The development of Philippine politics

THIE RISOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

was a completely original structure, "no one system has
been faithfully followed, modern theories have been adapted
to the circumstances amd the ideas of the moment to the
essential conditions then existing. There is no doubt that
it was Mabini's intention to establish a democratic government, but because of war conditions he did not want to
weaken the power of the chief of the government." ()
On July 15 Aguinaldo appointed his first Cabinet, consisting of Baldomero Aguinaldo as Secretary of War and
Public Works; Leandro Ibarra, Secretary of the Interior;
and Mariano Trias, Secretary of Finance. The Secretaryship of Foreign Relations, Marine, and Commerce, was
provisionally in the charge of the Presidency. Later Cayetano Arellano was appointed Secretary of Foreign Relations, and Dr. Pardo de Tavera, Director of Diplomacy.
Arellano, however, Cecided not to accept the position, and
Mabini was later called to fill it. teretofore Mabini's position had been simply that of adviser to Aguinaldo. He
himself remarked that he was called President Aguinaldo's
"dark chamber."
On Septemcber 23, 1898 the four e:cecutive departments
were increased to six as follows: war, interior, foreign affairs, treasury, justice, and fomento. At about this date
the personnel composing the Revolutionary Covernment
was as follows:
National President: Don rEmilio Aguinaldo y Fainy
Military Section:
Secretary of War: Don Baldomero Aauinaldo Baloy
Director: Don'Antonio Luna
Generals of Division:
Don Artemio Ricarte
Don Vito Belarmino
Don Emiliano Riego de Dios
Brigadier Generals:Don Tomas Mascardo
Don Pantaleon Garcia
Don Mariano Llanera
Don Mariano Noriel
Don Isidoro Torres
Don Miguel Malvar
Don Paciano Rizal
(1) Rafael Palma, MaCbini, Politico y lCstadista, PhilippinL Revew, April, 1919.