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| Jacob G. Schurman 1st Civilian Imperialist US Representative |
1899 - Apolinario Mabini y Maranan, Foreign Affairs Minister of the fledgling Philippine Republic, writes to his friends, including Isidro de los Santos, deploring the killing of Gen. Antonio Luna y Novicio (who was assassinated less than a month ago on apparent orders of President Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ) and also stating how the thermal baths at Balungaw have hardly improved his health; five months into the bloody and protracted Filipino-American War (1899-1914); 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, as the masses are awaiting the settlement of the ongoing Fil-Am War in Luzon before making any commitment.
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