Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-03


yesterday afternoon and left another
communication addressed to the secre-
tary of state, protesting against the at
titude toward the Filipino republic"
Accompanying the communication is a
long memorial addressed to the senate
containing comprehensive argument in
opposition to the ratification of the
treaty, and which the envoy asks the
president to send to that body. The
letter Of transmittaI contains more than
the mere request. but AgOncillo feels
that he is bound by courtesy not to make
1t public until an opportunity is had by
the state department officials to make a
reply.
The memorial to the senate is a long
document, both historical and argumen-
tative in character. and is protest that
this government has no jurisdiction,
natural or acquired. through any of its
agencies, to adjudicate in any manner
upon the rights of the Philippine country
and its people. He refers to "the his
torical fact that a large number of my
countrymen have never been subdued
by Spanish power, and as against their
liberties, the oppressive arm Of Spain
has never been abe to sustain itself, that
the remainder, because of their adhesion
to the cause of liberty have been in al
most constant inSurrcction against the
government OF Spain. these conflicts eX-
lsting continuously with greater or less
fury for the past 100 years.
The impression. he continues. has been
created in America that at the time of
the declaration Of war between America
and Spain tn Philippine revolution no
longer existed. He quotes from COM
muntcationS from Consul General Will
Jams at Manila. and Mr.. Pratt. as a re-
suit of which AgunciIu says that with
out additional authority it must be evi-
dent to your honorable body that an ex-
tensiye revolution existed in the Philip
pine islands at the time of declaration of
war 10y America against spain
The purpose Of the Filipino patriots in
conducting this revolution was. it is as
serted, to secure thu complete indepen-
dence of their country ana in this effort
they received the encouragement of the
United States and were never informed
that the obtaining and preservation of
such independence would be regarded as
a hostile act by America. and they never
believed that their struggle in such
cause would lead to enormous aggrega-
tions of American armies and navles at
their doors
Additional historical facts are here
presented and quotations made from
manifestos of the Filpinos and from
other documents. from which, says the
envoy it must appear that the Philip
pine nation had achieved independence
free from any danger of losing it at the
hands Of the Spaniards, prior even to the
signing of the protocol.
Spain having been driven away from
the islands. and the inhabitants having
established a government satisfactory
to themselves and maintaining order
throughout the territory. what justiti-
cation. AgonCillo asks, can any other
nation advance for interfering with his
country or refusing to extend toward it
the obligations of international laws.
NouIu SPAN l't d'N0' S'N' !" '''iE nation
better right than she possessed? She
could not confer possession lor she did
not enjoy II, ana any FORMER rlsht OF
possession claimed by her had been ex-
tinguished by the destruction of her
| sovereignty.
Bearing on lhe discussion OF the ques-
ton whether the American government
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