The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-16
DR.. LEVERSON'S LETTER
Il Is Said to Have Been Captured by funs-
TONS Command
GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. M'KlNlEY
He Wrote Adviccs to the Filipinos
TO Make a strong Representation
OF Their Case to Americans

Washington, August 15--The war de-
partment has made public the Filipino
correspondence captured some months ago
by General Funston's command in Luzon,
1t was translated from Spanish under the
direction of Captain John X. NJ Taylor
OF the Fourteenth infantry, who is In
charge OF insurgent records.
/ There is letter from DR.. Montague r.
Levereon, dated at Fort Hamilton. " y,
July Il, 1889, and addressed to Senior G.
Araci6le. 1t says in part: Dear Sir aud
Brother: Our friend, Albert S, Parson OF
Lexington, gave me your name as one 10
whom | should write as representative
Filipino.
| am a member OF the anti-imperalist
league of Boston, of which George s.
Boutell is president and Erwin Winsow
secretary. / have published many articles
nnd letters denouncing the piratlcal war
carried on by Pesldent Mckinley against
your people. He and General OTIS and all
mis- troops are pirates upon the territory
of the natives. our presidents are not in
the position of kings. Our presidents are
no. In the least authorized 10 make war
without the consent OF congress, as Nc
kinley is doing, and all persons com
promised In this war are pirates.
/ | should like to suggest plan to YOU
1t is this: You should seize sJnie official
of rank in the service OF the United States
and then inform the foreign eonsuls That
he was to be brought before a council ot
war for piracy and write to said conouls
to have representatives present at such
council OF war to see that it is legal
| Piracy would be ehown by conducting a
war in violation OF the usages of civilized
war and the proof would consist in the
fact Of the consent to killing defenseless
prisoners and non combatents, women and
cnildren, in cold blood and in robbery by
Officers and soldiers from non -combLtanta
l also suggest that the Filipino con
sress address an appeal to the people of
/ the United States. shall not give you
The heads OF this appeal. | merely point
out some things which will especially iu-
/ tuence the people. For example, a ref
must be inserted but / know that 1t is
also necessary for you TO mention in your
appeal the points l have maize above to
show that this war IS piracy using them
TO bring out the want OF Christian feeling
Tor the soldiers.
/ You must also show that Mckinley
Keeps the people of the United States in
the members of the cabinet have deliber-
ately lied to procure the ratification OF
the treaty Of peaoe with Spain without a
clause which would have assured the lib
erty of the Filipinos; that they dellber-
ately lied when they said that Agoncilo
advised Aguinaldo to fight and that a
telegram stating the opposite was inter-
cepted. The war was advised from Wash
ington TO secure the passage of the treaty.
Do not fail to insist upon the atrocities
before mentioned. especially the assasslna-
ton Of women and children and the sack
ing OF property of non -combatants per-
petrated by officers ana soldiers, espe-
cially by captain named Otis. who is
believed to be a relative of the general
who not only took no steps for the pun
ishment Of the assassius, but who did
not even reprimand them.
| You should offer to prove all the e afro
cities before commission composed of
/ three Americans named BY the congress
OF the United States and three Fillpinos
named by the Filipino congress. and pre-
sided over by a person of some other na-
/ tion chosen by the United States he must
not be an Englshman. for they are all
associated in the crime If the publica-
ton of any portion OF this letter will b.
OF any service, you can use IT, but think
1t would be more prudent to keep it
secret. Montague r. Leyerson