The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-21

directed to their peace and prosperity, their
advancement and well-being, not for our az
grandizement nor for pride of might, not Tor
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 1t and destroy those not in sym
pathy 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, If the
commander of the American navy would
give them arms with which to fight 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 or
full information who believe that we were
in alliance with the insurgents and that we
assured them that they should have lnde-
pendence. To such let me repeat the facts:
On the 26th Of May, $685. Admiral Dewey
was instructed by me to make no alliance
with any party or faction In the Philppines
that would incur liability to maintain their
cause in the future. and he replied under
date of June 6, 1898:
Have acted according to spirit of depart
ment's instructions from the beginning, and
l have entered into no alliance with the In
surgents or with any faction. This squadron
can reduce the defenses of Manila at any
moment. but II is considered useless until
the arrival Of sufficient United States forces
to retain possession" -
Denies Any Compact.
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 Aguinaldo nor was any promise or In
dependence made to him at any time"
General Merritt arrived In the Philippines
on July Is, 1898. and dispatch from Ad-
mlral Dewey to the government at Wash
Ington said:
sMerrItt arrived yesterday Situation is
most critical at Manila. The Spanish may
surrender at any moment. -Merritts most
difficult problem will be how to deal with
the insurgents under Aguinaldo, who have
become aggressive and even threatening to-
ward our army.
Here Is revealed the spirit Of the insur-
gents as early as July, 1898, before the pro-
focol was signed, while we we're still en-
gagged In active war with Spain. Even then
the Insurgents were threatening our army.
FiIipinos Took No Part.
On Aug. Is Manila was captured, and Of
this and subsequent events the Philippine
when the CITY Of Manila was taken. Aug.
IL the Filipinos took no part In the attack.
but came following In with a view to loot
ing the city and were only prevented from
doing so by our forces preventing them from
entering AruInaldo claimed that be had
the right to occupy the city. He demanded
OF General Merritt the palace OF Nalacanan
for himself and the cession OF all the
churches 81 Manila. also that part OF the
money taken from the Spaniards as spells
OF war should be given mp. and. above AL.
that he should be given the arms of the
spanish prisoners. An these demands were
refused
No Promises Made.
Generals Merritt. Greene and anderson.
Who we're In command AZ the neElnnInE %
our occupation aud until the surrender 81
Nanila. state that there was 20 ahu.uce
with the Insurgents and no promise % them
Of Independence. On Aug ~, lcl'. otut[1I
- I1InI 1cC1rII|o1 RI Manila With me F.
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