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intentions of the said General--of who determination to prevent the
Committee that arrives to a peaceful solution of the difficulties was
already evident--I accessed the application, partly because I saw
the order, 9 dated January given by the above of mentioned General
inveterate, and on the other hand to show in front of the my whole world
wishes of demonstration for the maintenance of the peace and the friendship with
the United States, solemnly compacted with Admiral Dewey.
I CAPITULATE XVIII
The Committee Mescolata
Lectures of the Committee Mescolata, Americans and Filipinos, were
had held in Manila since 11 to the 31 of the said month of January,
the Commissioners of Filipino that they clearly express the wish of our people
for recognition as an independent nation.
They frankly affirmed also the complaints of the people of Filipino around
the abuses and the atrocities of the American soldiery, being attentively
and he/she kindly listened to from the American Commissioners. The
according to he/she answered that they didn't have any authority to recognize the Filipino
Government, their mission that is limited to feeling that that the Filipinos
says, to pick up data to formulate the wish of our people and
fully send forth him and faithfully to the Government of Washington,
who could arrive to a decision defined alone on the subject. These
lectures ended in perfect harmony, while foretelling well for happier times
and the peace defined when the Mr. McKinley should respond to General Otis
telegrams that send forth our wishes with his/her recommendations of favourable,
as the American Commissioners said.
I CAPITULATE XIX
Burst of the Hostilities
While me, the Government, the Congress and the whole populace we were
attending the arrival of man greatly replies desired, many fairly
flooding with pleasant thoughts, there it came a fatal day of
on February 4, during the night of what day the American strengths
attached suddenly all of our lines that were in fact to the duration almost
abandoned, because being Saturday, the day of forehead to one day of regular party,