The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-09
APPEAL TO POWERS.
The Enipinos want To he ere
eeentzsd-''

Manila, August S-4.58 p. m.--Aguinal-
do has appealed to the powers for reeoa-
milton Of "Filipino Independents, (" In q
document dated from Tariac, July s7th,
and signed I Buencsnino. ID has been
received by all the foreign oounssls In
Manila with She request that they for
ward IL to their respective governments.
The Filipin os used their old argument
that they hal conquered the sovereign
~ of these islands from Spain before the
signing of the treaty OF Paris, and there
fore Spain was in no position to cede
them TO the United States They argue
that 'the possession of 1000 Spanish pris
oners captured with their arms, fighting
against Filipinos. is .elcqusnt proof of
the finish of SPANS sovereignty as when
the surrendered Spanish hold was ire
coyerably lost. The document then says:
"keplyins to the Spanish; commission
request to release the prisoners because
spain no longer has political interest In
the islands, we asked for treaty Of peace
and friendship between spain and the
Fiiipinos whereby the prisoners would
be released, but the commissioners re-
fused because 10 would be a recognition
TO saying that the prisoners must stay In
our hands Indefinitely because their pos
session Is our most efficacious method 20
adjust our account with Spain and OBJ
tain from her recognition of our indepsn-
dence."
The Filipinos claim that they CON-
quered all the country excspt Manila
and that they co-operated In securing tne
lattef's capitalization by surrounding It at
the cost of thousands or lives They also
claim they conquered the country I'M
assisted except for 81 guns that Admiral
Dewey gave Aguinaldo, and that Admi.
raj Dewey and the British and Belgium
consuls recognized the Filipino sovereign
~ by asking for passes to VISIT the coun-
try. They repeat the claim that they have
letters from American consuls and gen.
rails recognizing their sovereignty and
promising that the Americans would
recognizes their independence which was
at the disposition of the powers.
The ~Filipinos attempt to make capital
OF the statement that Admiral Dewey
had such confidence that Aguinaido
would obssrve and fuiliii the rules OF war
prisoners which the American navy had
captured. Finally the fflipinos appeal
to the powers TO Influence Washington
to bring to a elimination the unjust war
which Is devastating the country.
DEPARTMENT NOT WORRIED.
Washington. August s.--The state de-
partment 10 entirely without information
as TO the address to the foreign powers
for the recognition of the Filipinos either
MS belligersnss or as constituting an In
dependent government. The appeal Is
looked upon. however, as creating no
particular change, as 1t has been the poll |
OF of Aguinaldo and his associates from
the Hrst to secure such recognitions. The
address put this desire into rather formal
shape and it may bring to an issue the
attitude OF outside governments. There
10 no apprehension, however, that any
foreign government will heed the address,
The state department does not share the
apprehension which is said to have arisen
among army officers that China has given
indirect recognition to tine Filipinos.
VOLUNTEER CAPTAIN REMOVED
Manila. August 2, via Hong Kong, Au-
sheiled Paets, on the lake nsar Santa
Cruz.
The town was full OF people who had
been encouraged to return after General
Lawton q expedition, having been assured |
that they would not be moiested II they
peaceably attended to their business.
Lieut.. Copp, who was in command of
the Napidan heard that the insurgents. |
had reoccupisd the town, and sueaming
close In, opened Ore with SIX FOUNDERS
without warning. The people, seeing the |
boat approaching fed to the hills In q
fairfield condition and with barely time |
to escape. One child was killed and many |
buildings were damaged.
The authorities express or eat regret on
account OF the incident. After the taking |
OF Calamha by the Americans General |
Lawton ordered that Captain Otis of the |
Washington regiment be relieved of his |
command and placed under arrest on ae-
count Of the slowbess and seeming reluc-
tance Of the companies under his COM
mand in oheying the order to disem bark |
from the oascoes and wade through under 4
fire..
The men say the majority Of them have
been sick and unit for duty and were
given to understand that they would not |
be asked to do any more fighting.