Evening star., 1900-08-15

| Guadalupe and San Pedro Macati. If We
do not win and we have heavy losses it will
| be dificult for US to arouse the hearts OF
the people again, and this would mark the
beginning Of our fall.
My idea is that 1t would be best for you
to question all people coming from Manila
in regard to the posts of the Americans.
and from this information choose the best
| point and the one most easy to enter
When you have studied this place divi-
sion of the chosen soldiers in reserve IN a
place where their presence will not be sus-
pected by the enemy, and warn the people
OF Manila that when our soldiers arrive on
the outskirts they also will attack.
During the night which you decide upon
the division which you choose will pass at
once to the point where the entrance is to
be made. and at dawn will attack with the
utmost vigor. A simultaneous attack will
then be made upon all American posts and
to do this every general will make up his
mind how to attack the point given to him !:
still. it is best that they be hidden in some
place"
Conflict With Americana.
Another contribution is a letter from
Apacible to Aguinaldo. dated Hong Kong
November 6, 1898, in reference to arrange
ments for conflict with Americans.
According to what am able to observe"
he says, II do not think expect
much good from the conference in Paris.
Two nations attack us in order to en-
slave us. The most America can give us is
diiHcAdtiou, tIlS Is "Iidl L uTdW dl present
from what / hear and read. l comply with
what you dispose in reference to remit
tances, 1t Is necessary to prepare ourselves
very well before they provoke a quarrel
with the Americans. Once hostilities COM
mence We will lose all communication. and
remttances will be difficult. / will have
ready the protest You have ordered me to
make. In case anything happens. If 1t can
be done, it would be better for you to bribe
the foreign correspondents Of the papers
there. Never mind the expense. especially at
present, for as time passes the Americans
behave worse toward us. and almost invite
us to break our friendship
Under date of Manila. 1893. T. Sandico
wrote to Aguinaldo advising "a postpone
ment of the conflict with the Americans
until the Katipunan (men armed with
kniVeS) can be revived In his letter he
says that 'the conduct of Admiral Dewey
does not cease to disturb the relations of
peace between my government and theirs
and that he CSandico) will go to Gen.
Otis the next day to arrange for the return
of the Filipino launches. He closes by say
ing:
I'm order to be prepared for any event It
is advisable to establish committees in all
the outskirts and suburbs. and to revive
cretly the katipunan. armed with knives.
We should avoid conflict until this is all or
ganized'
Negotiations Simply for Delay.
The last note is long one from Paterno
and Buencamino to ApacbIe Angoncillo
showing that the pending negotiations with
Gen. Otis We're simply for delay to obtain
equipment for the insurgent forces. The
following are extracts from the letter:
Our policy is the foundation of our in
dependence at all costs, but we will alter
our proceedings in order to distract the
enemyS attention.
"Senor Mahini's proceedings We're So
frank and straightforward that the Ameri-
cans had no need of much work to foresee
the war, while Senor Mabini did not believe
in the falsenesS of the Americans until the
very day of the outbreak of hostilities
we are aware that war is the most
powerful means of gaining our ideal but
we also know that are struggling with
great scarcity of resources. and for that
reason we employ diplomacy, both arms
being consistent.
our hopes are placed on you. If YOU
send expeditions for Us or if you gain any
real and effective protection we shall have
advanced considerably.
We'll this is our situation: A powerful
and rich enemy, deCetful and false block
aiding by land and sea. In the interior
there are some robbers and some dis
hoartened, but not many: on the other
hand. the majority is fixed and resolved in
its purpose not to abandon the struggle
until they are victorious die.
81 repeat that the activity in expeditions
is necessary in order to give uncea sing
blows to these naughty enemies of right
and justice, after they themselves have
had to gain their power and greatness by
the help of justice and right.
In this Titanic struggle we have suffer-
ed great losses Of property because the
rather than deliver themselves to the
Americans. They abandoned their towns
and homes, some burning with their own
hands the houses they left