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Then, it is urged that Aguinaldo
procured and adopted nag which
was displ lyed on boats running in and
about Manila Bay. and which was
recognized and respected by our navy
and army Aguinaldo's story Of the
flag is as follows:
"The Admiral adYised me % 90 once
have made O Filipino national flag,
which he said he would recognize and
protect in tie presence Of the other ma
lions represented by the yarioua squad
rons anchored in Manila Bay. adding,
however. that he thought 10 advisable
that we should destroy tho power Of
Spain before hosting our national
fAg.'
This h1g was one for protection
merely-to distinguish only the distinct
troops and property of the insurgents.
like the fog of q brigade or regiment.
It had no significance or meaning in
international law. It would net DO
recognized by any foreign power 1t
could be used later. when q real, bona
fde government was created as
national ensign a flag Of sovereign
powsr. in international law, carries
with It respect and protection. Agui-
naldos aig was in 40 sense national
emblem, because it carried no rights or
protection-exoept so far as It was
guarded by the United States Govern
ment This psper constitution aud this
Intellectual flag are boldly put forward
as evidence OF the existence OF - gov
ernment. and it is claimed, in effect (;
fhat because sn officer OF the United
States received one OF these oousliiu-
tions and authorized and knew OF The
existence Of this flag; because Dewey
accepted one Of these flags as o me.
mento souvenir, that the United
States is estopped from questioning the
existence Of Aguinaido's goyorament;
that is, they seek TO create govern
ment by estoppel Political states OF
soyereiguties are not created that way.
now come 20 examine this state
ment Of Mr.. Sohurz, while proffiDg
from the cooperation Of the Filipinos
AZ our military allies against the COM
mon enemy. We know that tho Bilipi
nos believed that, fighting side by side
with the republic Of Washington and
Lincoln, they were fighting for their
own independence We had every
reason for knowing that had they not
50 believed. they would have acted
differently Our Government permit
ted them 10 believe that this indepen
dence would be tie outcome Of a COM
mon victory over the common enemy
and. meanwhile. IL continued accept
the benefit Il their oo.operatio which
was based upon that belief "
There are concentrated Ia this para
graph all the false views which have
been so recklessly circulated by the
Anti Imperialistic League. / charge
Mr.. SohuIz with failure TO study the
facts before circulating such state
ment under his own powerful name.
The Filipinos, in the first place, never
fought side by side with our troops. The
present war against the United States
Government was planned at Hongkong
on the lth Of May, 1898. before Agui'
nsldo had entered the deld-after thes
knew Of the defeat Of the Spanish feet
at Mainland before they co.operated
in any manner with the United States
Government. This cabal, clique or
ooterie of oonspirators determined then
and there to wage war against the
United States if Aguinsldo was not
recognized as representing the whole Of
the Philippine Islands ;and Aguinaldo,
from the beginning, used the United
States Government in every conceiva.
BILE way to perfect his plan, to increase
and discipline his own army, to arm
the insurgents and to carefully and
skilfully place himself in q position
where he could pat forth the claim to
represent the whole eight or ten million
people Of the Philippine Islands.
There is no doubt that he did every
thing in his power TO procure recogni'
tion but it came rot. What did come