Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

with the Pacific l, cannot he doubted
that commerce wi! greatly increase. and
the United States will obtain Z large
share in this treatment
Benefit to Islands.
Manila. with the immunity which ii has
thus far enjoyed from that terrible pest,
the hubonic plague, should become dis
1ribu'ins center for China. Siam. the
straits Settlements, Tonquin, AMMAN and
Australia.
he report concludes:
Our control means TO the inhabitants
OF the Philippines internal peace and or
der. guarantee against foreign aggres-
sion and against the dismemberment OF
tAeir country, commercial! and industrial
prosperity and as large a share of the
an AIRS of government as they shall prove
TIT TO take. When peace and prosperity
snail! have been established throughout
the archipelago, when education shall
nave become general. then. in the Ian
suase of leading Filipino, his people
Will. under our guidance, 'becom-, more
American than the Americans them
Selves"
Dewey Heard From.
On May 20. 1898. Admiral Dewey ca
bIed to the Navy Department:
ASuinal'io. the rebel conlmander-in-
chief. was brought down by the McCul-
loch. Organizing forces near Cnvite, and
may render assistance which will bc val
liable"
On May 70 the Secretary of the Navy
tersraphed To Admiral Dewey as fol-
lows:
lit is desirable. as far as possible. and
consistent for your success and safety.
not 10 have political alliances with the
insurgents or any faction in the islands
that would incur liability to maintain
their cause in the future"
To this telegram Dewey replied:
Receipt Of telegram of May 20 is ac-
knowledsed. and l thank the department
for tn" expression OF confidence. Have
acted according TO the spirit of depart
ment's instructions therein from the be-
ginning, and have entered into no alli-
anre with the insurgents or with any fac
ton. his squadron can reduce the de-
lenses Of Manila at any moment. but il
is considered useless until the arrival OF
sufficient United States forces to retain
possession"
AEninaldo Conspire..
AS soon as -Aguinaldo discovered he
was to have no assistance from the Unit
ell Statcs he commenced to conspire
against our forces there. intending to
overthrow the authority of this Govern
mcnt in the islands
Dcwey'- Strong Denial.
In pamphlet afterwards published
by AsEinaldo. entitled The True Version
of the Philippine Revolution. he charged
that Admiral dewey had assured him
that the United States would recognize
the Independence OF the Filipinos. When
this was published. the admiral wrote the
following letter to Senator Lodge:
Dear Senator Lodge: The statement OF
Emilio Asulnado, recently published in
the Springfield Republican. SO far as it
relates to mo is a tissue of falSehood
never promised him. directly or Indirect
~, independence for the Filpinos
never treated him as an ally. except so
far as To make use Of him and his SOL
dl"rs TO assist me in my operations
against the Spaniards. Hc never uttered
the word Independence in any conver-
sation with me- or my officers. The state
m"nt that / received him with military
honors. or santed the Filipino flag, is alb
so!utely false. Sincerely yours,
"GEORGE DEWEY"
AGuinaldo Organizer Revolution.
On May "a Aguinaldo issued three
proclAmatlons. one containing DEGREES as
to the treatment of the Spanish enemy,
another announcing the establishment OF
a dir'atorial government with himself as
dictator, and tn" third containing further
DEGREES concerning military operations
In the following July he organized a
revolutionary government With himself
as President. During that month the
several dctarhments OF the United States
army arrived at Manila. and on July %
zen. Merritt took command and Adj
mirhl Dewey sent the following dispatch:
Merritt arrived yesterday in the New
port. he remainder of the expedition is
expected within tho next few days. Sit
nation is most critical at Manila The
Spanish may surrender at any moment.
M"rrltt's most difficult problem will be
how to deal with insurgents under Agui-
naldo. who has become aggressive and
even threatening toward our army"
Hostilities Begun by Azuinaldo.
On Aug. 13 Manila was captured. and
OF this and subsequent events the Philip
pine commission. composed of Admiral
Dewey, Gen. Otis. President Schurman.
Prof. Worcester and Gen. DENLY, says:
NV hon the city Of Manila was taken on
Aug. 13. the Filipinos took no part in the
attack. but came following in with a view
OF footing the city and were only prevent
ed from doing 80 by our forces preventing
them from entering. Aguinado claimed
that he had the right to occupy the city:
hn demanded Of Gen. Merritt the palace
OF Nalaranan for himself and the cession
Of all the churches Of Manila, also that
a part OF the money taken from the Span
iards as spoiis Of war should be given I'D.
and above all that he should be given the
arms Of the Spanish prisoners This con-
trims the statement already made that
he intended TO get possession of these
arms for the pnrpos" of attacking US. All
these demands We're refused After the
taking OF Manila the feeling between the
Americans and the Insurgents grew worse
day by day. AguiIla,do removed
mis- seat Of government to Malolos, where
the so-called Filipino congress assembled.
Filipinos Prepared for War.
On the 21st Of September a significant