The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-16


Sampaloc to go out into the street aud do
their duty. Those Of Pace, Ermita and
Malate, Santa Cruz and San Miguel will
| not start out until IL o'clock unless they
see their companions need assistance
Sixth-4The militia will start out at 3
o'clock in the morning. IL 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-
ceived us! Either independence or death.
| 1.-THE Fire in tho Rear
.,The FIRE in the rear" has done more 10
prolong the insurrection in the Philip
pines and stimulate the rebel chief to re-
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.
IT wish to God that this whole Philip
| pine situation could be known by every
one In America as I know it. Ii the real
history, inspiration and conditions of this
| insurrection, aud 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 haaling down our flag
in the Philippines.
fstTf tho sn.ColInd
honestly ascertain the truth on the
ground, and not in distant America, they,
| whom 7 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-
| tions here. IL i am shot by a Filipino bull
let, 1t might as well come from one Of my
own men, because / know from obserya-
| ton confirmed by captured prisoners, that
! the continuance Of the fighting is chiefly
due to reports that are sent out from
America"
t.HENRY W. LAWToN.
Aguinaldo and the Democrats.
In October, 1899, Aguinaldo published
| signed manifesto in which he said:
Eve ask God that he may grant the
triumph Of the Democratic party in the
| United States, which is the party which
defends the Philippines, and that impe-
rialism may cease from its mad idea Of
subduing us with its arms"
The revolutionistsf follow every utter
ance made BY the Democratic enemies
OF the administration, and BY those hos
tile to the acquisition Of the Philippines
Here are some statements that have been
printed and published By the Filipinos:
| In Honor of Mr.. Bryan.
tIn the United States meetings and
banquets have been held in honor of our
honorable President Don Emilio, who
was proclaimed by Mr.. Bryan the future
President Of the United States, as one
Of the heroes Of the world.
"The Masonic society, interpreting the
| unanimous desire Of the people, together
| with the Government, organizes meet
| ing and popular assembly in this capital
in favor OF the national independence,
which will take place on Sunday, the
Doth, in honor Of Mr.. Bryan and the anti
| imperialist party which defends our cause
| in the United States.
"All the Masons and all the Filipino
people are called to take part in this
solemn act. The meeting will be COM
posed of three parts: First-At in the
morning on the 10th, q gathering in an
| appropriate place will take place, which
| will begin by singing the national hymn;
i then appropriate speeches will be read.
Second AT midday d banquet viii take
place in the palace in honor OF Mr.. Bryan,
who will be represented by American
| prisoners. Third AT 4 in the afternoon
J. a. -
eyerywhere-the people will decorate and
illuminate their houses, bands Of music
will pass through the streets" I.
Cooperating with Bryan.
Filipino Republic, Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs:
Wishing to hold 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 If you would come to see me for
conference upon this matter.
MAY God keep you many years.
| FELIPE RUENCAMrNO,
"Tarlac, Oct 90, 1890"
Opposed to Mckinley.
Next is an extract from La Indepen-
dencia, newspaper published in the
Philippines:
Mr.. Bryan, the competitor Of MeKin-
| ley in the last presidential election and
| the candidate selected for the future by
the Democratic party, has published a
manifesto which has caused 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