The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-28
GERMANY IN TIE PHILIPPINES.
The Manila Merchant Who Says German,
Is Backing Up the Insurgents.

The Manila Merchant who Says Germany
Is Backing Up the Insurgents.
A Francisco. Sept. 27.-The admission Of
ARoncillo in Chicago that o few days after
Dewey DESTROYED the Spanish feet Germany
offered to aid the Filipinos to achieve their in
dependence. bears out the story OF the ex-mer-
chant Of Manila. now in this city. This man
now says that Agoncillo is peryertinG facts
when he denies that Germany has been be-
all the recent ferment in the Philippines.
He said to-day:
That Germany is still the power behind
Aguinaldo / Am certain. for the good reason
that Tam in o position where I am cognizant Of
every move that is made. / am financially In
terested. but I am not German. and shall do all
lean to aid the United States.
"Agoncillo is not at liberty to say what for
eign power furnished the insurgents with
arms. l am. for l assisted in supplying them
between Spain and the United ststes. Ger
many has realized for fifteen years that the
her surplus population, and she has been plan
ming continually TO acquire them. There
would probably never have been a revolution
largely in the German. Philippine trade and
enjoying the closest relations with the foreign
exactly what Germany has done and is doing.
Neither China nor England would furnish
tenn tempted IT, tne the GERMANS would r have known now It Il.
and the Imperial. Government would have seen
to It that SPANS attention was called 70 the
cdSuS bell, The arms that have been supplied
cam from the German Government. and were
turnished:through trading companies In which
hand. The arms now being carried In by insur-
gent and German vessels are from the same
source; ,,o ,r,o .o.o,.od , hr,ho % do..r.
arm and equip a large army and II has taxed
The statement BY 4goHSillo That Germany
That the ofer was declined is manifestiS false.
for Aguinaldo did proceed to form his provi.
sional GSSer9ment alm9st Immediately. Il
naldo was in. honor bound to abide by his
agreement with Admiral Dewey, This is
clared he made no. agreement with Aguinaldo;
When 2 man who knows AgSSlnaldo is told
proposition impresses him. Ger@qny's ofier.
support sur 5S The i nSSsSssS lessdsr IN iorSlns q pro-
nish arms and, ammunition for him. Ger
many assured ARuinaldo he should hold the
the Imperial Government wanted was com
mercial concessions. He accepted the bait
and is now acting under the Instructions OF
IA report made by Germapy's agents upon
plans to expel the Americans has been adopted
My information is absolutely authentic. as 1t
comes from officials OF the German Govern
P Hill Germany aras Is suppiyinS rfeS.
ammunition and machine guns that are being
landed. and when the ~insuRrent army is fully
armed and equipped trouble will begin.
American safety lies In disarming the In:
surGents as a move toward the RESTORATION OF
peace, From what information I have rA-
celyed I believe the United States win order
the INSURGENTS to lay down their arms and re-
turn to their homes, Tho United States Coy
eminent understands the situation, and. mad
dltlon to ordering the Oregon and Iowa TO the
Philippines, hRs exerted itself trying to pre-
serve peace between Chill and Argentina In or
der that 1t may be In u position to buy more
bAttleships In an emergency"