Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-22

Sampaloc to go out into the street and do
| their duty. Those of Pace, Ermita and
Malate, Santa Cruz and San Miguel will
not start out until II o'clock unless they
| see their companions need assistance.
Sixth-The militia will start out at
| o'clock In the morning. If all do their
duty our revenge will be complete. Broth
| ers, Europe contemplates us. We know
| how to die as men, shedding our blood in
| defense of the liberty of our country.
Death to the tyrants; war without quar-
| ter to the false Americans, who have de-
'ceiyed us! Either independence or death.
1.-THE Fire in the Rear"
"The fire in the rear" has done more TO
| prolong the insurrection in the Philip
pines and stimulate the rebel chief tore
| sistance than all the armies Aguinaldo
has been able to raise. On this point,
| Gen. Lawton wrote as follows to Mr..
John Barrett, formerly American minis
| ter at Siam:
General Lawton's Letter.
II wish to God that this whole Philip
| pine situation could be known by every
| one in America as know it. If the real
| history, inspiration and conditions of this
| instruction, and the influences, local and
| external, that now encourage the enemy,
| as well as the actual possibilities Of these
| islands and peoples and their relations to
| this great East could be understood at
| home, we would hear no more talk Of
| unjust shooting of government into the
Filipinos or of hauling down our flag
il the Philippines.
| "1f the so-called anti-imperialists would
honestly ascertain the truth on the
| ground, and not in distant America, they,
| whom l believe to be honest men misin-
| formed, would be convinced of the error
| Of their statements and conclusions and
| of the unfortunate effect of their publica-
tons here. II am shot by Filipino bull
| let, 1t might as well come from one of my
| own men, because 1 know from observa-
ton confirmed by captured prisoners, that
the continuance of the fighting is chiefly
due to reports that are sent out from
| America"
"HENRY w. LAYTON"
Aguinaido and the Democrats.
| In October, 1899, Aguinaldo published
a signed manifesto in which he said
1--WE ask God that he may grant the
triumph of the Democratic party in the
| UGited States, which is the party which
| defends the Philippines, and that impe-
ris'ism may cease from its mad idea of
| su.duing us with its arms"
The revolutionists follow every utter
arce made by the Democratic enemies
Of the administration, and by those hos
| tile to the acquisition of the Philippines
Hare are some statements that have been
| pr'pted and published by the FilipinOs:
In Honor of MIR. Bryan.
~Jr the United States meetings and
be nouets have been held in honor of our
| hcacrable President Don Emilio, who
wis proclaimed by Mr.. Bryan the future
| President of the United States, as one
| Of tAe heroes of the world.
"T'he Masonic society, interpreting the
| upaaimous desire of the people, together
wiz the Government, organizes meet
inn and popular assembly in this capital
| in favor Of the national independence,
witch will take place on Sunday. the
Gsth, in honor of Mr.. Bryan and the anti
| inperialist party which defends our cause
in the United States.
'.kll the Masons and all the Filipino
| pr 7ple are called to take part in this
| sseemn act The meeting will be COM
posed of three parts: First-At in the
morning on the Goth, a gathering in an
| APPROPRIATE place will take place, which
| viii begin by singing the national hymn
tlfHn appropriate speeches will be read.
Seeond-At midday a banquet will take
| pIf ce in the palace in honor of Mr.. Bryan,
w'-o will be represented by American
| pr soners. Third-At in the afternoon
a SOpular manifestation will take place
rywhere-the people will decorate and
Illuminate their houses. bands Of music
will pass through the streets"
| Cooperating with Bryan.
"Filipino Republic, Secretary of Foreign
| Affairs:
| Wishing to hold a meeting in the morn
| ing of Sunday next in the presidential
palace Of this republic, to correspond with
| the one held in the United States by Mr.
| Bryan, who toasted our honorable presi-
| dent as one Of the heroes of the world
and with the object of carrying this out
with the utmost pomp and with contrib
uting by the presence Of your subordi-
mates to its greater splendor, | would be
obliged il you would come to see me for
a conference upon this matter.
MAY God keep you many years.
| "FELIPE BUENCAMrNO,
"Tarlac, Oct. %, 1899"
Opposed to Mckinley.
| Next is an extract from La Indepen-
dencia. a newspaper published in the
Philippines:
Mr.. Bryan, the competitor OF McKin-
ley in the last presidential election and
| the candidate selected for the future by
the Democratic party, has published a
manifesto which has caused n profound
sensation in the United States.
Mr.. Bryan announces himself decidedly
opposed to the imperial policy OF the
Government, and shows the danger in
which American institutions will be plac-
| ed by this entirely new ambition for
| colonization. He asks that the
regime instituted in Cuba be applied to
all the territory taken from Spain. .
To place the American yoke ON the
millions of natives who wish to be free,
100000 men will be needed. .
Feb. 2, 1899.
A great popular meeting was held in
New York on Feb. %, to protest against
the imperialistic policy Of the United
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