The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
SEEKS RECOGNITION.
ASuinaIdO Again Appeals to the
Powers for Consideration.


MANILA, Aug. S-Aguinaldo has ap-
pealeu 10 the powers for recognition of
Filipino independence" in a document
dated from Tarlac, July q, and signed
ny Buencamino. 1t has been received bv
al OF the foreign cOnsuls in Manila with
the request that they forward it to their
respective governments
Inc F1l1pinos use their old argument
that they had conquered the sovereignty
OF these islands from Spain before the
signing OF the treaty of Paris and
therefore, Spain was in no position to
cede them to the United States Thev
argue that the possession of 1000 Snanish
prisoners, captured, with their arms
fighting against the Filipinos, 'fs elo-
ouent proof Of the nullity Of Spanish
sovereignty, as when they surrendered
spain mold was irrevocably lost. The
document then says:
Replying to the Spanish commissions
requests to release the prisoners because
Spain no longer has political interests
III the islands, we asked for a treaty of
peace and friendship between Spain and
the Fflfpinos, whereby the prisoners
would be released. But, the commission
efs refused, because 1t would mean re-
cognition of our independence This Is
equivalent to saying that the prisoners
must stay in our hands indefinitely. be-
cause their possession is our most effica-
cious method-to adjust our account with
Spain and obtain from her recognition of
our independence
The Fiiipinos claim that they conquered
all the country except Manila and that
they co-operated in securing the latter s
capitulation by surrounding 1t at the cost
Of thousands of lives. They also claim
they conquered the country unassisted.
except for sixty guns that Admiral
Dewey gave Aguinaldo, and that Admi-
raj Dewey and the British and Belgian
consuls recognized the Filipinos' soye-
Teignty by asking for passports to visit
the country. They repeat the claim that
they have letters from American consuls
and generals recognizing their sovereign
ty, and promising that the Americans
wourd recognize their independence,
(which was at the disposition of the
powers
The Filipinos attempt to make capital
of the statement that Admiral Dewey
had such confidence that Aguinaldo
would observe and fulfil the rules of war
that he gave him 100 Spanish prisoners
whom the American navy had captured
Finally, the Filipinos appeal to the
powers to influence Washington to bring
to a termination the unjust war which
is devastating the country"
WASHINGTON, Aug. S-The state de-
pafImenI IS entirely without information
as to any address by Aguinaldo to foreign
powers for the recognition of the Fill
pinos, either as belligerents, or as CON
stituting an independent government.
The appeal is looked upon, however. as
creating no particular change, as 1t has
been the desire of Aguinaldo and his as
sociates from the first to secure such
recognition. The appeal puts this desire
into rather formal shape, and II may
,rir m
governments. There is no apprehension.
however, that any foreign government
will heed the address The international
usage as to recognition was quite fully
developed during the Cuban :nsurrection,
at which time the situation was ex-
haustivcly discussed in congress, and was
the subject Of lengthy consideration In