The development of Philippine politics

CHAPTER VIII
DIPLOMACY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
The activities of the diplomatic agents of the Revolutionary Government, together with the international aspects of the politics of the period, would seem to warrant
treatment in a separate chapter. The decree of June 23,
1898, creating the Revolutionary government, provided (')
for a Revolutionary Committee or Junta, abroad, which
should be divided into three delegations: one of diplomacy,
one of the navy, and the other of the army.
The Revolutionary Committee at Hongkong
In accordance with that proviso on August 10, 1898,
the executive body of the Revolutionary Junta with residence in Hongkong was appointed as follows: (2) Vicente
Ilustre, president; Cipriano Kalaw, vice-president and treasurer; Teodoro Sandico, secretary, and Justo Lukban and
Gracio Gonzaga as members. Jose M. Basa, Doroteo Cortes,
Galicano Apacible, Crisanto Lichauco, Luis Rafael Yangco,
Andres Garchitorena, and Arcadio del Rosario were also
appointed members. On that same day Felipe Agoncillo
was ordered to go to the United States as representative of
the Revolutionary Government. Other designations of representatives abroad were as follows: Pedro P. Roxas and
Juan Luna in Paris; Antonio Regidor and Sixto Lopez in
London; Mariano Ponce and Faustino Lichauco in Japan,
Heriberto Zarcal in Australia.
A few days previously, on August 6th, 1898, Aguinaldo
issued a proclamation requesting the foreign governments
to proceed to the formal recognition of the Philippine Republic. He ended his proclamation as follows:
(1) Art. 81.
(2) Taylor, Exh. 98.