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loo the city, and to strike down and
slaughter every living human being In
It, except their own people; and two
brutal, though abortive, attempts were
made 10 carry out the barbarous and
dsmoniac plan.
II we study the records and proceed
ings OF their so-called government, II
Is apparent that 1t is nothing but Q
pure dictatorship-a mere military
oligarehy Of Aguinaldo and his chiefs
(all Chinese Mestizos)-with no basis
Of choice or consent among the masses.
II exists and is tolerated. such as 1t
Is, through fear and ignorance. L.
norance OF the Americans. their char
acter and system Of government; and
fear Of Aguinaldo, his junta and armed
followers. Is 1t not plain to any I'M
biased mind, after studying the record
OF Aguinaldo and his junta ever since
the instruction of 1886. that 1t is as
much our moral duty to relieve the
Filipino people from the incubus and
tyranny OF this military oligarchy as
Of Spanish rule? II would be greater
misfortune and greater calamity to
hand the Filipino people over to the
mercies OF such q government than to
have left them In the hands OF the
Spaniards. Is II not our moral as
well rs our legal duty to suppress. first
OF all. this Instruction. started under
such false pretenses. with such treach-
cry and under such auspices and lead
srship as this Tagal rebellion in Lu-
zon?
Bryan Endorsed Admi.Istratioa
We acquired the islands fairly BY
conquest, ratified and confirmed BY
treaty, which had the Endorsement Of
Mr.. Bryan He was at Washington on
the eve of its ratification and urged his
party to join in ratifying the treaty.
The instruction OF 1898 would never
have had an inception nor iourished
but for the fact that our flag was in
tue islands, and permitted Aguinaldo
and his chiefs to land.
Coming into the islands under our
nag. our protection, and our assist
ance, as they did, Aguinaldo and his
chiefs had no more legal or moral
right to set up claim or title hostile
to the United States than a tenant.
coming into possession by the permits
sion OF his landlord, has the right to
question or set up a hostile title to the
latter. We acquired, by conquest and
treaty, as complete title to the Phil
ippine islands IS to Porto Rico. and we
have taken no more steps to obtain
the consent of the Porto Ricans than
OF the Filipinos. The government we
have established for the Porto Ricans
is a government we have given them,
and not a government they have given
Merely . TaKal Affair.
According to the most conservative
data, the Philippine group embrace an
area OF about 120, 700 square miles and
a population of 1000, 900. Luzon has a
little more than one-third Of this area
and little less than one-half OF this
population. There are three different
races and over eighty different tribes. |
Of various degrees OF civilization, in |
the group. Most Of the people belong
to the Malayan race; less than one-half !
million belong TO the other two races. |
The principal tribe is the Visayas, oc- |
cupying the Visaya group of islands, |
situate between Luzon on the north |
and Mindanao on the south. The Wis |
ayas occupy an area of $4,000 square
miles. number about 2.60o. 900 and are
as civilized and intelligent as the Ia |
gals. The next tribe. in numbers, is |
the Tasals, who occupy Luzon, and |
number 1,ee4.0G0-about one-half of !
the population Of this island.
The insurrection is a Tagal insur- |
rection, and the insurrectionary gov |
eminent is a Tagal government. The
other tribes and the people Of the other
Islands had no voice and were not rep
in the formation or manage
ment Of this government. The Tagal |
government Of AEuinaldo in Luzon |
originated In and rests wholly upon |
force. and has not, even in |
S6OAs ~ Soy hOluln6 dOOuI the many |
other important islands, come into ex-
Istence or continued by the free choice
Or voluntary consent OF the people |
sought TO be governed. Its scope and
authority is limited to the territory oc-
cupied by its armed bands and detach-
msnts In Luzon. The consent of the |
Is neither asked. sought nor
expected. The great mass Of the peo-
pie are an helpless and where within
reach OF the TaSh government under
- abjest subjugation under Aguinal-
dos military oliEarchy as they ever
we're under the Spaniards In the years
hat are past.
Bryan Would Haul Down OLD GLORY.
II Is to such an Instruction and TO |
sueh a government that our adverse
ries would have US lay down our arms
and surrender our control and author
lty. II Il this insurrection and this
that we should have an
and set up as q permanent
and have made our
selves the protectors Of II Ia to this
government Of Aguinaldo's that ~.