Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-20
SPANISH BITTERNESS.
Infia mmatory Appeal 10 Race and RcIi'
sion by ManiIa's Ruler.


proclamation, on the outbreak of
war, made by the Governor Gen
eral of Manila:
"SPANIARDs,-
Between Spain and the United
States of North America hostili-
ties have broken out.
"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 misfortunes
and abuse our hospitality, using
means which civilised nations
count unworthy and disreputable,
"The North American people,
constituted of all the social excre-
sences, have exhausted our pa.
tience and provoked war with
their perfdious Vaccinations,
with their acts of treachery, with
their outrages against the law of
nations and international conven-
tons.
"The struggle will be short and
decisive. The God Of victories will
give us one as brilliant aud com
plete as the righteousness and
justice of our cause demand.
Spain, which counts upon the
sympathies of all the ma
tons, will emerge triumphant.
ly from this new test,
humiliating and blasting the ad
venturers from those States that,
without cohesion and without a
history, offer to humanity only
infamous traditions and the un.
grateful spectacle of Chambers in
which appear united insolence
and defamation, cowardice and
cynicism.
"a squadron manned by for
eigners, possessing neither in
struction nor discipline, is pre-
pairing to come to this archipelago
with the ruifianly mention Of
robhing us of all that means life,
honor and liberty. Pre-
tending to be inspired by
courage of which they
are incapable, the North Ameri-
can scamen undertake as an en-
terprise capable of realization the
substitution of Professionalism for
the Catholic religion you profess,
to treat you as tribes refractory to
civilization, to take possession of
your riches as If hey Her urac
quainted with the rights of pro-
perry, and to kidnap those per
sons whom they consider useful to
man their ships or to b. exploited
IN agricultural or industrial labor.
"Vain designs! Ridiculous
boastings!
Your indomitable bravery will
suffice to Illustrate the attempt to
carry them into realization. You
will not allow the faith you pro
fess to be made a mock of impi-
Gus hands to be placed on the
temple of the true God, the
images you adore to be thrown
down by unbelief. The aggres
sors shall not profane the tombs
of your fathers, they shall not
crafty their lustful passions at
the cost of your wives
and daughters honor, or ap-
propriate the property that
your industry has accumulated
as a provision for your old age.
No, they shall not perpetrate any
of the crimes inepired by their
wickedness and covetousness, be
cause your valor and patriotism
will suffice to punish and abase
the people that, claiming to be
civilized and cultivated, have ex
terminated the natives of North
America instead of bringing to
them the life of civilization and of
progress.
"Philippino, prepare for the
struggle and, united under the
glorious Spanish flag, which is
ever covered with laurels, let US
fight with the conviction that vic.
tory will crown our efforts, and to
the calls of our enemies let us
oppose with the decision of the
Christian and the patriot the cry
of "Viva Espana."
Manila, 23rd April, 1898.
"Your General,
"BAsILIo AUGUsTIN DAvILA."
Another proclamation of the
same date declares that anyone
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