The age-herald., 1898-09-13
DEWEY ASKS
 FOR MORE SHIPS Considers the Situation in Phil
 ippines as Critical REBELS CONTROLS ISLANDS Spaniards Assert That Germany Will Seize CoaIing Station. INTERVIEW WITH GEN. AGulNALD0 Natives Do Not Desire Annexation to
 the United States.
Natives Do Not Desire Annexation to
 the United States.
WANTABsoLUTEINDEPENDE
Says American and Filipino Govern ments Are Each Sovereign Re- putlics Banded Together to
 Fight Common Foe.
Manila, September I.-Rear Admiral

MaHlld, 6Splelupci lA.-AeSoi <aN'~OA Dewey considers the situation critical. It is understood that he has asked for an additional cruiser and battleship.
 The Spaniards assert that Germany will take coaling station here and that Spain will retain the remainder of the islands. The last Spanish garrison at Hocos and Laguna have surrendered and. the whole island of Luzon is in the hands of the in- surgents, except at Manila and Cavite.
 Aguinaldo went to Telollos on Friday. He has announced his intention of con vening an assembly of the Fflipinos on September in order to decide upon the poll icy to be adopted by the insurgents
 The correspondent of the Associated Press has had an interview with Aguinal- do, who said:
 Indeed, the whole population on the Philippine islands was willing to fight for their independence"
 Continuing, Aguinaldo said he had 5000 military prisoners, including 5000 in the
 
 Later Aguinaldo said the provisional government was now operating twenty eight provinces. He asserted that on Au- gust they elected delegates fin numbers proportionate to the population.
 As to the Americans, he said that he considered them as brothers, and that "The two sovereign republics were allied against common enemy"
 What Will America Do?
 When questioned as to whether the fu- ture Filipino policy would be absolute in dependence Aguinaldo excused himself from replying and asked what America intends to do.
 The correspondent being unable to an- swer this question, Aguinaldo continued: "We have been fighting for independence for long time. The natives who profess to favor annexation are insincere."
 When asked if the Filipinos would object to the retention of Manila, Aguinaldo de- clined to answer.
 "Would the Filipinos object to the Amer jeans retaining coaing station if recog- nzing the independence of the islands or establishing a temporary protectorate over them"
 Aguinaldo again refused to answer Pending the conclusion of the assembly, Aguinaldo said he was confident there would be no trouble between America and the Filipinos The insurgent leader denies having received a request from General Otis and Admiral Dewey to withdraw his troops to a prescribed distance from Man. fla and Cavite and he declined to discuss the aspect of such a request. Aguinaldo further asserted that he had never con ferred with the American authorities since the equalization of Manila, and he had never authorized the insurgents to search or disarm Americans crossing the lines
 Saturdays Incident
 The correspondent closely questioned him about last Saturdays incident when the Pennsylvania troops proceeded to establish a new outpost. The Fiipinos objected and nearly precipitated hostilties, ordering the Americans to withdraw in twenty minutes. They issued ammunition and intercepted the American endorsements. Finally Gen eral Hale ordered all the Pennsylvanians to advance, and the insurgents withdrew.
 The local governor has explained that the incident was a complete mistake and has repudiated his suborainate's action. Agul- naldo declared to this correspondent that the Filipino who made the trouble merely pretended to be an officer and is entirely unconnected with the insurgent army. Aguinaldo complained that the Spaniards were disseminating false reports for the the Filipinos and Americans"
 The whole interview conveyed the inn