New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-13
CRISIS NEAR At MANILA.
DEWEY SAID TO HA I'VE ASH I'D
FOR TWO MORE WARSHIPS.
SPANIARDS SAY GERMANY WILL. lane \
COALINCi STATION, AND SPAIN
KEEP THE REST or THE
ISLANDS.


stood that he has asked for IN additional cruiser
and a battleship.
The Spaniards assert that Germany Will take
a coaling station here. and that Spain VIII re-
tain the remainder of the Islands.
The last Spanish garrisons at Ilocos and La
guna have surrendered. and the whole Of the
island OF Luzon except Manila and Cavite is 10
the hands OF the insurgents
Aguinaldo went to Maloos Friday. He
has announced his intention ot convenng an
Assembly Of the Filipinos on September lo' III
order 20 decide on the policy 10 he adopted by
the insurgents.
TALK WITH AGUGNALDo
The correspondent here Of The Associated
Press has had N Interview with Aguinalda
who said that there were ffty-seven thousand
insurgents armed with rifles lie added mat
he could raise one hundred thousand men. In
deed, the insurgent leader pointed out the whoie
population Of the Philippine Islands was VIII
ing to fight for their independence.
Continuing Agunaldo said he had nine thou-
sand military prisoners. including five thousand
In the vicinity Of Manila besides civil prisoners
Later, Aguinaldo said that the Provincial
Government was now operating twenty-eight
nrovinces He asserted that on August they
elected delegates in numbers proportonate 70
the population
AS TO the Americans. Aguinaldo remarked
that he considered them brothers. and that
the two sovereign republics were allied against
a common enemy"
When questioned as to whether the future
Filipino policy would be absolute independence.
Aguinaldo excused himself from replying, and
asked what America intended to do
The correspondent being unable to answer this
question Aguinaldo continued:
ALL WANT INDEPENDENCE.
we nave been lighting for independence for
a long time. The natives who profess 10 favor
annexation are nsincere. II is merely ruse to
ascertain American views"
Asked IL the Filipinos would object to the
retention Of Manila. Agunaldo declined to an
swer wh,n asked II the Fipros would OBJ
ject to Americas retaining a coalins station, II
recognizing the inde psndence Of the Islands or
establishing n temporary protectorate over them.
Agunado again declined to answer.
Pending the close of the Assembly. Agunaldo
said. he was confident there would be no trouble
between the Americans and the Flipnos.
The insurgent leader denied having received
request from General Otis and Rear-Adnral
Dewey to withdraw his troops to 4 prescribed
distance from Manila and Cavite. and he de-
clned 70 discuss the effect of such a request
Aguinaldo further asserted that he had never
conferred with The American authorities since
the captulation OF Manila. and that ne had
never authorized the insurgents TO search or
disarrn Americans crossing the lines
RESPONSIBILITY DIsAVOwED.
The cores spondont closely questioned him
about last SATURDAYS incident, when the Penn
sylvania troops proceeded - establish p new
OUTPOST The Fliproe Objected and nearly pre-
cipitated h0stliti@s. ordering the Americans to
withdraw m twenty minutes They issuea am
muntion and intercepted III, American rein
forcements Finally. General Hale ordered all
the Pennsylvanans - advance. and the insur-
gents withdrew
The local Governor has explained that the in
cident was mistake. and has repudiated his
subordina-e's action. Asuinaldo declared t. the
correspondent that the Filipino who made the
trouble merely pretented 10 no a officer. and is
not connected with he insurgent army
Aeunaldo complained that the Spaniards were
"3isso nnating false reports for the purpose ~
fomenting antagonism between the Filipinos and
the Americans"
The whole interview conveyed tho impress
sion that Aguinaldo desires absolute independ-
ence regards the mission Of the Americans here
as accomplished and expects them to withdraw
Just the French with Lafayette withdrew
after helping tho Americans in the war Of inde-
pendence. a OF humanity"
Just now Agunado mantains the role Of OK
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