The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-16
CAPTURED FILIPINO LETTERS
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troops; things may he true tnat are no
| eXpedient 10 say. Sink everything Int
| DeWey-Aguiuu'do co-operation; that was OF
| both sides honest, even ii 1t did not impl.
any actual arrangement, which, OF course
/ Dewey himself could not make.
here You have the fncts-lindenlcd-!n
controTertible. Dewey Will, IN AMefIca, In
slst Gil this corporations he Will DO all ht
can to undo the unfortunate effect Of the
advent Of American militarism-a wedge
between him ana the Filipinos. Dewey
was helpless In the face OF the action O.
God. lie could not really look with favol
or with anything but regret on ms sup
preston by General Merritt, and being Gu
on from communication with Aguinaido
But Deweys turn for power In colonial If
fairs IS coming. l beheve--l must not tel
you what he said to me-but l believe nt
hopes for complete reconciliation and al
adjustment that will really satisfy the Eli
oplnos.
Another letter is from Apolinario Iabini
and addressed TO Aguinaldo. 1t Is without
date, and relates almost wholly to sugges
tions regarding an attack upon Manila. The
letter was written evidently after the Eli
iplno forces had been driven back by the
Americans. The writer says that he thinks
all people coming from Manila in regard TO
the post OF americans, and from this III
formation discover the best means of en-
tering the city. 1t was evident that the
side OF Manila, for he says:
Those of the Sandatahun of Manila should
not move unit! no force IS lert IN any or
the suburbs, because then they would die
without being able to defend themselves
and could not aid those armed with rifles.
If they do not aid them 1t will be difficult
to take Manila.
A letter dated Paris, June %, 1890, from
Leiipe Afioncillo, to g. Apncible and l. San
tos at Hong Kong, says that all Europeans
leel a superiority 70 the yellow races, and
for that reason there can be no autonomy
between the United States and the Filipi-
nos -, He also says that the political tactics
of Filipinos were to proiong the war, avoid
armed intervention, and third, to ''foment
the actions Of the Democratic party in the
United States. which advocates our indie
pendence.''
lie did fnot thluk the time had come to
forward diplomatic notes to the chancellor.
les, because it would cause a unifcation of
feeling In the United States, and the DEM
ocratic and Republican parties would unite,
making Filipino triumph doubtful. He sug
gested that circulars should be sent to all
commanders charging them to treat with
respect the persons and property Of all for
cigners not Yankees.
A letter dated Hong Kong, January IL,
1850, from G. Apacible to Apolinario Mabi
nj, says that the japanese government has
refused to permit an expedition, for fear of
Americans.
A letter dated Manila, 1895, without the
and addressed to Agunaldo, advises the es-
tablishment of committees in all the OUT
skirts and suburbs, and to revive secretly
the 'katipunan,' armed with knives We
should avoid conflict until this Is all organ
lied" 1t also appears by this letter that
the conduct Of Admiral Dewey was not sat
tsfactory. because he would not allow the
free navigation Of the ships Of the Filipino
government. Sandico says he was going TO
see General Otis to secure the return Of
certain launches.
There is also a paper with notes In the
of Paterno. and Buencamino.
and addressed to Apacible Agoncillo and
Ponce. The date is San Jose Nueva Ecija,
May 81, 1890. 1t refers to the many revers.
es Of the Filipino army and the difficulties
which it Encountered, and contains the fol-
lowing paragraph:
l cannot state what the delay will be DUR
ing the rainy season. With regard to the
rest We are at n complete standstill, and
IN Manila there Is a commission from us
to arrange with the Americans
d suspension Of hostilitics in order that we
may be able to reorganze ourselves some
what and restock our small arsenals with
ammunition.