Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
THERE WAS NO ALLIANCE.


From a speech 10 the senate by Pet.
tlgrew on January IL, 1900:
We made Aguinallo and his
forces our ally by salutiGg their
flag and by accompanying them in
the capture of q Spanish garrison,
the prisoners Of which WI turned
owe To them.
From a speech in the senate by Sen.
ator Spoccer on May 20, 1900:
IL has been said that until hos
Titles broke out Aguinaldo was
our ally. Senators have treated
tho performance OF Aguinaldo after
August II, 1898, the date of the
protocol, as acts done IN aid OF our
cause. act1 done as an ally OF ours.
That, Mr.. President, is an impossi-
bility. We could not, as | say, have
fired a.shot at a Spanish soldier or
at the Spanish flag anywhere in the
Philippine arch pelago, fer by
agreement hostillties were sus-
pended. No more could Aguinaldo
do this as an ally Of ours or acting
in cur interest or by our procure
ment, for we could not honorably
do through another what it would
be . breach OF honor to do our
selves.
Aguinaldo knew OF the protocol,
for he was informed II writing by
General Otis and General Anderson
that the protocol had created n
ternational relations and obliga-
tions between Spain and ourselves
which we must observe, and which
we could not obcerye, II we entered
into such an agreement as he pro-
posed.
On May &c, 1898, the secretary Of the
navy cabled Admiral Dewey as fol.
lows:
It Is desirable, as far as possible,
ard consistent with your success
and safety, not to have political al
llances with the insurgents, or any
faction in the islands, that would
incur liability to maintain Their
cause in the future.
June 6 Admiral Dewey replied to tai;
dispatch:
Receipt Of telegram of May 26 IS
acknowledged, and | thank the De-
partment for the expression OF con-
fdencc. Have acted according to
the spirit Of departments in5truc-
tons therein from the beginning,
and | have entered into no alliance
with the insurgents or with any
faction.
in a memorandum written for the
preliminary report of the Philippine
commission, of which Admiral Dewey
was a member, he says, referring to his
first meeting with Agulnaldo, May 10:
No alliance OF any kind vas en-
tered into with Aguinaldo, nor was
any promise Of independence made
TO him, then OIL at any other time.
Aguinaldo, however, in what Is Gale
'the true version of the Philippine rey
olution," says on one page that on one
occasion Admiral Dewey, accompanies
by General Anderson, visited him, and
that in the presence OF General Ander.
son this statement was made by Ad-
miral Dewey:
The Admiral continued: Docu-
ments are useless when there Is no
sense of honor on one side, as was
the case In respect Of the compact
with the Spaniards, who failed to
act up 10 what had been written
and signed.
Have faith in my word, and as-
sure you that the United States
will recognize the independence OF
the country. But recommend you
to keep q good deal OF what we
have said and agreed secret.
Admiral Dewey, on January 80 last
denounced this pamphlet and the state
ments, insofar as they related to him
as a tissue Of falsehood, thus:
Dear Senator Lodge: The state
ment of Emilio Aguinaldo, recently
published in the Springfield Re-
publican, so far az It relates to me,
Is a tissue Of falsehood. | never
promised him, directly or indirect
~, independence for the Fllipinos.
never treated him as an ally, ex-
cept 70 far az to make use OF him
and his soldiers to assist mo in my
operation a,linst the Spaniards.
He never uttered tho word "indo-
Dendence' IN any conversation
with me or my officers. The state =
ment that | received him with mill
.tary honors or saluted the Filipino
flag is absolutely false. Sincerely
yours, -George Dewey.
It will be noticed that at the inter
view in which Admiral Dewey Is al
legged to have uttered. the foregoing
General Anderson was present. Gen
eral Anderson was asked by telegraph
by tho adjutant general, under date Of
May II. concerning this conversation,
to which he replied as follows:
Philadelphia, Pa, May, II, 1900.
Adjutant General, Washington,
d. C.-TelcCram received. | have
Agu,naldo's pamphlet. His state
ment as To Admiral Dewey's prom
lao OF recognition and documents
not being necessary, are not true
rs to any occasion when ! was
present. | can recall only two oc-
casions on which We saw Agu'n-
aldo together. All his statements
Inaccurate, except that we were
fighting n common enemy.
Anderson,
H-nnro1 DatiraI