The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16

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4he ports 81 the Philippine Islands SHALL
De gI~A 20 ne cosTg.asTse n a. f,rUsxx.
nations. ass. goods and MERCHANDISE not
SE@ksa.atEa ~ TIE military aAzhn-s ties
stat De admitted upon payment u such
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tAa@ Ing ~ tggs-@artA tasy 81
AFTER quoting President AckxEiey's IL
situations, Gen Otis says:
II am fully OF the eJsnior that IL l. the
Intention NJ the United States xovsra-
rneats while directing Affairs xeaera1Iy. 70
appoint the representative Fgeu now form
ing ths controlling element II the Flip
.fsos Ia c7Y1i positions Of trust and Tsspons~
.sI.ity. sAG 1t viii De nnY asgn To gpF.einr
thereto SAGA fillplaos a. may ke accept
Ais 20 TIE sapTeEz4s authorities at " ash
layton.
1t ~ also my belief thar il Is TIE intez-
tor ot tie United States government 10
draw from the Filipino people 80 much Of
tie military force q the Islands as pas
sible ard consistent with & free asd vel
constituted government If the country.
and II - nv desire IT, sEsMgGraae & policy
Of that character. | am a2so coarInced
that < y tha Intention 90 the Tnlted
States government 10 seek TITO esfAss{ss a~
E1eat 81 most liberal government foY the
Islands, ~ whtch the people themselves
sitaN EATs IS full representation ~ tie
Faatnfanaraee Ct oTast aud Iay NIL permit.
and y hsch shall bs susceptible az Dc vel
oifh3Tt on lines q increased repT@seut ia
ton and the oesiowal Il increased powers
tato = government - frye and im4elena :
provinces Of The world
IT ssl te ny constaE.t endsavar II CO.
.sssfsse VIII the a.i.gsao pe9p.s ses x (
fail confidence and AID p
AguiaaIdo's Reply.
II response 81 the eoaci'!atory proclazna-
ton - MAJ Ger. OTIS, Aaaihaldo issued al
Official manifesto ia which lie says:
Gen. Oiis calls himself in the procls ma
zen FefeErea 70 military governor 81 The
Fhilfpp.ns islAnds. ane | protest orase ard
thousand times ana with ~ the energy
oT asy soul agalYEs. sslch authority. ] sol
esnnlE proclaim that ! never had elthaF iga
SINGAPORE ao- n Hengkeng ncT here IN the
philippines ans undertaking uor agres-
RENT. neither by wQrd Gog by writing ID
recognize the sogereignty % America IL
els, ny os3sVea country On tae contrary.
] say that ] returned % tsase islands or
board az American warsalp on the lsth iay
q Aay last with tEs daci8ss and manifest
propossston to carry on the var with the
spartsr1s. - seconauer or liberty and
our tnGepan9egree
In the proclamation Of Gen OILS he
allndes 80 INSTRUCTIONS written for him by
his e1celleacy. The president 81 the United
states referring 70 the admin sgratiCu Of
affairs In the Philippine isaDdz / sol.
emmy protest in the name OF God, tGa
root ana fountain Of all justice. ami q all
right and who has gwen 10 me the power
70 Direct my dear brothers IN the din cul,
work 81 tsar regeneration aEa1E7s' ihls
Intrusion Of the government Of the United
States in the sovereignty Of these Islands
Equally | protest IN the name 81 al me
Philippine people against fa.s Intrusion
because ~hen :hey gave me .hrir vGte OF
confidence. slecting me though INV Gritty.
"a pres 1ent 81 The nation. when they dld
this fhHy imposed on me the ecty 20 suS-
saiu 10 the DEATH their liberty and ifSas-
prnS~nre.
astv ! protest against this aef. so
Hftla expected ~ rne sovereignty - Amer
tea in these sands In ne narne 90 All nat
has passed. ~ which / have sfoots in my
posas~ssla1s. referring ~ my t@ss f@ss7EE @-fA
tae American atltheTfties. Ef1se5 prove 81
sHs ulHss uGsrUtVn~ai manner tfef me
T7nted states d. not hiring RE from h sng
kong 10 make wSF against ths SRA staT35
"a een~fit the Americans 11t e heip KS &c
gain ollf liberty an3 ir.-F soeEss nee. Tor the
authorities proHn.es3 verteaisy their decided
ard eGiCacs astla srl-afs ration. .AD1 50 yH0
rsuef V ,sssT~te- al rzav Gear N-ot A~~~. s9at
united ~ birds which = VII 5ls 5U7ysssel ~ .
A~3 onr t9f-tenaegee. which have hren
tlsr nslie zsp.rs ffnas 81 mast wax 90
we2heg ta srriVe al THIS hapf~ ens web
TIE saree a hsrh gfTe-s caTlf .1f.cfa. ALREADY
r. ver tRrn rack ~ the roHz ~ glory M
shleh We have already ~ fa~ st'as4se'd
EMILIO AfTII%Ai-ro
on January q second proclaim. III.
ru~por1lng 10 have beea iss9e5 nv Az
sfnaIso Was published II ~outssne& 3he
statements l;as z he ArDer-cass as.@sart-
81 - move fTa.n Manila 8nto the interior
or atseTlrfea - oc@uag tae TssaTes 9y
force theIr acts would - considered IS 8
declaration ~ war. ard tae r. ,r-ssas 1euld
Immediately tegir their hgat far r 3c-
rargnrce THE rub3raszon &c ttis rro-'a-
rrsA-son wss rsah'A.:ea A far IS POS. b,e
In Manila owing 10 IS sncendia-y nature.