Federal party, and such has been the policy which they have followed since its organization.

The history of the American people, the peculiar fitness of the Filipinos for civilization, and a study of the events that have occurred in the Philippines since 1896, permit an assurance that the Americanization of the Philippines will be more rapid than the greatest optimists believe, and that as a consequence the triumph of the ideals of our Federal party is a certainty.

This memorial is accompanied by a statement to date showing the organization of the committees, day by day, since January last. There are many committees in the provinces of whose existence there is no official record in the office of the secretary of the party.

A note of the approximate number (which can be taken as the exact minimum number) of the adherents of the party, a résumé of the surrenders of armed men that have taken place through the negotiations of the party, the allocution addressed to the Filipino people by Archbishop Nozaleda, and the proclamation of the Spanish GovernorGeneral of the Philippines, as well as other documents wherein those opinions to which we have alluded in regard to the American people are expressed, are also annexed.

T. H. PARDO DE TAVERA.

BENITO LEGARDO.

JOSE R. DE LUZURIAGA.

Table of the committees of the Federal party organized in the Philippine Archipelago, 1901. [Prepared from data furnished by the secretary of the party.]

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL PARTY.

According to the records in the office of the secretary of the party, the total number of members of the Federal party throughout the archipelago amounts to 150,000. MANILA, May 17, 1901.

SURRENDERS DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF THE FEDERAL PARTY.

MONTH OF JANUARY.

24.-Señor M. Roxas reports by telegraph that Maj. Moises Abueg surrendered at Palauig (Zambales) with 17 rifles and 8 bolos.

26.-The committee of Samal (Bataan) presents the guerrilla leader Mariano Siasat, who surrenders 21 rifles. The same committee turned in 13 more rifles in February.

MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

7.-The committee of Bigaa (Bulacan) presents Capt. Basilio Bayan.

11 and 13.-The same committee arranges the surrender of three lieutenants. 11.-As a result of the efforts of the committee of Subig and of the delegates of the party in the province of Zambales, the surrender of 2 captains, 1 lieutenant, and several soldiers with 4 rifles takes place.

14.-The committee of Hagonoy (Bulacan) arranges the surrender of Capt. Maximo Angeles, of Torres' brigade, with 110 rifles. The committee of Mabalacat (Pampanga) presents 1 captain, 12 soldiers, and 4 officers, with 4 revolvers and 23 rifles.

16.-The committee of Pineda (Manila) presents 1 captain, 2 soldiers, and 6 rifles. 17. The committee of San Marcelino (Zambales) inaugurates its work with the surrender of 1 captain, 5 soldiers, and 5 rifles.

MONTH OF MARCH.

2.-The committee of Naic (Cavite) arranges the surrender of 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, and 13 soldiers with their rifles; all join the party. Through the mediation of the delegate, Señor L. Joaquin, there surrender at Siniloan (Laguna) the following insurgent officers: One president, 1 vice-president, 1 captain, and 1 chief of police. The committee of Santa Maria (Bulacan) presents 1 captain with 1 rifle and several civil officers with 2 rifles.

4.-The committee of Sta. Cruz de Malabon (Cavite) brings about the surrender of 1 major, 2 lieutenants with their rifles, and some soldiers with 1 revolver. The committee of Bulaan (Sorsogon) presents the insurgent leader Punes with 200 armed soldiers.

6.-The committee of Obando (Bulacan) presents 1 local president.

The committee of Marogondon (Cavite) presents 1 captain with 1 revolver. The committee of Subig (Zambales) reports by telegraph the surrender of 4 soldiers, 26 rifles, and 1 revolver, with ammunition.

10.-The committee of Quisao (Morong) arranges the surrender of 11 soldiers with 7 rifles.

11.-Señor P. Cuajunco, of the committee of Maragondon (Cavite), arranges the surrender of Col. Mariano Riego de Dios with several officers and 100 rifles. The committee of Vigan (Ilocos Sur) brings about the surrender of 1 major, 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, and 4 soldiers, with 2 carbines and 2 revolvers.

13.-The committee of Bolinao (Zambales) presents 32 insurgents. The committee of Bacoor (Cavite) turns in 4 rifles. At the organization of the committee of Villasis (Pangasinan) three of the members surrender 3 rifles, 1 revolver, and 1 shotgun. 15.-The committee of Mobo (Masbate) presents 8 soldiers, 1 rifle, and 25 rounds of ammunition.

16.-The efforts of the committee of Nasugbu (Batangas) result in the surrender of 1 captain and several soldiers, with 36 rifles and 2 revolvers.

17. The committee of Lian (Batangas) presents 2 officers, 22 rifles, and 2 revolvThe committee of Cabangan (Zambales) presents 4 officers.

ers.

18.-The committee of Tuguegarao (Cagayan de Luzon) reports by wire the surrender of Chief Fuggan and his men as the result of the efforts of said committee. The committee of Masbate reports the result of its work, consisting in the surrender of 11 soldiers, 12 rifles, 4 revolvers, and of the revolutionary governor of mentioned province, Señor Claro Pimental. The committee of Obando (Bulacan) presents 1 captain and 1 soldier.

20. The committee of Baombang brings about the surrender of 1 major, 15 officers, 50 enlisted men, 21 rifles, 2 revolvers, and 800 rounds of ammunition. The committee of Apalit (Pampanga) arranges the surrender of 1 major, 2 officers, 4 enlisted men, 5 rifles, and 2 revolvers.

21.-Señor Dancel and the committee of Mariquina (Manila) negotiate the surrender of the insurgent colonel, Hermogenes Bautista, and an adjutant of General Geronimo, the Japanese subject Tomvilla.

24.-Delegate Dancel reports by wire the surrender of 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 2 captains, 1 sergeant, and 8 privates.

25.-The committee of Apalit (Pampanga) arranges the surrender of 1 lieutenantcolonel, with 4 rifles and a quantity of ammunition.

26.-The committee of Pasig (Manila) presents 2 officers and 2 rifles. The provincial committee of Balanga presents 5 men, 1 gas-pipe cannon, 10 rifles, 2 revolvers, 120 cartridges, and a large quantity of powder.

27.-The committee of Nueva Caceres (both Camarines) obtains the surrender of 2 majors, with their officers and enlisted men.

15.-As a result of the negotiations established by Señor Ner, of the board of directors of the Federal party, who was assisted by Señor Jose del Rosario and the committee of San Francisco de Malabon (Cavite), the surrender takes place of Lieutenant-General Trias, with 2 colonels, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 5 majors, various civil officers and employees, and 1,500 armed soldiers.

28.-The committee of Tarnate (Cavite) turns in 2 rifles. The committee of Nueva Caceres presents the major, Alejandro Nobleza.

29.-Delegate Dancel and the committee of San Mateo succeed in arranging the surrender of Gen. Licerio Geronimo with his entire command; he joins the party.

30.-The committee of Calaca (Batangas) presents 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, and 14 privates, with 17 rifles. Delegate Mariano Lopez, of the Federal party, obtains the surrender of Lieut. Col. Cipriano Lopez and of the troops which operated in Balayan, Calatagan, and San Jose (Batangas); they turned in 113 rifles, 12 revolvers, and ammunition.

30.-The committee of San Juan del Monte (Manila) presents a lieutenant, a citizen of said town.

31.-The committee of Pililla (Morong) presents a captain, 1 corporal, and 9 privates, with 10 rifles. The party succeeds in bringing about the surrender of Ĉol. Teodoro Gonzalez, 10 officers, and 40 soldiers, with rifles.

MONTH OF APRIL.

1. The committee of Pasig presents 1 lieutenant and 3 soldiers, with 2 rifles. 4.-Subsecretary Carruncho, of the committee of Pasig, presents 2 officers, 2 civilians, and 1 rifle.

7. The committee of San Isidro (Nueva Ecija) negotiates the surrender of General Sandiko.

8.-The committee of Malolos arranges the surrender of 1 major, 3 officers, several soldiers, and 13 rifles. A commission of the committee of Zambales, composed of Senores Jose Crisostomo, Potenciano Lesaca, Juan del Fierro, Teodoro Raymundo, and Vicente Posados, terminates the negotiations for the capitulation of Colonel Arco, who surrenders with Lieutenant-Colonel Alba, 2 majors, 5 captains, 17 officers, 200 rifles, 1 cannon, 2 gas-pipe cannons, and 2 American prisoners.

9.-The committee of Dinalupijan (Bataan) surrenders 4 soldiers, with rifles. The committee of Hermosa (Bataan) surrenders 2 insurgents, with rifles.

10.-Negotiations of the committee of Balanga (Bataan) result in the surrender of the guerrilla leader Pedro Corpus, with 12 enlisted men, 6 rifles, 1 revolver, and a large amount of ammunition.

12.-The committee of Mandaloyon (Manila) presents 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 4 officers, 1 corporal, and 1 sergeant, with 2 rifles and 2 revolvers. The committee of Mabitac (Laguna) presents Ï lieutenant.

13.-The committee of Cebu reports that the committee of Sibonga in that province arranged the surrender of 80 armed insurgents. The committee of Tuguegarao wires that they induced a captain to surrender with his entire command.

15.-The committee of Pasig presents 1 second lieutenant. The committee of Dinalupijan (Bataan) obtains the surrender of 13 insurgents with 7 rifles. Negotiations of the committee of Mabalacat (Pampanga) result in the surrender of Maj. Jose M. Tison, with 1 lieutenant, 16 soldiers, and 10 rifles.

17.-The committee of Hermosa (Bataan) arranges the surrender of 1 lieutenant, with 14 soldiers, 9 rifles, 1 revolver, and 565 rounds of ammunition.

19.-The committee of Olongapo (Zambales) surrenders 2 lieutenants and 19 soldiers, with rifles.

20.—The committee of Imus (Cavite) presents 1 lieutenant.

22.-The committee of Dinalupijan (Bataan) surrenders 3 insurgents, with 5 rifles. The committee of Obando (Bulacan) negotiate the surrender of various civil officers of the insurgents. The committee of Dinalupijan (Bataan) turns in 3 rifles. 23.-The committee of Iloilo reports the surrender of Quintin Salas with his entire command, said surrender being the result of the efforts of the committee.

24.-Col. Juan Dayrit surrenders with 2 officers and 16 soldiers, with their rifles, through the mediation of the committee of Mabalacat (Dampanga).

25.-The committee of Olongapo brings about the surrender of 1 lieutenant and 14 soldiers, with 10 rifles. Surrender of Col. Bonifacio Morales with his entire command and 40 rifles, due to the mediation of Senores Gonzales and Guzman, members of the committee of Tondo.

26.—General Torres surrenders after negotiating with the committee of Malolos. 27.-P. Aglipay surrenders at Laoag (Ilocos Norte) Delegate Telesforo Ejercito mediating. The special delegate, Ignacio Villamor, arranges the surrender of Maj. Juan Villamor with his entire command. Aforementioned special delegate secures the surrender of Col. Blas Villamor with his entire force.

28.-The committee of Dinalupijan (Bataan) presents Lieut. Col. Romulado de Leysan with 1 major, several officers, and 21 rifles. The committee of Lipa (Batangas) reports the surrender of General Katigbac and Colonel Calao with all their men. Surrender of Colonel Cabibis with his entire command in the province of Capiz, with 190 rifles; this surrender was negotiated by Senor Simeon Mobo, of the board of directors of the committee of Banga (Capiz).

MONTH OF MAY.

1.-Delegate Ejercito arranges in Laoag (Ilocos Norte) the surrender of several officers and soldiers with their rifles.

8. Surrender of the generals, Tinio and Natividad, with 2 lieutenant-colonels, 5 captains, 4 first lieutenants, 9 second lieutenants, and 3 officers of the military administration, with 353 rifles, reloading machines, and numerous ordnance stores.

9. Surrender in Tuguegarao (Cagayan de Luzon) of the Nationalist, Capt. Jaime del Prado, with 2 lieutenants and 60 soldiers.

12.-Surrender of Colonel Astilla, with 400 rifles, 18 cannon, and 20,000 rounds of ammunition.

24. Surrender of Chiefs Raymundo C. Jecial and Idelfonso Villareal with all their command, at Anagdanan, Isabela de Luzon.

MONTH OF JUNE.

10.—Surrender at Cabilga (Samar) of several chieftains (civil and military) of the insurrection.

24.-Presentation of General Cailles, at Santa Cruz de la Laguna, with his staff, officers and civilian officers and troops at his command, with more than 300 rifles, the general and his most distinguished officers becoming adherents of the party.

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

21.-Presentation at Daet (Ambos Camarines), of Maj. Isodoro Martinez, together with Capt. Bernardo de la Cruz, 23 soldiers, 23 rifles, and 1 revolver.

Translation-From La Voz Española, a Manila afternoon newspaper, dated May 12, 1898.

ALLOCUTION OF ARCHBISHOP NOZALEDA.

The most excellent and illustrious archbishop of Manila has given out to his diocesans the following beautiful allocution, that needs no comments, because the grace of the ideas and thoughts treasured therein and the holy purpose which it contains do not admit of comment.

TO THE FAITHFUL.

The North American fleet appeared at dawn upon the fateful day to this our country, my beloved sons, lording it over our beautiful bay to accomplish in a few moments and in spite of the heroism of our sailors the destruction of our ships, and to succeed in planting in one of our strongholds, the blessed soil of the fatherland, the enemy's flag. Ye know who it is that, full of pride, thus trampling upon our rights, seeks to overwhelm ye, and ye also know what his purposes are. He is the foreigner who wishes to subject us to his harsh yoke; he is the heretic who wishes to tear us from our religion and to snatch us from the maternal bosom of the Catholic Church; he is the insatiable trader who desires to enlarge his fortune with the ruin of Spain and its possessions.

Poor Spain, if the invader should succeed in his purpose. Poor Filipinos, the day that the North American establishes a permanent government here. Unfortunate Indians,

subjugated by the people who lack the Catholic faith of Spain, who have not the maternal blood, nor the noble magnanimity, nor the community of interests and of history, dating back to more than three centuries, nor the mixture of blood that circulates through the veins of many of us, who in a hundred glorious deeds have shed it to our common defense, united by a common brotherhood, the sons of the mother country and of the colony. Soon we will see an insuperable barrier established between ye and your vainglorious masters. No longer will there be for you employment nor office nor any participation whatsoever in the government and administration of the pueblos. Ye will become a separate group in civil life, ye will be villified as pariahs, exploited as miserable colonists, reduced to the condition of laborers, aye, and even to that of beasts and machines, fed with a handful of rice or of corn, which our lords will throw in your faces as daily ration, so that he may not be deprived of the product of your sweat, while he will be regaled as a prince, with the fruits and treasure of an estate that is yours and not his. Ah, and this is not all, nor the worst, for ye will soon see your temples in ruin or converted into Protestant chapels, where oh, sorrow, the God of eucharist is not enthroned and where the Virgin Mary, our sweetest mother, has no pedestal. The cross will disappear from your cemeteries, the crucifix from your schools, as also the ministers of the true God who made ye Christians in baptism, who have so many times absolved ye from your sins, who have united ye in holy matrimony, who should minister unto thee, console and assist ye in your last hour, and thereafter when ye are dead apply the last rites of the holy church. Ye, perhaps, with heroic faith and valor, will continue within your hearts being Catholics as before or firmer than heretofore, who can tell. But what would become of the flesh of your flesh, your tender sons, especially after they had been fatherless, in the midst of a Protestant nation, Protestant legislation, faith, teachings, and customs, and the free exhibition and propaganda of vice and error? Ah, what will prevent there being within a period of half a century no more Christian practices or beliefs in all this country, nor that not one should be left here who would make a sign of the Saviour's cross upon his forehead. Poor Filipinos, unhappy in this life and unhappy in eternal life.

Fortunately, beloved Filipino people, at the roar of the enemy's cannon and at the shouts of alarm and at the watchword of your governors, ye have understood all the risk that ye run. As one man ye will prepare your defense, and as one heart ye will lift your prayers to Heaven. This, this is certainly the only way of salvation. To arms! and to prayer as one man! To arms! because the Spanish people, though debilitated, when wounded in their patriotism and the defense of their religion, are capable of most glorious deeds. Let us pray, then, for even the strong and those who have justice on their side must remember that it is always a God who gives the victory, for it is not prayer alone, nor is it alone the battle-military effort and the help of God combined. God and his angels and saints be with us, for if it so came to pass, who can vanquish us?

Moreover, to the end that prayer may become more general in concord and more efficacious, it has appeared to us an inspiration from on high the idea of consecrating the sacred heart of Jesus throughout all the Philippine Archipelago, and to offer it when we shall have seen ourselves free from our present tribulations, worship of an exceptionally devout and magnificent sort upon the day when the church shall celebrate that feast, on Friday next after the Corpus Christi, the 17th of next June, or some other date, if that were impossible and should be considered more timely to postpone it. By this and aside from the private consecration of these islands, which we have already made on the first Friday of this month upon offering to God in the holy mass the sacred body of Jesus Christ, we did so, not only in our own name and that of our other diocesan prelates, but also in that of the most excellent governorgeneral, who, no less fervent Christian than prudent patriot and great military commander, awaits from God and now offers to God a triumph through the mediation of the deific heart, and thus interpreting the desires of the mass of the people of the islands, that is everywhere so devout, and invoking the intercession of all the patron saints of the islands and principally of the sovereign queen of all, the most Holy Virgin of the rosary.

In the deep-rooted hope of solemnizing very soon this consecration and offertory, for the present deprived from us, we give to all beloved sons our benediction in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

MANILA, May 8, 1898.

FRIAR BERNARDINO, Archbishop of Manila.