New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
THE PACT THAT SPAIN VIOLAIED.
4 STATEMENT FROM AGUlNALDos hHf "'''
SENTATIVE IN LONDON OF THE Sii-
rar,oN IN THE PHILIPPINES.

London. July 9.-One or AsuiIa'"oS ''
III, last Philippine revolt is living incos''''o -.
Jordan and practically acting as Asu'i'a'uo
agent. being in receipt OF constant 40,
and letters from Cavte ouesuo"e' Va.
,.i,,.,,ro situation by representative OF Ihe
Associated Press. he SAID $1,000 T.,
The Philippine Republic was proo''''"
October 1896 and its first Pres'oe"' vac
d,o.s Ropifacio. When he died. over year ago
Acunado was elected Pres'oe"' ON
.,a,aar.i,. Chief on the arrival OF captain
General Primo de Rivera that ofiicer auop'sN
motley OF bringing the rebellion to an emu W
n.ors ~ concessions. force having failed 'uF
leaders we're approached. and the result was '"c
De-, of y,,aonahato so called from the ViIio2e
.ro :, ros signed on December 1t. lco''
ce5or sapasta the other day denied that III 'h"'
.r,ct, General Rivera promised any REFORMS
t1ere &c an official copy of that pact, wherein
IN eight clauses are promised: The banisnineh''
~ M least the disbanding. Of the religious Vi
ders: Philippine representation IN the No'''''
the same administration of justice lor inc II"
tive as for the Spaniard; unity OF laws oe'"ee"
the Philippines and Spain; the natives 10 S""''
he clief Offices OF the Philippine civil ADMIN
istration; the rearrangemcnt OF the proFet'! vi
the friars and OF the taxes in favor OF the ma
lives: recognition Of the individual right OF inc
natives with liberty Of public meeting ana Oh
he presa. and a general amnesty. These sum
up the native grievances and are what we snail
expect the Americans viii institute.
THE PACT VIOLATED
For those reforms Aguinaldo and the other
leaders promised that II Rivera carried our the
pact they w ould expatriate themselves for three
vears and foment no movement against Span
ish authority during that time. Upon the repeis
sure ndcring their arms ammunition rorts'
etc Aguiraldo was 10 receive Fpooo pesetas'
This money Agunaldo deposited in the Hong
Kong and Shanghai Bank. at Hong Kong not
Cor his personal use. but as FUND the interest,"
OF which. In case the Captain-General carried
out his part OF the pact. was to he deVo'ed "
the education of natives in England. In case
the pact was not fulfilled by the Spaniards the
money was to be used for arms and to renew the
rebellion The Captain-General never pro-
claimed general amnesty denied the existence
Of the pact and shot several rebel leaders VINO
returned to Manila on the strength OF 1t.
since the renewal OF the rebellion under the
inspiration OF Admiral Dewey's victory. the
| present Captain-General has approached Agul-
naldo and his leaders. and promised II they
would make common cause against the Arnerl-
cans no would carry out the reforms stated In
the pact AS a mark OF bona fdes he created
! Legislative Council. to which he nominated
| twenty leading Ministers Of the Philippine Re-
/ public. All overtures were scornfully rejected.
| GERMAN PRETENsIONs PREPOsTERoUs.
The German pretensions simply prepos-
| ferrous They are practically little more than
| pedlcrs All the large mercantile houses are
| English who have in their hands quite three
/ fourths ~ the bulk and value Of the commerce.
! The banks and the railway. telegraph. cable
and local steamship lines English the
only cotton mills belong to the English.
and the English control the sugar and
! hemp trades. The Germans are trying
for some o. the heavier trade but have not
capital or credit, There IS only American
house in Manila There Is only one Russian
subject in the island. Up TO now Spanish has
been the official language. By last weeks mall
! learn AEulnaldo intends. as far as the Repub-
| lie is concerned to substitute English
The root cause Of the Philippine rebellion
| has always been the steady deprivation OF the
natives Of their rights by the spaniards Year
by year their security FOR He and property has
diminished. particularly so az TO the native
| frlars in the Philippines. The Spanish friars.
too. have sent To Spain all the monastery wealth
! they could dispose OF. particularly that wed
to the monastcries by rich natives. Then. too.
The persecution Of the Free Masons by the
/ frlars caused much resentment. three thousand
| FREQ Masons being lodged ~ Jail at the instance
| ~ the frars and loaded With irons. Besides. no
! promise ever made ~ the Spanlards to the
natives has been kept"