The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-06
THU TREATY or PEACE
Is Now Before the National Senate
For Ratification.
vOLUM1NOUs CORRESPONDENCE.
IL tShows That Our ConsuIs Encouraged
the Insurgents In the BeliefThat our
Government Would Aid Them I'm Es.
tabllshing Their independence.

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the Insurgents In the BeliefThat our
Government Would Aid Them I'm Es-
tabllshing Their independence.
] Washington, Jan. 6.-The peace treaty
/ Of Paris was transmitted to the senate
at yesterdays executive session. with
| the following brief message from the
! president;
Il transmit herewith. with view to
| It's ratification, a treaty of peace be.
| tween the United States and Spain
signed at the city Of Paris on Dec. TO-
1898, together with the protocols and
papers indicated in the list accompany
Ing the report of the secretary of state"
Accompanying the treaty. all the
points Of which have been already pub
lished, is great mass of correspond
ence. making a printed volume of 675
pages. This includes among other
things all Of the credentials Of the
American commissioners to Paris and
the protocols, which are the records Of
the daily proceedings Of the commits
sioners that lead up to the final treaty
Of peace. There is also included all the
correspondence that passed between the
French embassy here and the depart
ment of state.
Included in this correspondence is n
letter from NJ Thiebaut the French
charge, protesting against the contin-
uance Of the operations of the insur-
gents in the Philippines, which he as
sumed was with the knowledge and
consent of the American commanders,
and suggesting that the Spanish troops
captured at Manila be allowed to fight
the Fllipinos To this Mr. Moore, act
ing secretary, replied on Sept. 5 that
upon investigation he had found that
most of the statements were ground
! less. There was a sort OF a suggestion
from the French charge to the effect
that the families of the Spanish officers
who were captured at Guam were suf-
ferng.
There is included all of the Philip
pines correspondence that passed be-
tween the department of state and the
| United States consuls at Manila, Hong
Kong and Singapore. Consul Williams,
at Manila before the actual outbreak
! of war reported a series of most hor-
rible outrages by the Spaniards upon
! the Filipinos. He declared that per
! cent of the latter are loyal to Spain.
He complains of being surrounded by
spies everywhere, saying that even his
consular office is not safe from them.
Consul williams, at Hong Kong on
Nov. 8. telegraphed that General Agon-
clio was coming to Washington. He
said He has power to make treaties
with foreign governments, and has
proposed an offensive and defensive all
| lance with the United States" Agon-
clio asked for arms to aid the rebel
| on
| Is, replied, telling Wildman to advise
Agoncillo that the United States does
not negotiate treaties and it is not
possible to forward arms. long let
ter of date of July is from Consul Wild
man defends Agoncillo as a man who
has been systematically blackened.
Says he: According to his own state
ment he has been approached by Spain
and Germany, and has tempting offers
from the Catholic church"
April 2S Consul Pratt telegraphed
from Singapore: "Aguinaldo gone my
instance Hong Kong arrange with
Dewey cooperation insurgents Man
ila"
June 20 Secretary Day telegraphed
Pratt: avoid any negotiations with
Philippine insurgents"
Pratt replied that he had no inten-
tions of negotiating Says he: Left
that to Dewey, who desires Aguinaido
to come"
July 2 Pratt reported to the depart
ment that the sultan of the Sulu ISL
ands was negotiating at Singapore for
the annexation of his group to British
Borneo, which he said should be watch
ed.
All Of the statements made by Gen.
eral Merritt before the American COM
mission at Paris appear in the docu-
ment In substance he said the in
surgents would fight If the attempt
was made to surrender Luzon to Spain
Spain could not produce the islands un-
aided Asked whether the insurgents
were capable of government he replied
that 1t would take time; they would
have TO be educated up to it, Sena-
t tor Frye asked If the natives would en-
list under the American flag If Aguin-
aldo could be given a command, and
Merritt replied in the affirmative tc
both questions. Further he said that
Major Bells report showed that the
insurgents had $500 stand of arms
Aguinaldo had $500, 900 in bank in Hong
] Kong and $22OOOO of public funds il
, Bacoor. Major Bell expressed tho
opinion that if the United States SHOULD
govern the islands for a year Aguln
e aldo would have no army left.
4 General Greene's statement Is alsC
, produced. He said there we're 1S,OOl
Spanish prisoners in the Philippines, In
o Guiding 400 officers, with $4,000 arms
e and %. 900. 900 rounds of ammunition
q He described Aguinaldos character
e and said much tact would be required
in dealing with Agulnaldo. In his
opinion that chieftain did not command
the support of a large body Of Fill
plnos. Then it must be remembered
that the insurgents were all Tagalos
: : only one OF the 30 races in the Philip
L pines. At the time he spoke none o.
the 1000, 900 Visayas, people of equa
| abilities, had taken any part He wal
asked what chance there would be fol
n native government, to which he re-
% piled. mo native government car
q maintain itself without tho active sup
e port of a strong foreign government,
l. A clever Trick
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