The latter, upon receiving the telegram, convened all the boastful patriots, and they adopted a resolution to send a message to MacKinley requesting annexation.

Fortunately, in the meeting there was present Dr.Justo Lucban, who protested against such measure.

In view of this protest, they again agreed that I should be present in the meeting, since I am the representative of our government.

At the meeting where I was present, I pointed out the inadvisability of their resolution, stating, as one of the reasons, that we should await your instructions in regard to the matter before sending any message of that character.

So the message was not sent; but I was later informed that Basa had, after all, sent it yesterday, because he believed that it would not injure our cause.