The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-31
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Murat Halstead prints a signed 49, 49,
in his newspaper, the Brooklyn s. a alSa
in which he undertakes 10 show why : 2 "
naido became hostile He says ihat =.''ose
VINO nave studied the situation altu -
formed themselves as to The ldess a. :.
aware that Aguinaldos has made ollscfs 2 : :
every opportunity that he was "io1s7sa
because he was nat recognized y ~
United States as the head OF q goseiA-
ment.
Projecting with the argument, Mr. fai-
stead says:
First, he solicited, six months before
our war with Spain began, through Asoii-
clio at Hong Kong, the recognition OIL the
United States Government, offering q con-
tract that was impossible because as
honorable, and offering also TO maze over
to the United States two Provinces i'ol
named, but no doubt Manila ana oasite'
and the custom house at Mania, anu ne
wished to complicate with this an alilssiice'
offensive and defensive, between himseif
and the United States At the time he was
not of sufficient Importance to make any :
thing Ineligible by the use OF MS is,lne'
and so he was not named in the cotiiliiuiii-
cation sent by Consul Wildman To- me
State Department, but he MADE oespeh-
ate push TO gain the recognition OF INC
United States, to bribe the GoVerhmen6
with a percentage Of a contract-trled TO
bride the Government wiki provinces, peo-
pie and all, of course, and WITH revenue
and failed. He had at the time as many
people liz his government, a4L couhteo' as
there are States Of the United States. ne
offered TO our States an alilance WIN d
government that ali told had popuIalloli
equal 10 the number of our States. he
did not get recognized After the battle OF
Manila, and by that time there was a Julltd
in Hong Kong, Aguinaldo, having peeh
made president of the new fepuDlic, the
census of which was SO easily taken, was
urged by his friends 10 go to Mania and
see what could be done with admiral
Dewey. The little Malay wanted con-
tract with Dewey, duly written and Ger
titled, but he was forced to go without a
contract. and ne took his army with nm
to Cavite. getting there nineteen days after
the battle.
He declares that Aguinaldos army con-
sisted at lnat Tune OF HIS stan c,iIu LIZ tti
men. He adds:
Two weeks of the time that had elapsed
after the battle were spent by Consul
Wi!dman, according to his official report,
in persuading Dewey 10 let Aguinaldo join
him. Agoncillo i'll his notes, assumed that
the initiative in getting Aguinaldo to so
to Manila was taken by the Admiral, who
gave an order TO the captain.,of the Nc
Cullough, but this was one of Agoncillo's
diplomatic inventions. There is just about
one plain lie in each paragraph that
Agoncllo wrote. The one just mentioned
is a sample Aguinaido was re-receiVed by
Admiral Dewey with civility, but he was
not allowed to take up his quarters IN an
official building; that was the Admiral
discrimination against him. 1t was a for
NAL refusal to recognize him. Very soon
a lot of F'ilipino-Spanish soldiers found
Aguinaldo and surrendered to him, and
he started an army. He then wanted
Dewey 10 be an ally with him and take
the town of Manila for him. This would
have recognized him as bellgerent sort
of person, and might have been construed
as an alliance. Dewey refused and there
after Aguinaido was hostile.