Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-09
FLEA BY AGUINALDO.
Made an Appeal For Recognition of In
dependence Through Foreign
CoDsruls at Manila.

MANILA, Aug. 9.-Aguinaldo appealed
to the powers for recognition of Fill.
pino independence" in document
dated from Tarlac, July 81, and signed
by Buencamino. 1t was received by ali
the foreign consuls in Manila, with the
request that they forward to their re-
spective governments.
The Filipinos use their old argument
that they had conquered the sovereignty
of these islands from Spain before the
signing of the treaty of Paris and there
fore Spain was in no position to nede
them to the United States. They ar
gued that the possession of 1000 Span
lsh prisoners, captured, with their arms,
fighting against the Filiplnos, ''is elo.
quent proof of the nullity of Spanish
sovereignty, as when they surrendered
Spain S hold was irrevocably lost
The document then said:
"Replying to the Spanish commits
SONS request to release the prisoners
because Spain no longer has political in
terests in the islands, we asked for a
treaty of peace and friendship between
Spain and the filipinos, whereby the
prisoners would be released. But the
commissioners refused, because it would
mean recognition OF our independence.
This is equivalent to saying that the
prisoners must stay III our hands indefi-
nitely, because their possession is our
most e,-clciOus method to adjust our
account with Spain and obtain from her
recognition of our independence"
The filipinos claimed that they coll
quered all the country except Manila
and that they co-operated i'll securing
the latters capitulation by surround
ing it at the cost of thousands of lives
They also claimed they conquered the
country unasslsted, except for &c guns
that Admiral Dewey gave Aguinaldo,
and that Admiral Dewey and the Brit
ish and Belgian consuls recognized the
Filipinos' sovereignty by asking for
passes TO visit the country.
They repeated the claim thut they
had letters from American consuls and
generals recognizing their sovereignty
and promising that the Americans
would recognize their Independence,
(which was at the disposition of the
powers.
Ihe tllplnOs attempted to make capi-
tai out of the statement that Admiral
Dewey had such confidence that Aguin-
aldo would observe and fulfill the rules
of WAL that he gave him 100 Spanish
prisoners which the American navy had
captured.
Finally, the filipinoo appealed to the
powers to influence Washington to
bring to ii termination 1.-The unjust war
which is devastating the country"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Up to the
DraSent time there has heen no inti,na
tion to the state department that any
foreign power entertained even the re-
motest idea of giving recognition to
Agulnaldo and his associates On the
contrary there has been the most
friendly feeling maintained between
this government and foreign powers
throughout the Philippine conflict.
The state department does not share
the apprehension which is said to have
arisen among many officers that China
has given indirect recognition to the
Filipinos. This apprehension grew out
Of a report from General Otis that
horses could not be secured for cavalry
use from China because they were
"contraband of war" At the state de-
partment it is said that the matter has
not assumed a form involving the recog-
milton of state of war, but that Min
lister Conger reports that China's course
is due entirely to certain domestic reSu-
lations prohibiting the expectation of
horses or ponies.
MANILA, Aug. 2, via Hongkong, Aug.
9.-The gunboat Napidan last week
shelled Paete, ON the lake near Santa
Cruz. The town was full Of people