Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-17
WHAT 1T is ALL ABOUT.
An Anti-ImperiaIist Presents His Side
of the Question.
IT,

A gentleman bearing several famous
rames comments IN your columns on the
recent answer Of the Anti-Imperalist
League of this city to the manifesto Of the
Presidents Philippine commission. May
say word in rejoinder?
He denies the correctness Of the state
ment of Gen. Otis to the President, alleging
that he, Otis. began the war, and adopts in
stead thereof the statement of a CORE
spondent in Manila, on February 8, that
the war began as follows:
The clash came at $40 yesterday even
ing, when three daring Fiipinos darted
past the Nebraska Regiments pickets at
Santa Mesa. but retired when challenged
They repeated the experiment without
drawing the sentries' fire. But the third
time Corporal Greedy challenged the Fill
and wounding another"
Your correspondent prefers this to the
official version of Gen. OTIS; and it may be
quite as correct. AT any rate, | am will
ing to concede Its accuracy in order to
show now mOnstrOuSly wicked and pertid-
ious this firing upon the F'ilipinos was
Who were these ''Fiipinos" who were
thus wantonly fired on? They were OTIS
earnest and faithful allies. They had been
MS immediate associates for months fight
Ing by his side, and using his rifles. Our
Consul General Pratt. at Singapore asked
and induced Aguinado 10 cooperate with
Dewey and Otis. and afterward reported
that the cooperation of Aguinaldo had
been most faithful and effective. Our Con-
sui Wildman at Hong Kong asserts that
Agulnaldu did cooperate vigorously and our
Consul Williams at Manila testified before
the peace commission that Aguinaldo cap
tured more than half the Spanish army 1t
Is not denied that Dewey sent for Agui-
RADIO and asked him to cooperate; that
he furnished him with rifles, cannon and
ammunition; and that he earnestly thanked
him for his services afterward. Brlgadier
General Anderson, commanding at Manila
wrote to Aguinaldo: General: | desire to
have the most amicable relations with you,
ana 10 nave you and your people co-opera te
with US IN military operations against the
Spanish forces. | would like to have
your excel.ency's advice and cooperation -
Not only did Dewey and Otis furnish
Agulnaldo with arms and ammunition, but
they asked material assistance from him,
as is evident from the following letter:
Headquarters LIST Brigade,
Philippine Islands,
July 3D. 1898.
Philippine Forces:
General-When | came here three weeks
ago L requested your excellency TO give
what assistance you could to procure mo
the transportation for the American army,
as 1t was TO fight in the cause of your
people. As you represent your people I
now have the honor to make requistion on
| you for 500 horses and fifty oxen and OK
| carts.
beg leave to request an answer at your
| earliest convenience and remain with great
respect.
THOMAS Nj. ANDERSON.
| Brigadier General u. 8. Volunteers, Com
manding.
| Consul General Wildman says Of Agui-
| naldo, In his official report: From that
| date to the present he has been unnter-
| ruptedly successful in the field and digni-
| fed and just as the head of his govern
| ment."
Our General Whittier testified before the