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| Jacob G. Schurman 1st Civilian Imperialist US Representative |
1899 - Apolinario Mabini, Foreign Affairs Minister of the fledgling First Philippine Republic writes to his friends, including Isidro de los Santos, deploring the death of Gen. Antonio Luna (who was assassinated on orders of President Emilio Aguinaldo) and also stating how the thermal baths at Balungaw have hardly improved his health; imperialist representative Jacob G. Schurman of the Philippine Commission [translation: United States colonial body commission to help colonize the Philippines] returns to Manila from a three-week tour in the southern islands and expresses the impression is that while "the intelligent and substantial citizens" desire an American protectorate, the masses are awaiting the settlement of the ongoing Philippine-American War in Luzon before making any commitment.
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