The age-herald., 1898-11-15
IMPEACHMENT OF
 AMERICAN ACTION FilipinOS Will Present an Appeal to
 President Mckinley. INSURGENTS MISTREATED Have Not Been Shown the Courtesy Due Them by Our Troops. GREAT BLO0DSHED MAY RESULT Unless the Americans Dealings With the Togales are Tempered by Jus tice and Fairness-Spaniards Shown More Regard.
GREAT BLooDsHED MAY RESULT

Hong Kong, November H.-The Filipino Junta, representatives of Aguinaldo and the Filipino government here, have drawn up what they designate as an appeal to President Mckinley and the American peo- pie, but what is in reality rather in the nature of an arraignment of American ac- tions in the Philippines. John Barrett, for mer United States minister to Siam was asked by the junta to present the memo rial to the United States government MT. Barrett replied that while he could have no official influence regarding the status of the matter, he was satisfied that doc- ument which represented the sentiments of the Filipinos would receive at the hands of the Americans all the consideration it mer- tied.
 The memorial says: "We, the Hong Kong representatives of our countrymen, appeal to the great and good judgment of Presi- dent Mckinley and to the spirit of fairness of the American people as 1t is shown in the regard for the petitions of the weak and oppressed.
 While the fate of the islands is still un- decided, and we are dong all in our power to prevent a conflict between the Americans and Filipinos-awaiting patiently the con- cusion of the Paris conference-we implore the intervention of the president, support ed by the VIII of the people, to end the sights shown our leaders, soldiers and people by some of the American military and naval officers, although we do not wish to wrong Admiral Dewey or General Otis."
 False Reports Spread
 The memorial then ayers that false re- ports are spread broadcast alleging that the Filipinos are responsible for all the fric- ton;' points out that the tension is great CT every day, and any moment a shot may be fired by an irresponsible American or Filipino soldier, leading to great blood shed,'' and beseeches the United States to "help the junta control our people by di- recting American officials at Manila to temper their re,at ons with justice and fair ness"
 From the commencement of hostilities, the Filipinos acceded to all the American requirements, but after bottling up the Spaniards in Manila, the Filipinos were completely ignored when the Americans ar rived and thus deprived of the fruits of vic- tory. Now, after months of campaigning, the Filipino troops have been ordered be- yond the suburbs, where they have no quar- ters and where supplies are difficult to ob- tain. All our launches have been seized
 
 attack the Americans. The Spaniards of late, the enemies of the Americans. have been shown every consideration, while the Filpinos, their friends and allies, are often treated as enemies"
 After asserting that the Fiipinos acted upon the advice of the Americans and were informally recognized by them until Manila was captured, the memorial goes on to say:
 We can only attribute this sudden change to orders from Washington to off, cials at Manila to avoid compromising the American government by a recognition of the Filipinos or their government.
 To mer Friendly intercourse
 'The Americans are carrying out these ;r- structions literally, losing sight of the form CT friendly intercourse and of the assur- ances that American officials gave General Aguinaldo which he communicated to his followers"
 After emphasizing the junta's "absolute confidence in President Mckinley and the people of the great republic,'' stating that "our protests are not prompted by animos- ity, but are directed against conditions ex- isting at Manila and not against the Amer ican government, acknowledging our grati-
 e to American arms and expressing a hope that the islands are not to be re- turned to Spain," the memorial concludes thus:
 We wait the arbitrament of the peace commission with even greater Interest than the Americans, because it concerns ouri the meantime we shall pray for peace and cans"