Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-20

directed to their peace and prosperity, their
advancement and well-being, not for our ag-
grandizement nor fol-. pride Of might, not for
trade or commerce not for exploitation, but
for humanity and civilization, and for the
protection of the vast majority Of the pOpu-
lation who welcome our sovereignty against
the design1ng minority whose first demand
after the surrender of Manila by the Span
ish army was to enter the city that they
might loot it and destroy those not in sym
pathy with their selfish and treacherous de-
signs 5& - . s<z E
Civil Service to Rule.
Nobody who will avail himself of the facts
will longer hold that there was any alliance
that any promise of independence was made
to them. Long before their leader had
reached Manila they had resolved, If the
commander of the American navy would
Spanish army, they would later turn upon
us, which they did murderously and without
the shadow OF cause or, justification.
There may be those without the means of
in alliance with the insurgents and that we
assured them that they should have indie
pendence. To such let me repeat the facts:
On the 26th Of May, 1898, Admiral Dewey
was Instructed by me to- make no alliance
with any party or faction in the Philippines
that would incur liability to maintain their
cause in the future. and he replied under
date of June 6,.1S9S: j. T IL y: ! E. :.
ment's instructions from the beginning, md
| i have entered into no alliance with the in
surgents or with any faction. This squadron
| can reduce the defensest of Manila at any
moment, but it is considered useless until
the arrival of sufficient United States forces
!, to retain possession
Denies Ally Com pact.
In the report of the first Philippine com
i mission, submitted on Nov. 2, 1899, Admiral
i Dewey, one OF It's members, said: Is -s53 k..s5
mo alliance Of any Kind was entered into
with Aguinaldo nor was any promise Of in
( General Merritt arrived in the Philippines
on July 25 1895, and dispatch from Ad-
miral Dewey to the government at Wash
3fngton said: s Re 8f Z 5sg
Merritt arrived yesterday. Situation is
most critical at Manila. The Spanish may
surrender at any moment. Merritt's most
1 difficult problem will be how to deal with
1.-the insurgents under Aguinaldo, who have
4 become aggressive and even threatening to.
i ward our army. sISs H}5t
Here lis revealed the spirit of the insur-
gents as early as July, 1885, before the pro.
tocol was signed, while we were still en-
gagged In active war with Spain. Even then
the insurgents were threa tening our army.
Fi1ipinos Took No Part.
On Aug. Is Manila was captured. and so1
4 this and subsequent events the Philippine
commission says: q.
/ but came following IN with view to loot.
line. the city and were only prevented from
doing so by our forces preventing them from
4 entering. Aguinaldo claimed that he had
!. the right to occupy the city. He demanded
Il OFFS General Merritt the palace of Malacanan
I for himself and the cession OF all the
4 churches OF Manila, also that a part Of the
money ken from the SpanIards as spoiis
4 of war should be given up, and, above all
i that he should be given the arms of the
u Spanish prisoners. All these demands were
4 refused. s. Elk III ss5sg
No Promises Made.
Generals Merritt, Greene and Anderson,
4 who were In command at the beginning OF
i our occupation and until the surrender OF
u Manila, state that there was no alliance
4 with the Insurgents and no promise to them
4 Of independence On Aug. II, 1885, Genera
Merritt was instructed Il that there must be
no. Joint occupation Of Manila with the In
snrnenf (SeneraI Anderson under dat Is al