The evening times., 1900-10-12
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
Wildman's Letter ON the Alejan-
drino Interview Made Public.
a Document Withheld by the State
department. Since August 81 Re-
leased for Political ERect-A Be-
lated Denial That the FIIipfuoa
Were Promised Independence.

The State Department today made pub
lie long letter received from Consul Gem
eral Wildman at Hongkong, in which he
denies the alleged interview between J.
Aleiandrino, representing Aguinaldo and
the Filipinos. and Admiral Dewey, repre-
seEting the United States Government.
Mr.. Wildman claims to have been present
at the time of the supposed meeting and
states that Admiral Dewey never saw Ale
jandrino. and never promised the Filipinos
Independence nor placed his feet at their
disposal. as related in letter sent to Sen
atorg Eoar and Pettigrew, under date Of
April L.
The document was held up by the Ad-
ministration since August 27. and it ap-
pears that it is now made public solely for
campaign purposes.
The statement as bulIetined and the let
ter are as follows:
In a recent despatch to the Depart
ment of State under date of August 81,
1900. Mr.. RounsevflIe Wiidman, Consul
General Of the United States at hong
kong, comments upon the letter, as pub
lished in the press of this country OF July
% last, addressed to the Hon. George F.
Hoar and r. F. Pettigrew, by ]. Alejan-
drinc. under date Of April u, 1900, and
purporting to have been written from
Sinukwan Eneampment, Philippine ISL
ands. In that letter Mr.. Alejandrino
said:
In April, 1898, in the absence OF my
chief, General Aguinaido, who was then
at Singapore, 1 solicited through the
American Consul General at Hongkong,
Mr. Wildman, to have some interviews
with Admiral Dewey My petition was
favorabIy received, and I went with Mr..
Andres Garchitorena and another Fill
pino tSandico) on board the Olympia, in
the Bay of Hongkong.'
Then follows what purports to have been
an interview between the writer and Ad-
miral Dewey, in which Dewey promises
the Filipinos independence, places at their
disposal his feet for the conveyance OF
both Filipino leaders and the arms holds
out the hope that the United States would
supply them with further arms, ans as
sures them that the United States will
not take one inch OF the Philippine ISL
ands.
MT. Wildman continues: AS am
personally acquainted with the writer g.
AIeiandrino) and am familiar with all
his movements while he was in Hongkong,
and conducted whatever negotiations
there were between himself and Dewey.
I think il my duty to place On record
true statement Of the affair
g In the first place, I beg 10 say that
Admiral Dewey never saw Alejandrino, or
ever had one word of conversation with
him. Just before Admiral DeWey's squad
ron was leaving for Mrs Bay, E. Agon-
clio and T. Sandico. representing the Fill
pino Junta in Hongkong asked permission
to have an interview with Admiral Dewey
before he left for Manila. Their prCfessed
object of this interview was to obtain his
permission to reopen the rebellion against
Spain, and to cooperate with our naval
forces IN case the United States determin-
ed to take the islands from Spain. I saw
the Admiral personally regarding their re-
quest, and he said that I might briEs sIt
to Mrs Bay any three of the Junta who
cared TO come -
The bulletin then continues:
This despatch from Mr.. Wildman was
referred to the Navy Department for the
information of Admiral Dewey. who in
his reply, comments thereon as follows:
Attention is invited TO the following
extract from page 172, report Of the Phil
ippine Commission, volume /:
9. No alliance Of any kind was entered
into with Aguinaldo, nor was any prom
ise of independence made to him then or
at any other time. The same is true OF
Alajandrino (whom, to the best Of my
knowledge, l have never SEEM, and OF all
other FiliDinoS-'