Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-15
FILIPINOS' APPEAL.
Complain Of Sights BY American Nil.
itary and Naval Officers.
Asks Presidents Intervention to Preyer
Trouble With the Natives.

Hong Kong, NOV. 14.--The Filipino
Junta representatives OF Gen. Aguin
aldo and the Philippine goyernmen
here, have drawn up what they des
| ignate as an appeal to President Nc
Kinley and the American people" bu
what is in reality rather in the naturi
Of an arraignment of American ac
tions in the Philippines. Mr.. Joh,
Barrett, formerly United States min
lister to Siam, was asked by the Junt;
to present the memorial to the Unite
States government and people MI
Barrett replied that while he coul
have no official influence regarding
the status of the matter, he was salts.
fed that document which represent
ed the sentiments of the Filipnos woui
receive at the hands of the Ameri
cans all the consideration it merited
The memorial says:
1--WE, the Hong Kong representative
of our countrymen, appeal to the grea
and good judgment Of President Nc
Kinley and the spirit of fairness an
justice of the American people as it j.
always shown in their regard for tn
petitions Of the weak and oppressed.
while the fate of the islands i
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in our power to prevent conflict be
tween the Americans and Filipnos-
awaiting patiently the conclusion Of
the Paris conference-we implore thu
intervention of the President. support
ed by the win of the people, to end ths
sights shown our leaders, soldiers an
people by some Of American military
and naval officers, although we do not
wish to wrong Admiral Dewey or Gen
Otis"
The memorial then AYERS that false
reports are spread broadcast, alleging
that the Fillipinos are responsible FOL
all the friction" points out that 'tha
tension is greater every day and thai
any moment shot may be fired by an
irresponsible American or Filipino sol
dier, leading 10 great bloodshed; ana
beseeches the United States to help
the Junta to control our own people
by directing American officials at Ma
Mia to temper their actions with
friendship. justice and fairness"
From the commencement of hostil-
ities,'' continues the memorial, the
F'ilipinos acceded to all the American
requests. but after bottling up the
spaniards in Manila, the Filipinos were
completely ignored when the Ameri
ans advanced and thus deprived them
If the fruits of victory. Now. after
months of campaigning. the Filipino
troops have been ordered beyond the
suburbs, where they have no quarters
and where supplies are difficult to OBJ
Tain All our launches have been seiz-
ed because of foolish rumors that We
yo,,i5 Americans and when VS.
asked explanations we We're not even
answered. The Spaniards, of late the
enemies of the Americans. have been
shown every consideration; while the
Filipinos, their friends and allies, are
often treated as enemies"
After asserting that the Filipincs
uniformly acted upon the advice OF
the Americans and were informally
recognized by them until Manila was
:aptured, the memorial goes on to say
We can only attribute this sudden
change to orders from Washington tc
American officials at Manila to avoid
compromising the American govern
ment by a recognition of the Filipinos
or their government The Americans
are carrying out their instructions lit
orally, losing sight OF the former
friendly intercourse and assistance ans
Of the assurances the American of
fcials gave Gen. Aguinaldo, which he
communicated to his followers"
After emphasizing the Junta's lab
solute confidence in President McKin
ley and the people of the great repub
lic,' stating that +" our protests are
not prompted by animosity, but are
directed against conditions existing al
Manila and not against the American
government and people" acknowledge
ing 'our gratitude to American arms
for destroying the Spanish power IL
the Philippines" and expressing "s
hope that the islands are not to be re-
turned to Spain" the memorial con
cludes thus: I'VE await the arbitre
ment of the peace commission witt
even greater interest than the Ameri
cans. because it concerns our land
our happiness and our freedom. II
the meantime we shall pray for peacs
and a perfect understanding with the
Americans