The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
PHILIPPINES PLANT
AeoncilIo Presents the Position Taken
BY the Followers Of Aeuinaldo.
ANNEXATION is NOT WANTED.
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The Philippine Island Natives Desire
to Be Free and Independent.
IN THE SAME ATTITUDE AS cUBANS.
Acted In Cooperation with the American
Army and Naval Forces.
AGUlSAlDO WAS BROUGHT FROM HONG KONG
Representatives of the United states
Requested Him to Assist Admiral
Dewey aud He Did So.

Correspondence OF Associated Press.)
H.ris. December 16.--Following Is the
full text of the protest LODGED with the
American and Spanish peace commissioners
BY Agoncino. the agent OF Aguinaldo. the
insursent leader in the Philippines. an out
Line of wAich was cablel the Associated
Press under this date:
Their EXc,llenc.es the President and
Deasgates ~ the Spanish American Peace
Comm ssdon. Paris.
Paris, December 12.-Your Excellencies:
The very noble and gallant General Aguin-
aldo, President Of the Philippine republic,
and his government have aoao4ed me VITA
the pest OF official representative 10 the
Nely honorable p.estdsut and government
OF The United States cl America. dsyo,ylnt
upen me al the same time the duty OF
protesting against any Resolutions contrary
To Tie Independence OF that country which
tA'eHt De passed by the peace comm 50 ion
in Paris.
Las has elsca1y terminated its SESSIONS
and ,he resolut..ns Lasssi can no. be ac-
ctpted as obligatory by my government.
Slice ihs COMMISSION has neither isaard Aor
~ any wise admitted 10 its delberat ions
tAe PEhrptns nation, who held an I'm
q'RstlsA@Die right 10 intervene in them in
fe.e~on - what nHg1t affect their future.
!uiI@l theTei~le, my duty whom
protest, as do, n the most solemn MN
MS IA the name OF the president ana TIE
Aa..oAai eoVSsAlnsni OF the 10 d. puin, q
asa.l~t any resolution agreed upon at The
p<iee conferthoe IN Paris as long as tho
+u4!s'ai, P4i'dc5!, independent personality
u me fha.-ppine people Is sqlsifely ui,ren-
os1l1Nd aIlsF attempts are made N any form
~ 1np0se these inhab.,aats resolutions
MN1Sh nave not been sanctioned BIZ theI,
a. - !2"sis' the only enes who can leg
s4.s sS''ae as 10 ihcIr future in history
SPAN Is absolutely devoid of n siatu.
,n~ power TO decide in any shane or form
uhe bsiopa mentioned natfer.
he u9son OF Spain and the Philippines
vas toun1e1 solely on two historical facts.
"a "l-cA the exclusive right OF tae Phil
ipino; to decide tileir own de,tinv n,as i'n
p'icuy recognized. First, the blood trsa-
lpacto de sanere) OF the 18th Of March
Aooo' ehlsred INTO between Don Miguel La.
PEI De De-, Lssazapi ard the Philippine soger.
Ven SlsatGna, compact watch was ra l.
hsa ana confirmed on one side by th4a king
q spain, Philip II. and on the q her aid :
Dy tne monarcts of M5nianao Vizeayas
ana Lu1on. and because OF the supreme
9hie. OF the pS1e alicn OF the Sultan l.acon-
GOA, proe!aimlng as q consequences the
autonomous nationality OF ms lsined I'm of
New CASTLE. formed by The PhIippina ia a.
Spain. "a
Second, the so-caslea constitution a,
Cadia in the discussion, vote. prom,IIga-
ton and execution of which the deputies
and PHILIPPINE people took an a,tiys' mr.,
and by which constitution the nationality
OF the SPANS was male effective.
But from the very first moment In
which the peninsula public powers attempts
cd to impose their absolute sovereignty on
the islands, The Phil pinos nro,ested ener-
getically by force OF arms ana from the
~ G ts-s,ia Ia, n
Tense OF their political personality was i'm