Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-09
APPEAL TO POWERS.
Made by AguinaIdo for Recog-
milton of the Fi|ipinos.
Claims to Have Conquered Spain and
Not BehoIden to America.
Copies Handed All Foreign Consuls in Manila
TO Be Forwarded"

Manila. Aug. S.-i.s0 +. MD.-AEuin-
aldo has appealed a. tho powers for
recognition Of Filipino independence"
IN document dated from Tarlac. July
~. ana signed Ny Buoncamino. Il has
been received by all the foreign con
suls In Manila. with the request that
they forward il ~ their respective gov
ernments
The Filipinos use their Old argument
that they had conquered the sovrr-
eighty " these islands from Spain De-
fore the signing 81 the treaty ~ Paris
and therefore Spain was IN no position
% cede them "a the United States. They
argue that the possession ~ 111e Span
ish prisoners. captured with their arms.
lighting against the FilipinOs. Is "elo-
quent proof Of the nudity NJ Spanish
sovereignty as when they surrendered
the Spanish hold was irrevocably lost.
The document then says:
Replying To the Spanish commits
sion's request TO release the prisoners
because Spain no longer has political
| interests in the islands, we ask for a
treaty Of peace and friendship between
Spain and the Filipinos, whereby the
prisoners would be released. But the
commissioners refused because ii
would be recognition Of our indie
pendcnce. This is equivalent to saying
that the prisoners must stay in our
hands indefinitely because their pos
session is our most ctficaciOuS method
to adjust our account with Spain and
obtain from her recognition Of our in
dependence"
The FilipinoS claim they conquered
all the country except Manila, and that
they co-nperated in securing the lat
ters capitulation by surrounding it at
the cost OF thousands of lives. They al
50 claim they conquered the country
unassisted, except for 60 guns that Al
miral Dewey gave Aguinaldo. and that
Admiral Dewey and the British and
Belgian consuls recognized the Fill
pino's sovereignty by asking for passes
To visit the country. They repeat the
claim that they have letters from
American consuls and generals recog-
nizing their sovereignty and promising
| that the Americans would recognize
their independence as that was the
disposition of the powers"
The F'ilipinos attempt to make CAPT
tai Of the statement that Admiral
Dewey mad such confidence that Agui-
naldo would observe and fulfil the rules
of war that he gave him a hundred
Spanish prisoners which the American
navy had captured.
Finally the F'ilipinos appeal to the
powers To influence Washington to
| bring to a termination THE unjust war
which is devastating the country
The authorities at Madrid have or
dered the Spanish commissioners not
to return to Tarlac and it il reported
two special commissioners Senior cap
riles and Curebo. are on their way here
from Spain to conduct negotiations.
Manila. Aus. >. via Hong Kong, Aug
S-Thc gunboat Napidan, last week
SHIELDED Pactc. On the lake near Santa
cruise. Tho town WIS fun Of people
who had been encouraged to return af-
ter Gen. LaWto expedition. having
been assured that they would not be
molested if they pnaceahly attended to
their business
Lieut.. Copp, who was in command Of
the Napidan. heard that tho insurgents
had re-occupied the town and, steam
ing close in. opened fire with his 6
Founders without warning. The people.
seeing the boat approaching. He'd to the
hills. in terrified condition and with
barely time to escape one child was
killed and many buildings were dam
aged. The authorities express great
regret on account of the incident.
After the taking of C2lamba by the
Americans, Gen. Lawton ordered that
Capt. Otis of the Washington Regi-
ment be relieved of his command and
placed under arrest on account Of his
sloWncss and seeming reluctance Of the |
companies under his command in obey
ing the order to discmbark from the |
clscoes and wade through the marshes
under fire. The men say that ma
jority of them have been sick and unfit
for duty and We're given to understand |
that they would not bc asked to do any |
more fighting.
DEWEY AT NAPLES.