The development of Philippine politics

THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNM ENT

men are engaged. The soldier faces a shower of bullets
and shots and repulses the enemy; the doctor and the pharmacist stren;gthen the body t.hat it may the better fig'ht for
life, and they cure the wounds of the wounded heroes; the
engineer will build fortifications; the priest will console the
dying, and you, men of the law:, will uphold the empire of
justice and defend from every attack the glorious liberty
of our people.(1)
The Finances of the Revolution
In the chapter on the Katipunan revolt, we have statel
that Emilio Aguinaldo was given a c heck for four hundred
thousand pesos by the Spanish government which he kept
practically untouched in order to 1inance another revolution should Spain fail to redeem her promises. Wlhen Aguinaldo arrrived in the Philippines, out of that four hundred
thousand, tlere was left about tw-o hundred and fifty thousand pesos, after various expenlditurLes for arms, anImmunition and other military necessities had been deducted. In
the Decree of June 23, 1898, creti revolutio1ary goverinelnt, the Department of Trias ury, Agriculture, and
]ia.nuifactures wss C reatel, nd in NovCember of the same
year, tihe depairtzmentS, was recon..ize.: uncer the name of the
)Departmeit&nt of Finance with the following divisions:
A. Division of the Public Treasury:
1. Receipt and distribution of all the money of the
government.
2. Entering into negotkiationes and contracts on account
of the treasury.
3. General assignment of collections from the different
sources of income.
4. Supervision of Financial Obligations.
5. Loans.
6. Management of real estate owned by the State.
1. Division of Accounting:
1. General Accounting.
2. Preparation of the budget.
C. Division of Customs:
1. Income from Customs.
2. Schedule.
3. Life saving.
4. Charges for navigation, ports, and light-house
services.
(1) Kalaw, T. M., The Philippine Revolution, p. 150, footnote.