The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
ABUSE THE n AI'IVES.
Spanish Treaohery Responsblie for
All the Trouble Ia tho
Phillpninaa ss s u

L0nd0f., July 2.--Onc OF AgNinnld0's:
leaders i'll The last Philippine revolt Ia liy-5
Ing incognito in London and practically
acting as Aguinaldo's agent, being ii. re-
ceint Of constant kilograms and lettera
from Cayite. Questioned on the Philip
pine situation by 4 representative Of the
Associated press he said: s,: .5
The Philippine republic was pro-
claimed III October, 1896, and its first
president was Andrcas Bonifacio. When
he died over a year ago Aguinaldo was
elected president md commander-in-chief.
On the arrival of Capt,-Gen. Primo do
Rivera that officer adopted a policy Of
bringing the rebellion to an end BY means
of concessions, force having failed.
Our leaders We're approached and the
result was, the pact of Rinonab ato, So
called, from the village where it was
signed on December II, 1887.
that in that pact Gen. Rivera promised
any reforms. Here is an official copy Of
that pact wherein is promised the Dan-
ishment, or at least, the disbunding of the
religious orders; Philippine representa-
ton in; the Cortes; the same admiaistra-
ton of justice for the native as for the
Spaniards; unity of laws between the
share the chief offices of the Philippine
civil administration: Encouragement Of
the property of the friars and Of the
taxes in favor of the natives: recognition
of the individual rights of the natives
with liberty of public meeting and of the
up the native grievances and are what
we shall expect the Americans to insti-
tute. -.
''For those reforms Aguinaldo and the
other leaders promised that if Rivera car
ried out the. pact they would expa'riate
themselves for three years aud fonent no
movement against Spanish authority dur
ing that time. Upon the rebels surren-
dering their arms, ammunition. forts,
etc, AguinaldO was to receive 400, 1000
pesetas. This money Aguinaldo deposit
ed in the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank
ut Hong Kong, not for his personal use,
but as, fund, the interest of Wilhelm
case the captain-general carried out his
part of the pact-was to be devoted to
the education of natives in England. In
case the pact was not fulfilled 10y the
SpaniardS the money was to be used for
arms and ammunition for the rebellion.
The captain general never proclaimed a
general amnesty, denied the existence of
the pact and shot several rebel leaders
who returned to Manila on the strength
Since the renewal of the rebellion UNI
der the inspiration of Admiral Dewey's
victory. the present captain-general has
approached Aguinaldo and his leaders and
promised if they would make common
cause against the Americans he would
carry out the reforms stated in the
pact As Il mark of bona tide. he created
Il legislative council. to which he named
twenty, leading ministers of the Philip
pine republic. All overtures were scorn-
fully rejected.
1.-THE German pretcnsions arc simply
nrepostcrous. They are practically little
more than pedlars. All the large mer
camille houses are English. who have in
their hands quite threefourths of the
bulk and value of the commerce. The
banks, railways, telcgraphs, cable and To-
Cal steamship lines are English; the only
cotton mills belong to the English, and
the English control the sugar and hemp
trades. The Germans are trying for some
of the heavier trade. but have not capital
or credit There is only one American
house in Manila. There is only one Rus
sian subject in the island. Up to now
Spanish has been the official languages, but
by last weeks mail l learned Aguinaldo
cerned, to substitute English.
1.-The real cause of the Philippine rebel
lions has always been the STEADY dcprira-
ton Of the natives Of their rights by the
Spaniatds. Year by year security for life
and property has diminished, particularly
so as to the native friars in the Philip
pines. The Spanish fri;rs, too. have sent
to Spain all the monastery wealth they
could dispose of, particularly that willed
to the monasteries by rich natives. Then.
too. the persecution of the Free Masons by
the friars caused 5000 A.asons being
lodged in Jail at the instanea of the friars
and loaded with irons. Besides no prom
Use ever made by the Spaniards with the
natives has been kept