Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
POWERS APPEALED
TO BY hGU|NALOO
Foreign Consuls at Manila Asked
to Forward Address to Their
Governments.
HE APPEALS FOR RECOGNITION
Old Argument That Spain Had No
Sovereignty to Cedc the Basis
Of the Appeal---NiM
Have No Effect.

Manila, Aug. 9.-Aguinaldo has OPP
pcaled to the powers for recognition oi
Filipino Independence in Il document
dated from Iar!ac. July 27. signed by
Duencalino. 1T has been received by
all the foreign consuls at Manila, will.
u request thai they forward it to their
respective governments.
The ltlllpinos use the old argument
that they conquered the sovereignty oi
those islands from Spain before the
signing OF the treaty OF Paris, and that
therefore Spain WAS in no position TIC
cede them to the United States. They
argue tina the possession of 7,00t
Spanish prisoners is eloquent proof
OF the nullity OF Spanish sovereignty
as when they surrendered Spain's holG
was ~irrevocably lost"
The statement her gays:
"~Replying to the Spanish commits.
sion's request to release the prisoners
because Spain no longer has political
interests in the island, we asked fol-
a treaty of peace. friendship between
Spain and the F%ilipinos, whereby the
prisoners would be released. But the
commissioners refused, because il
would mean recognition of our indie.
p%endence. This was equivalent to say
ing the prisoners must stay in our
hands indefinitely, because their pos
session was our most etlicacious meth
cd to adjust III account with Spain
and obtain from her recognition of our
Independence
The filipinos claim they conquered
all the country except Manila, and that
they co-operated in securing the lat.
ter's surrender by surrounding it, at d
cost of 1000 lives. They also claim
they conquered the country unassisted.
except for sixty guns that Dewey gave
them, and that Dewey and the British
and Belgian consuls recognized flli-
pino sovereignty by asking for passes
to visit the country. They repeat then
claim that they have letters from
American %consuls and generals recog-
nizing their sovereignty and promising
the Americans would recognize theiI
independence. (which are at the dispo-
sition of the powers"
The Filipinos attempt to make capl.
tai of the statement that Dewey had
such confidence that .Aguinaldo would
observe and fulfill the rules of wan
that he gave him 100 Spanish prison
ers which the American navy captured
Finally, the Filipinos appeal to the
powers to influence Washington TIC
| bring to a termination the "uni ust wal
which is devastating our country"
No Apprehension in Washington.
Washington, Aug. 1O.-The govern.
ment is entirely without information
as to the address of Aguinaldo to the
powers asking recognition OF Filipino
independence. The appeal is looked
on, however, as creating no particular
change, as it merely puts in formal
shape the we'll known desire OF Agui-
naldo, though it may bring to an is
sue the attitude of outside govern
ments. There is no apprehension,
however. that any foreign government
will heed the address. There has been
no intimation that any foreign gov
crnment entertained even the remot-
est idea of recognizing A~guinaldo. On
the contrary, the most friendly feel
ing has becn maintained between this
government and other powers
throughout the Philippine conflict.
The state department does not share
the apprehension sad TO have arisen
among army officers through China's
refusal to permit the expectation oil
horses secured there for United States
cavalry in the Philippines. Some mil
itary me- look on this as Icing an in,
direct recognition of Filipino govern.
.mcnt, but it is said at the state de-
partmcnt that the matter has not as
sumed Il form involving recognition,
but that Minister Conger reports Chi
mas course is due entirely to domestic
regulations prohibiting the eNporta-
ton OF horses and ponies.