The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-24

of the Philippines issued a proclama-
ton, prophesying disaster to the AM
orleans and victory to Spain in the
struggle. The extraordinary document,
Astounding in fustian, characterizes the
sending of the American fleets against
the Spanish forces as vain designs,
ridiculous boastings." The proclama-
ton in full is as follows:
"Spaniards.-
Between Spain and the United
States Of North America hostilittes
have broken out.
1.-The moment has arrived to prove
to the world that we possess the spirit
to conquer those who, pretending to be
loyal friends, take advantage of our
mfsfortunes and abuse our hospitality,
using means which civilized nations
coun, unworthy and disreputable.
THE North American people, con-
stituted of all the social eXcresences,
have exhausted our patience and pro-
voked war with their perfdiOus ma
chinations. with their acts of treach-
cry, with their outrages against the
laws of nations and international con-
ventions.
1.-The struggle will be short and de-
cisive. The God of Victories will give
us one as brilliant and complete as the
righteousness and justice of our cause
demand. Spain, which counts upon
the sympathies of all the nations, will
emerge triumphantly from this new
test, humiliating and blasting the ad-
venturers from those States that, with
out cohesion and without a history,
offer to humanity only infamous tradi-
tions and the ungrateful spectacle OF
Chambers in which appear united in
science AID defamation, cOWardlce and
cynicism.
"a squadron manned by foreigners,
possessing neither instruction nor
discipline, is preparing to come to this
archipelago with the ruffianly inten-
ton of robbing us of all that means
life, honor, and liberty. Pretending
to be inspired by a courage of which
they are incapable, the North Amerl-
can seamen undertake as an enter
prise capable of realization the sub
stitution of Professionalism for the
Catholic religion you profess, to treat
you as tribes refractory to civilization,
to take possession of your riches as
if they were unacquainted with the
rights of property, and to lzidnap those
persons whom they consider useful to
man their ships or to be exploited IN
AGRICULTURAL or industrial labor
Vain designs! Ridiculous boast
ings!
"Your indomitable bravery will
suffice to Illustrate the attempt to carry
them into realization. You will not
allow the faith you profess to be made
| a mock of impiOus hands to be placed
on the temple of the true God, the
| images you adore to be thrown down
! by unbelief. The aggressOrs shall not
! profane the tombs of your fathers,
| they shall not crafty their Iusttul
| passions at the cost of your wives and
| daughters honor, or appropriate the
property that your industry has &C
! cumulated as a provision fer your old
age. No, they shall not perpetrate
any Of the crimes inspired by thelI
| wickedness and cOvetOusness, because
YOUR valor and patriotism will suffice
to punish and abase the people that
claiming to be civilized and cultivated
have exterminated the natives OF Nortf
America instead Of bringing to then
the life of civilization and Of progress
. "Philipinos, prepare for the struggle
and. united under the glorious Span
ish flag, which is ever covered witt
laurels, let us fight with the convic
ton that victory will crown our effort
and to the calls of our enemies let III
oppose with the decision of the Christ
ian and the patriot the cry Of WV;
Espana."
Manila, 23d April, 1898.
Your General,
"BASILIO AUGUSTIN DANlLA.
Another proclamation Of the same
date declares that any one offering as
Issistance directly Or indirectly to tn
enemy shall be summarily tried b.
Court Martial as a traitor and be pun
ished with death, and that those wh'
propose the submission of any plac'
besieged by the enemy or spread re
ports calculated to discourage the de
tenders shall also be dealt with a
traitors and punished with death O.
penal servitude for life.