The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-25

ana thHt tnu5 tnc III Diuo army Nt-
came one Of the decisive factors the
capture OF that City aod that wa Tins
used the Filipinos AZ allies. that W.
profted from their cooperation ar ai.
lies, and in point OF iaot recognize
and treated them as allies so long aa
they could be useful 20 as. aud tha.
therefore we owed 80 them ihoss moroi
obligations which arc always reccgniz
cd between honorable allies.
This is an exaggerated view Of the
services which these Fiup.n0s rendered
70 Us and it Is entirely against che
opinion Of or officers thore. as con he
found 10 their letters che military
work Of the Filipinos Yves Of no sneh
Importance az is portrayed by thoii.
friends
As matter Of fact he never par
.ioipated jointly wish the Unitoa
States IN any engagement Between
June and August 49, 1898 when Mani
la was captured he ran a campaign OF
his own. inducing lha Filipino milifia
to desert the Spanish army with their
guns and ammunition. aud fighting
desultory bands Of Spanish soldiers.
All Of his successes were attributable 30
the moral force Of tho Ulited States
He guarded the land eide Of Manila, 10
is true. but Manila wss ours without
MIN or his aid His whole campaign
the augmentation Of bis forces ana
keeping them together. was 90 hglt
the United States. Until hosiilitie8
actually begun, 'on the eve Of tho ratih'
cation Of the treaty BY the United
stales-February @ l809-Aguinaloo
skulked around the outp0sts Of the Uni'
ted States Army. It was with the
greatest difficulty our generals and oti'
GERS could reach him This "ally' Of
oors never oondescauded to have o pef'
sonsl interview with either Generals
Anderson, Merritt OK Ods
But does co operation imply a feo9g'
milton Of Independence? Does 10 in-
yolve recognition? Is there any cooe
Of morals or Of law which says tnat
since we availed ourselves of the coop.
GRAFTON Of the Filipinos under the clf'
cumstanoes disclosed. shege is q lien 30
conscience and honor 70 proclaim the
immediate independence Of Aguinal'
dos government
Let US meet Mr. schurz upon th.a
fsld Of morality. where he processes 90
love to Craze, and again place the
United States vis.a.vis TO Aguinaldo.
Why were we bound in morals co
recognize him'
He was faithlesa 20 his trust Ia the
insurrection Of 1896 he settled ihas
war for money oonaideFalion-tor
what the Auglo-saxon race would call .
bribe. At the very moment when the
Spanish Government believed be Was
victorious they bribed HIM and bis
crew for money
Did he provide for his people Ia that
treaty? he failed TO require the span
ish Government 90 expressly agree In
writing TO redress their grievances
This-the material part Of the insur-
reotion-was left to oral promises II
stipulated Tor at all, while his leaving
the country and the money he was 20
reeeive for doiug s0-the declaration OF
peaoe snd the surrender Of armg-wers
al carefully provided foe by writen
instrument. Was he o man 10 wnom
the Government OF this county could
oopfide the interests. the welfare, The
happiness, the liberty Of from eight 20
ten millions OF people? Recognize the
independence Of the Fihpincs WAC
asked for itg No one but Aguinaido.
Mr.. Sohuz forgets ihat third tne
most material. the essential party 20
this question were the people them
selves. Reoogniz, Aguinaldo without
consulting she people dow impoesl-
bls how preposlerous Read the tea
tmony Of tho leading lawyers busi'
ness men. and others before the Philip.
nine Commission, and learn wish what
unanlmlty they we're opposed to imme'
diale Independence.
This commission was composed OF jacob
Gould schusmsu. Il Nee Yoik, Pfesi
dent OF Cornell University; Admiral
George Dewey CDmles Danby. Of in-
diana. Ex. Minister to China Prot. Dean
| O Worcester, Of Michigan University
and General Otis-not politicians. Du'
man from tne best and most cul'
tnred walks Of American life, who
patiently and carefully iDvestigas
ed every feature OF the iusurreo'ion
They report that the Philippine Is
l.nde. even she most patriotic Fiiipi'
nos declare. cannot at che pEesen5 time
stsnd alone. And hear General Greene
ARuinaldo's governmlnt or any ca
tirely independent goyeromsnt does
not command the hearty support Of th'
l.rQegbody Of Filipinos They fnilJ
realize shat they must have she suppor
of some strong nation for many year
before they viii be in q position q
manage their own affairs alone. Even
Aguinaldo. as late IS June 10, 1895 IN
formed our consul ct Manila "tnat ni'
friends ali hoped the Philippines wouis
be held as q colony Of the Unise'
States Of America.
The Belgian Consul. Andre on Al
gust 20, 1898, wrote;
"Iflthe United States does not sax
these islands under their protection %
country will be utterly ruined and 81
! foreign merchants will leave She is
lands
Shall We accept the conclusions Q