The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-25

to Act-Jf He Was Not an Old Man
He Says He Would Ala In Their
Just Defense.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE war de-
partment has made public the Filipino
| correspondence captured some month
ago by Gen. Funston's command In
Luzon. It was translated from Span
fish under the direction of Capt. John
R, M. Taylor of the Fourteenth in
fantry, who is in charge Of insurgent
records. There is a letter from DR..
| Montague r. Leverson, dated at Fort
Hamilton, N. z, July II. 1899. and adj
dressed to Senior G. A%pacible. 1t y
The Letter.
Dear Sir and Brother: Our friend,
Albert S. Parson Of Lexington. gave
me your name as M to whom I should
write as a representative Filipino. I
am a member of the Anti-imperialist
League Of Boston, of which George s.
Boutwell, is president and Erwin Wins
low is secretary. I have published
many articles and letters ~denouncing
the piratical war carried on by Presi-
dent Mckinley against your people. He
and Gen. Otis and all his troops are
pirates upon the territory Of the ma
tives. Our presidents are not in the
position Of kings. Our presidents are
not in the least authorized to make
war without the consent of congress,
as Mckinley is doing, and all persons
compromised in this war are pirates.
Suggests a Plan.
IT would like to suggest a plan to
you. 1t is this: You should seize
some official Of rank in the service OF
the United States and then inform the
foreign consuls that he was to be
brought before a council Of war for
piracy, and write to said consuls to
have representatives present at said
council of wal to see that it Is legal.
Piracy would be shown by conducting
a wal in violation Of the usages Of civil
lized war, and the proof would consist
in the fact Of the consent to killing
defenseless prisoners and noncombat-.
ants, men, women and children, in cold
blood, and in robbery by officers and
soldiers from noncombatants. If I
were not an old man of more than
sixty-nine years I would
Willingly Aid You
in your just defense. I also suggest
that the Filipino congress address an
appeal to the people Of the United
States. I shall not give you the heads
Of this appeal. I merely point out the
things which will especially influence
the people. For example, a reference
to the Declaration Of Independence
must be inserted, but I believe it is
also necessary for you to mention in
your appeal the points I have made
above to show that this war is practi-
cally using them to bring out the
Christian feeling of the soldiers. You
must show that Mckinley keeps the
people of the United States in igno-
rance Of the true facts land that he
and the members Of his cabinet have
Deliberately Lied
to secure the ratification Of the treaty
Of peace with Spain without a clause
which would have assured the liberty
Of the Philippines; that they deliberate
ly lied When they said that Agoncillo
advised A%guinaldo to fight, and that g.
telegram stating the opposite was in
tercepted. The wal was advised from
Washington to secure the passage of
the treaty. Do not fail to dwell upon
the atrocities before mentioned, espe-
cially the assassination in cold blood
Of women and children, and the sack
Of property Of noncombatants perpe-
trated by officers and soldiers, especi-
ally by a captain named Otis, who is
believed to be q relative Of the general.
who not only took no steps for the pun
ishment of the assassins, but who did
not even reprimand them. If you can
prove that
Women Have Been Violated.
put that also in your statement. You
should offer to prove all these atroci-
ties before a commission composed Of
three Americans named by the con-
gress Of the United States and three
Filipinos named by the Filipino con-
gress, and presided over by a person
Of some other nationality chosen by
the United States-he must not be an
Englishman, for they are all associ-
ated in the crime. If the publication
Of any portion Of this letter would be
of any service to o you can use It.
but I think it would be more prudent
to keep it secret. Do not forget to
speak Of the American squadron which
blockaked your coasts, bombarding
Without Warning
" t1O O1ANS44AU0Se1A4S01 AA PSoSSA0S
towns. where war would never have
been thought of, but now where the
greater part Of the inhabitants, who
formerly were friends Of the United
States. have taken up arms to avenge
the deaths Of their wives and sons.
| Speak Of the refusal Of the United
| States and Great Britain to renounce
| the use Of explosive bullets, which was
| decided upon at the conference Of the
commissioners at The Hague, and
which the United States r now using,
although their use is denounced as bar
barous by the other commissioners at
The Hague. Ask the people Of the
United States II they think they are
Christians. and ask them how they can
reconcile their pretended religion with
their present conduct toward McKin-
ley and his war;
TITS q Horrible Nightmare.
"This horrible war IL a nightmare
before me. 1t may be folly for me to
permit myself to be affected by it, but
it's horror. the eternal infamy'of 1t for
my country, whose people are prepar-
ing a state Of slavery for another. !
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