The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-27
INDEPENDENCE WANTED.
AguinaIdo Has sent = Com missioner 20
Paris.

Paris. Z
Chicago. Sept. 2s-The Tribune's
STAFF correspondent, on board the over
land limited. telegraphs from Carroll.
Iowa. that Felipe Agoncillo. the first
accredited emissary of Aguinaldo's rev
dictionary government with n for
eign power, with his secretary and IN
terpreter. will. upon reaching Chicago
proceed 20 Washington over the Penn
~sylvania railroad. to make an appeal
before the peace commission at PARIS.
He will ask the administration al
Washington to secure for him the right
10 be heard by the commission, in or
der that any unjust charges or raise
accusations against the FtIipinos whlch
the Spanish members of the commis
sion NAV set forth may not go un-
answered. Following Is Agoncillos
formal statement to the American peo-
ple Of hts mission and the grounds on
which he bases his appeal;
TT Is 10 grant to the Philippine peo-
pie official representation in the course
Of the discussion OF the Ame,I-
can commission In Paris. or that the
provisional government or its oriclal
commemorative he heard before the
SDanish- American commission Shall
reach any decision regarding the PM
ippiues. 1t Is justice that the Phlltp-
pine people should not be undetehoeH'
Tor IL might happen that the represent
tatiyes of Spain would make formlda-
HE charges gains the Filipinos. and
In lack OF representations from the
Philippines these charges might De
/ credited. Therefore. II Is nadmisslble
under vhe most rudimentary BEGINNINGS
of natural or written or SOUND reason
that the Filipinos should be without a
hearing.
III the outcome Of peace negotiations
shall he that the Filipinos shaI gam
control Of the islands. and they VIII
be left alone by the foreign powers. the
islands would be we'll and orderly gov
crrsd when I left Hong Kong there
we're in the assembly 1S9 delegates
coming from all the provinces In LuZon
and from several of the ISLANDS, ana l
evpect 70 learn upon reaching WASH
ington that still more have been chos-
on These representatives are the most
n,nrfar men i'm their provinces. and the
people accordingly have confidence IN
their government. As 20 the power OF
the Filipino government to control the
Islands and maintain order PROVIDED
the Spanish forces are withdrawn' l
have no misgivings. There are SV'Voo
armed men in It's army. some OF Us
arus came from captured Spanlards
and some from foreign countries am
NOT Mt liberty TO say where. NO they
aid NOT come from Germany. and the
statements that have been made thal
the F%ilipinos are secretly cohhl.IhN
. win the fuPFIldIAE 7 - -"
II 10 'rue that a few days after the de-
struction OF the Spanish fleet I'm Manila
nv representative Of the German EN-
pire made proposals 10 the insnrSehts
10 aid them in forming an independent
government This offer was refused
the reply made TO the Germans oeInt
that under an agreement entered iht'
hetween A~guinaldo and Admiral Dewey
the insurgents were in honor u u
rcfus the offer
AgonciIlo was asked would N
the attitude of the Filipinos ana I'M
5 provisional government II the outeohh
t OF the peace negotiations should b.
D that the islands should pass INTO tn
Z hands of the United States, either 10
temporary or permanent control. lie re
b piled:
r whether or not the Filipinos woul
fnrcibly resist such a disposition or IN
, islands ! cannot state. the questlo
would go before the assembly. an
A~guinaldo's attitude must. under IN
T. circumstances be determined by the &C
ton of that body. The form of the pro
~visionaI government Is Thoroughly r.
. publican. But l will say that the Zee
ing OF the people OF the Philippine
P. with regard 10 the question would dc
. mend largely upon what form OF gov
arnmnnt the Americans should propos
X II II meant simply the control OF IN
! islands by the United states. the gov
eminent Of this n assuming "
responsibility OF maintaining order an
controlling the revenues Of the island
r, I do not think the feeling against SUE
2 a move would be strong, though u
2 Filipinos are anxious TO govern then
? selves: but IL 10 should be planned thi
c; the United States take the islands u
SIS the purpose Of colonizing them. whi'
90 might eventually crowd out the nati'
=, population. in my opinion there Won
$, b. greater difficulty In bringing the pc
ME Of the island TO submission.
our appeal to the United states
=. for aid in securing what we most desl
~ and what we believe TO be for the he
90 interests OF the islands. 1t is not ma
~ with the purpose to play into the han
OF ~ any other nation. and " me Fill
o' nos are not TO govern themselves the
is no nation they would more prefer
be governed and controlled by than
the United States. As to the po-sibii
eef Of maintaining an orderly and ma
up monious government among the peoi
re of the islands II II Is left to them. ma
he opposing arguments have been urg
.or which are In a large part groundles'
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Soldier Was Neglected.