The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-16
THIS SMACKS OF TREASON.
LETTER THAT ADVISED FILIPINoS
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.

states-ARoncillo's Many Schemes.
Filipino Commission Was for the
Purpose of Gaining Time.
Washington. Aug. 15.-The war depart
ment has made public the Filipino cor
respondence captured some months ago
by Gen Funston's command at Luzon It
was translated from the Spanish under he
direction of Capt. John r. NJ Taylor. of
the Fourteenth Infantry, who is in charge
of insurgent records.
There was a letter from Montague r.
Leverson, dated at Fort Hamilton, New
York. July II, 1899. and addressed to
Senior G. Apacible. 1t says in part:
Dear Sir and Brother: Our friend AL
bert S. Parson Of Lexington gave me
your name as one TO whom I should write
as representative Filipino. l am mem
Der of the Anti-Imporalist League of
Boston, of which George S. Boutwell, is
president and Irving Winslow is secre-
tary. have published many articles
and letters denouncing the piratical war
carried on by President Mckinley against
our 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 presidents are not
in the least authorized 10 make war with
out the consent of Congress. as Mckinley
is doing, and all persons compromised in
the war are pirates.
Told to Seize an OmciaI
Il should like to suggest a plan to you.
IL is this, you should sieze some official
of rank in the service of the United
States and then inform the foreign con-
suls that he was to be brought before a
council of war for piracy and write to
said consuls to have representatives pres
ent at such council of war to see that
It is legal
Piracy would be shown by conducting
a war in violation of the usages of civil
lized war and the proof would consist in
the fact OF the consent to killing defense
less prisoners and pon-combatants, men
and women and children. in cold blood
and in robbery by officers and soldiers
from non-combatants.
Il also suggest that the Filipino Con-
gress address an appeal 10 the people of
the United States.
II shall not give you the heads Of this
appeal, | merely point out some things
winch viii especially influence the people
For example a reference to the Dclara-
ton of Independence must be inserted hut
l believe that 1t is also necessary for YOU
to mention in your appeal the points
nave made above to show that this war is
piracy, using them to bring out the want
OF Christian feeling of the soldiers.
must also qhOU that NfoKtaI1,.
Keeps the people OF the United States In
ignorance OF the true facts. that he and
'he members of the cabinet have deafber-
ately lied to secure the ratification of the
truth OF peace with Spain without the
clause which would have assured the lib
crty of the Filipinos. That they deliber-
ately lied when they said that Aeoncillo
ADVISED Aeuinaldo TO fight and that a tel
egram stating the opposite was intercept-
ca the war was advised from Washington
10 secure the passage of the treaty."
reference to Admiral Dewey.
Another letter dated Singapore. June ia
1893, from w. G. St. Clair, editor OF the
singapore Free Press to Howard w. Bray
discusses conversations which the writer
GAINS to have had with Consul Pratt
VINO was succeeded about that time by
Consul Moseley. at Singapore There also
was some suggestion that Pratt favored
me Filipino cause and the discussion rel
alive 10 conversations that Consul Pratt
is said to have had with the FilipInos
st Clair throws doubt upon Pratt's
talk with Filipinos. but says Dewey's in
terVleW with Aguinaldo Is the important
matter. ST. Clair. says:
Dewey's turn for power in colonial af
fairs is coming, / believe-I must not tell
you what he said to me--but | believe he
hopes Ior complete reconciliation and
n N N froo
Filipinos."
Another letter is from Apolinario Ma
oini, and addressed to AguinaIdo, II is
without date, and relates most wholly 70
suggestions regarding an attack upon Ma
Mia.
AgonciIIn's Schemes.
A letter dated Paris, June % 1892 from
Felipe Agoncilo TO G.. Apacible and |.
santos at Hong Kong says that all Euro
p ans feel a superiority u the yellow
races and for that reason there can he no
autonomy between the United States and
the Fifrfnos He also says that the polIti-
cal tactics Of Fllipinos were 10 prolong
the war, avoid armed Intervention, and
th'rd, TO foment the actions OF the Dem
ocratic party in the United Stat which
advocates our Independence
An extract from newspaper dispatch
dated Magdelena, Lacura Dec. %, 1899,
says
"A circular is being passed from hand
to hand containing a summary Of state
ments CT what the papers and some Lead
ing men in the United States said dur
ing the month Of September in favor of
our cause."
A le tfr dated Manila, 1898, without the
month beng gwen, signed by T. Sandico
ond address to Aguinaldo, advises the
establishment CT committees in all the
outskirts and suburbs. and 30 revive
secretly the Katipunan. armed with
knives. We should avoid conflict un II this
is all organized"
letter dated Hcng Kong, Nov. 6, 1898,
wTi;ten by G. Apacibe TO Aguinaldo, dis
cusses the purchase of arms In Chinese
ana japanese ports.
There is also PAPER with notes in the
ha~ dwriting of Patcrro and Buencamino,
and addressed to Apacible, Agonclllo. ana
Ponce. The date is San jose, Nuevaecija.
May p 1899. II says
"In Manila there is a commission from
us proceeding to arrange with the Amer
icars suspension of hostilities In order
that we may he able to re-organize our