The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-15
FILIPINOS COMPLAIN
CLAIM THEY ARE AIIsTREATED BY
AMERICAN OFFICERS AT
MANILA
sPANIARDS FARE BETTER

I
Insurgents Driven Back Into the
Country, Where 1t LIS Difficult to
Obtain Supplies, and Robbed of
All the Fruits of victory-That
Is What Their Leaders Say In an
Appeal to President Mckinley.
HONG KONG, Nov. 1.-THE Filipino
junta, representatives of Gen. Aguinal-
do and the Philippine government here,
has drawn up what they designate as
an appeal to President Mckinley and
the American people," but what Is IN
reality rather in the nature of an ar
ralgnment of American actions in the
Philippines.
John Barrett, former United States
minister to Siam, was asked by the
junta to present the memorial to the
United States government Mr.. Bar
rett replied that. while he could have
no official influence regarding the stat
us Of the matter, he was satisfied that
a document which represented the SEN
timents of the Filipinos would re-
ceiye, at the hands of the Americans.
all the consideration 1t merited. The
memorial says:
We, the Hong Kong representatives OF our
countrymen, appeal 10 the great and good
judgment Of President Mckinley and the
spirit OF fairness and business OF the Ameri-
can people, as It is always shown In their
regard for the petitions OF the weak and op-
pressed. While the fate of the islands is
still undecided, and We are doing all in our
power to prevent conflict between the Amer
leans and F1lipinos-awaiting patiently the
conclusion OF the Paris confeTence-we i'm
plore the intervention OF the president, sup
ported by the will OF the people, to end the
Sights shown our leaders, soldiers and peo-
pie by some Of the American military and
naval officers, although we do not wish to
wrong Admiral Dewey Gen. Otis'
The memorial then AYERS that false
| reports are spread broadcast. alleging
that the Filipinos are responsible for
all the friction; points out that the ten
sion is greater every day and any mo-
ment "a shot may be fired by an ire
| sponsible American or Filipino soldier
leading to great bloodshed, and be-
seeches the United States to 'heIp the
tunta to control our own people by di-
recting American officials at Manila to
temper their actions with friendship.
Justice and fairness"
SPANIARDS BETTER TREATED.
From the commencement of the hos
tilities," continues the memorial, "the
Filipinos acceded to all the American
requests, but, after bottling up the
Spaniards in Manila, the Filipinos were
completely ignored when the Ameri-
cans advanced, and thus deprived us
n 1na 81
months of campaigning. the Filipino
troops have been ordered beyond the
suburbs, where they have no quarters
and where supplies are difficult to OBJ
tain. All our launches have been
| seized because OF foolish rumors that
we would attack the Americans, and.
when we asked explanations, we were
not even answered. The Spaniards, of
late the enemies Of the Americans, are
shown every consideration, while the
| Filipinos, their friends and allies, are
often treated as enemies"
After asserting that the Filipinos
| uniformly acted upon the advice OF the
Americans and were informally recog-
niZed by them until Manila was oap-
| tured, the memorial goes on to say:
We can only attribute this sudden
change to orders from Washington to
American officials at Manila to avoid
| compromising the American govern
/ ment by q recognition of the
| Filipinos or their government The
Americans are carrying out these In
! structions literally, losing sight OF the
former friendly intercourse and assist
ance and of the assurance the Ameri-
can officials gave Gen. Aguinaldo.
which he communicated to his follow
| ers.''
After emphaslzfng the junta's "ab-
| solute confidence In President McKin-
ley and the people OF the grent repub-
! lie" stating that "our protests are not
| prompted by animosity, but are direct
ed against conditions existing at Ma
Mia, and not against the American
! government and people" acknowledge
| ing Our gmtitude to American arms
| for destroying the Spanish power in
the Philippines" and expressing "a
hope that the islands are not to be
returned 70 SPAIN" the memorial con-
| cludes thus:
| I'VE await the arbtrament Of the
| peace commission with even greater In
| terest than the Americans, because IL
| concerns our hand, our happiness and
| our freedom. In the meantime, we
shall pray for peace and a perfect un-
derstanding with the Americans