Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23
A FILIPINO
PLEA MADE
The Reasons Why They
Desire independence.
CLAIMS OF RECOGNITION
By Dewey and the Military
Officials During Early
Days of War.
IIAnN rr~rYrYN0 NnYM@ nm
HARD FIGHTING GOING ON
The Army is Closely Following Aguin-
aldo and Is Meeting With Stubborn
Opp0sition--Keavy American losses
in a Battle North of IlOil0.

New York, Nov. 23.-The Filipino junta
at Hong Kong is becoming more active
as the meeting of congress draws nearer
Senator Fairbanks. in company with all
other senators and representatives now
in Washington, according to a Tribune
correspondent. have received through
the mails a pamphlet signed by Felipe
Buencamino (Philip Goodroad), so-called
secretary of foreign affairs of the Fill
pino republic, setting forth the various
be recognized
The pamphlet has an appendix con-
tanning the various dispatches, kilograms
and orders that passed between the
United States representatives in the
islands at the time of the war with
Spain. On these documents Senor Buell-
camino seeks to raise the presumption
that the Filipino republic was to receive
| recognition from the United States. The
secretary begins by saying that it has
! come to the ears of the Filipino govern
ment that the president of the United
States is about to call a session of con-
gress for the special purpose of consider
ing the Philippine situation and that he
desires to lay before it the reasons why
the independence of the islands should be
recognized. He argues that the larger
and more powerful the state, the greater
! is the obligation resting on it to support
the Independence of lesser states
For instance, 1t appears evident that
the powerful and wealthy nation which
you gentlemen represent in congress has
been deputed by God to assist the Fill
pinos in their arduous and difficult task
of the restoration of independence.
The alleged cooperation offered and
rendered to Aguinaldo by Consuls Wild
man and Pratt is then referred to. This
cooperation, says the secretary. consist
ed in the fact that the McCulloch con-
Veyed Aguinaldo to Manila, that Admiral
Dewey received him with the honors due
to a general and gave him 60 rifles, and
that he was allowed to establish at Ca
vite, then held by the United States. the
headquarters of the republic Mr. Pratt
in one of his letters appended. congratu-
lated Aguinaldo on his speedy triumph,
as it proved his own wisdom in recon-
mending him to Admiral Dewey. Con-
sui Wildman, in another letter. advises
AguinaldO to treat the Spanish as they
would have treated the Filipinos and
] keep them on rice and Water--advice
which the secretary says, "our humane
leader declined to adopt But the secre-
tary says that the object of God in as
signing the United States to free the
Filipinos has been frustrated "by
whom?" he asks. He then proceeds
:"Alas, esteemed citizens of the great
American republic, you know we'll who is
the cause of such reckless perturbations
1t is your president. William Mckinley
who. using as a pretext alleged rights
obtained through the purchase of more
than doubtful sovereignty from Spain,
gives evidence of his intention to ignore
the bonds of friendship which should
unite the two nations by imposing upon
us by fo"ce of arms the sovereignty of
the United States. Is this conduct in
line with the canOns of morality, where
by the United States grew great? Surely
not. For if moral obligations are appli-
cable to internal affairs, there should be
! no evasion of the great republics duty to
stand by and protect the Filipino ma
tion. In the name of Almighty God, Of
humanity and of national honor I an
peal to the citizens of the United States
to fulfill these obligations by passing a
just resolution recognizing our independ-
ence, thus ending wicked and inhuman
war.
The second point is that the Filipinos
i captured 5000 prisoners and set up re-
public and We're practically recognized
by the United States officers That
Dewey wrote to Aguinaldo. asking for
passes for British subjects to travel
through the islands: that Otis. Anderson
| and Merritt all addressed Aguinaldo as
general commanding the Filipino
army and that General Anderson a asked
him for camping grounds and quarters
as well as other assistance against "our
common enemy" that Dewey handed
over to Aguinaldo complaint about
the French steamer compania de Fill
pinas, stating that he had no Jurisdiction
In the matter: that Anderson and Otis
addressed kilograms to Aguinaldo ask
! ing to evacuate the suburbs of Manila
! and promising to negotiate with HIM
| afterward on the subject.
LAS for the cessiOn of sovereignty"
| proceeds the secretary, 'it is null and