The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-16

- lNAF'A VI F'iAAT INV 49, 49," - 49,
United States-he must not he an English
man. for they are all associated In the crime.
II the publication Of any portion Of this let
ter will be Of any service you can use II, but
l think II would be more prudent to keep 1t
secret.
Do not forget to speak Of the American squad
roA which blockaded your coasts, bombardlng
them without warning TO the non-combatants
and peaceful towns, where war would never
have been thought Of. but where now the greater
part OF the inhabitants. who formerly were
friends Of the United States. have taken arms
to avenge the deaths Of their wives and sons.
Also speak Of the refusal Of the United States
and Great Britain to renounce the use OF ex-
plosive bullets. which was decided upon in the
conference OF tho Commissioner at The Hague.
and which the United States are now using
although their use was denounced as barbarous
by the other Commissioners at The Hague
Ask the people of the United States II they
think that they are Christians. and ask them
how they can reconcile their pretended religion
with their present conduct toward Mckinley
and his war.
This horrible war Ia a nightmare for me.
II may be folly for me TO permit myself to be
affected by it. but its horror. the eternal in
fanny Of IL for my country. whose people are
preparing a state Of slavery for another, pre-
vents me from sleeping,
! can say nothing more. but that IL would be
well to let the people know that steps are being
taken to introduce militarism into the United
States. some examples Of which can be shown
from the conduct Of Gen Merriam In Idaho.
Very sincerely. MONTAGUE r. LEvERsoS.
NoTE.-Translatcd from the Spanish trans
lation Of the original.
certify that | believe this translation to be
correct. JONI r. NJ. TAYLOR.
Captain Fourteenth Infantry in charge Of
Insureent Records.
MANILA, y. l.. May :. 1900.
COPY or Az IMPORTANT LETTER oF Mr., W q
ST. CLAIR To Mr.. HOWARD, W BRAY.
SINGAPORE, June rs. lS00
DEAR BRAY: | have read your pote to Make
peaHe ~ and AN. sorry you stu complain Of
fever. Pratt to-day has mad" over charge
many a pleasant talk together and no ia sin
ceroly a wcll-wishcr 10 the cause Of honorable
what yon say about his action against Fore
mans book; ~ that action. OF course IN NC
hesitate TO assure him so quite necessary 10
vindicate his integrity ds Consul, A man
would have bacn worse than a fool to havc
posed as making an agreement when his author
ity is so strictly clrcumsCribNd Dewey Quite
approved Of his action; some think 10 should
carry II further. don't think that II Is n"CcS-
sary. as his publishers. will insert a fiy-lrlt
with u full statement and expression, Of regret.
/ lelt IL 10 DP my uulN 10 y IIull hllpN. lllhl
you still hold that you and Santos have evidence
that will controvert his. lie was. Of course.
extremely Disappointed, because he was quite
unaware OF what took place in Spanish, and as
TO any turning Of his conversation into a
pretence at agreement he knows nothing.
c era Ss'v viii say Il they read tbs BBook:'ifi this
man takes IL on himself TO be a Plenipotentiary
Without author!tyi we had better not employ
your action: as to its unwisdom | have no doubt
at all.
TO advise the President on naval and colonial
affairs. He knows exactly what did take place
and what did not, and I should know; II he had
any ground to think that the slightest promise
was made by Pratt to Aguinaldo he would de-
clare II unauthorized and decline TO act on It;
/ am certain Pratt reported what he supposed
took place. accurately; he has no surety on
what Won might have said. naturally.
And. curiously, you never mentioned 10 me
ANYTHING Of the agreement rs having taken
place then. nor in the paper you communicated
10 me was there any mention OF one nor Old
Pratt know ,o OF any any; sb bs is only Tb mo Ti.b fe fSibsyy
10 the thought" or the statement repeated
Till il has become believed by the - "a. This
Now would like to urge you, from the. practI-
cal point Of view, 10 drop any such foolish
ness; The vital thing. and nothing else counts;
met ARuinaldo. That, that. that IL the thing;
all else IL empty wind.
Do you think that the American people will
allow Dewey 70 get into trouble NO; they
y y1Ii r rssii,e f thi., You i'SH' don't, u II ' You did You
PRATT did snS said. al and You would net
a DARN D~"Dewey's. actions-which is
| aloha and omega of the whole situa-
alone Sn, had any TS executive value. and that nothing
| has anv value but THAR Surprising that Pratt
| and Wildman. had covered inches o(, paper with
CLAUSES" and put on a ton Of sealing WAX ~
consular seals. what, pray. to any common:
sense mind would all that have, been worth?
Eo tSa Ssrc N9,slas' where NTeni u the N iSal Se' w SRReTc
| are there any 81 signatures? And II you had thcm-
waste paper believe me; that all this pother
The sole thing to have impressed upon the
public in America would he the claiming Of
Dewey and ARuinaldo together as raTticipators
in common actor. you surely comprehend what
this means Think and think again; IL means
success as far As is possible. The Other work
pnthv, especially this criticism Of the conduct
Of American troops: things may be true that
tEntto svevpAsuinaldo co6peration. that was
on both sides honest even II 1t did not imply any
actual arrangement, which; Of course. Dewey
the facts. undenied incontroyertible. Dewey
will, In America, insist on, this cooperation;
he wii 10 ib al o 1e STn Of 70 American ureP miiiinrism"
wedge between him and the FHipinos. Dewey
was helpless In the face OF the action of God.
ANYTHING hut regret on his suppression by
Gen. Merritt and being Cnt of from COM
muniCatlOn with ARNlnaNOO.. Dul D'NeN
turn for power In colonial affairs Is coming, |
believe I must not tell you what he said 10
me but believe he hopes for a complete
reconciliation and an adjustment that will
really satisfy the Filipinos.
or course we can all see the blood split Is a
great diflculty, but II a new spirit Is TO be i'm
parted into American. policy ] believe that
Dewey. and the American worship or Dewey,
are 10 be the forces that will effect unqueston-
ABLY the desired change.
Pardon my bluntness you very well know my
sincerity In the matter. ! dare say Won thought
your tactics were the best; but they were not
Forward now, ard adopt the best Dewey
il the key In haste. yours. ST. CLAIR.
NorRs-m This gentleman is the partner
OF ST Clair. editor of Singapore Free Press
az Mr.. Mosely Ia the American. Consul who
relieved Pratt at Singapore. 49, Mr.. .Foremen,
well known in the Philippines. wrote a book
on the Philippines; lately he reedited his book
Inserting the Singapore convention on the
facts Consul Pratt asked of tho courts. ~
N.r. 81. Clair writes so badly that his letter Is
nnintelllgible In this part 5l Here. too. II is
not 10 be understood.
j certify that this is a true copy o. the original
JOIN r. NJ. TAYLOR,
Captain Fourteenth Infantry. In charge OF
Insurgent Records
MANILA l.. l. May 10, 1900
LETTER OF A. MABlNI, PRESIDENT or THE couN-
on. TO AGulSALDo ~ REGARD To THE
AVAILABILITY OF AN ATTACK UPoN MANILA.