The record-union., 1899-10-10
AGUINALDO ANNOUNCES HIS
ALLIES

munication with the insurgent chief
and directly aiding and abetting him.
He would not be guilty of that indis-
cretion and crime, nevertheless his
moral influence operates to that end.
But that Atkinson holds such a close re-
lation to the enemy of his country, is
deducible from his acts as one at the
head of the so-called anti-imperialist
party in this country. and from the de-
= claration of Aguinaldo expressed in a
proclamation just issued to the Fill
pinos and which appeared in the tele-
graphic columns of this. paper yester-
day.
1t is simply impossible to believe that
regular organization, the literature Of
which comes to US weekly-are not
holding communication with the rebels
The insurgent chief in his address re-
fers directly to Atkinson by name and
to the ''anti-imperialist" organization.
and calls attention to the fact that such
association is the friend Of the insur-
gents and doing its best to promote the
insurgent cause, and bring about rec
ognition of it's independence.
Aguinaldo further says that Amer
leans have joined his forces and are in
arms against their country, and though
offered safe conduct to American
camps have declined, because they are
opposed Ito what Mr.. Atkinson calls
criminal aggression" We look upon
this statement as exaggeration. 1t is
possible that there are one or two
misled Americans in Aguinaldo's ranks.
There never was a national struggle
yet that there were not some traitors.
But whoever these rascals may be,
they are not fighting with the insur-
gents because of conviction Of the in
justice of their country's cause, but for
ulterior and base purposes of gain.
Aguinaldo then pays his respects to
the Democratic party as his CHIEF ally
1t is hailed as a great and powerful or
ganization for the success of which
all Filipinos should pray to God earn
estly, since its victory means the end
of the effort of the United States to
crush the insurrection and establish in
the Philippines the authority of this
republic.
In this expression Aguinaldo makes
Mr.. Bryan, as the now confessed chief
OF the Democracy, his close and most
effective ally. Just how patriotic Dem
ocrats will relish this claim of brother
hood and allyship remains to be seen.
We have faith in the loyalty, patriot
ism and good sense Of the larger body
of the Democracy, that it will resent
this companionship and spew out the
Bryanesque doctrine, which justifes
Aguinaldo thoroughly.
When the rebel leader repeats the old
lie that Dewey and our ConsuIs pledged
the United States to recognition of the
independence of the FiIipinos, he sim
ply plays with falsehood as eonven-
1ent tool of viciousuess. Admiral Dewey
has given the emphatic denial to the
charge. Will the people believe him
or the Malay chief7 Consul Generals
Pratt, Wildman and Williams have
each given Aguinaldo the He We have
before US at this moment the full off,
cial correspondence. and all the docu-
mentary evidence upon the subject. and
the written emphatic and hotly pro-
testing denials made in response to
newspaper charges brought to the at
tention Of the Consuls by the State De-
partment
If, in the face Of such testimony.
there are still those in the United
States who prefer the infamous charge
and maintain that it is true, either in
print or by word of mouth, they should
be branded as cowardly liars and trait
orous wretches. The American who win
accept the word OF the Malay AguinaI
do against that of the hero Dewey:
against the official explicit and solemn
denials of cur Consuls, and in the teeth
of the fact that none of the parties
possessed authority to make any such
pledges, and knowing that fact must be
presumed not to have attempted to
exercise power which would work
their inevitable official destruction, if
not place them at the bar of Justice
for trial-an such Americans should be
met on every side with the scorn of
their fellow citizens, and be expatriated
from a land they disgrace by their dis
loyalty.
In another place we republish from