visional president this was a pretty 1 y bold and rather long step to take but it was eased up a little with a reference to the authority held by the united states and the taking of a pledge of loyalty thereto by all the prominent rebels loyal rebels sounds very much like a paradox and it proved to be one most decidedly in this instance from being a self proclaimed president to a self constituted dictator was an easy matter so the presidential fox skin was put aside and one that fit much better and was in every wa way more appropriate that of the jackal took its place finding neither recognition nor encouragement in this latest coup he concluded as it appears to kick out of the traces altogether and did so BO taking his whole band of mongrel barbarians with him he has got where he belongs at last and cant can deceive no longer indeed it Is scarcely understood how he managed to do so atall at all with the man and his methods so well known well it to is all off with Agul aguinaldo naldo so far as the united states is in concerned he ha has followed his natural bent by repudiating his covenants and letting his native treachery have sway away it is very evident that he has never had a very evident that he has never had bad a genuine patriotic impulse but has always and ever looked to his self glorification perhaps he may not engage in open hostilities toward our troops and people over there and perhaps he may do so in which case things all at once would t take on a very serious aspect dewey telegraphs that it will take men to hold bold the islands against the I 1 insurgents n sur gents and as qt at the rate transportation has ban so tar far been carried on this vast army could not be landed there in much less than three years the ques tion arises as to whether or not it would be advisable to abandon the philippines altogether and let aguinaldo settle with the spanish he would cut a very sorry floure warring against them when their forces means and energies were no longer divided but concentrated upon him and his this state of things he has not perhaps counted on and it might prove a most excellent thing to let it be suggested to him also at the same time the reminder might C be gently hn imparted to him that the reward of for his caput is still in force and the chance for its collection with the american forces withdrawn would be decidedly good in the meantime those who did not go to the philippines have nothing to regret as to that |
