The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-16


son and other ~anti-imperialists were scattered
about. on top of The whole mass was a volume
Of Abraham Uncoln's speeches.
There Is one plain omission" said Dr. Lever
son. in the letter rs given out in Washington.
for know that ! pointed ont more clearly that
Congress had never authorized the war in the
Philippines and that the President, having no
right to make war. was, with all those con-
cerncd in it. a pirate. They have omitted a
part because they were afraid TO give II out,
and ] only wish | had a copy Of the letter ! sent
10 be sure as To what | really did say. Joined
the Anti-Imperialist League when 1t was
started and | had written many letters before
! sent this one. | have seen many Filipinos
and have entered into correspondence with
more. There are some Of these Filipinos now
in this country. OF course ] cannot give you
their names"
"Do YOU mean, Or. Ieverson, that there arc
native Filipinos now in this country acting as
agents for the insurgents. and that YOU are in
correspondence with themf" asked the reporter
Il do" said the doctor, and il ! we're young |
would gladly join their ranks and fight without
any companction provided the American peo-
ple refuse To rise up and act next November
CKinle ought to be impeaChed as q traitor
He lied 10 the country by saying the Fulplnos
began the war. for We have the, name OF the
American soldier who fired the hrst shoL ana
then when Aguiualdo asked for a truce Mckinley
ordered the shooting Ia be kept right up.
DR.. leverson turned TO a sIeech delivered
by p him 4 at TN tH' la AH't F;a abp ! and found thai
the name Of the soldier was jrayson, a private
OF the First Nebraska, His authority for this.
he said. was jean Hess, the correspondent
OF the Pari. Figaro at Hong Kong,
Il said in that letter. " continued DR.. Lever
son, that Mckinley and the members Of h rs
advised Aguinaldo to fight, and that a telG-
gram stating the opposite was intereepted,
And meant what 4 sa'n a. h nrodn peea this T ,eIcl
gram. and second, because Agonci)lo has given
his word that no did not scnd such q ielGsrtun.
a than NsMIc'iKiniey's OF Longs or otiss. They
didn't dare to, forge a teIesrap because they
rememh"red how q, ne r.. f pSsyl1,s SSs@'
DR.. Ieverson said he knew Agonciilo very
well and that the latter was now second IN
of Other Filipino friends he refused to give.
When asked II the Filipino leaders were Wrl'lhg
to him. Or: Leyerson refused 20 a9s%eT' soa Tint
the letters | receive are always placed III saie
hands. rio,ioo
up a pamphlet, "a the result OF my lctter5
have heCome encouraged and have accepted
my suggestions. lie handed the pamphlet TO
To- the american people issued from Toronto
last June by senior g.. Apacible, DR.. LeyerSon's
SSGqTFFtI Io9t IN co StITr.d fi A IeyerSon t thought
the Fiiiipinos would ask the foreign Consuls TO
attend his trial, A..
everything was fairly aud legally done and
the horrible deeds In the Philippines coulu
then be placed on record instead OF being sup
pressed from the American people. When
asked IL he had no fear in advising the, enemy
In this manner and corresponding WIN Fllpln9
SSSS awbI sho1id / have any fear? The Cow
eminent will never touch me Tor the simple
reason il doesn't dare 10. that's an there IS
-. A., TI, .tfIfYla. IF the nRnnln II such
that the Government can move a ringer run
i~h mt for being a traitor: WY lhe ptkge,t
no danger of my running away,
Whom will you support In the next cleo
tion?" asked the rcporter
MIR. Bryan" replied DR.. leyerson, because
he's the only man to save US from despotlsm,
| have been asked TO speak AT Indianapolis.
but | am too busy TO attend the meetings there.
The Liberty Congress Is all right, but the other
convention Is simply a tail Tor Mckinney :
kite. It.. part OF a plan to break up the Liberty
DE- Ieyerson said he was a friend Of Carl
Schnrz's and the other Anti-lmperialists led
bv George :. Boutwell, and That he corresponded
with them in addition M TO his Filipino friends
DR.. IHvprson is an Englishman by birth.
He came here, he said Yesterday, N 1895, lie
was coming in 1881 TO enlist IN the mon army
ENGLAND. urged him to stay and help arouse
sentiment for the Northern cause, which he
saws he did. MIR. Adams M the close Of the war
thanked him. he says for his efforts in a letter
which he has preserved. lie u a LAWYER and
in 1893 he also became a medical doctor. In
1858 DIR. Ieverson exposed some naturaliza-
lion frauds here at the risk Of his life, he says.
and became a great friend Of Horace Greeley.
Tn 10 1880 he was n Republican. Since then he
has been a Democrat and l. az present secretary
of the Bryan and Stevenson Single Tax Cam
paign Committee, which has Joined the League
az Democratic Tubs DR.. IAverson said yester-
dav that he had not so far been in touch with the
Democratic leaders. hut II invited he would
make speeches throughout the country.
DR.. Ieverson attained some nOtoriety four
wears ago by going to Albany To oppose the pas
sage Of Anthony Comstock..s anti-nudity bill.
He denounced Comstock, before the coinmlttee
the railroad station, The doctor was arrested.
He was dischar ged and then Comstock, sued
him for $4,000 damages and got a verdict OF
SIX cents. DIR. Leverson sued ComstoCk for
the same amount in the supreme Courtin Brook
lvn and the verdict was for the same amount.
DIR. IeveTson four years ago moved 10 Fort
Hamilton to be near and consult with his friend
Henry George. He worked for the lHtter'S
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