The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-11

deal with the insurgents under Aguinalda
who have become aggressive and even
threatening toward our army
Here is revealed the spirit OF The IN
su-gsnts as esriy as July. iSs. before
the protocol was signed. while We were
sun engaged N active war with Spain
Even the insurgents were threatening
our army.
''on August 3 Manila was captured.
and OF this and subsequent events the
Philippine commission SAYS:
When the CITY OF Manila wac taken.
August Is. the F1lfTsnos took no part IN
the attack. but came following in with =
view to footing TIA city. and we're only
prevented from doing 50 By our forces
preventing them from ents-sus. Ag1in-
aldo claimed that he haa the right 70 oc-
cupy the city: he demanded OF General
Merritt the palace OF Maiacaan Cor him
self. and The ceSslon % ail the churches
OF Manila: also that a part % the money
taken from the Spaniards as spoiis OF
war should be given up. and above al.
that hs should BE given the arms 81 tbs
Spanish prisoners. All these demands
We're refused
Generals Merritt Greene ara Andersen.
who we're in command az the beginning
OF our occupation and until the su-ren-
Ger Of Manila ststs that there was no
alliance with the Insurgents and nc prom
ise to them OF Independence. On August
II. 1895 General Merritt was instructed
thz. there must BE- no toint occupation
os Manila With the insurgents, General
Anderson. under date % February n.
1910. SAYS tia, he was present az the IN
terview between Admiral Dewey and ths
insurgeut leader. and that in this inter
view Admiral Dewey made no premises
whatever. Fla adds:
He CAruinaldo) asked me 10 nv gov
eminent was going 20 recognise his gov
eminent. I answered that I was tAers
simply IN a military capacity: that 7
could not acknowledge his government
because I had no authority TO 20 So
WHAT WOULD BRYAN Dor
would not our adversaries have sens
Dewey's feet to Manila 20 capture and
destroy the Spanish sea power shn-s or,
dispstehin git there. would they have
withdrawn 1t after the destruction % tho
Spanish feet: and. II he latter. whittier
would they have directed II TO sziIY
Where could I, have gomez What part
OF the Orient was opened 20 ~ Do our
adversarie. condemn the expedition uE-
der the cornand OF Gnerai Merritt 10
strengthen Dewey in the distant ccnan
and assist in our triumph over Spain.
with which nation We were eft war Was
81 not our highest duty TO STRIFE az every
vulaerarbia point. that the war might %
successfully concluded az the earliest
pract4cable moment7 Ard was It our
duty to protect the lives and property OF
those who came within our oontrol BY
THE fortunes OF war? Could wo have
come away at any time between May /
ISIS. and the conclusion Of peace. without
a stain upon our good name Could Ne
have come away without dishonor. a.
any time afrer the ratification % the
peace treaty by the senate % the United
States?
ONLY CONGRESS CAN ABANDON.
There hae been no time since the DE-
struction q the suenys feet when We
could CT should have isft the Phhppins
archipelago. After TIRE treaty q peacs
vas ratified no power but congress could
surrender our sovereignty or Alternate
foot OF the territory thus acquired. Tbs
e5nETss has not seen ct TO do oae Or The
other, and the president has ne author
ity 20 DO either. ~ Re rad D>sn 30 in
elined. which ne - not So long as ERE
sovereignty remains IA ~ r. IL the duty
o, the executive TO upheld that sovereign
ty and II u be attacked. % suppress its
assaiiants Would our political s8vs--
ssries Do lsGs
REBELS DIDN'T WAIT FOR con-
GREsS.
1T has ben ass>~tsd that there woslf
havs been no fighting IN ne PnisirEsa@s
II congress Rad declared .fs psrposs "a
give Independence 70 the TaEal fnsurE-
eutE TIE insnyg~nts Cd not wsit 20
the action q congress. They Assumed
the offensive. they oDsned FIRE on eur
army. These who assert cur respoazi-
bllisy =, TIE beEfnninz % re eenas-t
have forgotten thzt before tie treaty
vas RAISED IN the senate ard w2i-s u
was beng dsaatsd IN tsat AcdT. an1
while the bacon resolution vas uptsr
discussion On FsbysarT a ifpe ths tn
sgrrenfs attacked rs American army
after berg prsviousy alivis-8 ia -
American forcss were vnasr ercsrs not
- Ere upon then EXCEPT n defsnas. IA
"a srs found n - recaxstly eagtufsa
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