Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24

Major John Parker of the Twenty-ninth
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the One Object
of His Countrymen, Says Gen. Malbar.
Montreal, Canada, May IL. The fol-
lowing letters between Major John |
Parker of the Thirty. ninth Infantry, |
u. 8. A., and Gen. Miguel Malbar of the |
revolutionary army in the Philippines,
we're received here yesterday by cable.
The first is from Major Parker to Gen.
Malbar, and reads:
.'Sir; have the honor to request OF
you 10 consider the following remarks:
The American soldiers are at Santo
Tomas, Tanawan, Lipa, Batangas, and
San Pablo, to remain in then, perma-
nently. We know that many of your
officers. with some OF your soldiers,
have. in these places, as we'll as IN
the surrounding towns, many valuable
| properties. We also know which
arc your houses and other properties.
| The people are now returning in
In the towns, and some of the houses
and plantations have been robbed by
| the same people. We're you here, you
would nave punished them, for it is
not always possible to protect all the
properties and to fight at the same
| time. The people need you to indicate
| to them what they have to do; and also
your properties need you to protect
them; some of them, in fact, have
/ been oontiscated. The soldiers are
quartered in two of your houses at
Santo Tomas, but with the especial
order not to spoil them.
General, you have calamity fought.
and have had great achievements which
1 will1eave memory in the history of
our country and In the mind Of our
children. But, sir, you have already
fulfilled the duty of soldier. and it is
not possible to prevent the American
soldiers from carrying out the order of
their Supporters, and still less to send
them away. They are here to remain
where they are, and they know the PLACE
where you are and the number of men
you have with you. We have good in
formation from the Spanish prisoners
delivered from Lipa, Rosario, and other
places. ] will soon give orders to sur
round you and take you prisoner. de-
sire nothing but peace and prosperity
in this place where l have to reside. l
think it is IN your powe to bring that
peace and prosperity. | would rather
you come to your native town as an
!, honorable and honest soldier, who has
, fulfilled his duty, this being better than
to he prisoner, like Gen. Rial.
II give you my word as that Of sol.
|, der TO another soldier, If you CONT
with your officers and soldiers, and sur
, reuder your arms, you and your mer
will receive the treatment you deserve
! / invite you, general, to consider thi.
| at once. You cannot expect NOR,
= liberal propositions. for you are at al
: houre exposad to be attacked and thi'
! very day they can march towards yol
1 and surround you, leaving you nj
I chance of escape, In view of this fact
: will feel myself flattered by the homo
! OF receiving your honorable capitula
!, tion, and happy to see you in your owl
! / house here at Tanawan or at SAINT
Tomas. l await respectfully your an
Il swer Yours respectfully,
4 4 %tFps John Parker, Major,
II Thirty ninth Infantry, Tanawan.
Il To this dispatch Gen. Malbar sen
= the following reply May 18th, 1900:
"Sir; acknowledge receipt of you
gratifying letter, and thank 20
/ heartily for what you express therein
a In reply to the same / have the pleas
Z ,lre to signify to the good and punctili
Gus Major Parker, and to his govern
II ment. that Malbar is fully aware of tn
!, maior,s valor, of his strength, of th
y discipline and power of bis amy, an
a Of the utter scarcity Of our own. But
= as Malbar is no more than an atom,
!; mere subordinate of his government
q and Of Gems. Aguinaldo and Torias, an
Il no more than poor soldier who has
~ obey the order OF his country, althoug
ID he Is aware that all desire Of Americ
y. towards the Philippines is good and fl
their prosperity, he cannot do moi
as than what his country commands an
Il imposes on him.
~ Y'sI and all the forces under my con
~ mand are witness before the who
,b world of the valor of the Amerioa
na blood, Of the honor and discipline
in their army, Of the superiority Of he
81 artillery, and of the humanity ar
N chivAlry Of her nation. But the san
~ facts cause us to hope greatly th
no when the American people and the d
ys scendants Of Washington, deceived
"a certain Filipinos who misinform
o. them that the people like annexatio
IN be acquainted with tho fact that
every soldier they lose on the battl
Il field the Filipinos lose one hundre
vi their very power and greatness W
compel them to give US the indepen
-, ence which has been announced sin
aSI' the first coming Of the powerful feet
l'n the United States for the honor Al
\, glory Of the American people. mul
Us also, signify to you that till the mume
9re when our scarce bullets shall meet
nm the Inst time the overwhelming numb
Of those of your powerful army, o
am shots demand not the death Of a
nee American. but the freedom of peor
No, who for 300 years have dragged I
in chain OF slavery. They fought side
md side with the Americans during
OF late Spanish A american war, beca,
us slime then, until the present nome
we'd none of the Filipinos ignore the Fl
lrs, that our future and Independence
M. pend Upon the great American matte
ext with regard to my houses and oil
the properties which you say in your let
ent are ia your hands by your superior for
T. ] will say that you may also dispose
! of them privately and friendly. beg
her you, for the general knowledge of
eet. civilized world, to communicate t
Who answer to your government at Washii
bolt ton, and to signify to ii at the sa
and time that the American prisoners v
n of are in my power are treated as hes
wn. can. only expect resolution of
for superioIs in order to return the
Jury Thanking you In advance for this sig
able favor, and for your kind attention,
L. h.Il