The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-16
FILIPINO PLOT LAID BARE
nv a6UINALDO'S PAPERS CAPTURED
By GEN. FUNSTON.

,5o,s sop P.anilippine situation could be known
EG know every II one he IN reg. a"'i History: !aii
ion and the Influences. local and ex-
,srnal, that now encourage the enemy.
as well as The ooo actual and possibilities aiI res
iy,tlons to TIL, great East, could be understood
~ home, we would hear no more talk OF IN
;q:l 't a1 % hauling Gl s Down oaf lag inc N the sH fshiilipo-
you'd honestly ascertain 4 ,hs truth m.r,S on
1SsS' mTisi1formed. would be convinced
q he error 50s Of q Their b. u stsss%sass and meet con- Of
S tSs" a Filipino bullet i might as well
cone iron from 2os Oh 81 ,e my " confirmed %fns by By
cSptured prisoners that the continuance offlght-
INK IS Oh ehydue TO- rePortsthat are sent Out from
America -G'n. II. W. Ldvton's last message
aobis eounirpnCn, nritton IN Nop,mbtr, l 90.
W.sHlSoToS, Aug. ia lumber Of letters
and private papers belonging to Aguinuldo,
md captured some months ago In Luzon by
Cen Funston, we're made public by the War
Department to-day.
Officers Of the Department say that this
correspondence fully establishes the truth
hlnosS Of the assertion that members OF the
lnttImperialistic League In this country gave
.d and comfort to the enemy during the strug-
Gle IN the Philippines.
There Is one letter from a resident Of the
limited States. dated at Fort Hamilton. n. y,
Iuly IL, 1899. which IL regarded as fully JUSTIFY
Inc a charge Of treason against the writer,
Montague r. Ieverson, OF the A~nti-lmperial-
lstic League. but II is improbable that such
action will be taken against him. partly on ac-
count Of his age and partly because II would
only cause n fresh outcry from the members
n the League. The authorities are Of the
onlpIon. however. that Ieverson has done no
more than Bryan, and one high officer so re-
marked to-day in referring to the correspond
enoe. Ieverson went so far in his letter
AZ to suggest to one Of the insurgent officers
that some officer Of rank in the service Of the
limited States should be seized and tried for
piracy.
An equally interesting letter Is one from
" q. 81. Clair TO Howard W. Bray. the pub
Usher Of the Sin0d pore Free Press, The writer.
who evidently took part In the plans for the
COMPROMISING Of Admiral Dewey and Consuls
Pratt aud Mosely. lays great stress on the fact
that the American public should be impressed
with the belief that Dewey and Aguinaldo had
common interests In the Filipino struggle.
In one part Of the letter he says: The sole
thing 10 have impressed upon the public in
America would he the claiming Of Dewey and
Aguinaldo together as participators in common
action. Sink everything into Dewey-Aguinaldo
cooperation that was on both sides honest even
II It did not imply any actual arrangement,
which. Of course. Dewey himself could not
make"
A letter from Agonoilo in Paris. In recon-
mending a line OF political action for the in
surgents, says: "Foment the actions Of the
Democratic party In the United States. which
advocates our independence | am doing this
in the way it seems fitting to me-"
A letter from G. Apacible. at Hong Kong, to
Aguinaldo. speaking Of arrangements for the
conflict with the Americans, is also given. l
Ia dated Nov. o. 1905. and mentions In two places
q man OF the name OF Jones as being In their
confidence. II is remarked: Il have received
no news from Jones. with the exception OF my
last telegram. which l received from him ad-
dressed from Paris. Perhaps he has communi-
Gated with you direct" In conclusion he adds:
Together with this goes a letter from Jones.
which was enclosed In a letter / received from
him from California"
Notes In the handwriting OF Palermo and
Buencamino are given. showing that the nego-
tations with the General commanding the
American troops early In May. 1909. were to
obtain delay for the equipment OF insurgent
forces.
An article published In an insurgent organ
contains this paragraph: In the meantime
q circular Is being passed from hand to hand
containing a summary OF statements OF what
the papers and some leading men In the United
States said during the month OF September
10 favor OF our cause"
The correspondence Is Us follows:
LETTER FROM MONTAGUE r.. L~EvERsoN. OF THE
AS~TI-IMPERIALIsT LEAGUE oil BOSTON,
u FoRr HAMILTON,
NEW YORK., nth July, 1890. !
Sstor @. Apdcible:
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: Our friend Albert
8 Parson Of Lexington gave me your name
S one TO whom / should write as a representa-
tive Filipino.
lam a member Of the ~Anti-Imperialist League
Of Boston. OF which George s. Boutwell, is presi-
dent and Erving Winslow is secretary. /
have published many articles and letters de-
~nouncing the p~iratical war carried on by Presi-
dent Mckinley against your people. He and
Gen. OTIS and all his troops are pirates upon
the territory Of the natives. Our Presidents
are not in the position Of Kings. Our Presi-
dents are not in the least authorized to make
war without the consent OF Congress, as McKin-
ley is doing, and all persons compromised in
this war are pirates.
should like TO suggest a plan to you. II Is
this: You should seize some official OF rank In
the service OF the United States and then in
form the foreign consuls that he was to be
brought before a council OF war for piracy and
write to said consuls to have Representatives
present at such council OF war to see that IL Is
legal.
Piracy would be shown by conducting II war
In violation OF the usages OF civilized war, and
The proof would consist In the fact OF the consent
70 killing defenceless prisoners and non-com-
patants. men. women and children. In cold
blood, and In robbery by officers and soldiers
from non-combatants
II were not an old man OF more than 90
Years | would willingly aid you In your just
defence.
also suggest that the Filipino Congress
address an appeal to the people OF the United
States.
shall not give you the heads OF this appeal.
merely point out some things which will
especially influence the people. For example,
reference 10 the Declaration OF Independence
must be Inserted. but | believe that II is also
necessary for you to mention in your appeal
ue points | have mad above 10 show that this
war Is piracy, using them to bring out the
want OF Christian feeling for the soldiers
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