| Show gen smith describes A surrender manila april 9 general jacob II 11 smith commanding the american forces in samar give s an interesting description of his on the canazara Ca nadara river in samar insurgent leader guevarra Gu everra who ia to surrender to tho american authorities april gen smith and his party of twelve left their arms five miles below tho place where the conference was held knowing the insurgents were short of food the presents of potatoes and hard aek with them great preparations had been made to receive general smith anahis party A dock in the river had been especially built and two triumphal arches were erected for the occasion hundred insurgent troops presented arms when the american infantry landed general duever ra and fourteen officers received them upon arriving at flosso where the conference occurred guevarra Gu everra informed general smith that the insurgents were anxious to surrender on the following six conditions first that the friars be expelled from the philippine islands second freedom of worship third the expulsion of all chinese merchants fourth the establishment of a school system fifth liberty df the press and sixth the release of all prisoners of war general smith informed that once peace was assured the prisoners of war would undoubtedly be released he said that a school system was already in operation in the pacified districts of the archipelago and that this system would be extended to samar island he explained that the entrance of chinese to the philippine islands was prohibited by law and that it would be unfair to expel those now engaged in business under the flag ho said that all persons in the archipelago were entitled to worship as they pleased and that the press was now free when they accepted peace he explained they would have civil government and a greater degree of liberty guevarra Gu everra and his party accepted these explanations and promised to surrender april 15 he then escorted the american officers to a banquet which was served with cloth napkins and other adjuncts of civilization general smith gave guevarra Gu everra permission to purchase so rice for the use of the insurgent troops |
