La Junta tribune., 1900-09-29
OUR POLICY RIGHT.
SENATOR NBLsoM LAYS BARE
THE AoUiNAIDO PLOT.
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packed to ths doors. Senator Nelson
held the attention Of his audience md
at times the applause was dsafsning.
He was at his best.
The speech was entitled The Phil
ippins Question In Its Various As
pecta-" Senator Nelson opened with
this convincing statement:
THAT our country had good ground
for declaring war against Spain and
that the war was = just one. fairly
and humanely carried ON to . most
successful. honorable and elorious is
sue. 10 conceded by all. and il not
matter Of controversy. The American
people. without regard to party. are
responsible for the war. The bill ap-
propriating $50. 000. 900 for war prepa-
ration and the resolution declaring
war were passed BY = 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 In secretly negotiating with
the Spanish authorities a his con-
fidential aide IL in Manila"
On the 34th Of the same month
Aguinaldo advised General Anderson
Of the 'undesirability of disembark-
In r1nraH
conquered by the F1lipinos without
previous notice to this government"
(meaning to himself.
Review Of Events NJ Manila.
Senator Nelson renewed the events
of June and July In rabid manner
eKectually disproving the time worn
and long disproved argument that
Dewey entered Into an alliance with
AguinAldo.
A. early a. June . Aguinaldo IL
known to have been in secret negotia-
tion with Captain General Augustine.
the Spanish commandant at Manila
His idea sRas 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 ~ nh of January. 1ose. Agul-
naldo wrote from Nalolos to frisnd
in Manila. among other things. - foa-
lows:
II beg you to leave with your fam
Ily and to come here to Malolos. but
not because I wish to frighten you.
merely wish to warn you for your
satisfictiou. although II 10 not yet the
day or the week"
1hs upsssi.g As.isss Oer Nae
Senator Nelson gays FULL details Of
the barbarous orders from Theodore
5andico for an uprising in Manila, to
bs accompanied BY the burning and
looting Of the city and the murder Of
ali forsisnsrs including Chinese. Con-
cluding Senator Nelson said:
II have thus aimed, In this brief
but authentic narrative OF Aguinaldo
and his insur1ection. to show you the
Inception and nature Of the Tagal re-
bsllion in Luson, and the character
and purposes Of Aguinaldo and his
military. chiefs.
AGsana,As's Lest fer Fowse
1T 10 evident that lust Of power
and sslf-aggrandizement, rather than
the real freedom OF the F,ilipinos. has
been the aim and purpose Of Asui-
ualdo and his chiefs from the begin-
ning till the present time.
Tho insurrection which he and
they started In 1895 they abandoned
Tor . price in December. 1887. When
war came on with Spain and Dewey
was about 70 start for Manila. theS
saw IN opening and easy way to start
another insnrrsction- To Dewey they
profssoed dssirs 70 aid him in ex-
pslling the 6paniards- their heredi- /
tary tyrants and opprsssora.
'Amoug Themselves thsy planned.
through ths AID Of Dsuey and his
eoreso, - enter LuSoa. procure arms
ana Gtnst IN lnsurrection. cstensibly
against Spain. but really In hostility
to tAe Unitsd States Thsy cams TO
luson under falss pfetsnsss and with
tsse treaeAagy in thsir hearts
.'Thay AaA no sooner landed and
rottan thear insurrection aiioat and
armeA tksir fprces With vsapons. fur
nishel ~ Dewey. than they began 70
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eomnanAsr. ~ the pusposs Of COM
bining With hin - sxDsa oar forces
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