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A SPEECH BY AGUINALD0
M1DE At INDEPEND DENCE CELE-
BR1TION 1T T1RLIC.
be Deceived by Soft Words No Use for
AutOnOmy-Decl Some American
States Have Risen in Favor of FIlipi-
nOs-Reference to Monroe.
nos-Reference to Monroe.

Manila, July u, 7:25 p. ma copy of
the Independence has reached Manila,
containing the speech which Aguinaldo
made during the recent celebration at
Tarlac of the anniversary of the proc
lamation Of Filipino independence. In
substance it is as follows:
Filipinos: Beloved daughter of the ar
dent sun of the tropics, commended by
Providence to the care of noble Spain.
Be not ungrateful to her. Salute her
who warmed you with the breath of her
own culture and civilization. 1t is true
she sought to crush thy aspiration for
independence, as a loving mother op-
poses separation forever from the
daughter Of her bosom. This but proves
the excess of affection and love Spain
feels for thee Filipinos: Delicate flower
Oh the East scarcely eight months
Weaned from the breast of thy mother.
thou has dared to brave a great and
powerful nation such as is the United
States, after barely organizing and dis
ciplining thy little army Yet we reply
we will be slaves to none, nor allow our
selves to be deceived by soft words. Let
us continue to defend our Fatherland till
peace is assured, for this is justice. We
shall see at last that the great American
nation will acknowledge the right which
is on our side; that the doctrine of the
great Monroe, that America is for
Americans, is not forgotten; just as the
Philippines are for the Filipinos.
Some states of the American union
have risen in our favor. Especially is
the democratic party convinced that
both victors and vanquished will lose
precious lives. Thus many of the people
and many statesmen censure President
Mckinley as inhuman for having or
dered his military representatives at
Manila to seek means to bring about
hostlities with the Filipinos
These facts prove that they wish to
try us, to see if we are able to live up
to the second color of our banner, red,
which signifies courage, herosm and
martyrdom. Therefore we should not
resent this struggle with the Americans.
In spite of their expressed desire to dom
mate all the Philippines, well convinced
right on our side and that autonomy is
all ashow of deceit, only serving to save
certain accumulated wealth. We have
never concealed our aspirations, that we
aspire but to independence, that we will
on to obtain it, perhaps from
those who are now our enemies and to-
morrow will be our allies, as they were
for the overthrow of the power of
Spain We might well accept this
autonomy America offers, but what can
we do with II if our ambition is indie
pendence and if we are to accept it only
to later overthrow by force of arms the
sovereignty Of America. As believe 1t
Is the intention of the autonomists to
make use of treachery and deceit we
cannot accept such procedure. We do
not wish to be traitors afterwards. We
wish to show our character of fraukness
and sincerity and nothing more. Let
is avoid the example of those natives, |
who, having at one time been colonists, |
accepted autonomy to enable them to
make their work surer once everything |
vas prepared. History has given us an |
example of this in recent events. Let |!
is persist in our idea, which is only the |
egitimate and noble aspiration of a |
people which is desirous at all cost to
preserve it's national honor spotless and
is pure as crystal. Thus, then, there |
will not be single Filipino autonomist.
Those who are so are in the eyes of the |
people but time servers, fearful of losing
heir riches threatened by risks of war.
7ilipinos let us be constant. Let us
the bonds of our union"
Aguinaldo concluded with calling for
heers for independence, the union Of the
'ilipinos and for the liberating army.