The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10
BROKE ALL
 HIS PLEDGES Gross TreaChery of a
 Spaniard.
DECEIVED THE FILLIPIN0S
WHY THE REVOLUTION WAS
 RESUMED.
Natives Shot by Order of the Gov ernor After Peace Agree ment Had Been
 Effected.

Correspondence of the Associated Press Copy
 right. lS96, by the Associated Press.
 LONDON, July Zone of AguinaIdo's s leaders in the last Philippine revolt is living incognito in London and practi- cally acting as Aguinaldo's agent, in receipt of constant telegrams and let ters from Cavite. Questioned on the Philippine situation by representative of the Associated Press, he said:
 The Philippine independence was proclaimed in October, 1896, and its first President was Andreas Bonifacio. When he died over a year ago Aguin- aldo was elected President and com- mander-in chief. On the arrival of Captain General Primo de Reviera that officer made policy of bringing the re- belliOn to an end by means of conces- sions, force having failed. Our leaders were approached and the result was the pact of Bianonabat0 so called from the village where it was signed on De- cember II, 189l.
 "Senor Sagasta the other day denied that in the pact General Reviera promised reforms. Here is an official copy of that pact wherein is promised llG OI at IcdSI lllS us banding, of the religious orders; Phil ippine representation in the Cortes; the same administration of justice for the natives as for the Spaniards; unity of laws between the Philippines and Spain: the natives to share the chief offices of the Philippine civil admins tration; encouragement of the prop erty of the friars and of the taxes in favor of the natives; recognition of the ind n liberty of public meeting and of the press and a general amnesty. These sum up the native grievances, and are what we will expect the Americans will institute.
 For those reforms Aguinaldo and the other leaders promised that if Re viera carried out the pact they would eXpatriate themselves for three years and foment no movement against Spanish authority during that time, Upon the rebels surrendering their arms, ammunition and forts Aguinaldo was to receive four hundred thousand pesetas. This money Aguinaldo de- posted In the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Hongkong, not for his per sonal use, but as a fund, the interest of which-in case the Captain General carried out his part of the 'pact-was to be devoted to the education of na- tives in England. In case the pact | was not fulfilled by the Spaniards the money was to be used for arms and ammunition for the rebellion. The l Captain General never proclaimed a l general amnesty, denied the existence i of the pact and shot several rebel ! leaders who returned to Manila on the 1 strength of 1t.
 Since the renewal of the rebellion under the inspiration of Admiral Dew l ey's victory the present Captain Gen. eral has approached Aguinaldo and his 1 leaders and promised if they would make common cause against the Amer leans he would carry out the reforms stated in the pact AS a mark of good faith he created a legislative coun- cil to which he nominated twenty lead | ing Ministers of the Philippine repub- l lie. All overtures were scornfully re- | jected.
 preposterous. The Germans there are practically little more than peddlers | All the large mercantile houses arc English, who have in their hands quite three-f -fourths of the bulk and value o1 the commerce. The banks, railways telegraphs, cable and local steamship lines are English, the only cotton mills belong to the English and the English control the sugar and hemp 1 trades"
 The Germans are trying fol some of the heavier trade, but have not i capital or credit. There is only one American house in Manila. There 1: only one Russian subject on the island Up to now Spanish has been the officia language, but by last weeks mall learned Aguinaldo intends as far as tht republic is concerned to substitute Eng fish.
 "The root cause of the Philippine re
 bellions has always been the steady deprivation of the natives of theil rights by the Spaniards. Year by year security for life and property has diminished, particularly so as to the native friars in the Philippines. The Spanish friars, too have sent to Spair
 all the monastery wealth they could
 dispose of, particularly that willed tC the monasteries by rich natives. Then
 too, the persecution of the Free Mason'
 by the friars caused the 5000 Mason!
 being lodged In jail at the instance O
 the friars, and loaded with irons. Be
 sides, no promise ever made by tn
 Spaniards to the natives has bee1 p