The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

MANILA, July IA copy of the In
dependencia has reached Manila con-
tanning the speech which Aguinaldo
made during the recent celebration at
Tarlac of the annual anniversary OF
the proclamation of Filipino inde-
pendence. In substance it is as fol-
lows:
Filipino-Beloved daughter of the ardent
sun of the tropics, commended by provi-
dence to the care of noble Spain, be not
unerateful to her salute who warmed you
with the breath of her own culture ana
civilization. 1t is true she sought TO
crush the aspiration for Independence as
a loving mother opposes separation for
ever from the daughter of her bosom
This but proves the excess Of love ana
affection Spain feels for the F1llplno.
Delicate flower of the east, scarceiy
eight months weaned from the breast or
thy mother, thou hast dared 10 brave
great and powerful nation such as Is the
G1Tnfted States, after barely organizing and
dtsciplining thy little army. Yet we reply
we will be slaves TO none, nor allo" OUT
selves to be deceived by sort Words' Let
US continue to defend our tatherland uIl-
I'll independence is assured, for this is
justice. We shall see at last that the
great American nation will acknoWledse
the right which is on our side. That DOC
trine of the great Monroe, that America is
for Americans, is not forgotten, just as
we affirm that the Philippines are for the
Filiptnos Some States of the American
Union have arisen in our favor. Especially
is the Democratic party convinced that
both victors and vanCufshed VIII lose
precious lives. Thus many OF tns pe9pIe
and many statesmen censure President
Mckinley as inhuman for having ordered
his military representatives at Mania 70
seek means to bring about hostilittes with
the FilipinoS.
These facts prove that they wished to
trV us to see # we were able to live up
to the second color of our banner, "hlch
signifies courage, herolsm and marty
dom Therefore we should not resent this
struggle with the Americans. In spite OF
this expressed desire to dominate all the
Philippfnes we'll convinced are they that
we fight with justice and right on our side
and that autonomy is all show OF de-
ceit, only having to save certain accum,
ulated wealth We have never concealed
our aspirations; that we aspire but 10 In
dependence; that we will struggle on to
obtain it, perhaps M from m those VINO no, are Re
our allies as they were for the overthrow
of the power Of Spain.
America offers, but what can we do with
X If our ambition is independence, and IL
we are. to accept it only to later over
of America? AsI believe it is the inten-
ton of the autonomists to make use CT
treachery and deceit we cannot accept
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 en-
able 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 legitimate and noble asp,ra-
ton Of a people which is desirous at all
cost to preserve its national honor srot-
less and as pure as a 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 of losing their riches.
threatened by risks of war. Filipinos, let
us be constant! constant Let US
strengthen the bonds Of our union.
Aguinaldo concluded with calling for
cheers for independence. the union of
the Filipinos and for the liberating
army