Cañon City record., 1900-10-11
JOUR POLICY RIGHT.
SENATOR NELSON LAYS BARE
THE A0UiNALDO PLOT.
rrotsetorats Plan Advocated Would
Violate Our Treaty Pledges and Turn
the I.iands Over to the Tagai Assss-
aims.

Republican campaign at Alexandrf1
Mimi, September / with a mastery
speech on the Philippine question, de-
livered in his usual concise and con-
vincing manner. The town hall was
packed to the doors. Senator Nelson
held the attention OF his audience and
at times the applause was deafening.
He was at his best.
The speech was entitled -The Phil
ippine Question in Its Various As
pects." Senator Nelson opened with
this convincing statement:
THAT our country had good ground
for declaring war against Spain and
that the war was 4 Just one, fairly
and humanely carried on to most
successful, honorable and glorious is
sue. Is conceded by all. and is not a
matter of controversy. The American
people. without regard to party. are
responsible for the war. The bill ap-
propriating s5o.o0o.ooo for war prepa-
ration and the resolution declaring
war were passed by a unanimous vote
of both houses
He then rapidly stated the events
which led to Dewey's victory and to
the advent OF Aguinaldo on the ISL
ands by the courtesy OF Dewey.
Suspicion was nrst directed toward
Aguinaldo by General Anderson when
on July Is, 1898, he notified the war
department.: II suspect also that
Aguinaldo is secretly negotiating with
the Spanish authorities as his con-
fidential aide is in Manila"
On the cath of the same month
Aguinaldo advised General Anderson
of the "undesirability Of disembark-
ing North American troops In places
conquered by the Filipinos without
previous notice to this government"
(meaning to HIMSELF.
Review of Events at Manila
Senator Nelson renewed the events
OF June and July in rabid manner
efYectually disproving the time worn
and long disproved argument that
Dewey entered into an alliance with
Aguinaldo.
AS early as June Aguinaldo is
known to have been In secret negotia-
tion with Captain General Augustine.
the Spanish commandant at Manila
His Idea was an alliance to drive the
Americans from the islands.
LATER ON A GENERAL MASS
ACRE OF OUR FORCES AND OF
ALL WHITE PEOPLE WITHIN THE
CITY WAS CONTEMPLATED.
On the 7th of January, 1899. Agui-
naido wrote from Maioios to a friend
in Manila. among other things. as fol-
lows:
'I beg you to leave with your fam
fly and to come here to Malolos. but
not because l wish TO frighten you 4
merely wish to warn you for your
satisfaction. although It is not yet the
day or the week"
The Upris,nx Against Our Fiag
Senator Nelson gave full details Of
the barbarous orders from Theodore
Sandico for IN uprising in Manila, to
be accompanied by the burning and
looting OF the city and the murder OF
all foreigners including Chinese. Con-
Guiding Senator Nelson said:
II have thus aimed. In this brief
but authentic narrative of Aguinaido
and his insurrection. to show you the
inception and nature OF the Tagal re-
bellion in Luxon. and the character
and purposes of Aguinaldo and his
military chiefs.
AguinA' dos Lust for Power
1T is evident that lust OF power
and self-aggrandizcmont, rather than
the real freedom OF the Filipinos. has
been the aim and purpose OF Agui.
naldo and his chiefs from the begin
ming till the present time.
"The insurrection which he and
they started in 1896 they abandoned
for a price in December. 1897. When
war came on with Spain and Dewey
was about to start for Manila, they
saw an opening and easy way to start
another insurrection. To Dewey they
pelling the Spaniards-their hered!-
tary tyrants and oppressors.
Among themselves they planned.
through the aid OF Dewey and his
forces, to enter Luzon, procure arms
and start an insurrcction, ostensibly
against Spnin. but really in hostility
to the Unitod States. They came to
Luzon under false pretenses and with
base treachery in their hearts.
"They had no sooner landed and
gotten their insurrection afioat and
armed their forces with weapons. fur
nished by Dewey. than they began to
open negotiations with the Spanish
commander, for the purpose OF COM
bIning with him to expel our forces
from Manila. Failing to get this CO.
operation. they laid siege to Manila
for the purpose OF capturing and loot
ing 1t before the arrival OF our forces.
When our troops finally landed, they
received them In an unfriendly and
hostile spirit, and continued to harass
and annoy them In various ways. And
when Manila was captured by our
forces, without their cooperation, ana
they were not permitted to enter and
loot the city. they threw on the mask
and assumed a belligerent attitude to
our forces. They next opened nego-
tiations with Gen. Rios at Ilioio, for
the purpose OF making common cause,
and combining him against our forces,
and through his piiancy they secured
possession OF the city before the ar
rival Of our forces" aN
Surrender Of Manila.
When Manila surrendered and there