The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-02

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II: GOVERN ent. +:
Expulsion Of the Frlars and the
:. " Conffscatton Of Their Lands
: to the Public.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 1.-The
F steam hip Empress of China arrived from
the Orient to-day bringing the following
advices:
: The rebellion in the Philippines is not
by any means crushed, and several con-
f1lcts have taken place, which despite
the glowing official accounts do not
seem to have been altogether Spanish
victories. Emile Aguisaldo, rebel lead
er. has just issued the following procla-
nation, which is being widely circulated
despite the effort of the Spanish authors
ties to suppress 1t:
To the valiant sons OF the Philippines: The
towns in the province OF Cavit have been
taken by the Spaniards owing to our having
abandoned them. For convenient reasons we
must change cur tactics according to cfroumi
stances We have found it to be bad policy to
be fortified in one fixed place, awaiting a t.
tack from the enemy. 1t is necessary. for us
TO take the offensive when this Offers and the
adoption OF the Gu ban method Of ambush and
guerrilla warfare; Thus can defy Spain for
indefinite period, eXhausting her resources
and obtiging her:to surrender from debility !;
because it must be taken into consideration
that every Spanish newspaper admits that
each soldier requi1 es 81 per day for lis sus-
tenance and expenses, to which may be added
his passage money, clothing, arms and ANN u
ton, etc, all OF which amounts to an enor-
10 Gus sum.
When one considers that Spanish credit
with foreign powers is null, that her young
men, to avoid conscrfption are emigrating to
France and other coun tries in great numbers,
Spain will have no other course left than to
succumb in the end. You already know Pola-
yieja resigned because the Government were
I'm poten t. to send him the extra 10000 men he
required. The Cuhans with their guerrilla sys-
tenn avoided fights unfavorable for them
selves and have succeeded In firing out the
Spaniards who are dying from the effect of
o q n q n iS
sys ten il would be very convenient to extend
the action OF the katipunans to the provinces
OF llocos, .Pangasinan, Cagayan and others,
because our brothers in the places are bar
barpuSly tyran nfZed over: by the Spaniards
and are ready 10 defend our common cause.
The provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, Taya bas,
etc, are already under the government of
Katipunan, and in order that success may be
complete 1t Is necessary for the revolutionary
movement to become general and thus effect
hat we all so ardently desire:
: First-+Ex pulsion of the iriars and confsca-
ton and return OF their lands TO the town
ships from which they have been filched d.
viding the parishes ruled by them, and also
the episcopal Sees equally between peninsular
and fnsular secular priests.
Second-Spsin must coDcede to US what she
has conceded to Cuba-representatives to de-
fend our interests in the Spanish Parliament,
freedom of the press, liberation of all reli-
gious sects, application of general law and adj
illustrative and economic autonomy.
Third-EQuality in. treatment ana pay be-
tween peninsular aud insular civil servants.
.FourIh-Devolution of land usurped by the
friars OF the townships or primitive owners
where posi- BILE, or IN default thereof the State
to sell them by pubic auction in small lots,
to be within the reach OF every one and pay
able within four years, the same as obtains
with grants of special lands.
Fitth--Suppression OF the power to Danish
citizens by Government authorities, as well
as all unjust measures against Philippines
and legal equality Ior all persons, whe Their
penlnsulars or insulars, both under the civil
and penal codes.
1t is absolutely necessary to prolong the war
and give the greatest sign of virility possible
in order that Spain may be forced to grant
what we ask, otherwise she will consider us a
decrepit race and in place of simplifying our
requests will further curtail them.
EMILIO AGUIsALDo