Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-09-20

directed to their peace and prosperity, their
advancement and well-being, not for our ag-
grandizement nor for pride of might, not for
trade or commerce, not for exploitation, but
for humanity and civilization, and for the
protection of the vast majority of the popu-
lation who welcome our sovereignty against
the designing minority whose first demand
after the surrender of Manila by the Span.
ish army was to enter the city that they
might loot II and destroy those not in SYM
patty with their selfish and treacherous de-
signs.
Civil service to Rule.
Nobody who will avail himself Of the facts
will longer hold that there was any alliance
between our soldiers and the insurgents or
that any promise of independence was made
TO them. Long before their leader had
reached Manila they had resolved. IL the
commander Of the American navy would
give them arms with which to 6ght the
Spanish army, they would later turn upon
us. which they did murderously and without
the shadow Of cause or Justification.
There may be those without the means of
fLii information who believe that we were
la alliance with the insurgents and that we
assured them that they should have indie
pendence. To such let me repeat the facts:
On the Goth OF May, 1898, Admiral Dewey
was Instructed by me 10 make no alliance
with any party or faction In the Philippines
that would incur liability TO maintain their
date of June 9, 1898:
Have acted according to spirit Of depart
ment's Instructions from the beginning, and
| have entered into no alliance with the in
can reduce the defenses OF Manila at any
moment, but 1t Is considered useless until
the arrival of sufficient United States forces
TO retain possession"
Denies Any Com pact.
In the report of the FIRST Philippine com
mission, submitted on Nov. 2, 1899, Admiral
Dewey, one OF its members, said:
mo alliance OF any kind was entered into
with Aguinaido nor was any promise Of In.
dependence made to him al any time"
General Merritt arrived la the Philippines
on July %. 1898, and a dispatch from Ad-
mirai Dewey 10 the government al Wash.
ington said:
most critical at Manila. The Spanish may
surrender at any moment. Merritt's most
difficult problem will be how TO deal with
become aggressive and even threatening to-
ward our army"
Here II revealed the spirit OF the insur-
gents as early as July. 1898. before the pro-
gagged In active war with Spain. Even then
the Insurgents were threatening our army.
Filipino. Took Ma Part.
On Aug. I3 Manila was captured. and OF
this and subsequent events The Philippine
| commission says.
when the City OF Manila was taken. Aug.
13, the Fillpinos took 40 parg In the attack.
hut came following in with a view 10 loct-
J Ing the city and were ON y prevented from
4 doing so by our forces preventing them from
entering. Aguinaldo claimed TIA. he had
the right 10 occupy the city. He demanded
OF General Merritt the palace OF Malacanan
for himself and tie cession Of all the
churches Of Manila, also that a part OF the
money taken from the Spaniards as spoils
Of war should be given mp. and. above all.
! that ne should he given the arnis Of she
spanish prisoners. All these demands were
refused"
No Promises Made.
Generals Merritt, Greeae and Anderson,
! who were Ia IA AT the beginning o.
our 0ccapalicc add mutt. the surrender az
/! Manila. state that fhere was no alliance