such by the Government of the United States, desires to assure the people that so long as they preserve the peace and perform their duties toward the representatives of the United States they will not be disturbed in their persons and property, except in so far as may be found necessary for the good of the service of the United States and the benefit of the people of the Philippines.

"I.

MANILA.

"NOTES TO GENERAL ANDERSON.*

We concede the military disposition of the town of Manila always that there be understood by said town the jurisdiction of the old municipal limits or walled city and its suburbs, Binondo, Tondo, Santa Cruz, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Aguinaldo's Miguel, Concepcion, Hermita, Malate, and Paco or San Fer

nando de Dilao.

"2.

We concede the source of potable water, always that (i. e. on condition that) the ayuntamiento of Manila bear the cost of repairing the machinery and piping, and the current expenses of the machinery, such as coal and the pay of the working force. We will be responsible for order and security at that place.1

"Both the pumping station (at Santolan) and the reservoir (at San Juan del Monte) had been taken from the Spaniards by and were in the hands of the insurgents prior to our entry into Manila." [Given as foot note in Sen. Doc.]

"3. We ask free navigation for the Patria, with entrance and exit to the River Pasig; and our products be admitted free of duty and free entrance to and departure from the city to all the Filipinos, the arms of our chiefs and officers being respected.

"4. The sacrifices that we have made in contribution to * Senate Document 208, pages 19-25.

list of suburbs.

Requests made by Filipinos.

the siege and capture of Manila being notorious, it is just that we should have a part of the booty of war.

"5. We ask for our use that palace at Malacanan and the convents at Malate, Hermita, and Paco or San Fernando de Dilao.

"6. We ask that the civil offices of Manila be filled by North Americans and never by Spaniards; but if General Merritt should have need of the Filipinos we would be pleased that he concede to our President, Gen. Don Emilio Aguinaldo, the right of nominating those Filipinos who would be most energetic and apt. The jurisdiction of the authorities of Manila will not be recognized outside of the municipal radius (limits).

"7. The American forces cannot (will not be permitted to) approach nor pass through our military positions without permission of the respective commander, and all positions outside of the municipal limits shall be evacuated. Spaniards who pass through our lines without permission of the commander will be considered as spies.

"8. We ask the return of the arms of the 150 military (men) who were disarmed by American officers.

"9. All arrangements (negotiations) must be made in writing and ratified afterwards by both generals in chief.

"IO.

We are pleased, lastly, to be certain (to affirm) that our own commissions and petitions do not signify acknowledgment on our part of North American sovereignty in these islands any more (or longer) than the necessity of actua war (demands).

"NOTE OF EXPLANATION. This is presumably a memorandum drawn up and submitted to General Anderson by the commissioners (of Aguinaldo) mentioned in the preceding telegram.

66 HDQRS. DEPT. PACIFIC, AND EIGHTH ARMY CORPS,

"Manila, P. 1., Aug 20, 1898.

"The COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE FORCES. "SIR: The commanding general of the American forces has received a memorandum addressed to General Anderson, which purports to contain a statement of certain desires on the part of the Filipinos.

"As most of them seem to be reasonable, it gives him much pleasure to say that he agrees to the following:

suburbs not

"The forces of the Filipinos are to be withdrawn entirely Merritt beyond the juridsiction of the old municipal limits or walled claims no city and its suburbs Binondo, Tondo, Santa Cruz, Quiato named by Sampaloc, San Miguel, Concepcion, Ermita, and Paco or San Aguinaldo. Fernando dilo (sic). The Filipinos will repair at once whatever may be needed in order that the water may be turned on to the city, and the expense of the repairs and the current expenses of the works will be paid by the city. The commander of the Filipinos agrees to be responsible for order and security at the pumping station.

"Permission for the free navigation of the Patria to entrance and exit of the port and river passage, and that country products for sale be admitted free of duty, is granted.

"Free entrance and departure from the city for all Filipinos without arms is granted. Chiefs and officers of the Filipinos army may, as a matter of courtesy, wear their side arms, though this is deprecated as possibly leading to disturbance of quiet of city.

"No pistols should be carried. The major-general having taken for his own use the palace at Manacanan, the request that it be turned over to the Filipinos cannot be granted, and the convents at Malate, Ermita and Pacos cannot be turned over and must be evacuated. The civil offices at Manila are being filled, and rapidly as possible by Americans, and the commanding general will be glad to receive recommendations

for appointments to office of such Filipinos as may be considered fitted for the duties of subordinate officers.

"American soldiers without arms are to be allowed to pass through the Filipinos' positions outside of the city, just as the Filipinos without arms are permitted to enter the city.

"The return of the arms of the one hundred and fifty men will be granted by the general in immediate command.

"The opening of the water-works at once and the retirement of your soldiers from the position now occupied within the municipal jurisdiction will be sufficient notice on your part that everything is satisfactorily arranged on the terms of this letter.

"With the sincere hope that it may be speedily accomplished, I am, very respectfully,

"W. MERRITT, Major-General Commanding.

"NOTE OF EXPLANATION. I delivered this letter the day it was written, and was to verbally convey the contents of the memorandum which follows the answer thereto at the same time, but Aguinaldo was absent from his headquarters at the time the letter was delivered, and I did not mention the contents of the memorandum, except that portion relatAguinaldo's ing to opening the water-works immediately. His associates claimed that General Aguinaldo had already ordered this done (and I feel certain that he had). They promised that it should be done at once, and sent a message to again order it done at once while I was there. I made an engagement to see General Aguinaldo at II a. m. the next day.

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turned on.

"J. F. BELL.

"BAKOOR Aug, 21, 1898.

"The COMMANDING GENERAL of the

"AMERICAN FORCES IN THE PACIFIC.

"SIR: The commanding general of the Philippine forces has been favored by your Excellency with a letter of the 28th instant, containing the conditions that you will accept from

the Filipinos, provided the latter abandon the posts that they now occupy within the suburbs of Manila. The aforesaid letter speaks of permission for the free navigation of the Patria, and as the Filipinos have no boat by that name, the undersigned takes the liberty of clearing up that point, as he considers it understood that the Filipinos desire the protection of American squadron for the free navigation of all their boats, and free entrance and exit in the ports that are in charge of the same.

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pinos desire

"Moreover, in substitution for the conditions proposed (in In suba previous communication), which the aforesaid letter does stitution for not mention, the Filipinos desire to go on occupying that ditions Filipart of the suburbs of San Fernando de Dilao, or Paco, to occupy adjacent to the east side of the bridge, and creek of the same Paco. name, the undersigned answering for the foreign interests which exist in that district. They also desire that if, in con. sequence of the treaty of peace which may be concluded between the United States of America and Spain, the Philippines should continue under the domination of the latter, the American forces should give up all the suburbs to the Filipinos, in consideration of the co-operation lent by the latter in the capture of Manila.

"With these conditions, and others which you have already accepted, in the before-mentioned letter, the undersigned promises, in the name of the Filipinos, to evacuate the positions they now hold in the suburbs, and the acceptance of the same on the part of your Excellency will be one proof more that you have in consideration the innumerable lives sacrificed in the siege of Manila, and that you are able to appreciate the unqualified friendship which he, the undersigned, will try to preserve at all costs.

There

NOTE OF EXPLANATION. This answer was already prepared and was handed to me on my arrival at II a. m. fore it was prepared before the contents of the memorandum which follows was made known to Aguinaldo and his associates.