. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. , I s t ): \1, Hawaiian Flowers 1. Pohuehue j. Ae/id 2. Mao 4. Ao/oto/o. THE PHILIPPINES. 299 preparations were begun to bring about peace as soon as possible, bydiplomatic means if possible; if not, by armed troops. In December, 1898, General Otis appointed a commission of three con-servative men. Gen. R. P. Hughes, provost-marshal of Manila, Col. E. , judge-advocate general, Col. J. F. Smith, of the First CaliforniaRegiment, to meet a similar
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. , I s t ): \1, Hawaiian Flowers 1. Pohuehue j. Ae/id 2. Mao 4. Ao/oto/o. THE PHILIPPINES. 299 preparations were begun to bring about peace as soon as possible, bydiplomatic means if possible; if not, by armed troops. In December, 1898, General Otis appointed a commission of three con-servative men. Gen. R. P. Hughes, provost-marshal of Manila, Col. E. , judge-advocate general, Col. J. F. Smith, of the First CaliforniaRegiment, to meet a similar number of representatives selected by GeneralAguinaldo to confer in regard to an amicable settlement of the unpleasantsituation in the commission was in ses-sion until the last days ofJanuary without coining toany agreement. The Pliilip-pinus seemed to have no set-tled policy, and their onlyterm was absolute independ-ence for the islands, withprotection from the UnitedStates, which should haveno control in public representatives of theinsurgent leader refused toacknowledge the unfairnessof such a proposition, andrefused all overtures offeredby the Americans. This perverse actio
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