Washington sentinel., 1899-11-18
Anti ImperiAIists Take Issue.

The Anti ImperiaIist League of Wash
ington throws light on the United States
Commissions report on the Philippine
war by setting forth some facts to enable
the public to Judge whether that report
presents the truth of history. These
will be taken from official documents,
mostly from the report of the Paris
Peace Commission Senate Doc. No. 81,
Fiity.fifth Congress, third SESSION..
The lour members of the Philippine
Commission who make this belated
statement acknowledge that Dewey
invited Aguinaldo to come across the
sea to Manila. asked him for his help.
armed him, and equipped him and his
army, and set them upon the Spaniards;
and then they declare, There were no
conferences between the officers Of the
Filipinos and our officers with view to
operating against the Spaniards, nor
was there cooperation Of any kind;
there never were any preconcerted
operations Yet z Spencer Pratt,
United States consul general, said, April
go. 1893: 81 had materially assisted the
cause of the United States in the Philip
pines by securing Aguinaldo's coopera-
ton. Why this cooperation should not
have been secured to us before l can
not understand"
GEN. ANDERsoN's INv1rATIoS.
Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, command
ing at Manila. addressed "Senor Don
Emilio Aguinaldo, commanding the
Philippine forces" on July 4, 1898, and
said to him:
General: The United States OF
America whose land forces l have the
honor TO command n this vicinity, has
entire sympathy and most friendly sen
timents tor the native people of the
Philippine Islands. For these reasons l
desire to have the most amicable rela-
tions with you and to have you and your
people cooperate with US in military
operations against the Spanish forces.
Two days later he wrote TO Aguinaldo:
General: would like to have your
excellencY's advice and cooperation, as
YOU are best acquainted with the re.
sources OF this country.
The same month he wrote again: 1--WE
are here to be'uen6 the Filiptnos."
We hope that this proves that there
was cooperation, and that the four
gentlemen uniting in the Philippine
Commission report were mistaken.
These gentlemen further say; mo
alliance OF any kind was entered into
with Aguinaldo." What is an aIlIsnce2
Dewey invited AguinaIdo to john him,
gave him rifles and ammunition. set him
on shore, encouraged him to organize
his government, accepted his aid for
months preceding the final capture of
Manila. Aguinaldo issued proclama.
tion to the natives saving
Die rather than be unRrateful to our
American liberatorsl Where you see the
American flag flying assemble in num-
bers! They are our redeemersl
Our Luzon general, Whittier, testified
before the Paris Commission that during
the investment OF Manila all the success
was on the natives side, and the Span.
iards surrendered to them between
1000 and 5000 men, well armed, plenty
Of ammunition, and in good physical
condition. What is an alliance?
Our Gen. Greene, commanding at
Manila, testified before the Peace Com
mission:
Between 2,oOo and 5000 troops sur.
rendered to Aguinaldo's army in June
and July. It constantly annoyed and
harassed the Spaniards in the trenches,
keeping them up at night and wearing
them out with fatigue. II invested
Manila early in June SO completely that
all supplies were cut of and the
inhabitants as well as the Spanish troops
were compelled to live on horsehesh as
well as buffalo meat, and the Chinese
on cats and dogs. Il captured the water
works and cut off the water supply.
What is an alliance il the cooperation
of two armies fighting side by side
tor the same object does not constitute
onef Why, Dewey himself wrote home
"Aguinaldo did not take the city at thi.
time, SIS l have advised" If this doe
not indicate an ALI ance, what does /
indlcatep
In this report of the Presidents com
missioners we ere told that reference
made to Aguinaldo's demand that he b.
allowed to loot Manila and take th
arms OF the SpanIards. Unless the
1 bring home some evidence which hs