The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-13
POETRY AND POLITICS
Young Aguinaldo Is Shouting
the Battle Cry of Freedom.
A TRIBUTE TO OLD SPAIN
She Felt an EXCESS Of Love and A
fection for the F.lipln os'-Soms of
the States of This Country
Have Arisen for Him

Manila July -. 7:25 p. ma copy of
the 1ndependentia has reached Manila,
containing the speech which Aguinaldo
made during the recent celebrate tion ar
Tarlac of the annual anniversary of
the proclamation of Filipino independ-
ence. In substance it is as follows:
Filipino beloved daughter of the ar
dent 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 the aspiration for in
dependence, as loving mother opposes
separation forever from the daughter
of her bosom. This but proves the ex
cess of love and affection Spain feels
for the Filipino.
Delicate flower of the East, scarcely
eight months weaned from the breast
of thy mother, thou hast dared to
brave a great and powerful nation. such
as is the United States, after barely
organizing and disciplining thy little
army. Yet We reply we will be slaves
to none, nor allow ourselves to be de-
ceived by soft words. Let us continue
to defend our fatherland until indie
ptIluchtC iS dSSultu, lbI liilS Is JuSlltt
We shall see at last that the great
American nation will acknowledge the
right which is on our side. That doc
trine of the great Monroe. that America
is for the Americans, is not forgotten
Just so we affirm that the Philippines
are for the Filipinos.
Some states of the American union
have arisen in our favor. Especially is
the democratic party convinced that
both Victors and Vanquished will lose
precious lives. Thus many Of the people
and many statesmen cenSure President
Mckinley as inhuman for having or
dered his military representatives at
Manila to seek means to bring about
hoatilities with the Filipinos. These
facts prove that they wished ito try us
to see if we were able to live up to the
second color Of our banner, which sig
nifies courage, heroism and martyrdom
Therefore, we should not resent this
struggle with the Americans. In spite
of this expressed desire to dominate all
the Philippines, we'll convinced are
they that we fight with justice and
right on our side and that autonomy is
all a show of deceit, only hoping TO
serve certain accumulated wealth.
We have never concealed our aspira-
tions, that we aspire to independence,
that we will struggle ON to obtain it.
perhaps from those who are now our
enemies and that win be our allies as
they were for the overthrow of the
power Of Spain.
we might well accept this autonomy
America offers but what can we do
with 1t If our ambition is independence
and If we are to accept it, only to later
overthrow by force of arms the sover-
eighty of America? If, as | believe, it is
the intention of the autonomists to
make use of treachery and deceit. we
cannot accept such a procedure We
do not wish to be traitors afterward.
We wish to show our character Of
frankness and sincerity and nothing
more. Let us avoid the example of
those natives who, having at one time
been colonists, accepted autonomy to
enable them to make their work surer
once everything was prepared. History
has given us an example of this in re-
cent events. Thus, then, there will not
be single Filipino autonomiSt."
Aguinaldo concluded with calling for
cheers for independence, for the union
of the Filipnos and for the liberating
army.