▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁commission ▁members ▁as ▁an ▁intr usion ▁and ▁boy c otted ▁commission ▁meet ings . ▁The ▁commission ▁spent ▁a ▁month ▁meeting ▁with ▁Il ustr ados ▁who ▁had ▁desert ed ▁Agu inal do ' s ▁Mal ol os ▁Republic ▁government ▁and ▁studying ▁the ▁Mal ol os ▁Constitution ▁and ▁other ▁documents ▁of ▁Agu inal do ' s ▁revolution ary ▁government . ▁Meanwhile , ▁with ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁under ▁Ot is ▁adv ancing ▁north wards ▁from ▁Man ila , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Agu inal do ' s ▁revolution ary ▁government ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁from ▁Mal ol os ▁to ▁new ▁headquarters ▁in ▁San ▁Is id ro , ▁Nueva ▁E cija . ▁When ▁Mal ol os ▁fell ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March , ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁further ▁north ▁to ▁San ▁Fernando , ▁P amp anga . ▁ ▁The ▁commission ▁published ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁containing ▁ass ur ances ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁explo itation ▁of ▁Filip inos , ▁but ▁their ▁" ad van cement ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁civil ized ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁world ", ▁and ▁announced ▁" that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁... ▁anxious ▁to ▁establish ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Islands ▁an ▁en light ened ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁people ▁may ▁enjoy ▁the ▁largest ▁measure ▁of ▁home ▁rule ▁and ▁the ▁ampl est ▁liberty ." ▁The ▁revolution ary ▁government ▁counter pro posed ▁a ▁three - month ▁arm ist ice ▁during ▁which ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁govern ments ▁would