Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-13
lnsurgent Chieftain's Speech at
the TarIic Celebration.
FLoWERy AND BoMBAsTIc
We Has No Hard Feelings Against tho
United States ON Account OF tho War.
but Will Accept Nothing Less
Than Absolute Independence.
By TclcGraph.l

MANILA, July 12.--I:23 L. MA cory
OF the Inucpcn,lcnciu has reached Ma
Mia containing the speech which Aguin-
aldo made during the recent celebration
at Tarlac. OF the anniversary OF the
proclamation of Filipino Independence.
In substance it is as follows
''Filipina: Beloved Daughter Of the
ardent Sun Of of the Tropics, commend
cd by providence to the care of noble
Spain be not ungrateful to her salute
who warmed you With the breath OF hcr
own culture and civilization.
FeLOWERY AND BOAiSASTIC.
1T is true she sought to crush thy as
piration for independence. as Il loving
mother opposes separation forever from
the daughter of her bosom. This but
proves tho excess of affection aud love
Spain feels for thee. F'ilipina Delicate
flower of the east scarcely eight
months Weaned from the breast OF
thy mother, thou hast dared to brave a
great and powerful nation such as is the
United States after barely organizing
and discirlinng they little army. Yet
we reply, we Will be slaves to none. nor
allow ourselves to be deceived by soft
words Let us continue to defend ou:-
fathcrland until independence is assur-
ed, for this is justice. We shall see at
least that the great American nation
will acknowledge the right Which is on
our side. That doctrine of the great
Monroe. that America is for Americans
is not forgotten. Just as we affirm that
the Philippines are for the F'ilipinns
Some states Of the American union have
arisen in our favor.
NO CAUSE FOR HARD FEELINGS.
ESPECIALLY is the Democratic party
convinced that both victors and van
nuished will lose precious lives. Thus
many of the people and many of the
statesmen censeure President Mckinley
as inhuman for having ordered his mill
tary representatives at Manila to seek
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the Filipinos. These facts prove that
they wished to try us and see if we are
able to live up TO the second color Of
cur banner. red, which signifies courage
herolSm and martyrdon. Therefore we
should not resent this struggle with the
Americans. In spite Of their expressed
desire to dominate all the Philippines
We'll convinced are they that we will
fight with justice ARD right on our side
and that autonomy is all show Of de-
seit. only serving to save certain accu-
!nulated wealth. We have never con-
! cealed our aspiratiors that we aspire
but to independence that we will strug-
Gle on to obtain it, perhaps from those
who are now our enemies and to-mor-
row will be our allies as they were fo,.
the overthrow Of the power of Spain
We might we'll accept this autonomy
America offers, but what can we do
with it if our ambition is independence
and If we are to accept ii only to later
overthrow by force OF arms the sover-
eighty of America?
CANNOT ACCEPT.
las believe it is the intention of tho
autonomists to make use of treachery
and deceit, we cannot accent such q
procedure We do not wish to be
traitors afterward. We wish to show
our character of frankness and SINGER
lty and nothing more. Let us avoid the
example Of those natives who having
at one time been colonists, accepted au-
tononly to enable them to make their
work surer once everything was pre-
pared. History has given us an cx-
ample of this in recent events Let us
persist in our idea. which is only the
legimitate and noble aspirations of a,
people which is DESTROYS at all cost to
preserve its national honor sp0tless and
| as pure as a crystal. Thus. then. there
Will not be a single Filipino autonomist.
Those who are SO are in the eyes of the
people but time servers. fearful OF los
ing their riches threatened by risks OF
war
"Fiirinos, let us be constant.
Let lis strengthen the bonds of our,
| union!"
Aguinaldo concluded by calling for
cheers for independence. the union of
the t'llipinos and for the libcrat ting
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