The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16

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with the Pacific It cannot be doubted
that commerce will greatly increase, and
the United States win obtain large
share in this treatment. IA
Benefit to IsIands.
Manila, with the immunity which 1t has
thus far enjoyed from that terrible pest.
the bubonic plague, should become d.
tributing center for China, Siam, the
Straits Settlements, Tonquin, AMMAN and
Australia.
The report concludes:
"Our control means to the inhabitants
OF the Philippines internal peace and or
der. guarantee against foreign aggres-
sion and against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
their country, commercial and industrial
prosperity and as large share Of the
| affairs of government as they shall prove
fit to take. When peace and prosperity
shall have been established throughout
the archipelago, when education shall
have become general, then, in the Ian
guage of leading Filipino, his peopls
| WILL under our guidance, become more
American than the Americans them
selves"
| Dewey Heard From.
On May 20, 1898, Admiral Dewey ca
| bled to the Navy Department.:
| "Aguinaldo, the rebel COMMANDMENTS
| chief, was brought down BY the McCul-
| loch. Organizing forces near Cavite, and
may render assistance which will be val
uable."
On May % the Secretary Of the Navy
telegraphed to Admiral Dewey as folr
lows:
/ 1T is desirable, as far as possible, and
consistent for your success and safety,
! not to have political alliances with the
insurgents or any faction in the islands
i that would incur liability to maintain
i their cause in the future
10 this telegram Dewey replied:
Receipt Of telegram OF May 26 Is ac-s
knowledged, and thank the department
for the expression Of confidence. Have
acted according to the spirit Of, depart
ment's instructions therein from the bes
ginning, and / have entered into no als.
ance with the insurgents or with any faos
ton. This squadron can reduce the dee
lenses Of Manila at any moment, but II
is considered useless until the arrival Of
sufficient United States forces to retain
possession
Aguinaldo conspires.
AS soon as Aguinaldo discovered he
was to have no assistance from the Unttz
| ed States he commenced Ito conspire
against our forces there, intending %
overthrow the authority OF this Govern
ment in the islands,
Dcwey's Strong Denial.
In pamphlet afterwards published
i by Aguinaldo, entitled '"The True Version
4 of the Philippine Revolution" he charged
| that Admiral Dewey had assured him
/ that the United States would recognize
1 the independence of the Filipinos. When
] this was published, the admiral wrote the
/ following letter to Senator Lodge:
Dear Senator Lodge: The statement Of
Emilio Aguinaldo, recently published In
! the Springfield Republican, SO far az II
relates to me is a tissue Of falsehood. !
never promised him, directly or Indirect
| ", independence for the Filipinos.
/ never treated him as an ally, except 20
/ far as to make use Of him and his sol
/ diers to assist me In my operations
i against the Spaniards. He never uttered
the word independence in any CONVEX
sation with me or my officers. The stats
ment that / received him with military
honors, or saluted the Filipino flag, II alb
solutely fnlse. Sincerely yours,
GEORGE DEWEY" !,
Aguinaldo Organizes Revolutions.
On May "a Aguinaldo issued three
/ proclamations, one containing DEGREES 60
| to the treatment OF the Spanish enemy,
4 another announcing the establishment o3
dictatorial government with himself 40
4 dictator, and the third containing further
DEGREES concerning military operations.
/ In the following July he organized q
/ revolutionary government with himself
4 as President. During that month the
/ several detachments OF the United States
army arrived at Manila, and on July rs
Gen. Merritt took command, and Adj
miral Dewey sent the following dispatchi
Merritt arrived yesterday in the New
/ port. The remainder Of the expedition Ia
| expected within the next few days. Sit
uation is most critical at Manila. The
1 Spanish may surrender at any moment,
Merritt's most difficult problem will b.
how to deal with insurgents under Agui-
naldo, who has become aggressive and
even threatening toward our army"
Hostiiities Begun by Aguinn1dc.
On Aug. 10 Maniln was captured, and
| Of this and subsequent events the Philip
! pine commission, composed Of Admiral
Dewey, Gen. Otis, President Schnrman.
4 Prof Worcester and Gen. DENLY, sayst
when the city of Manila was taken on
Aug. 10, the Filipinos took no part In the
attack, but came following In with view
OF looting the city and were only prevent
ed from doing so by our forces preventing
them from entering. Aguinaldo claimed
/ that he had the right to occupy the cityt
he demanded Of Gen. Merritt the palace
/ Of Malacanan for himself and the cession
of oil the churches of Manila, also that
n part Of the money taken from the Span
| iards as spoils OF war should be given up,
and above all that be should be given tho
arms Of the Spanish prisoners This com
firms the statement already made that
| he intended to get possession Of thess
arms for the purpose Of attacking US. All
these demands were refused. After the
| taking Of Manila the feeling between the
! Americans and the insurgents grew worse
| day by day. Aguinaldo removed
! his seat Of government to Malolos, where
| the so-calied Filipino congress assembled,
| FiIipinos Prepared for War.
On the 21st Of September significant
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