Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
IF

c.aorar during a recent debate in the
senate to sustain his contention that
.Ao Insurgents had no government at
,ho time of the Paris treaty, and wsrs
won then plotting to betray the Amer
,..,s who had delivered them from The
,,r.nnical grasp Of Spain. The letter
r.s written to a Spanish general in
Manila during the tendency OF the
,-oatv and the translation reads as 20
lows:
Respected General: write to You
rithout an. desire OF offending eitae.
vapr dignity or your patriotism, or OF
tnterfering in your high duties in the
nresent circumstances, so critical TO-
an Of us, Filipiuos, Spaniards and
americans. | write to you, general,
actuated solely by the desire of doing
an act of evident justice. compatible
With your honor and with those high
duties which | cite above, and with es-
neclally the hope of yet saving fro n
sbipwreck the sovereignty of Spain and
these islands. | shall explain myself,
general, TO see IL you can understani
me and to see whether Ii will be the
same as with General August n, who
did not care TO pay any attention to the
frank warnings | gave him, with robe
Intentions, in my letter of June 9 last.
Time has, unfortunately, justified ne,
and I am able to declare that of all the
Spanish generals you alone have known
how to defend the Spanish flag in the e
Islands. All, If the others had calv
known how to defend the Spanish flag
as YOU have, how different would be 10
day the sad condition of the Spanish
empire and these islands. After six
months of vigorous siege and OF It'll
abandonment, | understand how you
prefer us to the others.
The way to make this surrender Il
to join us III proclaim the federation
Of the Filipino republic with Spanish
republic, recognizing the chieftainship
Of our honorable president, Senior
Emilio A~guinaldo. A fraternal en-
brace will take place between Filipino
yisayans and Spaniards: there will be
hurrahs for Spain and the Philippines
united as a federal republic; your
troops will pass into the common army
ahu Jul Viii bt DlOIllUISu " d lItuItH-
ant general; the Spanish employees in
the Visayan will be supported by us;
the government will pass to our pro-
yincial councils and local juntas.
Those who want to go back to Spain
VIII be sent back at our expense with
enough to pay their way to Spain, end
he flags OF Spain and Of the PhiliD-
pines will float side by side. You will
give an account of this to Madrid and
specially to Pi Marfni; and in the
meantime we shall fight the Americans
together, we shall conquer, and then
We shall wait adjust orr future reln-
uonsl, My ideas are placed before you
III ms confused manner because | am
pressed for time, but the bearer can
give you fuller explanations, and | ask
you 10 see in this only my desire to stop
le shedding of blood by Spaniards and
tiipinos and TO reconcile both OF then
Y appealing to the chivalric feeling co
usracteristic to the high and lofty
poat Of view CT Spain.
me surrender Of the heroic column
va command Is the greatest outrag
sacn can be inflicted on those valiant
Isn, since they have suffered the hui
ulnauons which their unfortunate
wapanlons suffer here; and you. the
spe and upright and valiant genersl,
nsyou going TO sign a treaty with the
rod preserve you from II, sir. Al
us ADMIRE your valor and your self
rrsIant IN battle and in misfortune.
~ tnis reason we want to keep you
oue OF ours. for in this camp we con
sppeelate a .fave man, ever If he is
-FOUR transfer to our side does not
haly involve treason to Spain, s'pcs
Is moment sovereignty passes TO tbs
aMerlcans you are free to transfer
sg,r allegiance. This is in accordance
WIN the principles of national honor
sn .ue other hand, If you ION us you
=. eruse the following: First, liberty
om al the 5000 Spanish prisoners in
M nahds, and then it would serve as
nfst base of the new allegiance be.
tbose ~ spain and the Philippines, and
saa rom both will come the honor
ona appiause, for you have been the
4 ,o'.unafe enough to effect ii. This
ana mat can say to you at present
vou ! nope that you will tell me thai
An. agree with me, and then I shall bt
ara ~ present this to ms government
WIZ. optain from it an agreement Il
vi aa have written as a private ind'
fee,ian your most respectful and at
SEM. aas PRESIDENT has also sent to thu
tr.na0ee a letter from General Otis
ssl.su n'tilng a translation of a lette
h.ss,Ih by Aguinaldo to a friend 1,
Ana, warming him to leave that city
J,nnaido's letter Is dated Malolos
senos Il. 1899, and Is addressed Il
says. oointo Legardo. In II Aguinald'
tan,,.,'e g You to leave Manila with you
not anu come here to Malolos, bu
rasra I,sVause wish to brighten you.
isfae,,s wish to warn you for your sat
Or tS a although 1t is not yet the da,
Cena,ma,s communication of transmitta
furthn.. istter Is forwarded 10 meet sti'
Amsr,a Tue absurd charge that tn
gurstaa authorities In Manila insu
Ter Il otls also states that this let
Aguinov1sle OF a number written b
Aico to his friends In Manila