The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-24
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Washington, Aug.. war de-
apartment has made public the Filipino:
correspondence captured some months.
ago by Gen. Funston's command in.
Luzon. It was translated from Span
ish under the direction Of Capt. John.
r. M. Taylor Of the Fourteenth In
fantry, who is In charge Of insurgent.
records. There is letter from DR..
Montague r.. Leverson, dated at Fort.
Hamilton, n. T., July Il, 1899, and adj
dressed to Senior g. Apacible. It says:
The Letter.
Dear Sir and Brother: Our friend,
Albert s. Parson Of Lexington, gave.
me your name as one to whom should
write as representative Filipino. l.
am member of the Anti-imperialist
League of Boston, Of which George s..
Boutwell, is president and Erwin Wins
low is secretary. L have published
many articles and letters denouncing:
the piratical 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 ma
tives. Our presidents are not in the.
position Of kings. Our presidents are
not in the least authorized to make
war without the consent; of congress.
as Mckinley is doing, and all persons.
compromised in this war are pirates.
Suggests q Plan.
Il would liks to suggest: plan to.
you. 1t is this: You should seize.
some official of rank in the service Of
the United States and then inform 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 said
council of war to see that it is legal.
Piracy would be shown by conducting
war in violation of the usages of civil
lied war, and the proof would consist.
IN the fact of the consent to killing.
defenseless prisoners and noncombat--
ants, men. women and children, in cold.
blood, and in robbery by officers and
soldiers from noncombatants. If I.
were not an old man of more than,
sixty-nine years would
Willingly Aid You
In your just defense. I also suggest
that the Filipino congress address an.
appeal to the people of the Unitedi
States I shall not give you the heads
of this appeal. 1 merely point out the.
things which will especially influence
the people. For example, a reference
to the Declaration Of Independence,
must be inserted, but I believe it is:
also necessary for you to mention in,
your appeal the points I have made.
above to show that this war is practi-
cally using them to bring out the.
Christian feeling of the soldiers. You;
must show that Mckinley keeps the.
people of the United States in igno-
rance of the true facts land that he
and the members of his cabinet. have
Deliberately Lied
to secure the ratification of the treaty
of peace with Spain without a clause
which would have assured the liberty
of the Philippines; that they delibers te-
~ lied when they said that Agoncillo.
advised Aguinaldo to fight land that a.
telegram stating the opposite was in
tercepted. The war was advised from
washington to secure the passage Of
the treaty. Do not fail to dwell upon
the atrocities before mentioned, espe-
clally the assassination in cold blood
of women and children, and the sack
OF property Of noncombatants perpe-
trated by officers and soldiers, especi-
ally by captain named Otis, who is
believed to be a relative of the general.
who not only took no steps for the pun
lshment of the assassins, but who did
not even reprimand them. If you cam
prove that
wa
put that also in your statement. You
should offer to prove all thesa atroci-
ties before a commission composed Of
three Americans named by the CON
sress of the United States and three
Filipinos named by the Filipino con.
gress, and presided over by a person
of some other nationality chosen by
the United States-he must not be 3 N
Englishnan, for they are all associ-
ated in the crime. If the publication
of any portion of this letter would be-
of any service to you you can use it.
but I think it would be ere prudent
to keep it secret. Do not forget to-
speak of the American squadron which
blockaked your coasts, bo.nbarding
them
Without Warning
to the noncombatants, and peacefub
towns, where war would never have
been thought of, but now where the
greater part of the inhabitants, who
formerly were friends of the United
States. have taken up arns to avenge
the deaths of their wives and sons.
Speak of the refusal of the United,
States and Great Britain to reno.n.e
the use of explosive bullets, which was
decided upon at the conference of the
commissioners at The Hague, and
which the United States are now using.
although their use is denounced as bar
barous by the other commissioners at
The Hague. Ask the people of the
United States If they think they are
Christians, and ask them how they can
reconcile their pretended religion with
their present conduct toward McKin-
ley and his war;
IT'S Horrible Nightmare.
"This horrible war is a nightmare
before me. 1t may be folly for me to
permit myself to be affected by it, but
its horror, the eternal infamy of it for
my country, whose people are prepar-
ing state of slavery for an,tbor