Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-18
THERE WAS NO ALLIANCE.


From a speech in the senate by Pet
tlgreW on January II, 1900:
We made Aguinaldo and his
FORCES our ally by saluting their
nag and by accompanying them in
the capture of a Spanish garrison.
the prisoners of which we turned
over to them.
From a speech in the senate by Sen
ator Spoouer On May %, 1900:
1t has been said that until hos
tllltles broke out Aguinaldo was
our ally. Senators have treated
the performance Of Aguinaldo after
August II, 1898, the date of the
protocol, as acts done in aid of our
cause, acts done as an ally of ours.
mat, Mr.. President, is an impossi-
Dllity. We could not, as | say, have
nred a shot at a Spanish soldier or
at the Spanish flag anywhere in the
Phlllpplne archipelago, for by
agreement hOstilIties were sus-
pended. No more could Aguinaldo
do this as an ally of ours or acting
IN our interest or by our procure
ment, for we could not hOnOrably
do through another what il would
be a breach Of honor to do our
selves.
AguinaldO knew Of the protocol,
for he was informed in writing by
General Otis and General Anderson
that the protocol had created IN
ternatiOnal relations and obliga-
tons between Spain and ourselves
which we must observe, and which
We could not observe, If we entered
into such an agreement as he pro-
posed.
On May &c, 1898, the secretary of thu
navy cabled Admiral Dewey as fol
lows:
1t is desirable, as far as possible,
and consistent with your success
and safety, not to have political al
liances with the insurgents, or any
faction in the islands, that would
incur liability to maintain Their
cause in the future.
June 6 Admiral Dewey replied to thiI
dispatch:
Receipt of telegram of May &c is
acknowledged. and | thank the De-
partment for the expression of con-
fidence. Have acted according to
the spirit Of departments instruc-
tions therein from the beginning,
and | have entered into no alliance
with the insurgents or with any
faction.
In a memorandum written for thu
preliminary report Of the Philippine
commission, Of which Admiral Dewe!
was a member, he says, referring to hi
first meeting with Aguinaldo, May ~
No alliance Of any kind was en-
tered into with Aguinaldo, nor was
any promise of independence made
to him, then or at any other m
Aguinaldo, however, in what is Gale,
"the true version of the Philippine rev
olution," says on n page h a on or
occasion Admiral Dewey, accompanle.
by General Anderson, visited him, ant
that in the presence Of General Ander
son this statement was a by Al
miral Dewey:
The Admiral continued: Docu-
ments are useless when there Is TO
of honor on one side, as VS.
the case in respect OF the COMPACT
with the Spaniards, who falled 10
act I'D to what had been written
and signed.
Have faith in my word, and | as
sure you that the United states
will recognize the independence OF
the country. But | recommend you
to keen a good deal Of what we
have said and agreed secret. ,
Admiral Dewey, on January 81 last
denounced this pamphlet and the state
ments, insofar as they related u Hill
as q tissue of falsehood, thus:
Dear Senator Lodge: The stat
ment of Emilio Aguinaldo, receItly
published in the Springfield re
publican. so far as it relates 10 me,
is n tissue of falsehood. V
nromised him, directly or ina r Gu
" Independence for the Fiiiplnos'
never treated him as an ally eA-
cont so far as to make use OF nm
and his soldiers to assist me IN my
onerations against the SpaniaruS'
IT, never uttered the word mae
nendence" in any conversation
pitb me or my officers. The stag
mart hat I received him with mill-
tary honors or saluted Ihe cinoarniv
flag is absolutely false. S.nCe
yours, .Loto a. the inter
Wow in which Admiral Dewey IS al
,eeed TO have uttered the toresSGi on
snoraI Anderson was present; zen
uN e hnderson was asked by
e &c y adiutant general, under date y
ny =, concerning this conVersa'ioN
~ ma which he replied as follows; ,ooo
philadelphia. Pa, May, -. I r'To'
Adiutant General, Wash nfton,
n AGWTelegram received: n,se
bsninaldo's pamphlet his .om-
aeut as to Admiral Deweys pro nto
iae of recognition and doe Ot .rue
not being necessary, are nv WAS
. ~ n occasion when was Oss
n nresent. I can recall only Two oun.
pae;ons on which we saw Z nt.
ca together. All his wers
inaccurate, except that we
i nnntiur a common enemy.
~oa,er General, Retired.