The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
TROPIC BOMBAST.
Aguinaldo's Sample
Of Philippine
Eloquence.
KAISER OF The EAST.
Tagalog Dictator Praises
Spain and the Anti
Expansionists.
KAISER OF The EAST.

Manila, July 19, 7.s5 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 pro-
clamation of Filipino independence. In
substance it is as follows:
Fflipinos-Beloved daughter of the
ardent sun of the tropics, commended
by Providence to the care Of noble
Spain, be not ungrateful to her salute
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
opposes separation forever from the
daughter of her bosom. This but proves
the excess of affection and love Spain
feels for thee.
Filipinos, delicate flower of the east,
scarcely eight months weaned from the
breast of thy mother, thou hast dared
to brave great and pow
erful nation such as is the
United States, after barely organ
izing and disciplining thy little army.
Yet we reply, we will be slaves to none,
nor allow ourselves to be deceived by
soft words. Let US continue to defend
our fatherland till independence is as
sured. for this is justice. We shall see
at last that the great American nation
will acknowledge the right which is
on our side. That doctrine of the great
Monroe, that America is for Americans,
is not forgotten. Just as we affirm
that the Philippines are for the Fill
pinoS-
Some states of the American union
have arisen in our favor. Especially is
the democratic party convinced that
both victors and vanQulshed will lose
precious lives Thus many of the peo-
pie and many statesmen censure Pres
ident Mckinley as lnhuman for having
ordered his military Representatives at
Manila to seek means to bring about
hostilities with the Eilipinos.
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, heroism
and martyrdom. Therefore, we should
not resent this struggle with the Amer
leans. In spite of their expressed de-
sire to dominate all the Philippines.
well convinced are they that we fight
with justice and right on our side and
that autonomy is all a show Of deceit,
only serving to save certain accuInu-
lated wealth.
We have never concealed our aSpira-
TONS that we aspire but to indape1:d-
ence- that we will struggle on to OBJ
tain it. perhaps from those who are
now our enemies and tomorrow will
be our allies, as they were for the over
throw of the power of Spain. We
might well accept this autonomy Amer
lea offers, but what can we do with it
IL our ambition is independence, and il
we are to accept it only to later over
throw by force of arms the sovereign
ty of America
AS 1 believe it is the intention of the
aut0nomists to make use of treachery
and deceit. we cannot accept such a
procedure, We do not wish to be
traitors afterwards. We wish to show
our character of franknesS and sim
certify and nothing more Let us avoid
the example of those natives who, hay-
ing at one time been colonists, accept
ed autonomy to enable them to make
their work Surer once everything was
prepared
History has given us an example of
this in recent events, Let US PERSIST
in our idea, which is only the lcgiti-
mate and noble aspiration of q peo-
pie which is DESTROYS at all cost to
preserve its national honor spotless and
pure as crystal. Thus, then, there will
not be a single Filipino autonomist.
Those who are so are in the eyes of
the people, but time-servers, fearful CT
losing their riches threatened by risks
of war.
Filipinos, let US be constant! Let us
strengthen the bonds of our uninn.
Aguinal1o concluded with calling for
cheers for independence, the union OF
the Filipinos and for the hberating
army