[46] P.I.R., 1300.2.

[47] Taylor, 4 MG., E.

[48] Report of the Philippine commission to the President.  January 31, 1900.  Vol.  I, p. 121.

[49] P.I.R., 396. 3.

[50] Ibid., 396. 3.

[51] P.I.R., 461.4.

[52] “My Dear Brother:  I inform you that we arrived here in Cavite at eleven o’clock and disembarked at four o’clock in the afternoon after our conference with the American Admiral.  Everything appears to be favourable for obtaining our independence.  I cannot say more on that subject as it would take too long.

“I have no other object in writing this except to ask you and your companions to meet at once and arrange the best way to entrap all the enemy in your town, employing deceit, for instance, make a present of whatever you think best to the chiefs successively and then at once enter the houses and attack them, or if not this, do what you think best.  Show valor and resolution, brothers, the hour has arrived for the Philippines to belong to her sons and not to them, only one step and we shall reach Independence; be constant, brothers, and be united in feelings, do not imitate those who show two faces, whatever such people do sooner or later they will be slaves.  Respect foreigners and their property, also enemies who surrender.

“I want you to know that in respect toour conduct I have promised the American Admiral and other nations, that we shall carry on modern war.  Even if a Spaniard surrenders, he must be pardoned and treated well and then you will see that our reputation will be very good in all Europe which will declare for our Independence; but if we do not conduct ourselves thus the Americans will decide to sell us or else divide up our territory as they will hold us incapable of governing our land, we shall not secure our liberty; rather the contrary; our own soil will be delivered over to other hands.

“Therefore, my brethren, I urge that we strive to unite our efforts, and let us fire our hearts with the idea of vindicating our country.  Many nations are on our side.”—­P.I.R., 12. 1.

[53] Mabini was a Tagalog paralytic of exceptional ability.  In my opinion he was the strongest man whom the revolution produced.

[54] P.I.R., 451. 1.

[55] Extract from the Journal of Simeon Villa.

“The memorable month of August, 1896, arrived.  Aguinaldo was ‘master’ of the Cavite Lodge.  Moreover, he was a member of the ‘Katipunan’ Society and the chief of the many members who were in the pueblo of Cavite Viejo.  What was to be done?  Aguinaldo, not knowing what to do, and mindful of the fact that the curate there knew positively that he was not only a mason, but also the chief of the Katipunans of his pueblo, considered it expedient on the night of August 29 to at once call a meeting of all the compromised persons in his town.  Aguinaldo made clear to them their grave situation.