The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-16
DIR. MONTAGUE r. LEVERsON,S
CORRESPONDENCE WITH FILIPI-
NO CHIEFS MADE PUBLIC
K'KTILEY CALLED l PIRATE
NATIVES ADVISED TO SEIZE AN
OFFICIAL AND TRY HIM
FOR PIRACY
FUNSTON CAPTURED: LETTERS
evidence That Anti-ImperiaIists
Were Actively Advising Rebels
and Requesting Them to Ap-
peal to People of U. s,

WASHINGTON, Aug 15.LThe war de-
partment has made public the Filipino
correspondence captured some months
ago by Cen Funston's command in Iu-
ION. 1t was translated from Spanish
under the direction of Capt. John r. M.
Taylor, Of the Fourteenth infantry. who
is in charge of tnsurgent records.
There is letter from Dr. Montague r.
Leverson, dated at Fort Hamilton, N. Y.
July II, 1899, and addressed to Senior G.
Apacible. 1t SAYS:
Dear Sir and Brother: Our friend. AL
pert .. Pearson, of Lexington, gave me
your name as one to whom I should
write as a representative Filipino. l am
a menlber of the Antt-Imperialist league
OF Boston, of which George S. Boutwell,
is president and ErVing WinsIow is sec
rotary. l have published many articles
and letters denouncing the piraticaI war
carried on by President Mckinley against
your people. He and Gen Otis and all
rs troops are pirates upon the territory
OF the natives. 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.
l should like to suggest a plan to
YOU. ] 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 con-
suls to have representatives present at
such consul of war to see that 1t is
+ legal.
Piracy would be shown by conducting
war in violation of the usages Of civ
ilized war and the proof would consist
in the fact of the consent to killing de-
fenseleSS prisoners and non-comba tantS
men, women and children in cold blood
! and in robbery by officers and soldiers
of nOn-combatants.
IF Wore. not an old man of more
than stXty-nine years, [ would willingly
aid you in your just defense
81 also suggest that the Filipino con-
gress address an appeal to the people of
the United States. l shall not give you
the heads of this appeal I merely point
out some things which will especially in
fluence the people. For example, refer
ence to the Declaration of Independence
must he inserted, but l believe 1t is also
necessary fer you to mention in your ap-
peal the points 1 have made above to
show that this war IS practically using
them to bring about the Christian feel
ing of the soldiers.
the people of the United States IN ignor-
ance Of the true facts; that he and the
members of his cabinet have deliberately
treaty of peace with Spain without a
clause which would have assured the
liberty of the Philippines; that they de-
liberately lied when they said that Ag0ni-
clio advised Aguinaldo to fight, and that
telegram stating the opposite was In
tercepted. The war was advised from
Washington to secure the passage of the
treaty.
DWELL UPON ATROCITIES"
do not fail to dwell upon the atroc-
tiles above mentioned, especially the as
sassination in cold blood Of women AMI
children and the sack of property of nom
| combatants perpetrated by officers and
| soldiers, especially by captain named
| Otis, who is believed to be a relative of
| the general, who not only took no steps
! for the punishment 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
atrocities before a commission composed
| of three Americans named by the con-
| gress of the United States and three Fill
! ninos named by the Filipino congress 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 associated in the crime. If the
! publication Of any portion of this letter
! will be of any service to you, you can
use it, but I think it would be more pru-
! dent to keep 1t secret.
DO not forget to speak of the Ameli-
can squadron which biockaded your
| coasts, bombarding them without warn
! ing to the non-combatants and peaceful
| towns, where war would never have been
! thought of, but now where the greater
! mart 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 re-
| fusal of the United States ana Great
! bullets, which was decided upon at the
! conference Of the commissioners at The
| Hague and which the United States are
now using, although their use is denounc=
| ed as barbarOus by the other commits
! sioners at The Hague. Ask the people
of the United States If they think they
can reconcile their pretended religion
! with their present conduct toward Nc
| Kinley and his war.
WAR IS A NIGHTMARE.
This horrible war is a nightmare for
me. 1t may be folly for. me to permit
ror. the eternal infamy of it for my
country, whose people are preparing a
state of slavery for another
'T can say nothing more when 1t is
| known steps are being taken to introduce
| militarism into the United States, some
| instances of which can be found IN the
| conduct of Gen. Merriam in Idaho. Very
sincerely, Montague R. Leverson.'
WHO LEvERsON IS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 15.-The
dispatch to the effect that the war de-
partment had made public certain CORE
| spondence of the Filipino tunketa, cap
tured by Capt. Funston in LuZon, includ-
ing a letter from Dr. Montague Leverson,
| of Brooklyn, n. Y, to pacible head of
the junketa at Hong Kong, occasioned
considerable comment among the East
ern delegates to the anti-imperialist
convention.
In the letter the doctor IS said to have
stated he was a member Of the American
Anti-Imperialistic League of Boston, OF
which George s. Boutwell, Is president
and Erving Winslow Is secretary"
At know DR.. Leverson WELL" said
Franklin Pierce, of New York, a dele
gate to the congress, land he is a kindly
cranky sort of a gentleman who is er-
ratio to a degree. He is self-willed
when he sets his mind upon one thing
and is no respecter of persons when he
has hard things to say which he be-
neves it his duty to say. In other words
he is a person for whom the anti-tmpe
rialIsts of the country are not respons
BILE. He is not a member Of the league"
Edwin B. Smith, temporary chairman
of the anti-imperialist convention, said
DR.. Leverson was IN no way connected
with the league SO far as he knew, and