cosmatiny basiirasti or zax rauptsus. 2 Frori'Filipino sources we are informed that: the report that General Luna was severely wounded and that General Montenegro was killed in action neat Malolos is false. All the Generals, it is asserted, are alive, and the country is as determined as' ever to carry. on the war until the United States Government recognises' the rights of the people.. Skirmishes are of daily occurrence in'tle neighbourhood of Sau Fernando and Caluiipit,, resulting generally in a few killed and' wounded, on both sides. There is little likelihood of surren-r in the near future, for the -Filipinos consider they. are in " good position, as regards supplies, to offer stubborn resistance to the Americans for months to come. If they ever surrender, they say, it will only be after receiving. proper guarantees respecting. autonomy making for. independence under a protectorate, or to force majeure. At present the' leaders do hot consider that there ix a sufficient force of Americans in the field to induce them to surrender to force majeure.
The recent sending; to endeavour to explained as being due to verbal assurances sent by means of a Filipino resident of 'Manila to the seat of the Filipino Government that the United States authorities in Washington: would assuredly grant the Fitipinos the fullest autonomy. This was at the time' that the Special Commissioners issued their proclamation of the 4th. April. It was owing to the arrival of this emissary and the message he conveyed that General Luna was authorised to send two officers. to Manila to confer with General Otis in the hope that he would be induced to.give some formal and satisfactory assarance that' autonomy would be granted. Tt being supposed that the American authorities entertain animosity, towards Aguinaldo, the Filipinos thought peace might be brought about more easily if the envoys came as from Luna rather than from Aguinaldo. Guneral Otis refused to give assurance in writing that autonomy would be granted, and told the officers that Infore discussing terms of peace, the ko complete and unconditional surrender to him of their arms. The officers returned and preparations for a continuance of the war were renewed. A second attempt to induce General Otis to give assurances respecting autonomy was equally tulle. The Filipinos are therefore determined to continue the strugyle.—Hongkung Daily Press.
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