The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-10
Humanity and Civilization.

This shows TO my countrymen what has been
and is being done TO bring the benefits Of liberty
and good government to these wards OF the
nation Every effort has been directed to their
peace and prosperity, their advancement and
well.being, not for our aggrandizement nor for
pride of might, not for trade commerce, not
for exploitation, but for humanity and civi-
zation. and for the protection Of the vast ma.
iority Of the population who welcome our SOW
eregnty against the designing minority whose
first demand after the surrender OF Manila by
the Spanish army to enter the city that
they might loot il and destroy those not in
sympathy with their selfish and treachetous
designs.
Nobody, who will avail himself of the facts.
will longer hold that there any alliance
| between soldiers and the insurgents, or that
any promise Of independence made to them.
Long before their leader had reached Manila
| they had resolved il the commander Of the
| American navy would give them arms with
| which TO fight the Spanish army, they would
! later turn upon us, which they nd murderously
and without the shadow Of justihca-
| ton There may be those without the means
| OF full information. who believe that were
| in alliance with the insurgents and that
| assured them that they should have independ.
| ence. To such let me repeat the facts On the
| Goth OF May, 1898, Admiral Dewey was in.
| strcted by me to make alliance with any
| party or faction in the Philippines that would
incur liability to maintain their cause In the
| future, and he replied under date Of June O,
| 1898: "fIave acted according to spirit Of de.
| partments instructions from the beginning, and
| l have entered into alliance with insurgents
| with any faction. This squadron reduce
| the defenses OF Manila at any moment, but it
| is considered useless until the arrival Of srt.
| fcient United States forces TO retain posses
| SION" In the report Of the nrst Philippine
commission, submitted on Nov. 2, ls09 Admiral
| Dewey, one OF ITS members, said:
alliance of kind was enterad into
with Aguinaldo nor was any promise of inde.
pendence made to him at any time"
| General Merritt arrived in the Philippines
| July 25, 1895, and dispatch from Admiral
| Dewey to the government at Washington, said
| Merritt arrived yesterday. Situation is most
| critical at Manila. The Spanish may surrender
at any moment. Merritt's most difficult prob.
lem will he how to deal with the insurgents
| under Aguinaldo who have become aggressive
and even threatening toward our army" Here
is revealed the spirit Of the insurgents as early
| as July, 1905, before the protocol was signed,
while we still engaged in active war with
Spain. Even then the insurgents were threat
| ening our army.
On Aug 10 Manila was captured and OF this
and subsequent events the Philippine commission
SAYS: ''When the city Of Manila taken
| Aug. 49, the Filipinos took no part in the at
tack, but came following in with view to
looting the city and only prevented from
doing so by our forces preventing them from
| entering Agunaldo claimed that he had the
right to occupy the city; he demanded OF Gen
eral Merritt the palace al Malacanan for him
self and the cession OF all the churches Of Ma.
Mia, also that a part OF the money taken from
the Spaniards as spoils OF should be given
up, and above all that he should be given the
arms Of the Spanish prisoners. All these de-
| mands were refused"
Generals Merritt, Greene and Anderson. who
| were in command at the beginning OF our occu-
aV,1, EHfh mil Nafn
| that there was alliance With the insurgents,
| and no promise to them OF independence. On
| Aug Il, 1898, General Merritt was instructed
| that there must be no Joint occupation of Ma
Mia with the insurgents. General Anderson,
| under date Of Feb. TO- 1900, says that he was
present at the interview between Admiral
Dewey and the insurgent leader and that in this
interview Admiral Dewey made no promises
| whatever. He adds "He (Aguinado) asked me
If my government going to recognize his
| government" | answered that 81 was there
simply in a military capacity; that could NOT
| acknowledge his government because I had nc
authority TO do
Pertinent Questions.
WOULD NOT OUR ADvERsARIEs HAVE
SENT DEwEY's FLEET TO MANILA To CAP
| TURE AND DESTROY THE SPANISH SEA
| POWER THERE, Or DISPATCHING 1T
| THERE, WOULD THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN
| II AFTER The DESIkJ CllON Of The SPAN-
ISH FLEET; AND IF THE LATTER, WITH
Err WOULD THEY HAVE DIRECTED 1T TO
| SAlL2 WHERE COULD IT HAVE GOMEZ
| WHAT PORT IN THE ORIENT WAS OPENED
| TO lTY DO OUR ADVERSARIES CONDEMN
| THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND
OF GENERAL MERRITT TO STRENGTHEN
DEWEY IN THE DISTANT OCEAN AND AS
sIsT IN OUR TRIUMPH OVER SPA.S, WITH
WHICH NATION WE WERE AT WARP WAS
TT NOT OUR HIGHEST DUTY 10 STRIKE
SPAIN AT EVERY VULNERABLE POINT,
THAT THE WAR MIGHT BE SUCCESSFULLY
CONCLUDED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE
| MOMENT2
AND WAS 1T NOT OUR DUTY TO PROTECT
TIE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THOSE WHO
TUNES OF WARP COULD WE HAVE COME
AWAY AT ANY TIME BETWEEN MAY l, 1893
AND THE CONCLUSION OF PEACE WITHOUT
A STAIN UPON OUR GOOD NAMEY
COULD WE HAVE COME AWAY WITHOUT
DISHONOR AT ANY TINE AFTER THE RATI
FICATION OF THE PEACE TREATY BY THE
SENATE OF THE UNITED sTATEs9
There has been no time since the destruction
Of the enemys feet when we could or should
have left the Philippine archipelago, After
the treaty Of peace was ratified no power but
congress could surrender sovereignty OF
ALLEVIATE a foot of the territory thus acquired
The congress has not seen At 10 do the one
or the other, and the president had no author
ity to do either il he nad been inclined
which he was not 40 long the sovereignty
remains in us il is the duty Of the executive
lContinued on Psge Al
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