I spent the month of March, 1893, in Tokio when returning from my second visit to the Philippines, and was kindly invited to inspect the zooelogical work at the Imperial University.

When I visited the institution for that purpose, I was questioned very closely on the islands, their people and their resources.

The gentlemen who interrogated me may have been connected with the university, but I doubt it.
We reached Hongkong on February 22.

Here I had an interview with Dr.Apacible of the junta, while Mr.Schurman visited Canton.

Apacible told me that the Filipinos wanted an independent republic under an American protectorate.