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the sovereignty OF tho United States acquired
by the CeSsl0n u Spain with the assent OF both
whose hands wore rcd with tho blood OF AmeTl-
can soldiers place In their hands the govern
mcnt Of the Philippine Islands, lower the Ameri-
can hng upon the walls Of Manila and hurry
away WIN our wounded and our dead from the
fh"' ''H fir.t speci0catlon Under the charge Ia
that II was unjust t0 the fi!ipinOs not to do this
OF course II was impossible 10 do II SELF
IN" whole world would have contemned and
drspsed ~ II We had done Il; the whole country
would lay" risen In indignant protest against
any President who dared to do II but will
p1Ss all that and treat the question ~ II II Ind
been possible What made II requisite az an
ipuluo- should be placed ia the hand. of Agui-
nlldo and hs associat"-t Was there any
promise or agreement or alliance that required
b. 40 This Government not only never
authorized IL. but the President expressly Tor
htde ANYTHING II the KIND admiral DeTes.
wt- nothing Of the kind Gen Anderson and
Grn Merritt, who commanded the land forces
prm,"ratc lriendS viii not believe them,
y" length Of honorable career. no splendid
entities the American orccr TO be believed
who tr-iifrs iu favor uf the ADMINISTRATION
~ un-, Asuiwdo Perhaps they will believe
We have IN our possession an original docu.
mrni, ;iEned by Mablni, he President OF
brains OF the in,urrectiou It is a paper Of
( instructions 10 a Commissioner sent upon q
secrrt mission 10y the In-urgent Goyernmont,
dated the 4th day Of January. 1880. and among
! it, statements Of fact for the Commissioner
guidanc" j. found the following
made anV r,''.s AGREEMENT re- me- With the Goyenment Of
the United States, but Inspired by the same
idea Of destroying the sovereignty OF spal1
IN these island, they have mutually assisted
. each other
Though they believe not Moses and the
/ Prophets. perhaps they will believe that.
II there anyt hing in the circumstances OF
the assistance which We have received from
. these mon which entities them To the reward
not. When Dewey Destroyed The spanish feet
and the city Of Manila lay helpless under his
and % iaES S'S po-.e.1on @ the rule of spain IN the
Philippines received is death blow. There
was no lnsurreoton then in the Philippine
Islands. The sovereignty and title Of Spain
stood unquestoned by the people ot the Philip
pine Islands or 10y any one else on
ton led 10y Aguinaldo. but that had
been terminated IN the previous Decem-
OF BiaC-na- Bato, under which Asulnado and
hl. associates we're bought of by the payment
OF $4,000" and the promise Of s4p9o9o more
ton, which included their leaving the county.
That ln-urrectou mad not been a struggle for
Independence. and the people Of the Philippine
Islands had never ia their history demanded
ur sought independence from spain, or the
surrender OF spanish ,s3Dereenty ay ,asi When
from China 10 the Philippines by Admiral
Dewey some weeks after the destruction Of the
spanish fleet they were but band or adj
vcnturrrS whose assistance was availed OF AS
is that ~ the disafected Inhabitants ~ Any
invaded country. upon no terms. Sonditlons or
implied Obligations. other than those OF reason-
able reward for such services as they might
render
read to you from the treaty Of Biac-na- -Bato.
which terminated the insurrection In Decein-
ber 1897.
supreme leader oi those In the island Of l.uIon
now wagiug open ho-tllltl'-s AGAINST their leGtt-
, mate Government. and Don baidomero Aslin-
aldo and Don Mariana llanera, who also eNer-
tl-. important commands in the forces men-
tt,ucd ur. tu cease their hostile attitude eur
/ render their arms that they are using against
their iatheraHd. and are To surrender 70 the
legitimate author,les, claiming their rights a.
reserve A. a consequence ot this surrender
. they uhgate Themselves To cause the surren der
ui ~uch iudlNlduhi7 as sSluallS Io%IUN % tn'ih slu
those who recognize them as leaders and obey
! Il let me read from the programme formally
B prepared and signed for the carrying out OF
"2iih December Departure ot Don Emilio
AguualdO and his companions with Don Pedro
\ Patorup and Don Miguel Primo de Rivera
TOR Ilugiyau. where the spanish Government
viii have merchant steamer to take them
10 Hong Kong, the gentlemen going aboard
may take their reyolvers and The two rifles
asked for by Don Emilio Agnina,do. on tue
departure u these gentlemen from Bac-na-
Eito the Spanish Government will give by
Don Pedro \ Palermo to Baldemero Aeuinaldo
a let ter paYaDlo To the order OF the spanish
Filipino bank upon some bank In Hong Kong
for the sum Of $4,000, the cost Of exchange
being charged to tho spanish Government, &c.
Nothing can be more prepOSterous than
the proposition that these men were entitled
to receive from US sovereignty over the entire
country which we were invading As well the
friendly Indians. who have helped US In our
Indian war, might have claimed the sover-
eirnry Of the West They knew that We we're
. iururriug no such obligation, and they expected
no such reward Their plan was 10 obtain
from MS arms and ammunition and protection
while they collected an army. 10 use US To cap
ture Manila and then 70 take II from us by
force Of arms In their vanglorious and
hulf-saylge estimate OF Their powers they
believed they could do this They believed
they could drive ne into the sea when the time
came and their attack upon our troops at
pursuance OF deliberate purpose and long
preparation Their plan was fully formed he-
fore they et' China and It wa. win truly orl-
ccutcd the hospitality and tho assistance OF
our navy
MAY. lSoS. rnlrdiys after the battle, OF Manila
Bly Il meeting Of the band was held 20 da-
t"riuiue uuuu going to Manila with Dewey.
and Agonc,llO stated the proposition In these
There will he no better occasion than the
pro,ont for the eVpedltionary forces to land
on those islands and TO arm themselves az tho
expense OF the Americans and assure the at
taumcnt of our legitimate aspirations against
The Filipino people. unprovdei with arms.
will be the victim of the demands and eSac-
arm, will hc able 10 oppose themselves to them
and struggle for their IndciendenCe, in which
coil-l- l-ts the trl" happiness OF the fihpInos.
AguucilIo'- proposition was unanimously ap-
proved, and the minutes of the meeting are In
. our possession, signed by the Conspirators.
with AguinuldO's name at the head Trans
ported 10y ~ to Iu2on, furnished with arms
and ammunition 10y us. they collected and or
gnni7rd an army about the walls OF Manila,
0i Iagaogs and discharged spanish soldiers
and all the bandits and pirates OF those coaste,
until they felt strong enough TO execute their
purpose
ON the 9th oi January. twenty-seven days be-
fore the treaty was confirmed, Aguinaldo issued
his order to prepare for the attack.
"MAInLOs. eth Of January. 1900
instructions To the brave soldiers OF Sanda-
tahan OF Manila
Article ? All OF the chiefs and Filipino
brothers should he ready and courageous for
the combat and should take advantage Of the
opportunity to study well the situation OF the
American outpo~ts and headquarters. Observ-
ing especially secret places where they can ar-
prOaDh and surprise the enemy.
Article Tho chief Of those who go 10 at
tack the barracks should send IN first four men
with good present for the American COM
muudcr Immediately after Will follow four
others who will make a pretenCe OF looking for
the same officer for some reason, and "a larger
group shall hc concealed In the corners or houses
I'm order ald the other groups at TIE first signal
This wherever II Is possible, at the moment