Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-08
Powers Asked to Recognize Fill
Pine Independence
SENT TO MANILA CONSULS.


Manila. Aug. s. $50 p. Imaginable
has appealed to the powers for rocogni-
tlon 81 "1rilplno INDEPENDENCE in a
document dated from Tarlac, Iuly 25th.
and signed by BuonoamlhIo. II has
been received by al 1.-The foreign co7Hula
In Manila with the request that they
forward II to their respective govern
ments
The Fiilpinos u.s. their old argument
that they had conquered the sovc-
relEnty Of these Islands from Spain be-
fore the signing % the treaty Of Paris
and therefore spain was in no position
TO code them 90 the United states.
They argue that the possession of the
1000 Spanish prisoner, captured with
their arms fighting against the Fiii-
pinos, Il eloquent proof of the nudity
" tho Spanish sovereignty as when
they surrendered spain'a hold was IT,
rcvooably lost
The document then aaysi
Replying to tho Spanish commits
rionA request to release the prisoners
because spain no longer has political
Interests IN tho islands. we asked for
n treaty u peace and friendship be-
tween Spain and F1iplnoa whereby the
prisonors would be released. but tho
commissioners refused because Il would
mean recognition Of our Independence.
This Ia equivalent 60 saying that the
prisoners must stay In our hands In
dehnitcly because their possession IA
our most oflioacious method 10 adjust
our account with spain and obtain from
here recognition Of independence"
The F1liplnoa claim that they con-
quorcd all the country except Mnniln
and that they co-opcratcd In securing
the latter's capitulhtiln By surrounding
u at the COST OF thousands OF lives.
They also claim they conquered tho
country unaaslntsd except for sixty
guns that Admiral Dewey gave Aauin.
aldo. and that Admiral Dewey and tho
hriteh and Belgian consula recognized
the Filipino sovereignty BY asking for
passsa to visit the country.
They claim that they have letters
from american cOnsula ana generals
recognising their nOvcrciTnty and
promising that the Americans would
recognize their independence (which
Wa at the disposition q tho powers"
Tho Filipinos attempt Ia mako capital
~ the Htatement that Admiral Dewey
had confidence that Aruinnld1 would
observe and fulnll the rules Of war that
he gave him hundred Spanish prin-
oners which tho American navy had
captured.
Finally. the Fillplnos appeal 10 tho
powers TO influence Washington to
bring 60 n termination "ths unjust war
which Il devastating the country"
Washington, Aug. S-Thc state de-
pnrtmcnt N entirely without informa-
tlon as TO the address by ARuinaldo 10
foreign powers for the recognition of
the FilipinOa, either me- bclliEerenta or
as constituting an Independent govern
ment. The appeal Il looked upon. how
ever, az creating no particular change.
aH II has been the desire ~ .AFulnnido
ana nssociatef from the FIRST to secure
such recognition. The appeal puts this
desire Into rather formal shape and ID
may hsinE 10 an Issue the position of
outside governments. There ~ no idea
here that any foreign government Will
heed the address, The international
usage a. 10 recognition was quito fully
developed during the Cuban lnaurrcc.
tlon, az which time the question WIS ok.
hnustivcly discussed IN Congress and
was the subject OF lengthy C0nslderA.
tlon In the messages Of the President.
The general view az that timc was that
recognition 81 helllgercucy VIVA not In
itself casus bclli Up TO tho present
time there has been no inumntlon 10
the state department that any foreign
power entertained oven the pmoteat
Idea % giving recognition 60 Agulnaldo
ana his associates ON the contrary.
there has been most friendly feeling
maintained between this government
and foreign powers throughout the
Philippine conflict. The state depart
mcnt does not share tho apprehension.
which n said 10 have arisen among
army officers that china has rlvon In
direct recognition 10 tho Fiiipinos This
apprehension grew out " report from
Gen, otis that horses could not be
secured for cavalry use from China bc-
cause hey were "coutrnhnnd OF war"
At the state department Il ~ said tho
matter has not assumed n form inv0lv-
Ing the recognition Of state OF war.
but that Minister Congcr reports chi