Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-27
SE- HERE TO BE FREE.
Vie . Prsmiasa, EIiiplas - 70 n.
PhiiipPins War.


Phiiipplns War.
Ne York. Dec. se.-RAfasl del Pan
Font a. refugee from the Philippine
Islam 5 and first president Of the Madrid
junts. has just arrived In New York
from Canada
'Icame here TO be fr' }" he explained.
ut was impossible fol me 10 be other
than slave " America when I lived
with my wife and Ave children In Ma
Mia. 20 I have come where won't have
b b. subservient Americans are not
subservient 10 Americans. and while l
don't approve Of the American methods
employed In the Philippines. I'd rather
b. free American than an enAlaved
Filipino"
Senior Fontela was lawyer and editor
In Manila. When the war began he
was Aguinaldo's chief adviser
Driven out Of the Philippines by the
American soldiers, he ded with his wife
aud five small children 10 Madri d. There
he established the first Filipino junta
and was made its president.
With the idea that such iunta would
flourish In Canada he left Madrid and
went to Montreal. He had been there
for the past several weeks
you hear 30 much Of American in.
dependence In Canada. he continued.
that decided TO come here and get
some Of IT,
Senior Fontela explained that IL was
safe for him 10 return 10 the Philippines
and resume his law practice and the pub.
location q his newspaper were he will.
ing 20 swear allegiance 70 the stars and
stripes
I'm no hypocrite," he explained.
land can't take such an oath when my
people are In a struggle which must end
In death or freedom. I will not ~.
turn to the Philippines until indepon.
dence has been gained.
1.-THE impression has got abroad that
| Aguinaldo Is dead This Is nonsense.
He has large following aud every man
under him is there 20 do or die. The
war bias just begun unless America &C.
cede- % the demands Of the Filpinos "
Regarding the formation Of new
party which the United States officials
say viii rally the F,llp.nos 90 the colo
nial policy, Senior FontelA said:
"Ihis scheme i doomed % failure
The leaders. Buencamino and Palermo,
are leaders without party. They are
time-seryers. During the Spanish dom.
inauon they were more Spanish than
Spaniards During the effective life Of
b the Filipino republic they were ardent
patriots.
when the United States troops cap.
tured the Filipino capital, Tarlac. these
men allowed themselves 70 DO taken
. prisoners and have since professed ar
dent enthusiasm for United States su
I premacy. Any proposal made by them
l. sure 10 be rejected by the Filipinos
q who will apply 10 them the proyerb
which, being translated Is 1.-THE same
dogs with different colors."
last June Buencamino made an at.
= tempt 70 organizs party for autonomy
No one responded. In October PaternC
tried o. organize festivals In Manila and
I asked Filipino revolutionists 20 cooper
Hte with him in asking for broad plar
Of seif.goyernment The United State,
people can hardly have forgotten Oh,
/ complete failure Of the Manila festival
3 and the indifference with which tn,
people treated Senior Paterno's efforts.
Now. PaterDo and Buencamino joir
their forces. proposing 10 organize a new
party. federal party. As the force Of
2 each amounts tozero. their united force,
will be- double zero.