Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

directed to their peace and prosperity their
| advancement and well being not for our ag
grandizement nor for pride OF might. not for
traus or commerce, not for exploitation, but
Tor humanity and civilization. aud for the
protection OF the vast majority of the Dopu.
lation who welcome our sovereignty against
| the designing minority whose first demand
atler the surrender Of Manila by the Span.
ish army was TO enter the city that they
might loot 1t and destroy those not in sym.
pathy with their selfish and treacherous de.
signs.
Civil Service to Rule.
| Nobody who will avail himself Of the facts
VIII longer hold that there was any alliance
between our soldiers and the insurgents or
that any promise of Independence was made
TO them. Long before their leader had
reached Manila they had resolved, if the
commander of the American navy would
give them arms with which 10 fight the
Spanish army, they would later turn upon
US. US. which they did murderously and without
the shadow OF cause or Justification.
Ihere may be those without the means OF
iuil Information who believe that we were
IN alliance with the Insurgents and that we
| assured them that they should have inde.
pendence. To such let me repeat the facts.
on the 10Th OF May, 1898, Admiral Dewey
was instructed by me to make no alliance
with any party or faction ia the Philippines
that would incur liability 10 maintain their
cause In the future. and he replied under
date of June 0, 1898:
Have acted according to spirit OF depart.
ments instructions from the beginning nnd
have entered into no alliance with The In.
surgents or with any faction This squadron
can reduce the defenses OF Manila az any
moment nut 1t Is considered useless until
the arrival OF sufficient United States forces
TO retain possession"
Denies Any Compact.
In the report Of the first Philippine com.
mission, submitted on Nov. ., 1880 Admiral
Dewey, one OF Its members, said:
NO alliance OF any kind was entered into
with Agulnaldo nor was any promise Of In.
dependence made TO him at any time"
General Merritt arrived In the PhIjInpines
on July 70, 1898, and dispatch from Ad.
mira Dewey to the government at Wash.
ington said:
Merritt arrived yesterday. Situation IA
most critical at Manila. The Spanish may
surrender at any moment. Merrtt's most
dlnicult problem Will be how to deal with
the Insurgents under Aguinaldo, who have
ward our army"
Here Is revealed the spirit OF the lnsur.
gents as early as July, 1898, before the pro.
tocol was signed, while we were sfiIl en-.
gagged In active war with Spain Even then
the Insurgents were threatening our army.
Filjpinos Took No Part.
On Aug. 13 Manila was captured. and OF
this and subsequent events the Philippine
commission sHys:
When the City of Manila was taken, Aug.
il, the Flllplnos took no part In the attack
but came following n with a view TO loot.
Ing the city and were only prevented from
doing so by our forces preventing them from
entering. Agulnaldo claimed that he had
the right to occupy the city He demanded
or General Merritt the palace Of Malncanan
for himself and The cession Of an the
churches OF Manila, also that q part OF the
money taken from the Spanlards as spolls
or war should be given up, and, above all,
that he should be given the arms Of the
Spanish prisoners. All these demands were
refused
No Promises Made.
Generals Merritt, Greene and Anderson.
VINO were In command at the beginning OF
our occupation and until the surrender OF
Manila, state that there was no alliance
with the insurgents aud no promise TO them
OF Independence. On Aug. II, 1893. General
Merritt was instructed that there must be
no Joint occupation Of Manila With the 10.