Speech #560013567

That revolution had proceeded to such an extent that the Spaniards were driven to their fortified towns on the seacoast. and the insurgents held the balance of the territory. When the position became analogous to that of Cuba. when the insurgents could not drive the Spaniards from their fortified towns. nor the Spaniards defeat the insurgents in the country. a compromise was entered into. The Spanish Government made a compromise whereby the deportation of the leaders of the insurrection was agreed on. and Aguinaldo and certain of his followers were paid $800.000 for leaving the country. so that things could settle down. They left. But a part of the agreement was that the Spanish Government would grant certain reforms to the Filipinos. that they would give them representation in the Cortes. that they would provide for them an autonomous government to a large extent. that they would reform the abuses that had crept into the church and grant other reforms which I do not now recall.