Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-08

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ACUINALDo's AMERICAN ALLIES
The Springfield Republican calls at
tenti1n 60 a letter from the Filipino
central committee" IN fiongkong 60
single tax club" In Cincinnati. II
| r. an endorsement Of resolutions adopt
Cd by that Organization. protesting
AGAINST tho governments Philippine
| policy The communication deserves
attention Tor u proves that there are
in this country people 20 obilvloua 10
honor ana duty na 60 actually cncour.
axe the enemies % The nation 10 open
warfare. The fact certainly should
be- known.
The Honrkonr representative ~ anti
Amsrlcnnlrm writes Co his friends and
allies In this country. that the rebellion
is due entirely 20 the brutality of Gem
crui otis and his troops TO says
Aguinaidoa cnvoya were treated with
contempt and bic friends were regard
ed aa beasts or burden" The FIllplnoH
were nnally fred upon without provo
cation. N course, and then there was
no alternative for AFuinnldo but 20
pick up the gauntlet thrown az hla
fcct.
Then he describes tho cruelty Of the
Americans. az followui
''rhr guns Of your war ships were
turned upon drfcuHulcaa villages with-
out the usual warning NJ Intended bonn
hnrdmcnt and "a shocking massacre
Ohe recollection of which brinrs tears
90 my ryoHl uf men. women and child
ron followed. Tho issue thon became
unaltCrably one of Independence or
death. After the terrible scenes OF
the nf1t week OF February mo- half
measure could satisfy either tho army
/ or the people They declared nH they
/ declare today that death o. preferable
90 submission 60 "a foreign yoke which
is severe and dotcutablc."
Tho letter ~ full ~ illusions 10 "thc
iyrunnlcai government of tho United
statcu." ana II conveys the idea that the
people here. suffering under this
| tyranny ought 20 Do thankful Co
Aguinaido for attempting to crush this
government ana thus open tho way 60
liberty Tor the millions IN this country.
What else IL the meaning Of the follow
inrs
I'VE nre fighting against. and shall
| continue o. irht against. the tyrnunicHl
| government % tho United State.
| which has turned n deaf ear 60 tho
| bitter cry, tho earnest cntrontioa. the
humble petitions 81 the weak and OPP
/ pressed. We are ana we shall always
BE-, opposed 10 the whole course ~ the
| Presidents dealings with w.. which 40
consider an outrage upon our friends
| Nor We have always considered your
people our fricndHl the American PEG.
pie and upon our fathcrland We do
| sire 20 BE- ON the best nf terms with
your people u an peoples. u 4 in.
deed deeply regretted that your gov
crnmcnt should wage war upon ~.
or thlai
u hope you viii put u very clearly
before your cuuntrymen that The Ffii-
plnoa do not regard the American pen-
| pie NJ thrlr enemies. We do not. We
regard thom ~ their friends. and we
wish 20 b. on friendly terms with them.
| u IN against tho actions tho tyranny.
the ruthless Invasion sanctioned by Mr.
| Mckinley ana hla colleagues. that We
protest BY lighting aH best We can"
This. then. r. the result of the uupa-
trloilo agitation IN this country. II han
crcatcd tho erroneous impression
among the rebels, that they are not arr
raycd against this nation but against
an Oppressive government which IN
trying 10 extend 10 Tyranny" beyond
the seas. Tho unnntri1tic agitation a.
actually encouraging the rebels 10 con-
tinuc their warfare. No wonder that
the peace negotiations failed 10 result
In submission. Why should the rebels
give In. NJ long an they think thoy have
tho American people with them. ana
only the American President against
thomy
II high time that the contractlonis,'
OF this country-lf the term be per-
mlttod-come TO a full understanding Of
tho facts and Of their responsibility
when the Spanish authority over th'
Philippine islands was destroyed by
Admiral powcy'a victory over IN,
Spanish fleet, u became the duty u th'
United States 10 Hct up ana maintain
another government there. stroni
enough 10 preserve order and pr0iec
lie and property That responsibility
this country could not nhirh The mis-
sion might have been accomplished bi
this time, had Il not been for tho mora
aid giyrn 10 the dlaordcrly element b.
certain Americans.
The rainy season h now on. an'
operations win. by an accounts, be- mon
+ | difficult that they have been. nut th
! work must be done. Justice ana homo
} forbid retreat. The rebellion n with9u
shadow VI excuse. FOR u Is an upriainl
, against tho only power that can Hecur
liberty 90 the people there. but aa b 8
} conceived In blindness and Hupporte'
BY partisan felhahncaH, d win end Il
/ disaster 20 those who have places
, themselves IN tho way OF tho irrcsls
% tihlo progress of power following 10
% destiny ns surely uH the planets NOV
! in their orbit.
, Tho authorities IN the Philippine
seem 10 be getting very censor .iouH.