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we had established no colonies. He then
made this remarkable statement:

we had established no colonies. He then
made this remarkable statement:
"I have studied attentively the con-
stitution Of the United States, and I
find in 1t no authority for colonies and 1
have no fear
1T may seem that my answer was
evasive, but was at the time trying to
contract with the Filipinos for horses.
carts, fuel and forage"
Upon what page of history is blacker
record Of perfidy disclosed?
President McKinleys proclamation
annexing the Philippine islands, Dec
ember 21, 1898. in defiance Of the con-
stitution and actually six weeks before
the treatyNwith Spain was confirmed by
the United States senate, and declaring
absolute sovereignty over the Philip
pines, terribly undeceived the Filipinos
and convinced them that they had been
betrayed. General Otis, in his official
report page 70, says:
"Aguinaldo met the proclamation by
counter one, in which he Indignantly
protested against the claim of sover-
eighty by the United States in the is
lands, which had really been conquered
from the Spaniards through the blood
and treasure of his countrymen, and he
abused me for the assumption of the
title of military governor. Even the
women of Cavite province, in a docu-
ment numerously signed by them, gave
me to understand that after all the men
are killed off they are prepared to shed
their patriotic blood for the liberty and
, independence of their country"
General Otis, in his official report,
page 80, says:
| THE result was our picket discharged
his piece, when the insurgent troops
near Santa Mesa opened spirited fire
on our troops there stationed. The en-
gagement was one strictly defensive on
| the part Of the insurgents and of Wig
orous attack by our forces" (February
4. 1897
| General Otis's report to April 6, 1899.
said:
THE chief insurgent leaders did not
want to open hostilities at that time"
General Otiss telegram of February 8,
1899, says
"Aguinaldo now applies for cessation
, of hostilities and conference. Have
declined to answer"
|
kong, May is, 1898, to Secretary Day,
(senate document So, page 1869, said:
II consider the 40 or so leaders with
whose fortunes have been very closely
CONNECTED both the superiors Of the
Malays and the Cubans. Aguinaldo,
! Agoncillo and Sandico are all men who
would be leaders in any country"
| Admiral Dewey to Secretary Long.
August 20. 1898. (senate document So.
page 383), said:
I'm telegram to the department on
June 23 1 expressed the opinion that
these people are far superior in their in
telligence and more capable of self-goy
ernment than the natives Of Cuba, ana
am familiar with both races. Further
intercourse with them has confirmed me
in that opinion"
The United States supreme court, in
the case of Scott against Sanford, Q9
How, 446), opinion by Chief Justice
Tanes, declared:
"rhere is certainly no power given
by the constitution to the federal gov
ernment to establish or maintain col
onies bordering on the United States or
at distance, to be ruled and governed
at it's own pleasure. nor to enlarge its
territorial limits in any way. except by
the admission of the new states"
This oonstructionxof the constitution
has never been reversed, but has been
consistently upheld by the supreme
court in nearly score of other cases,
notably when SO great lawyer as Chief
Justice Marshall was at the head Of
that great tribunal.