The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-21

Rebellion never more threatening tC
Spain, Rebels setting arms, money
and friends. and they outnumber IN,
spaniards, resident and soldlery, prob
ably a hundred to one"
On March 2ist he wrote;
Now hve thousand armed rebels
which for DAYS have been in camp near
Manila and have been reinforced from
the mountains, plan to attack the city
tonight, All is excitement, and life un.
certain"
Referring to fighting then in progress
on the same date he wrote:
The British shipmaster there (Caps
Balina0 at the time reports about for.
ty killed and forty wounded. After
surrender the Spanish nut the dead ant
wounded together in a house, and, by
burning, cremated all.
Again. the oreEonian states that
'Aguinaldo applied for permission tc
come over and help in the organiza-
ton of native militia" and that ''ir
making this request Aguinaldo did not
ask for independence." The facts are
that he did ask for exactly that
independence under American protec-
ton. as can be easily proven by copies
Of the Singapore Free Press of the
middle and latter part of April. On
May 20. about the time OF Aguinaldos
arrival in the Philippines, Consul
General Pratt, of Singapore. sent to
Secretary Day a manifesto Of the Fill
ipinos. beginning as follows:
"Compatriots: Divine Providence is
about to place independence within our
reach"
This was not promised to Agulnaldo,
for no one had the authority to give him
any such assurance. but he expected 1t
because we had adopted that policy for
Cuba.
The oregonian also states that, 'in
fact. the Filipinos rendered us no ac-
tual service. Troops soon arrived from
the United States. who did the land
fighting" On this point we refer the
oregonian to senate document No. g.,
page 4s1. on which. speaking of the
Filipinos' services in driving the Span
iards from Cavite. twenty odd miles in
to the defences of Manila" General
Whittier is reported as saying:
IAN the success was on the natives
side. and the spaniards surrendered
between 1000 and 5000 men we'll armed.
with plenty of ammunition and in good
condition"
On page 4s9 General Whittier is quot
ed as saying:
"Jaudenes, the acting captain-gener-
al. in reply to Merritt and Dewey's no.
tice to remove his non-combatants,
that the insurrectionists
surrounded the city. and that he could
not remove women. children. etc, out.
His fear and solicitude about the ma
tives entering the city when I received
the surrender of the city were almost
painful to witness. This admission
demonstrates. as well. the military
ability shown by the Fillplnos."
Wien asked by Senator Frye whether
the FilipiEos had been Of material as
slstance to US. General Whittier is
luOtad on page 5O1 as saying:
VERY great. If the protocol had not
been signed think the Spanish at
home would have insisted upon their
army doing something. They dismissed
Augustin because he was not disposed
to fight. and think if they had not
had this experience Of having been
driven back into the city and the water
,ut off, so even that Jaudenes said he
,ould not remove his non-combatants,
The government would have insisted on |
MS making a fight, and he could have
made very good one, for his position
was strong. if they had any fight in
hem at all. But EVERY PLACE |
HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM THEM !
BY THE FILIPTNos, who managed
heir advances and occupation of the
country in an able manner"
On pages APO and 421 General Greene
made the following statement concern
ng the extent and effect Of the opera
ions cf Aguinaldo's army:
Between 1000 and 1000 Spanish ma
i've troops surrendered to It during the
months Of June and July; It constantly |
lnnoyed and harassed the spaniards
n the trenches. keeping them up at
light, and wearing them out with ia
igne. and IL invested Manila ar1u In