The development of Philippine politics

APPENDIX

grow more and more, until, the last drop having been drained from
the cup of our afflictions, the former insurrection broke out at
Caloocan, extended to Santa Mesa, and continued its course to the
adjoining places in this province, where the unequalled heroism of its
inhabitants met with failure in the battles with General Blanco, and
continued the struggle against the great hosts of General Polavieja
for the period of three months, without any of the war material
that we now possess, but commencing with arms peculiar to the
country, such as the bolo, sharpened bamboo, and arrow. Moreover
we confer upon our renowned Dictator, Don Emilio Aguinaldo, all
the powers necessary for the due administration of his Government,
including the prerogatives of pardon and amnesty. And finally,
it was unanimously resolved that this Nation, independent from this
day, must use the same flag used heretofore, whose design and
colors and described in the accompanying drawing, with design representing in natural colors the three arms referred to. The white
triangle represents the distinctive emblem of the famous Katipunan
Society, which by means of its compact of blood urged on the masses
of the people to insurrection; the three stars represent the three
principal Islands of this Archipelago, Luzon, Mindanao and Panay,
in which this insurrectionary movement broke out; the sun represents the gigantic strides that have been made by the sons of this
land on the road of progress and civilization, its eight rays simbolizing the eight provinces of Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga,
Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna and Batangas, which were declared
in a state of war almost as soon as the first insurrectionary movement was initiated; and the colors blue, red and white, commemorate
those of the flag of the United States of North America, in manifestation of our profound gratitude towards that Great Nation for
the disinterested protection she is extending to us and will continue
to extend to us. And grasping that flag, I displayed it to the
assemblage, and all swore solemnly to recognize it and defend it to
the last drop of our blood. In witness whereof, I commit the
proceedings to writing in this act, which is signed with me by
all those concurring in this act, as well as by the only foreigner,
a North American subject, Mr. L. M. Johnson, Colonel of Artillery,
who attended the meeting, to all of which I certify.
Segundo Arellano, D. Tiburcio del Rosario, D. Sergio Matias,
D. Agapito Zialcita, D. Flaviano Alonzo, D. Mariano Legaspi, D.
Jose Auriano Santiago y Acosta, D. Aurelio Tolentino, D. Felix
Ferrer, D. Felipe Buencamino, D. Fernando Canon Faustino, Jr.,
D. Anastacio Pinzon, D. Timoteo Bernabe, D. Flaviano Rodriguez,
D. Gavino Masancay, D. Narciso Nayuga, D. Gregorio Villa, D. Luis
Perez de Tagle, D. Canuto Celestino, D. Marcos Lacson, D. Martin
de los Reyes, D. Ciriaco Bausa, D. Manuel Santos, D. Mariano
Toribio, D. Gabriel Reyes, D. Hugo Sim, D. Emiliano Sim, D. Fausto
Tirona, D. Rosendo Simon, D. Leon Tanjanque, D. Gregorio Bonifa